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Assessing a Science Graduate School Recruitment Symposium
Wilson González-Espada1, Greetchen Díaz-Muñoz2, Mónica Feliú-Mójer3
1Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Mathematics and Physics, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.
Cuaderno De Investigacion En La Educacion : Serie Especial De Temas Especiales. University of Puerto Rico. Recinto De Rio Piedras. Centro De Investigaciones Educativas
|January 16, 2016
Summary
Ciencia Puerto Rico hosted a symposium for Latino college science students, offering guidance for graduate studies and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Lessons learned from this event can help others recruit underrepresented minorities into STEM fields.
Area of Science:
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.
- Minority recruitment in STEM fields.
Background:
- Ciencia Puerto Rico is a non-profit organization focused on science promotion and education for Latinos.
- Underrepresented minorities are crucial for a diverse and innovative STEM workforce.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide college science majors with tools, opportunities, and advice for pursuing graduate degrees.
- To share experiences and lessons learned from organizing a large-scale educational symposium.
- To guide others in developing effective recruitment events for underrepresented minorities in STEM.
Main Methods:
- Organization of an educational symposium.
- Sharing practical experiences and lessons learned from event planning and execution.
- Focus on strategies for recruiting underrepresented minorities into STEM.
Main Results:
- The symposium provided valuable resources and advice to college science majors.
- The article offers insights into the planning and execution of large-scale STEM recruitment events.
- Key lessons learned are shared for future event organizers.
Conclusions:
- Educational symposiums are effective in providing resources for students pursuing STEM graduate degrees.
- Sharing best practices is essential for improving the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in STEM.
- The experiences detailed can inform the development of future initiatives aimed at broadening participation in STEM.
