ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee Goals: “Strengthening the Chain of Success”

Broadening Participation in the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology

“…The current BPC goals align with prior key objectives that were identified as most successful in recruiting and retaining URG in other professional societies and in STEM fields ( Wilson and Haynes 2002 ; Pandya et al 2007; Payton et al 2012 ).…”

“…The Travel Award Program started with the 2011 annual meeting and has been successful in other scientific societies as well at SICB ( Wilson and Haynes 2002 ). URG Members from all levels can apply for up to $500 to support travel to the annual meeting.…”

“…Eight BEST principles were identified as most successful in recruiting and retaining URG in other professional societies and in STEM fields ( Wilson and Haynes 2002 ; Pandya et al 2007; Payton et al 2012 ). The goals of the BPC align closely with the BEST principles: 1) institutional leadership, 2) targeted recruitment, 3) engaged faculty, 4) personal attention, 5) peer support, 6) enriched research experience, 7) bridging to the next level and 8) continuous evaluation.…”

Scientific societies advancing STEM workforce diversity: Lessons and Outcomes from the Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology

“…Thanks largely to MAC efforts, ASCB was awarded a 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Mentoring, the highest honor bestowed upon mentors who work to expand STEM talent (http://paesmem.net/node/1765). Early on in its history, the MAC helped Society leadership integrate diversity and inclusion goals into the ASCB mission, established working relationships with URM-focused committees at other societies and successfully competed for funding from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to support specific programming, beginning a tradition that has continued to the present day in the form of support from the NSF and the National Institutes of Health (19)(20). The MAC has provided educational and career development opportunities for URM trainees for 30 years (19-20, L. Hammonds-Odie, M.J. Leibowitz, and M. Zavala, presented at the 2017 TWD Program Directors' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 18 to 21 June 2017), during which MAC members have used their multidisciplinary scientific and pedagogical expertise to mentor and inspire the next generation of cell biologists from URM backgrounds at a variety of academic stages, from undergraduate/graduate students and postdocs to junior faculty.…”

Scientific Societies Advancing STEM Workforce Diversity: Lessons and Outcomes from the Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology

“…SEGARRA et al: LESSONS AND OUTCOMES FROM THE ASCB MAC from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NIH (19,20). The MAC has provided educational and career development opportunities for URM trainees for 30 years (19, 20, L. Hammonds-Odie, M. J. Leibowitz, and M. Zavala, presented at the 2017 TWD Program Directors' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 18 to 21 June 2017), during which MAC members have used their multidisciplinary scientific and pedagogical expertise to mentor and inspire the next generation of cell biologists from URM backgrounds at a variety of academic stages, from undergraduate/graduate students and postdocs to junior faculty.…”