2008 Minority Faculty Development Workshop

工程学院缺乏多样化是有理有据的，这一问题对建设多样化的劳动力队伍将促进和支持国家繁荣的严重后果也是有理有据的。一个文化多元化的教师队伍是必要的，以提供榜样，以增强对工程专业代表性不足的学生的吸引力和保留，并取代老龄化的工程学院。增加少数族裔工程学院的代表性需要采取多方面的方法，包括增加进入学院并留在学院的博士毕业生的数量。2008年10月在NSF举行的少数民族教师发展研讨会（MFDW）将解决这一需求。2008年研讨会的总体目标是为少数族裔有抱负的教师提供建议、指导和必要的发展工具，以进入学术界，在学术界取得成功和蓬勃发展，并增加工程领域有色人种教师的数量。2008年研讨会的主题是“今天建设明天的工程学院”，目标受众是由美国国家科学基金会定义的未被充分代表的群体（非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人或美国原住民），他们在美国四年制大学中担任研究生助理或博士后。通过一系列精心设计和量身定制的课程和活动，参与者将获得更多的知识，并能够更好地驾驭作为工程学院成员的职业成功之路。智力优势：少数民族教师发展计划已被证明对取得学术生涯成功和增加未被充分代表的少数民族教师的数量有积极影响（Johnson, 1999, Moody, 2004）。研究还表明，少数族裔教师不太可能有导师，更有可能对终身教职和晋升程序和政策了解不足，通常比多数教师获得的资助率低，发表率往往比多数教师低，并且更有可能在他们的机构中受到排斥（Gregory, 1995, Allen, 2002）。提议的研讨会结合了以文献为基础的策略，并采取了一种学术方法来培养少数民族教师干部，为学术卓越做好准备。更广泛的影响：对于未被充分代表的少数民族来说，通往学院的管道在各个层面上都充满了持续的泄漏，最终威胁到我们国家培养多样化劳动力以应对21世纪问题的能力。在研究生和博士后阶段，代表性不足的少数族裔学生和同事1)在培训过程中受到系统性和制度性偏见的影响，这影响了他们坚持和发展的能力；2)缺乏与他们背景相同的导师和榜样；3)通常缺乏足够的学术生涯知识和准备；4)经常被劝阻不要追求这样的职业。提议的2008年少数民族教师发展研讨会专门针对这一群体，并提供工具和策略，以提高他们在导航的道路上，并通过学院的成功。这些努力将导致少数族裔工程学院人数的增加，并有助于培养和留住多样化的学生群体。利用当前网络基础设施倡议的有计划的传播工作将扩大研讨会的参与者和受益者及其最终影响。这项活动得到工程局各司和办公室的支持。

CBET-0829908BarabinoThe lack of diversification of the engineering faculty is well documented as are the serious ramifications of this problem on building a diverse workforce that will enhance and support national prosperity. A culturally diverse faculty is necessary to provide role models who will enhance the attraction and retention of underrepresented students in engineering and who will replace an aging engineering faculty. Increasing the representation of minority engineering faculty requires a multifaceted approach that includes increasing the number of doctoral graduates who are entering and being retained in the academy. This need is addressed by the proposed 2008 Minority Faculty Development Workshop (MFDW) to be held at NSF in October of 2008. The overall goals of the 2008 Workshop are to provide underrepresented minority aspiring faculty with advice, guidance and developmental tools necessary to enter, succeed and thrive in academe and to increase the numbers of faculty of color in engineering. The theme of the 2008 workshop is "Building Tomorrow's Engineering Faculty Today" and the target audience is members of underrepresented groups as defined by NSF (African-American, Hispanic or Native American) holding graduate assistant or postdoctoral appointments in a U.S. four-year institution. Through a series of carefully crafted and tailored sessions and activities, participants will become more knowledgeable and better able to navigate the path to career success as an engineering faculty member. Intellectual Merit: Minority faculty development programs have been shown to have a positive effect on achieving academic career success and increasing the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty (Johnson, 1999, Moody, 2004). It has also been shown that minority faculty are less likely to have mentors, are more likely to be under-informed about tenure and promotion procedures and policies, typically receive funding at lower rates than majority faculty, often have lower publication rates than majority faculty, and are more likely to suffer from exclusion at their institutions (Gregory, 1995, Allen, 2002). The proposed workshop incorporates literature-based strategies and takes a scholarly approach towards the development of a cadre of minority faculty poised for academic excellence. Broader Impacts: For underrepresented minorities, the pipeline to the academy is fraught with persistent leaks at all levels that ultimately threaten our nation's ability to train a diverse workforce equipped to handle 21st century problems. At the graduate and postdoctoral levels, underrepresented minority students and associates 1) are subjected to systematic and institutional biases during their training that impacts their ability to persist and thrive, 2) lack mentors and role models who share their background, 3) often lack sufficient knowledge of and preparation for academic careers and 4) are often dissuaded from pursuing such careers. The proposed 2008 Minority Faculty Development Workshop specifically targets this group and provides tools and strategies to enhance their success in navigating the path to and through the academy. These efforts will lead to increases in the number of underrepresented minority engineering faculty and contribute to the training and retention of a diverse population of students. Planned dissemination efforts that exploit current cyberinfrastructure initiatives will broaden the pool of participants and beneficiaries of the workshop and its ultimate impact.This activity is supported by every Division and Office in the Engineering Directorate.