CMOP: Dedicated to Diversity

Overview
CMOP is committed to improving the diversity of the United States workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines by encouraging participation by women, persons from Native American tribes, and others from underrepresented groups in all CMOP activities. CMOP is engaged in changing the current paradigm, creating pipelines from K-12 education through graduate school to increase access, and removing barriers to STEM education for underrepresented groups. CMOP has initiated several activities designed to increase access and retention for underrepresented groups at the K-12 level, undergraduate internships, graduate programs, and faculty appointments, and is involved in other diversity-related activities and collaborations.

CMOP Diversity Goals and Objectives
» Pre-college Programs—CMOP aims to assist partner pre-college programs to reach their diversity goals.
» Pacific Northwest Native American Tribes—CMOP seeks to become a trusted resource for Pacific Northwest Native American Tribes.
» CMOP Faculty, Students, and Leaders—CMOP aims to achieve or exceed regionally representative diversity among its faculty, students, and leaders.

CMOP Activities and Connections
CMOP has established a foundation for a long-term diversity program that is integral to all CMOP initiatives. Here are some activities and organizations with which CMOP seeks relationships as part of CMOP's commitment to diversity:
» CMOP K-12 Education Workshop
» Coastal Challenge (CoaCh)
» SMILE Program—Teacher Workshops
» Saturday Academy
» Native American Initiative
» Focus Schools
» Undergraduate Institutions
» Open Houses
» Recruitment for Undergraduate Internships and Graduate Programs
» Recruitment of Women and Members of Underrepresented Groups for Faculty Positions

Long-Term Strategy
CMOP recognizes that successful long-term recruitment and retention of underrepresented students, faculty, and staff are dependent upon continued assessment of strategies and development of supportive networks. Towards these ends, CMOP is in the process of refining assessment metrics for diversity, as well as developing and accessing formative and summative qualitative and quantitative assessment tools and processes that will provide a continuously developing understanding of the success of our diversity initiatives.

For suggestions or more information, please contact Vanessa Green, Director of Higher Education and Diversity, or Karen Wegner, Director of K-12 Education.