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GO-MAP
(GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES & MINORITY ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM)
RECRUITMENT
GO-MAP is committed to increasing diversity at the University of Washington, and seeks to do so through various recruiting efforts, such as the National and Western Name Exchange programs, attending national recruiting fairs, by publishing a manual on "Best Practices" for departments to recruit minority and underrepresented graduate students, and by hosting "Prospective Student Days," a two-day visitation event for students who have been accepted to a graduate program at the UW.
GO-MAP announces its 2007 Recruitment Events Associate Dean Juan C. Guerra is is pleased to announce a number of GO-MAP recruitment events and resources in preparation for the 2007 admissions and recruitment cycle. Full details are available by clicking here.
Highlights include
GO-MAP looks forward to collaborating and consulting with departments and graduate admissions committees as we attempt to increase the number of underrepresented minority graduate students at the UW. Please contact GO-MAP if you have any questions.
"Recruitment Fridays" will take place in the GO-MAP suite (Communication Bldg. Room 34)
10 am - noon: "Meet and greet"
noon – 1 pm: lunch w/GO-MAP Graduate Diversity Recruiters Departments must preregister prospective students for lunch. To request a Graduate Diversity Recruiter for a Recruitment Friday lunch, please click here.
Recruitment Fridays will take place on February 16 & 23; March 2, 9, 16 & 23; and April 6
In an effort to accommodate departments whose on-campus admissions visits occur prior to Spring Quarter and our annual Prospective Student Days events, GO-MAP will be hosting several recruitment and welcome sessions.
Prospective students are invited to meet Associate Dean Juan Guerra, the GO-MAP staff, our Graduate Diversity Recruiters, faculty and current graduate students of color, all of whom will be available to meet with prospective graduate students at these informal welcome sessions. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.
Admitted prospective graduate students of color (starting their graduate work at the UW in Autumn 2007) are invited to participate in Prospective Student Days 2007. Prospective students will participate in departmental events while also enjoying GO-MAP sponsored activities including a reception, campus tour, and information lunch. Students have several opportunities to network with students and faculty from various departments and to learn about funding, housing, campus climate, and living in Seattle.
For more information about Prospective Student Days 2007, please click here.
UW departments, to register your admitted prospective students, please click here.
Recruiting Minority/Underrepresented Students For suggestions in recruitment of minority and underrepresented graduate students, please see GO-MAP's publication "Best Practices for Departments to Achieve and Maintain Diversity in the Graduate Student Population".
National Name Exchange and Western Name Exchange Consortia The National Name Exchange Program and the Western Name Exchange Program are consortia of approximately 51 universities, which annually collects and exchanges names of talented underrepresented ethnic minority students who are in their junior or senior year of their undergraduate education. The purpose of the Name Exchange is to ensure that participating universities continue to identify a pool of qualified students who can be recruited to the graduate programs at these "name-exchanging" institutions. The consortium of universities conducts other activities consistent with national efforts to increase the enrollment of traditionally underrepresented peoples in graduate education. GO-MAP has maintained and facilitated access to the data bases for both Exchanges since the mid-1980's and continues to do so.
During Autumn Quarter of each year, GO-MAP collects and compiles names of participating students for distribution to graduate programs and departments. We encourage graduate programs and departments to send their specific information packets to these prospective students. Please contact GO-MAP for questions about how to best utilize the Name Exchange resources.
McNair Scholars Database Directory The TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program encourages low income, first-generation college students and students underrepresented in graduate education to consider careers in college teaching as well as prepare for doctoral study. Funded by the US Department of Education, the McNair program provides research opportunities, faculty mentors, opportunities to publish and/or present research findings, teaching assistantships and assistance with applying to graduate school.
Each spring, the names, addresses, majors and areas of interest for graduate study of seniors who will graduate in December and May are collected from McNair Directors nationally. This information is compiled into a database, which is distributed to all graduate school deans in the country for use in recruitment.
The 06-07 McNair Scholars Database Directory is available online, and GO-MAP encourages UW graduate programs to access this database in an attempt to reach a more diverse pool of potential graduate students. By utilizing the McNair Scholars Database, in addition to participating in the Western and National Name Exchange Programs, departments may better target and recruit students whose individual experiences and/or academic interests will bring diversity to the UW graduate student body.
To access the 06-07 McNair Scholars Database Directory, consult the McNair Scholars Database homepage. Questions regarding the McNair Directory and its administration should be directed to the McNair Scholars Database administrator, Kelley Downs.
Most of the students in this
database will begin graduate study during the 2007-2008 academic year. The
directory indicates the areas of interest for graduate study (AIGS) for each
student. As with all McNair scholars, these students received intensive
preparation for graduate study, including a comprehensive summer research
program.
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| The Graduate School Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program gomap@u.washington.edu Telephone: 206-543-9016 Modified: 12/02/03 |