ANNOUNCEMENT - New Initiative to Recruit Minority STEM Teachers

ANNOUNCEMENT - New Initiative to Recruit Minority STEM Teachers Dear Friends and Colleagues: This past year UCASE committed resources to support a recruitment and retention efforts aimed at increasing the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing STEM teaching careers at IUPUI. This effort was led by Jada Phelps Moultrie who was hired as UCASE Recruitment and Retention Coordinator. Jadais also a doctoral student in the Urban Education doctoral program. We are pleased to announce that we have been able to provide support to our first two recipients: Brianna Starks and Maritza Covarrubias. The attached article provides a more detailed summary of the recruitment and retention effort. It also provides a nice introduction to Brianna and Maritza. After only one year of work, there remains a great deal of work, however, we have made a number of encouraging strides forward. We have been able to establish growing working relationships with a number of community organizations and units here on campus. We have identified a few sources of financial support. We have begun building relationships with schools and community organizations that are committed to helping us to identify potential students. We have developed a recruitment and retention strategy that resonates with the students and agencies we have identified thus far. Most importantly we have been able to begin supporting students. In the coming year we look forward to (a) further solidifying our current partnerships and building new ones; (b) identifying additional sources of financial support; (c) submitting for external support and (d) vigorously recruiting a new cohort of students. We also want to acknowledge and thank Pat Rogan (School of Education), Rick Ward (Center for Research and Learning),  Chalmer Thompson (School of Education), Nicole Amonette (School of Science), José Evans (City-County Councilor), and the UCASE Steering Committee. These friends have committed time, resources and insight to the realization of this effort. We look forward to continued progress in the coming year! Jomo  Article: (ES)2 Research Program Launches Initiative     About UCASE The Urban Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (UCASE) is a joint effort among the School of Science, School of Education, and School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Through a combination of program development, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education research, and graduate and undergraduate scholarships, UCASE fosters the goals of increasing the numbers of highly qualified K-12 STEM teachers, and expanding knowledge of teaching and learning.