Super Subgroup 6/22: 🕒3pm Start Time🕒

Original Message sent by Riki Drout on 6/19/2020:

Hi everyone,

 

Omar very kindly agreed to move Monday’s super subgroup to 3 PM so anyone who’s interested can attend the discussion hosted by NUBonD and MatSAIC on Monday at 2 PM. Event details are below.

 

Hope to see you there,

Riki

 

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Dear all,

 

We would like to invite you to a two-part event with Professor Hironao Okahana of George Mason University, the Vice President of Research and Knowledge Development for the Council of Graduate Students (CGS). Professor Okahana’s research focuses on education in STEM graduate programs with particular emphasis on enrollment statistics, diversity and inclusiveness, as well as, career pathways and labor market outcomes. MatSAIC and NUBonD will be co-hosting a mediated Q&A session with Professor Okahana on Friday June 26th, 2-3pm. Additionally, to help make our discussion more engaging, we will be hosting a literature discussion on the preceding Monday June 22nd, 2-3pm to discuss a few of his works, no prior experience necessary. We invite everyone interested in either event to RSVP and submit a question or two for Professor Okahana.

 

You can attend either event without attending the other, but please consider making time to attend at least some of both events. Zoom links will be e-mailed out using the RSVP forms.

 

Event 1 RSVP: Monday, June 22nd, 2-3pm Central. Facilitated literature discussion on two papers about improving outcomes for URM students in graduate STEM programs.

 

Paper 1: STEM Doctoral Completion of Underrepresented Minority Students: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Participation in the Doctoral Workforce

 

Paper 2: The Role of Department Supports on Doctoral Completion and Time-to-Degree

 

Event 2 RSVP: Friday June 26th, 2-3pm Central. Q&A with Professor Hironao Okahana of George Mason University

 

Best,

NUBonD and MatSAIC