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Mentoring: A Berkeley Perspective Sheila Humphreys, Ph.D. Sheila Humphreys, Ph.D. Academic Coordinator, EECS Dept. Academic Coordinator, EECS Dept. UC Berkeley UC Berkeley

Many Existence Proofs � Dr. Valerie Taylor Dr. Valerie Taylor- - Texas A & M+ photo Texas A & M+ photo � � Dr. Gary May Dr. Gary May- - Georgia Tech+ photo Georgia Tech+ photo � � Dr.Jeff Forbes Dr.Jeff Forbes- - Duke University+ photo Duke University+ photo � � Dr. Armando Fox Dr. Armando Fox- - Stanford University Stanford University � � Dr. Arlene Rhodes Dr. Arlene Rhodes- -Morgan State Morgan State �

Find more UCB Existence Proofs � Distributed Role Models Distributed Role Models � � UCB Women Ph.D. Database: UCB Women Ph.D. Database: � http://www.eecs eecs. .berkeley berkeley. .edu edu/Programs/gra /Programs/gra http://www. d/GradWomen GradWomen/ /gradwomen gradwomen.html .html d/ � Databases on Berkeley women Ph.D.’s Databases on Berkeley women Ph.D.’s � � Website for Berkeley minority Ph.D.’s Website for Berkeley minority Ph.D.’s �

Departmental Mentoring � Faculty Faculty- -Student Student- -Staff Commitment Staff Commitment � � Admissions/ graduate recruitment Admissions/ graduate recruitment � � Alternate avenues to grad program Alternate avenues to grad program � � Diversity focus in grants Diversity focus in grants � � Innovative policies (Parent Policy) Innovative policies (Parent Policy) � � Gender balance in Colloquium Speakers Gender balance in Colloquium Speakers � � Strong support of student organizations Strong support of student organizations �

Support of WICSE th Anniversary � History and longevity: 25 History and longevity: 25 th Anniversary � � http://www. http://www.eecs eecs. .berkeley berkeley. .edu edu/Programs/grad/ /Programs/grad/Grad Grad � Women/ /Wicse Wicse/wicse25th. /wicse25th.htm htm Women � Virtual community Virtual community � � Weekly Meetings Weekly Meetings � � Monthly Mentoring Lunch with Monthly Mentoring Lunch with Ugrad Ugrad Women Women � � New Graduate Recruitment New Graduate Recruitment � � Big Sister Program Big Sister Program �

WICSE’s Influence � Webpage Webpage � � Advocacy for Policy Changes Advocacy for Policy Changes � � Conference Participation: Hopper, CRA, Tapia Conference Participation: Hopper, CRA, Tapia � � Official voice at Faculty Retreat Official voice at Faculty Retreat � � EECS Student Organizations Council EECS Student Organizations Council � � Institutional Research: Ph.D. retention study Institutional Research: Ph.D. retention study � � Strong links to EECS Alumnae Strong links to EECS Alumnae �

BGESS(Black Grad Students in / Science and Engineering) � Minority cohort in SEM Minority cohort in SEM � � Founded 1987 Founded 1987 � � Building Community Building Community � Chancellor’s Outstanding Service Award Chancellor’s Outstanding Service Award 2004 2004 � Research Mentorship Research Mentorship � � Recruitment Recruitment �

Effective Peer Mentoring � MFTO MFTO- -Dr. John Davis, IBM Dr. John Davis, IBM � � Ph.D. support group at Berkeley Ph.D. support group at Berkeley � � Student Initiated Student Initiated � � Goal Goal- -oriented: oriented: What happened last week? What happened last week? � This week I plan to accomplish: This week I plan to accomplish: Penalty- -based: based: OOPS I didn’t OOPS I didn’t Penalty

Synergy with Industry � Keeping our feet to the fire Keeping our feet to the fire � � Tracking our diversity students Tracking our diversity students � � External affirmation External affirmation � � $ $ome ome $ $ � � Example: UCB senior women grads invited Example: UCB senior women grads invited � to IBM Academy Meeting, 10/03 to IBM Academy Meeting, 10/03

SUPERB: Graduate Pipeline � Summer undergraduate Research Summer undergraduate Research � � Minority/ Gender Balance Minority/ Gender Balance � � 67% attend graduate school 67% attend graduate school � � 6 Minority Ph.D.’s: 3 in academe 6 Minority Ph.D.’s: 3 in academe � � Mills, Michigan, Penn State, IBM Research Mills, Michigan, Penn State, IBM Research � (2) (2) � Erika Take, SUPERB Coordinator Erika Take, SUPERB Coordinator �

SUPERB-IT Percentage of Men and Women Overall 1990 - 2004 Female 36% Male 64%

SUPERB-IT 1990-2004 % Ethnicity Overall African-American Latino Chicano Native American Other Asian Caucasian 12% 10% 2% 45% 1% 10% 20%

Training Future Mentors � SUPERB Graduate Mentor Evaluation SUPERB Graduate Mentor Evaluation � � Biggest Challenges Biggest Challenges � � Defining a project Defining a project – – scope & level scope & level � � Getting students up to speed Getting students up to speed � � Calibrating supervision Calibrating supervision � � Most Rewarding Most Rewarding � � Encouraging academic excellence Encouraging academic excellence � � Coaching for final presentation Coaching for final presentation � � Continuing relationship Continuing relationship �

CS Reentry Program � Tapping an alternate source of women & Tapping an alternate source of women & � minorities for graduate school minorities for graduate school � 1983 1983- -1998; now at CMU, UBC 1998; now at CMU, UBC � � 12 Ph. D.’s’, 39 MS, ~20 in pipeline 12 Ph. D.’s’, 39 MS, ~20 in pipeline � � Prof. Nina Prof. Nina Amenta Amenta, Davis , Davis � � Faculty now sensitive to reentry issues Faculty now sensitive to reentry issues �