September 2024
Expanding Culture Change across STEM Disciplines
at the University of Massachusetts Public University System:
Scaling the Partnership Between UMass Boston (MSI) and UMass Amherst (PWI)
Kim Hamad-Schifferli
Daniel Haehn
Tori Duong
Neena Thota
Shannon Roberts
Meredith Eppel Jylkka
Marco Monoc
Buju Dasgupta
Cassandra Feen
Consultant
Program
Manager
Program
Manager
UMA Foundations
UMB Foundations
1. Research Experience for BIL Undergraduate Students in CS and Engineering
2023 Students
2024 Students
2. Faculty Training and Professional Development
2023 Faculty
2024 Faculty
Theory of Change
Changing Mindsets to create more inclusive research labs
Faculty
Ambassadors in their Departments for lasting change
NRMN Training + CAM Training
Faculty Learning Community
Research Experience
Students
Pathways to Graduate Education
Community + Mentoring Groups
and later Faculty life :)
Student Research Experience + Community + Mentoring Groups
after First Group Mentoring session
current implementation
Computer Science + Engineering
scaled to 6 departments
CS
Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
based on
Data + Experience + Feedback
Data + Experience + Feedback
Cross-campus Research Collaboration between Faculty Fellows
7 UMA + 7 UMB Faculty
Direct Pathway to Summer Institute
William Tomlinson
Direct Pathways to BU Sail Internships
Surveys + Evaluations + Observations
Gamification Platform + Matching Algorithm
2 Faculty mentor 2 Students
Sustainability
AAAS SEA Change + Sloan Equitable Pathway Partners Program
Conference/Workshop in Washington, DC
Institutional Support
Additional Support + "Think-out-of-the-box" Sustainability