HR: 0800h
AN: ED31A-0097    [Abstracts]
TI: Broader Impact Actualized: Collaborative Efforts that Facilitate Successful Movement of Underrepresented Students Through the Pipeline
AU: Pyrtle, A J
AF: University of South Florida, USF SMS 140 Seventh Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL. 33701, United States
AU: * Whitney, V W
EM: vwhitney@ecok.edu
AF: Institute for Broadening Participation, P. O. Box 607, Damariscotta, ME 04543, United States
AU: * Whitney, V W
EM: vwhitney@ecok.edu
AF: East Central University, 1100 E. 14th Street P & ES 264, Ada, OK 74820, United States
AB: The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science Initiative \(MS PHD'S)\ was established by and for underrepresented minorities to facilitate increased and sustained participation in Earth system science community. Based on successful experiences of students within the SOARS program, the MS PHD'S 2003 pilot project incorporated a team mentoring structure. Student interaction with multiple mentors resulted in exposure to multiple learning perspectives and increased one-on-one, mentee/mentor interaction. Since program inception, eleven \(11)\ minority Earth system scientists have served as Program mentors and eighty-two (82) minority and non-minority scientists have served as Meeting Mentors to MS PHD'S student participants A total of ninety-nine \(99)\ undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented populations have participated in the MS PHD'S program. Twenty-five undergraduate and graduate students participated in the MS PHD'S pilot program in 2003 as Cohort I. During FY 04-05, Cohort II consisted of twenty-seven students and twenty-three students formed Cohort III. FY 06-07, twenty-four (24) students formed Cohort IV. Of the ninety-nine \(99)\ student participants, fifty-four \(54)\ MS PHD'S student participants self-identified as African American, twenty-seven \(27)\ as Puerto Rican, six \(6)\ as Hispanic/Mexican American, eight \(8)\ as Native American and one \(1)\ each as African, Asian, Pacific Islander and Multi-Ethnic. During the five \(5)\ year span of MS PHD'S programming, fourteen \(14)\ student participants completed BS degrees, ten (10) completed MS degrees and seven \(7\ completed the Doctoral degrees. How did MS PHD'S establish meaningful engagement of the science community to enhance diversity within the Earth system science community? This case study reveals replicable processes and constructs to enhance the quality of meaningful collaboration and engagement. In addition, the study addresses frequently asked questions \ (FAQ's)\ on outreach, recruitment, engagement, retention and success of students from underrepresented populations within diversity-focused programs.
UR: http://msphds.usf.edu
DE: 0840 Evaluation and assessment
DE: 0855 Diversity
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting