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Beatriz Zayas, PhD Universidad Metropolitana San Juan Puerto Rico Presented at the 2015 NSF/AWIS Conference Networks as powerful tools for : - Career advancement - Professional development - Research connections to revitalize a

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Beatriz Zayas, PhD Universidad Metropolitana San Juan Puerto Rico Presented at the 2015 NSF/AWIS Conference

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» Networks as powerful tools for : »

Career advancement

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Professional development

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Research connections to revitalize a

research agenda »

Confidence-building and emotional

support

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Single-discipline

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Interdisciplinary

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National

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International

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1- What type of network do you need? 2- How would you evaluate your skills to develop an active and productive network? 3- Main limitation or needs toward achieving one? 4- What are your strongest skills or tools? 5- Identify types of members you need for your productive and active network. 6- National or International

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Framing the Issue: A NETWORKing Workshop to Address Academic Advancement of Hispanic Women in STEM

A collaborative pilot research project sponsored by the National Science Foundation through grants HRD1216443 and HRD1216490

September 15, 2012 – August 31, 2014

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» University of Maryland – Baltimore County » Co PI: Dr. Renetta Tull

» Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs Director, PROMISE, Maryland’s AGEP Project

˃ Public institution ˃ Less than 25% of student population is Hispanic ˃ Research Oriented and Honors University

» Universidad Metropolitana in San Juan, Puerto Rico

˃ Private, not for profit ˃ Student population is 100% Hispanic ˃ Primarily teaching institution moving to research

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» Two Networking Workshop hosted » Oct. 4-6, 2012 » March 2014 in San Juan, Puerto Rico » 50 and 49 women faculty in STEM attend

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15 institutions represented – public and private

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» Academic Load » Academic Environment » Research Opportunities » Grants and Publications » Hiring and Promotion Processes » Professional Development » Career / Family Balance

Survey adapted with permission from ADVANCE, University of Illinois at Chicago, WISEST

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N=39 responded to survey 50 participants

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Role Playing

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Assessing Needs Panel (Focus on Postdocs and Assistant Professors),

Dr. Idalis Villanueva,

University of Maryland College Park

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» 61% have cared/are caring for dependent children » 31% have cared/are caring for dependent others » More than 50% indicated that their career progression had been slowed by personal responsibilities

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» Many expressed it was the first time they had participated in an activity where they were surrounded by Hispanic women with STEM Ph.Ds. » For many, it was the first time their families participated or met the families of so many other Hispanic women in STEM in academia

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» 1st NSF ADVANCE Project in Puerto Rico to study STEM women faculty across institutions

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» 2nd NSF ADVANCE Project in Puerto Rico to study STEM women faculty across institutions

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