Office of Diversity Initiatives
Values :The combination of excellence and inclusiveness strengthens institutional capacities for research and training.
Mission : The College of Sciences Office of Diversity Initiatives will promote the inclusion of underrepresented groups and women in COS academic units. The goal of the Office of Diversity Initiatives is to promote the development of faculty and graduate student demographics that more closely parallel those of the undergraduate population.
Vision : The Office will seek to establish the College of Sciences as a national leader and resource for addressing diversity opportunities. The COS will promote the expansion of the pipeline of URM students who proceed to advanced degrees in sciences and mathematics by partnering with local, regional and national educational leaders and institutions. The COS will achieve national prominence as the origin institution of underrepresented minority science and mathematics doctorates within 10 years, with special focus on serving the Hispanic and African American communities in Texas. The COS seeks to achieve these objectives while affording an exceptional and welcoming environment for all members of the academic community.
Contacts
George R. Negrete, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Diversity Initiatives
(210) 458-5448
george.negrete@utsa.edu
Mieko Johnson
Administrative Assistant II
(210) 458-4277
mieko.johnson@utsa.edu
Programmatic Oversight
COS Diversity Initiatives Committee provides internal guidance and oversight
Committee members to be named.
COS Diversity External Advisory Committee on Diversity and Academic Initiatives provides advice on diversity goals and activities, and connects the COS with resources and individuals who promote the achievement of diversity goals.
The Committee includes:
- Dr. Frank Talamantes, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, UC Santa Cruz
- Professor Dan Romo, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
- Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Department of Mathematics, Arizona State University
- Dean Arcelia Johnson-Fannin, Feik School of Pharmacy, Incarnate Word University
Activities
Faculty Diversity
- Dean’s Distinguished Scholars recognizing scholarly and diversity contributions
- This program will fund one scholar annually in each department
- Funding for invited seminar speakers (faculty and post-doctoral fellows)
- Funding to visit regional MSI and HBCU institutions
- Communications with minority organizations to enhance diversity recruitment
Graduate Student Diversity
- Funding for faculty visits to regional MSI and HBCU institutions
- Coordinate participation in national and regional URM science meetings
- Develop partnerships with regional institutions to increase training capacity
- A Bridges to the Doctorate application is planned for submission in September 2008
Pipeline Development
- Undergraduate research training
- HHMI submitted as a collaborative with the COS STEM Initiatives Office and the CAS
- Partnerships with 2-year colleges
- To be developed as a collaborative with the COS STEM Initiatives Office and the CAS
COS Faculty and Doctoral Student Data by Department
(by Gender and Ethnicity)
Coming Soon!
Recent Publications of Interest
2 Year CollegeScience
Building Strong Academic Chemistry Departments through Gender Equity
Webcast for HSIs
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities NSF
Resources
Relevant Organizations
Partnering Regional Colleges of Sciences
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