University of California, Santa Barbara
PA-7: Support for Future Faculty Diversity

UCSB has many opportunities for undergraduate underrepresented students to receive help and encouragement to enter graduate school, including The McNair Scholars Program at UCSB (part of the federal TRIO program) and The NSF (Alliance for Graduate Education). UCSB also has many programs for underrepresented graduate students to receive financial and academic help to finish their degrees and continue their work in academia, including UCSB DIGSSS (Diversity Initiative for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences) and The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Additional activities include: PIPELINE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: Women in Science and Technology House: A particularly effective program for nurturing women interested in the sciences is the institution of a theme residence, the Women in Science and Technology House. The Women in Science and Technology House is designed to help women students achieve success in their science and technology courses by sponsoring workshops, talks, and review sessions with faculty, particularly women faculty. 2004-05 was the first year of its existence at UCSB, and, from the reports students presented at the end of the year, it has proven to be a very successful initiative. The Women in Science and Technology House has a Coordinating Board composed of faculty and staff members involved in women’s issues on campus, such as the Director of the Women’s Center and the Lead Academic Advisor from the College of Engineering. UCSB has an accord with Jackson State University (a historically black university)—students from Jackson State do internships during the summer months. http://www.jsums.edu/cset/prem/mission.htm UCSB is working to develop ties to local CSUs with substantial enrollments of traditionally underrepresented groups of students. Several summer research programs are already in place, and these students will also be eligible for the Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP). UCSB hired diversity coordinators for STEM disciplines. UC DIGGSSS (Diversity Initiative for Graduate Students in the Social Sciences) has provided programs for underrepresented graduate students In addition to our annual award of fellowships to incoming graduate students of diverse background, we have also instituted a pilot program of Diversity Fellowships Graduate students organized the Hypatian Seminar as a vehicle for encouraging members of underrepresented groups to network with the larger mathematical community. The Seminar is named after Hypatian, the first woman mathematician of record. http://math.ucsb.edu/~ellie/hypatianseminar/ Women in Physics is a group of graduate students, faculty members, post-docs, and undergraduates in the UCSB Physics Department dedicated to creating a sense of community in the department. http://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~women/ The Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School psychology in Gevirtz Graduate School of Education was chosen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as one program to study as a model for cultural competency training. The department was nominated because of its skill in training scholars and psychologists particularly concerned about culture, race, ethnicity, diversity, at-risk populations, and disparities in mental health care. The Chicana/o Graduate Student Colectiva http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/cgsc/members.html builds community among Chicana/o and Latina/o Graduate Students. It is an organization that seeks to increase diversity, access, and equity in higher education. It promotes mentor/mentee relationships and assists in recruitment and retention efforts across all disciplines. In addition, Colectiva has ongoing workshops on funding, undergraduate mentorship, and networking. Women in Science and Engineering, WiSE, is comprised primarily of female UCSB graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, and faculty. WiSE recognizes the achievements and promotes the advancement of women and girls in science and engineering careers, especially within higher education. Additional Graduate Student Organizations: American Indian Graduate Student Alliance (AIGSA); Asian Pacific American Graduate Students (APAGS); Black Graduate Student Association; and the Feminist Graduate Student Organization. Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), UCSB Chapter: http://www.ucsbsacnas.org/ PIPELINE FOR FACULTY: For the past twenty years, UCSB has sponsored the Dissertation Fellowships for Women and Underrepresented Minorities. At present, these Dissertation Fellowships continue to be granted as follows: two Dissertation Fellowships for Women in the Department of Women’s Studies and two Dissertation Fellowships for the Department of Black Studies. McNair Scholarship Program: http://mcnair.ucsb.edu/ The McNair Scholars Program prepares qualified undergraduates for entrance to a PhD program in all fields of study. The goals of the program are to increase the number of first-generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students in PhD programs, and ultimately, to diversify the faculty in colleges and universities across the country. Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP): http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/diversityoutreach/agep/ The UC Santa Barbara Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) is a graduate education program that is funded jointly by the National Science Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara, in order to increase the number of minority students earning doctoral degrees. UCSB DIGSSS: http://www.socialsciences.ucsb.edu/digsss.html The UC DIGSSS Alliance is a partnership between UC Santa Barbara, UC Los Angeles, and UC Berkeley which receives funding from the National Science Foundation and strives to increase the recruitment, enrollment, retention, and degree completion of U.S. underrepresented, Ph.D.-degree seeking, graduate social science students. The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: http://gradpost.ucsb.edu/storage/Call%20for%20Applications%202011-12.pdf The University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California. These contributions may include public service addressing the needs of our increasingly diverse society, efforts to advance equitable access to higher education for women and minorities, or research focusing on under-served populations or understanding issues of racial or gender inequalities. The program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic careers the critical perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education. Faculty Career Development Award (FCDA) http://www.college.ucsb.edu/regents-junior-and-humanities-faculty-fellowships The FCDA is a program for non-tenured faculty who, because of the nature of their position or their role in campus affairs, have encountered significant obstacles in pursuit of their research, creative work, teaching, service, or mentoring obligations, or who have made unusually time-consuming efforts in helping to achieve campus diversity. The purpose of the program is to help junior faculty members develop a substantial record in research necessary for advancement to tenure. Non-tenured faculty members are eligible for a maximum of two awards in different years. An applicant who receives tenure or security of employment during the award period is no longer eligible. Past recipients of the FCDA must submit a report of the work accomplished in order to be considered for a new award. Eligibility: Assistant Professors and Lecturers PSOE. Award: Up to $7,500 is available in course replacement funds or summer research salary. We also offer Faculty Outreach Grants and have extensive policies and resources aimed at academic recruitment practices. Our equal opportunity policies and procedures can be found here: http://www.oeosh.ucsb.edu/Policies/PolicyProcedures.html