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Recruiting & Retention in STEM: Strategies to Increase Minority Enrollment
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SUMMARY
With the federal government putting increased pressure on colleges to enroll more underrepresented students into STEM programs, universities need to ramp up their efforts to improve minority enrollment in the sciences. How can your university reach out to poorly represented demographics to improve diversity in your science and math programs? Join us for this 60-minute webinar where you and your colleagues will discover:
- Special outreach initiatives to improve diversity in your program
- Techniques to leverage faculty, students and staff in STEM recruiting
- Advising tips and tricks to keep at-risk students engaged & involved
- Federal grants & other available aid to help you boost enrollment
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
This 60-minute webinar will provide you and your colleagues with the best practices and solutions to improve minority enrollment in your STEM program.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Minorities in STEM: Special Strategies for Recruitment & Retention
- Tips to communicate the benefits & importance of a STEM degree
- How to overcome the "Good Ol' Boys" mantra in STEM programs
- Crucial advising techniques for at-risk & disengaged students
- Creating a Welcome & Inviting Environment For Your Program
- How to involve faculty and staff in your recruiting efforts
- Specific ways to prevent, handle and overcome discrimination
- Strategies for successfully integrating new students into your STEM program
- Diversity in STEM: How to Broaden Your Horizons & Boost Enrollment
- Key factors that keep certain demographics away from STEM careers
- Crucial federal and state programs you need for your department
- Examples of success: learn what other programs are doing across the country
- Question and Answer Session - Have All of Your STEM Enrollment Questions Answered!
- Minorities in STEM: Special Strategies for Recruitment & Retention
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SPEAKER
Mel Cossette has over 20+ years of experience in manufacturing education and has developed technician training programs for industry and educational institutions, including computer based training. She serves on various community based and college advisory committees; has worked in various businesses and industries; and has held administrative positions at several community and technical colleges.
- Mel currently serves as the Executive Director and Principal Investigator for the National Resource Center in Materials Technology Education (MatEd) and serves as a Co-PI on several NSF funded centers and projects.
- Mel also served as the Principal Investigator for the "Proven Practices for Recruiting Women to STEM Careers in ATE Programs". An Advanced Technological Education (ATE) special research project that studied what community colleges with ATE grants funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) are currently doing to recruit women to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
The speaker's PowerPoint presentation slides are included with your audio recording purchase. All materials are accessible through the Internet and can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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PRICING
$199.00 for audio conference recording (CD or DVD) and program materials.
This is an outstanding program and therefore we offer purchasers a Money Back Guarantee. We are so confident that you will find the conference valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee from now until 30 days after the audio recording is shipped, making this a risk-free investment. If you should have any concerns, comments, or refund requests with this conference, please contact our customer service representatives at 800-964-6033. Audio recordings will be received approximately three weeks after the live conference.
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