The Washington University Diversity Programs Consortium – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WUDPC-STEM) Focus exists to strengthen the university’s pipeline efforts to recruit, retain and support individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in science and research related fields.
Our goal is to increase diversity in these fields. In addition, we aim to encourage diversity within the STEM professoriate at Washington University and elsewhere. We will do this by facilitating sustained collaborations between STEM departments and programs at Washington University that focus on building diversity and by enhancing awareness of those diversity efforts, resources and opportunities to the individuals and communities we serve.
WUDPC-STEM Focus goals
- Recruit and retain a diverse community of faculty, staff and students
- Identify feeder programs and partnership opportunities
- Share data appropriate to the goals of the group
- Share success stories and explain barriers
- Understand the mission of each program to assist in achieving its goals
- Provide a support network for diversity program coordinators and directors
- Advertise upcoming events, projects and initiatives
Achieving our goals
We work toward the WUDPC-STEM Focus goals by facilitating sustained collaborations between STEM departments and programs at Washington University that focus on building diversity, as well as by enhancing awareness of those diversity efforts, resources and opportunities to the individuals and communities we serve.
WUDPC-STEM Focus Diversity Outreach Partners
- Summer Engineering Fellowship Program (WUSEF)
- Amgen Scholars Program
- BioMedRAP
- Genomics Education Partnership
- TRIO Program
- Rodriguez Scholars Program
- ENDURE Program – An Undergraduate Research Experience in Neuroscience
- Research Fellowships in Physics
- Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at WashU
- ASPIRE Program (Advanced Summer Program for Investigation and Research Education)
- Undergraduate Scholars Program in the Genome Institute at Washington University
- John B. Ervin Scholars Program
- MARC uSTAR Program
- Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
- Program in Occupational Therapy
- Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
- School of Medicine programs for graduate and professional students
- Program in Physical Therapy
- Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the Brown School
- Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship Program
- Joint Post-Baccalaureate Program (JPP)
- Office of Human Resources at Washington University School of Medicine
- Faculty promotions and career development in the School of Medicine
- PRIDE CVD-CGE (Summer Institute Program in Cardiovascular Disease Comorbidities, Genetics & Epidemiology)
- The Genome Institute at Washington University
- Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the Brown School
- McKelvey School of Engineering & Applied Science