WEPAN 2008 National Conference: Gateway to Diversity: Getting Results Through Strategic Communications

Date: June 8 - 10, 2008
Location: Hyatt Regency St. Louis, Missouri
Susan Arnold Christian (Conference Chair)

WEPAN 2008 National Conference: Gateway to Diversity: Getting Results Through Strategic Communications
WEPAN, 2008
Karen Peterson (Editor)

CEO
Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Barbara Bogue (Associate Editor)

Co-Director
AWE Project
Rights: © 2008 Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network

Table of Contents

Program
19 pages
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Gender Equity in the Classroom and Workplace
Academic climate and advisor support affect the quality of womens' experiences in graduate school
Alice M. Agogino, Jenni M. Buckley, Beth Lopour, and Carolyn J. Sparry; 11 pages
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Global Circuits of Gender: Women and High-Tech Work in India and the U.S.

Winifred R. Poster; 17 pages
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The Evidence for Discrimination: A Review of Concepts

Daryl E. Chubin, and Ruta Sevo; 35 pages
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Innovative and Effective Recruitment and Retention Strategies
A Summer Camp Program to Introduce Girls to Opportunities in Engineering
Beth Holloway, and Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer; 8 pages
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Attracting and retaining females and minority students into Technology

Alka Harriger, and Antonia Munguia; 8 pages
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Career Advancement Program for Tenured SEM Women Faculty

Ruth A. Dyer, and Beth A. Montelone; 10 pages
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Creating Connections through Online Resources

Ashton Archer, Susan Arnold Christian, Kimberly D. Douglas, Rebecca Greif, Sharnée Hudgins, and Katie Kerr; 6 pages
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Effective Strategies to Change Attitudes toward Female Participation in Science and Technology

Anu Gokhale, and Kenton Machina; 10 pages
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Getting Apples to Converse with Oranges: Facilitating Successful Student-Faculty Communication

Mahjabeen Raza, and Emily Wilcox; 6 pages
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Honoring Culture, Diversifying the Workforce, Strengthening Science

Jenilynne Salvador Gaskin, Kawailehua Kuluhiwa, Shawna Sodersten, and Leslie Wilkins; 11 pages
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How Did They Fare: Women and Underrepresented Minority Engineering and Computer Science Students in a Five-Year Program

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland; 11 pages
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World-Wide Technical Internship Program: A Model to Advance Women in the a Customer Support Career

Suparna Roy, and Linda Zimmer; 7 pages
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The Use of Hands-on Science Kits to Develop Interest in the Engineering Program at Sweet Briar College

Scott Hyman, Tim Loboschefski, Scott Pierce, Dorsa Sanadgol, and Hank Yochum; 5 pages
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The Women's Industry Network at WPI: Career Mentoring for Women

Shelley Errington Nicholson; 6 pages
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Watson Women's Network Leadership: A Best Practice at IBM Research for Innovative and Effective Recruitment and Retention

N. Burke, T. Chao, J. Chen, C.-H. Chen-Ritzo, C. A. Chess, S. Chiras, D. Da Silva, E. Duch, E. Duesterwald, M. Eleftheriou, M. E. Helander, H. Hunter, C. Lasser, S. Mahatma, I. Nnebe, K. Penchuk, A. Sailer, V. Salapura, L. Sekaric, J. L. Snowdon, M. L. Steen, A. Topol, C. K. Tsang, and M. Zhou; 10 pages
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Institutional and Organizational Change
Advancing Women Faculty at the New Jersey Institute of Technology through Collaborative Research Networks: an Analysis of Preliminary Results and Methodology
Maria Plummer, and Nancy Steffen-Fluhr; 13 pages
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Communicating with Those Who Do Not See the Need for Change

Márta Ecsedi, and Ann Holmes; 9 pages
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Creating a Climate That Fosters Institutional Change

Catherine Didion; 6 pages
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Gendered organisational cultures and networks in engineering research. Results from European project PROMETEA

Felizitas Sagebiel; 10 pages
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Institutional Transformation at North Dakota State University

Canan Bilen-Green, Elizabeth Birmingham, and Ann Burnett; 11 pages
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Student Organization Awards

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, and Annmarie Connor; 7 pages
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Policy Change Is Not Enough: Measuring the Impact of Work/Life Policies at a Research University

Patricia Hyer, Ane Johnson, and Peggy Layne; 8 pages
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Promoting Institutional Change via the Faculty Search Process: Career Workshops and a National Database

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Jan Rinehart, and Sherry E. Woods; 9 pages
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The Need for Female Role Models in Engineering Education

Ingrid Bauer; 21 pages
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The Prevalence of Women in Academic Leadership Positions, and Potential Impact on Prevalence of Women in the Professorial Ranks

Canan Bilen-Green, Karen A. Froelich, and Sarah W. Jacobson; 11 pages
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STEM Equity Pipeline Project

Mimi Lufkin; 16 pages
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Market Research and Branding
Developing a Strong Brand Identity for Your Organization: Lessons Learned from the WEPAN Branding Initiative
Carlie Bower, Sheila Edwards Lange, C. Diane Matt, and Julie Martin Trenor; 11 pages
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National Policies to Enhance Gender Equity
Metrics for Assessing Broadening Participation in a Title IX Context
Elizabeth T. Cady, and Norman L. Fortenberry; 10 pages
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Women in Engineering Programs in the United States and Korea: Making Best Practices Even Better

Amy L. Freeman; 11 pages
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Other
Women in the IT Profession in India –The Millennium Scenario
M. Suriya; 3 pages
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Personal and Career Communication Skills
Enhanced Professional Networking and its Impact on Personal Development and Business Success
J. Chen, C.-H. Chen-Ritzo, C. A. Chess, K. Ehrlich, M. Eleftheriou, M. E. Helander, C. Lasser, S. C. McAllister, S. A. Medeiros, K. Penchuk, J. L. Snowdon, M. L. Steen, and Anna Topol; 12 pages
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Improv For Effective Collaborative Innovation?

Jeannie Kristufek; 10 pages
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Women of Color in Technology

Paulina Acevedo, Denise Brown, Juliet Pro, Wanda Ronquillo, and Marina Ruiz; 23 slides
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Research and Assessments
An Intergenerational Working Conference to Define Research Questions for Future Work on Women’s Success in STEM
Meg Bond, Maria Brunette, Jody Lally, Paula Rayman, and Padmaja Sistla; 10 pages
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Strategically Building Internal and External Support for Gender Equity
Gender Equity Initiative: Causes and Effects
Kamala Parvathanathan, and Ranjani Santhanam; 7 pages
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Maximizing Industry and Academia Efforts to Attract Females into Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) Careers

Rebecca Schmieding; 12 pages
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University & Community Partnerships: Growing the Numbers of Underrepresented Students in the STEM Pipeline

Chris S. Anderson, Karla O. Korpela, and Shalini N. Suryanarayana; 15 pages
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The National Girls Collaborative Project: Building capacity through collaboration

Brenda Britsch, Rose M. Marra, and Karen Peterson; 7 pages
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