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Diversity
Resources
This directory is intended
to be a window on cultural diverse internet resources. Listing of
a web site does not imply endorsement by the College or by the compiler
of this directory. New sites are added, sites are removed, and current
lists are checked on a regular basis.
Associations, Organizations, and Resources by Discipline
ACCOUNTING
AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WOMEN
ACCOUNTANTS (ASWA) - http://www.aswa.org
Enables women in all accounting and
related fields to achieve their full personal, professional
and economic potential and to contribute to the future development
of their profession. Members include partners in national,
regional and local CPA firms, financial officers, controllers,
academicians, financial analysts and data processing consultants,
recent college graduates and women returning to the work force.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ACCOUNTANTS - http://www.nabainc.org
A nationwide
professional association with the primary purpose of developing,
encouraging and serving as a resource for greater participation
by African-Americans and other minorities in the accounting
and finance professions. This site has links to programs,
publications, and job postings/placement.
AGRIBUSINESS
AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
COMMITTEE ON THE OPPORTUNITIES
AND STATUS OF BLACKS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (COSBAE)
- http://www.aaea.org/sections/cosbae
A standing committee of the American Agricultural Economics
Association (AAEA). COSBAE's purpose is to promote the welfare
of black agricultural economists by representing their interests
and by engaging in activities which encourage their professional
advancement. COSBAE represents Blacks in agricultural economics,
reports on their status, and voices their concerns to the
AAEA Board throughout the year and at the annual meetings.
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE ECONOMICS
PROFESSION (CSWEP) - http://www.cswep.org/
An arm of the American Economic Association,
CSWEP represents women's points of view in the committee work
of the American Economic Association, monitors the progress
of women within the profession, and makes an annual report
to the AEA on the status of women in economics. The Committee
also hosts social events where women economists can meet and
exchange information.
COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (CWAE) - http://www.aaea.org/sections/cwae/
A sub-committee of the American Agricultural Economics Association
(AAEA). CWAE's purpose is to promote the welfare of women
agricultural economists by representing their interests and
by engaging in activities which encourage their professional
advancement.
ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF
MINORITY ARCHITECTS (NOMA) - http://www.noma.net
Promotes the quality and excellence
of minority design professionals. NOMA provides an opportunity
for minority architects and design professionals to be in
a network of like-minded professionals pursuing excellence
and demanding opportunity. There are NOMA Chapters in all
parts of the country, increasing recognition on colleges and
university campuses and providing greater access to government
policy makers.
COMMUNICATION
THE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN
COMMUNICATION (WIC) - http://www.womcom.org
A professional organization that
champions the advancement of women across all communications
disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership,
and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving
communications era.
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN IN COMPUTING RESEARCH (CRA-W) - http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/
Takes positive action
to increase the number of women participating in Computer
Science and Engineering research, and education at all levels.
CRA-W seeks to increase the degree of success women experience
and provide a forum for addressing problems that frequently
fall disproportionately within women's domain.
THE COALITION TO DIVERSIFY COMPUTING (CDC) - http://www.npaci.edu/Outreach/CDC/index.html
Aids in
building a diverse community of computer researchers and professionals.
Currently, CDC is focused on increasing the participation
of minorities in graduate computer science, computer engineering,
and computational science programs. CDC's projects are focused
on three areas: (1) recruitment of minority undergraduates
to MS/Ph.D. programs, (2) retention of minority graduate students
enrolled in MS/Ph.D. programs, and (3) transition of minority
MS/Ph.D. graduates into academia and industry.
EDUCATION
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES
FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (AACTE) - http://www.aacte.org
Provides leadership for
the continuing transformation of professional preparation
programs to ensure competent and caring educators for all
America's children and youth. It is the principal professional
association for college and university leaders with responsibility
for educator preparation. It is the major voice, nationally
and internationally, for American colleges, schools, and departments
of education, and is a locus for discussion and decision-making
on professional issues of institutional, state, national and
international significance.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS (NABSE)
- http://www.nabse.org
A nonprofit network of African American educators dedicated
to improving the educational accomplishments of African American
youth through the development and deployment of instructional
and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration,
attendance and overall achievement.
GEOSCIENCES
ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN GEOSCIENTISTS
(AWG) - http://www.awg.org
An international organization devoted to enhancing
the quality and level of participation of women in the geosciences
and to introducing girls and young women to geoscience careers.
Members include professional women and men from industry,
government, museums and academia, students from a cross-section
of colleges and universities, retirees, and others interested
in
supporting our the goals of the organization.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK
GEOLOGISTS AND GEOPHYSICISTS (NABGG) - http://www.nabgg.com
Promotes increased
minority representation in the geosciences through partnerships
with academia, by mentoring undergraduate and graduate students,
professional networking, and career opportunities. Committed
to the continuous training and development of aspiring and
practicing geoscientists.
INDUSTRIAL
AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AMERICAN INDIANS IN SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY (AISES) - http://www.aises.org
A national, non-profit
organization that nurtures building of community by bridging
science and technology with traditional Native values. Through
its educational programs, AISES provides opportunities for
American Indians and Native Alaskans to pursue studies in
science, engineering, and technology arenas. These trained
professionals then become technologically informed leaders
within the Indian community. AISES' ultimate goal is to be
a catalyst for the advancement of American Indians and Native
Alaskans as they seek to become self-reliant and self-determined
members of society.
MEXICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERS
AND SCIENTISTS (MAES) - http://www.maes-natl.org
MAES promotes excellence in engineering,
science & math while cultivating the value of cultural
diversity by motivating and mentoring students and professionals,
assisting students in securing financial aid and employment
opportunities, empowering students, parents, and professionals
through educational MAES outreach programs, and stimulating
successful partnerships with the community, government and
industry to provide tomorrow's leaders.
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) - http://www.nsbe.org
NSBE's
mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible
Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally
and positively impact the community. The objectives of the
organization are to stimulate and develop student interest
in the various engineering disciplines, strive to increase
the number of minority students studying engineering at both
the undergraduate and graduate levels, encourage members to
seek advanced degrees in engineering or related fields and
to obtain professional engineering registrations, encourage
and advise minority youth in their pursuit of an engineering
career, promote public awareness of engineering and the opportunities
for Blacks and other minorities in that profession, and function
as a representative body on issues and developments that affect
the careers of Black Engineers.
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
(SWE) - http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org
A non-profit educational service organization
dedicated to making known the need for women engineers and
encouraging young women to consider an engineering education.
The organization's objectives are to: inform young women,
their parents, counselors, and the public in general of the
qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the
opportunities open to them; assist women engineers in readying
themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement;
serve as a center of information on women in engineering;
and encourage women engineers to attain high levels of educational
and professional achievement.
THE SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERS (SHPE) - http://www.shpe.org
Founded in Los Angeles, California
by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles.
SHIPE'S objective was to form a national organization of professional
engineers to serve as role models in the Hispanic community.
The concept of networking was the key basis for the organization.
Today, SHPE enjoys a strong but independent network of professional
and student chapters throughout the nation.
MANAGEMENT,
MARKETING AND FINANCE
THE PHD PROJECT - http://www.phdproject.com
An organization of professional associations,
corporations, and institutions whose mission is to increase
the diversity of business school faculty by attracting African-Americans,
Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans to business doctoral
programs, and providing a network of peer support throughout
the programs.
MATHEMATICS
ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS (AWM) - http://www.awm-math.org
A non-profit
organization with a continuing goal to encourage women in
the mathematical sciences. AWM's members (women and men) represent
a broad spectrum of the mathematical community - from the
United States and around the world.
NURSING
AMERICAN ASSEMBLY FOR MEN IN NURSING - http://www.aamn.org
The purpose
of this organization is to provide a framework for nurses,
as a group, to meet, discuss and influence factors, which
affect men as nurses.
MINORITYNURSE - http://www.minoritynurse.com
An online
resource for today's diversified nursing community. Provides
resources and information pertaining to education, career
development and minority health for the growing population
of minority nurses in America.
NATIONAL ALASKA NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
(NANAINA) - http://www.nanainanurses.org
Serves, on behalf of the Alaska Native and
American Indian nurses, the professional needs and quality
of health care for Alaska Native and American Indian consumers.
NANAINA is committed to working toward enhancing equal access
to educational, professional and economic opportunities for
Alaska Native and American Indian nurses.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC
NURSES - http://www.thehispanicnurses.org
NAHN strives to serve the nursing and health
care delivery needs of the Hispanic community and the professional
needs of Hispanic nurses. NAHN is designed and committed to
work toward improvement of the quality of health and nursing
care for Hispanic consumers and toward providing equal access
to educational, professional, and economic opportunities for
Hispanic nurses.
NATIONAL BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION
(NBNA) - http://www.nbna.org/
A professional nursing organization representing
African American nurses throughout the United States. NBNA
provides a forum for collective action by nurses to investigate,
define and advocate for the health care needs of African Americans
and to implement strategies that ensure access to health care,
equal to, or above health care standards of the larger society.
PHILIPPINE NURSES ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA - http://www.philippinenursesaa.org
An organization that promotes and participates
in activities that uphold the image and foster the welfare
of Philippine Nurses in the United States. Philippine Nurses
Association of America networks with organizations and agencies
to develop and implement educational programs relevant to
the nursing practice, education and research.
PSYCHOLOGY
THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION (APA) - http://www.apa.org
Provides the leadership, information,
and initiatives needed to keep the field of psychology strong
and growing in the areas of science, practice, education,
and public interest. Provides documents/online brochures such
as "How to Recruit and Hire Ethnic Minority Faculty"
(www.apa.org/pi/oema/onlinebr.html) as well as others which
may be useful. TIP: search the site for titles such as "Ethnic
Minority Recruitment."
VETERINARY
AND MICROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
(ASM) - http://www.asm.org
The oldest and largest single life science membership
located throughout the world. ASM represents 25 disciplines
of microbiological specialization plus a division for microbiology
educators. Microbiologists study microbes--bacteria, viruses,
rickettsiae, myco-plasma, fungi, algae and protozoa--some
of which cause diseases, but many of which contribute to the
balance of nature or are otherwise beneficial. Microbiological
research includes infectious diseases, recombinant DNA technology,
alternative methods of energy production and waste recycling,
new sources of food, new drug development, and the etiology
of sexually transmitted diseases, among other areas. Microbiology
is also concerned with environmental problems and industrial
processes. The mission of the American Society for Microbiology
is to promote the microbiological sciences and their applications
for the common good.
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