Minorities in the Chemical Workforce Diversity Models that Work: A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (2003) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
4 Reports from the Breakout Sessions
4 Reports from the Breakout Sessions
Pages 47-51
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 47... ...
Consequently, although I may not give a direct statement about any one of the lectures, the common consensus among the group is that we felt it was very useful to listen to all three of the speakers describing diversity models that work. In what follows, I summarize several of the questions we formed during our discussion as well as our attempts to answer them.
|
From page 48... ...
There is also diversity in gender as well as diversity in career paths. Diversity in the chemical workforce should not be framed solely within a discussion of academic achievement as the one and only possible route for a success story.
|
From page 49... ...
In any event, the sad truth is that a mere 1 to 1.5 percent of the incoming class of undergraduate students at the University of Michigan is African American despite the fact that a diversity criterion is in place. Given that this percentage is significantly lower than in the American population, it can be argued that in practice it is not adversely affecting other groups.
|
From page 50... ...
Isai T Urasa, Hampton University: Our breakout group discussed the need for effective programs to help students transition from undergraduate programs to graduate school.
|
From page 51... ...
There is a question as to whether some of the professional organizations could bring more attention to the issue that we are losing a lot of students during these transition stages. This could be an area for further attention by organizations such as ACS, professional societies, and African American professional societies.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.