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"A" denotes the first hour (1:30-2:20) and "B" the second hour (2:30-3:20) for each class period.  The schedule is organized around the three parts of the course: Historical and Current Status, Climate Issues and Succesful Interventions and Policy Issues and Agenda for Action
 
 

Jan 5	A.  Introductions and Goals.  Definitions. B.   Logistics and Assignments.	Jan 9	A.  Historical Overview -- Women B.  Historital Overview -- Minorities [Choose Summary and Presentation Dates] Student Presentations listed here. reading assignment
Jan 12	*Evelynn Hammonds A.  Women of Color in Science and Engineering B.  Historical Status of women/minorities continued. reading assignment	Jan 16	A.  Stories of Individuals B.  Discuss Assignments reading assignment
Jan 21	HOLIDAY-- no class	Jan 23	*Eugene Cota-Robles A.  Minority students transitioning from high school to college to careers B.  Discussion with class in PAB B156 reading assignment
Jan 26	A. **Helen Remick:  History of UW's women and ethnic minorities in Science & Engineering since 1970 B.  Discussion of Stat Reports Choose UW department for UW Department Report [Statistics Report Due] reading assignment	Jan 30	A.  Changes in a Lifetime (Guest: **Erika Bohm-Vitense) B.  Introduction to Climate/Interventions reading assignments
Feb 2	A-B.  **Panel on Successful Programs at UW.  ADVANCE (Joyce Yen), WISE (Shiela Edwards Lange), others TBA. [Project and Policy Memo Proposals Due] reading assignments	Feb 6	*Beverly Hartline A.  Status and Policy at National Laboratories.  Public lecture in PAA 114. B.  Discussion with class in PAB B156  abstract reading assignments
Feb 9	A.  •Student Presentation:  Major Contributions of Women/Minority Scientists B.  •Student Presentation:  Climate at K-12 Level reading assignments [UW Department Report Due]	Feb 13	Class excursion to AAAS conference sessions on women and minority participation in science. reading assignments
Feb 16	HOLIDAY	Feb 20	A.  •Student Presentation: Climate at University Level  B.  Nelson Study; MIT Reports reading assignments
Feb 23	A. •Student Presentation: Mentoring, Role Models and Stereotypes B.  Overview of Policy reading assignments [Personal Reflection Due]	Feb 27	*Meg Urry:  A.  Women in Science:  Speeding up the Long, Slow Path to Change.  Public lecture in PAA 114. B.  Discussion with class in PAB B156 reading assignments [First Draft Policy Memo Due]
Mar 1	•Student Presentation:  National Equity Laws (FMLA, Nepotism, Title IX) reading assignments	Mar 5	*Carlos Rodriguez A.  BEST report:  Policy and Best Practices. Public lecture in PAA A114 B.  Discussion with class in PAB B156 reading assignments
Mar 8	•Student Presentation:  Testing and Standards in K-12	Mar 12	*Maresi Nerad A.  Public Lecture B.  Discussion with Class in PAB B156 reading assignments
March 15	Final Summary and Discussion Final Paper Due Final Policy Memo Due

Classes in which the first hour of the class will consist of a public lecture by a visiting speaker are indicated by an asterisk (*); those which include local speakers are indicated by double asterisks (**); and those in which students will make presentations by bullets(•). Each student is expected to lead a class presentation. Students will choose a topic from among those topics marked by bullets (•), or a related topic to be approved by the instructors. Each student will select one of the topics for her/his presentation session. Students will work in groups for these presentations.

Each class involving an outside speaker or panel will be written up by a team of two students in a form that can be linked to this site.

Choices of speaker summaries and presentation topics will be made in class Friday, Jan 9.