University of New Hampshire
PAE-9: Support Programs for Future Faculty

UNH plans to enhance recruitment and retention of a widely diverse faculty through funding, partnering, and retention programs with a particular emphasis on the next 35 years on racial and ethnic minorities, as well as on women in traditionally under-represented fields with particular focus on the STEM disciplines. Career Center’s Diversity Network Program: Students in the DNP attend three (3) career seminars throughout the year to learn about career development and planning, internship opportunities and networking skills. In addition to the three seminars, there are three (3) Networking Lunches where career mentors dedicated to the value of diversity in the workforce, connect with students to provide an opportunity to practice their career skills and gain advice from those in the "real world." The DNP encourage students of color, international students, GLBT students, students with disabilities, low-income/first generation college students, and students in fields traditionally under-represented such as women in the sciences and engineering, to join us for this program. McNair Graduate Program: This graduate school preparation program is part of the federal TRIO programs (Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, and Educational Opportunity Centers) and is administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Education (USED). The USED provides monies to selected institutions through competitive grants as part of its efforts to increase the number of individuals from underrepresented groups (low-income, first-generation, and/or racial minority) who are interested in pursuing and obtaining doctoral degrees and careers in academia. The McNair Program at the University of New Hampshire aims to promote and nurture the next generation of faculty, researchers, and scholars by providing academic and social support services in the form of academic year internships and summer research fellowships. The University has been home to the McNair Scholars Program since 1991. The program’s academic internships and summer fellowships are awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to eligible undergraduates. The Faculty Mentoring and Professional Development Program assists junior faculty in their academic career development through the guidance and support of experienced University faculty members who serve as role models, advisors and mentors. The Program also offers knowledge-based, skill-enhancing and leadership development seminars to department chairs and senior faculty on issues facing pre-tenured faculty, higher education and academia. The overarching goal of the FMPDP is to nurture and cultivate junior faculty to become the next generation of academic leaders while offering tenured faculty necessary professional development opportunities to build and expand professional skills. Additionally, the mentoring program was designed to address challenges faced by junior faculty, as well as, attend to specific concerns experienced by faculty from under-represented groups (faculty of color, women, GLBT status, women in STEM, etc). The annual Diversity Progress Report closely examines statistical data with regards to the recruitment and retention of minorities. The UNH Graduate School also has a strong diversity initiative: http://www.gradschool.unh.edu/diversity.html