Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.10
Liaison Ciara Tennis
Submission Date Jan. 11, 2016
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Eastern Connecticut State University
PA-7: Support for Future Faculty Diversity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Laura Miller
Energy Technical Specialist
Institute for Sustainable Energy
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Does the institution administer and/or participate in a program or programs to help build a diverse faculty that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s programs that help increase the diversity of higher education faculty:

Eastern’s formal commitments in support of Future Faculty Diversity can be found through the following programs. These listings can also be found here: http://www1.easternct.edu/fellowships/awards-for-graduate-study/
• American Psychological Association’s Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Under the APA’s Minority Fellowship Program, this fellowship provides up to 3 years of support for students applying for a doctoral degree in clinical, counseling and school psychology, and other psychology programs designed to prepare them for careers in behavioral health services. Applicants must have a strong commitment to a career in ethnic minority behavioral health services or policy. Applicants need not be minorities, but minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Deadline for seniors: mid-January.
• National Physical Sciences Consortium Graduate Fellowships in Science, Math, and Engineering: Provides up to $20,000 annually for up to 6 years to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool (95% of fellows have been minority, female, or both). Fellows may also hold a research or teaching assistantship. Fellows receive one or two paid summer internships with a government agency and are assigned a mentor. Deadline for seniors: late November.
In addition to these programs both SUOAF administration union, and AAUP union have Minority Recruitment and Mentoring Committees that help to increase the diversity of educational faculty. http://www1.easternct.edu/mrmc/

+ Date Revised: Feb. 5, 2016

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This information was added based on a meeting with Dr. Stacey Close.


This information was added based on a meeting with Dr. Stacey Close.

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