Transcript Presentation - Future STEM Leaders

Recruitment and Retention of
Graduate Students in STEM
Lois Trautvetter
Northwestern University
Future STEM Leaders, Washington D.C.
May 4, 2016
Effective Recruitment Methods:
Concrete strategies and practices for recruitment that pay-off:
• institutional commitment and self awareness, especially to
underrepresented groups
• strategic admissions policies and using “high-touch” efforts
Success begets further success
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“Critical mass” makes recruiting much easier
Appealing career options both in the academic and professional sector
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Sense of “helping others”
Outreach programs and connection with colleges and universities that
already foster a sense of community and belonging
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“We want to get them here to understand that this a career you could
[have]”
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What Works to Increase Student Retention:
• Collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches
• Active mentoring and accessible role models
• Summer and Bridge Programs, (e.g., MS-PhD)
internships or other opportunities to apply skills and
knowledge to “real world” situations
• Supportive faculty and staff that provide outreach
and advice to students for both academic and
professional careers
• Professional development to support faculty and
staff
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IDEAS Program Components
Citizen Science Project
NRT Summer Internship
Communication Workshops
(PhD students)
Traineeship with NSF Funding
IDEAS Fellowship
(MS/PhD Students)
IDEAS Traineeship
IDS Certificate
Machine Learning MeetUp
Focus Summer Schools
Data Driven Research (IDS 401)
Integrated Data Analytics 1 (IDS 421)
Integrated Data Analytics 2 (IDS 422)
Integrated Data Analytics 3 (IDS 423)
One elective from ~15 options
Research Communication Program
Turning great researchers
into great communicators
facebook.com/nursg
@NU_RSG
Citizen Science Project
GlitchZoo
NRT- DESE: Training in Data-Driven Discovery -- From the Earth and the
Universe to the Successful Careers of the Future
Vicky Kalogera
Principal Investigator
E.O. Haven Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Director, CIERA
Aggelos Katsaggelos
Co-Investigator
Joseph Cummings Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Michael Schmitt
Co-Investigator
Department Chair and Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Lois Trautvetter
Co-Investigator
Director, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Associate Professor, School of Education and Social Policy
Suzan van der Lee
Co-Investigator
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Director of Computing
Michelle Paulsen
IDEAS Program Director
Director, RSG Research Communication Program and Reach for the Stars GK12 Program
www.ideas.ciera.northwestern.edu