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Concurrent Session |
Paper Title: |
Ways To Attract And Retain Women Faculty And Graduate Students In Engineering |
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06/10/03 02:00 |
Abstract: |
In 2002, the Women’s Issues Committee that advises the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto undertook to plan activities to attract and retain women faculty and graduate students in applied science and engineering. This paper describes the process undertaken by the Advisor to the Dean on Women’s Issues and the Committee to analyze best practices in North America for attracting and retaining women graduate students and faculty. In considering strategies, most sources said the institutional climate needed to be welcoming and supportive before women were attracted or retained in academe. This paper also describes the plans of the Committee over the last year that have built on the collected North American models. Faculty activities are documented as they have developed in the time frame of the conference deadlines. Further results will be provided at the WEPAN conference paper session.
Index Terms ¾ Faculty attraction and retention, graduate student retention, Women in Engineering. |
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Marta Ecsedi
, University of Toronto
Director of Alumni Relations
, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
, University of Toronto
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