scholarly journals Work in Progress: Aligning What We Want With What We Seek: Increasing Comprehensive Review in the Graduate Admissions Process

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
La'Tonia Stiner-Jones ◽  
Wolfgang Windl
Keyword(s):  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Graduate Degree ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Underrepresented Minority Students ◽  
Bridge Program ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

To improve the identification of students likely to complete a graduate degree, we sought to change our process and the way we evaluate students for admission. For this, we changed the application and review process to include an assessment of applicants’ non-cognitive variables based on Sedlacek’s work and the Fisk-Vanderbilt MS-PhD Bridge Program admissions model. In 2016, our Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Department piloted the incorporation of these changes. Consequently, MSE increased the enrollment of women and underrepresented minority students by 19% and 57%, respectively and we will be evaluating the impact of the changes on performance metrics and completion rates over time. Ahead of this application cycle, we have made changes to the applications of more of our graduate programs in the college. Most recently, we were asked to create a plan for the university. As changes continue, we will evaluate outcomes and impact within the college and across the university over time, which we hope will inform best practices for improving completion of graduate degrees and diversity of graduate programs.

The University of Groningen in the World

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaas Berkel ◽  
Guus Termeer
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of The University ◽  
International University ◽  
Religious Reasons ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

The University of Groningen has been an international university since its foundation in 1614. The first professors formed a rich international community, and many students came from outside the Netherlands, especially from areas now belonging to Germany. Internationalization, a popular slogan nowadays, is therefore nothing new, but its meaning has changed over time. How did the University of Groningen grow from a provincial institution established for religious reasons into a top-100 university with 36,000 students, of whom 25% come from abroad and almost half of the academic staff is of foreign descent? What is the identity of this four-century-old university that is still strongly anchored in the northern part of the Netherlands but that also has a mind that is open to the world? The history of the university, as told by Klaas van Berkel and Guus Termeer, ends with a short paragraph on the impact of the corona crisis.

The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program: Recognizing, enlisting, and cultivating unrealized or unrecognized potential in underrepresented minority students

2011 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keivan G. Stassun ◽  
Susan Sturm ◽  
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann ◽  
Arnold Burger ◽  
David J. Ernst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minority Students ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Underrepresented Minority Students ◽  
Bridge Program

scholarly journals The Impact of the Entrepreneurship Promotion Programs and the Social Networks on the Sustainability Entrepreneurial Motivation of Engineering Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4935
Author(s):  
Catalina Rus-Casas ◽  
Dolores Eliche-Quesada ◽  
Juan D. Aguilar-Peña ◽  
Gabino Jiménez-Castillo ◽  
M. Dolores La Rubia
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Academic Courses ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents the results of three academic courses in which Entrepreneurship Promotion Programs (EPP) have been developed for engineering students at the University of Jaén. This study describes the activities and how they have been promoted using the social networks Facebook and Twitter. Grytics for Analytics software was used for monitoring Facebook activity. The use of these tools has also allowed the collaborative development of the Engineering degree competencies related to sustainability and entrepreneurship through the Materials Science disciplines. The study is based on questionnaires before and after the EPP which involved a sample of 459 engineering students. The Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin test, Kolmogorov–Smirnov test and Pearson’s correlation were used. The questionnaires show which factors have the strongest influence on the intention to undertake entrepreneurial activity. Motivation (MO), personal requirements (PR), perception of the environment (PE) and the background requirements (BR) were the factors considered. The statistical study shows that PE and PR have a strong influence on MO. Finally, through the study before and after the EPP, the success of the activities and the use of social networks have been demonstrated. The results indicate that the activities of the EPP influence the perception of the environment and the motivation of the engineering students. However, the personal requirements are not affected by the activities.

scholarly journals A Question-Based Approach to the Design of a Successful “Finance for Non-Financial Managers” Executive Education Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Mary Margaret Frank ◽  
Mark E. Haskins ◽  
Luann J. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Operating Decisions ◽  
Decision Alternatives ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Compare And Contrast

Many successful non-financial managers aspire to contribute at the larger table of management decision making. To do so necessitates broadening their skills to include financial acumen. For non-financial managers, learning new financial constructs can be daunting, and knowing when to use which tool is challenging. We describe a three-questions-based approach underlying the design and delivery of our successful one-week “Financial Management for Non-Financial Executives” program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. We use a three-questions-based approach to facilitate the learning process in each of the following four financial arenas that comprise the overarching, larger financial acumen agenda. Modeling the financial effects associated with typical internal operating decision alternatives Assessing the impact of operating decisions on the financial statements produced for external constituents Assessing the impact of operating decisions on popular financial performance metrics used to compare and contrast companies Recognizing and incorporating the basic tax implications applicable to internal operating decision alternatives For each of these four financial arenas, we outline three key questions tailored for each, using one comprehensive example to illustrate the application of our questions-based approach.

scholarly journals Promoting diversity to add value to the LIS profession

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-206
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Croxton ◽  
Michael A. Crumpton ◽  
Gerald V. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library And Information Studies ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s (UNCG) Library and Information Studies Academic and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Scholars Program has had on promoting diversity and adding value to the library and information studies profession. Design/methodology/approach This paper is presented as a case study in which three iterations of the ACE Scholars Program are discussed, including program design and suggested impact the program has had on educating and engaging diverse individuals for careers in the library and information studies professions. Findings Nearly 50 ACE Scholars program participants, representing ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds, have graduated from UNCG with their Master of Library and Information Studies degrees since 2011. In the five years since the first ACE cohort graduated, Scholar alums continue to impact the Library and Information Studies (LIS) profession through their professional roles as well as through their community engagement, professional association memberships and leadership roles, professional presentations and numerous publications. Originality/value This paper presents a model that has helped to promote diversity in the LIS field in way that can be adapted by other graduate programs that are preparing individuals for successful and engaged careers as library and information studies professionals.

Underrepresented Minority Diversity in Materials Science and Engineering

2011 ◽  
Vol 1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith J Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Degree Attainment ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Doctoral Degrees ◽  
Underrepresented Minorities ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Limited Degree ◽  
Science Disciplines

ABSTRACTDuring the decade 2000 to 2009, the diversity trends for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees and faculty underwent very different changes in the number and fraction of women represented compared to men in the field of materials science and engineering (MSE). Although the number and fraction of women increased substantially in graduate programs and within faculties, the fraction of women receiving bachelor’s of science degrees in engineering (BSE) in this field was significantly lower in 2009 than in 2000. In contrast with gender, the outcomes for diversity in terms of underrepresented minorities (URMs) across the decade are more disappointing. The potential implications are discussed with respect to ongoing limited degree attainment of URMs in many engineering and science disciplines

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