| Jan 6 |
A. Introductions and Goals.
Definitions. B. Overview of Status, Climate, Policy |
Jan 8 |
Stories of Individual Scientists -- Their lives
and contributions [Choose Presentation Dates and Topics] reading assignment |
| Jan 13 | Historical Overview and the numbers and policies behind the
stories reading assignment |
Jan 15 | Guest speakers on current status of UW Faculty (A. Fraga, B. Quinn - tentative) reading assignment |
| Jan 20 |
A. History of UW's
women and ethnic minorities in Science & Engineering since 1970 (Remick) B. Discuss Assignments reading assignment |
Jan 22 |
A. Statistics of high school math and science B. Transitioning from high school to college to careers reading assignment |
| Jan 27 | A. US Faculty Status (Nelson Reports) B. Discussion of Statistics Reports [Statistics Report Due] reading assignment |
Jan 29 |
A. Guest Speaker(s) on Changes in a Lifetime B. [Choose intervention program for UW Intervention Report] reading assignments |
| Feb 3 |
Introduction to Climate and how to measure it reading assignments |
Feb 5 |
Panel on Successful Programs at UW.
ADVANCE , WISE, GO-MAP, Pre-MAP, etc. reading assignments |
| Feb 10 |
A. •Student
Presentation:
Climate at K-12 Level B. •Student Presentation: Interventions K-12 Level reading assignments [Project and Policy Memo Proposals Due] |
Feb 12 |
Academic Climate
for
Minorities and Impact of administrative interventions: Guest:
Buck reading assignments |
| Feb 17 | Climate outside Academia: Government, National Labs,
Industry,
International Issues reading assignments [UW Intervention Report Due] |
Feb 19 |
A. Role of Professional Societies Guest: Briceno, Nance, Yitamben B. •Student Presentation: Role models and stereotypes reading assignments |
| Feb 24 | Guest: Helen Remick
--
examples of UW/State/National policies,
how they were implemented, and what was their impact. reading assignments [Personal Reflection Due] |
Feb 26 |
A. Introduction to Policy. B. Previous policy memos. reading assignments reading assignments |
| Mar 3 |
A. •Student Presentation:
Testing and Standards in K-12 OR College/Graduate (SAT/GRE) B. •Student Presentation: National Equity Laws (FMLA, Nepotism, Title IX) [First Draft Policy Memo Due] reading assignments |
Mar 5 |
Guest: Kate Quinn Sloan study and Balance@UW, PACW, ADVANCE, etc. Policy Usage reading assignments |
| Mar 10 |
A. Science in Elections and
Federal Policy -- issues
for minorities and women B. New Mexico initiative |
Mar 12 |
Discussion of current policy memos Final Summary and Discussion reading assignments |
| March 16 |
Final
Paper
Due Final Policy Memo Due |