Susanne Hambrusch Department of Computer Science Department Head Increase diversity of faculty, students, and staff Division Director in CISE at NSF The role of diversity in the broader impacts merit review criteria Participation of underrepresented groups in NSF’s Comm. on the Status of Women in Computing Research) CRA-W (Comm. on the Status of Women in Computing Research) Developed and organized mentoring programs for undergraduate and graduate students as well as junior and mid-career faculty

At NSF, diversity is part of the broader impacts criteria Two merit review criteria The intellectual merit criterion encompasses the potential to advance knowledge. The broader impacts criterion encompasses the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes. In computing related fields, industry can be a good source for funding diversity activities!

EXAMPLES OF BROADER IMPACT ACTIVITIES Impact the research will have on society. Integrating research activities into teaching or training; creating mentoring and broadening participation opportunities. Activities in teaching, training, and learning can target a variety of groups: undergraduate students, K-12 students, teachers colleagues, university administrators, educational councils legislators, the press, professionals, the general public Focusing any of these activities on members of an underrepresented group will broaden participation and improve diversity of a field.

GOOD THINGS TO DO Make use of existing efforts in your department, your college, and professional organizations. Make sure proposed diversity activities are credible, career-level appropriate, and have the needed support and budget. Know what has shown to be effective and what has been assessed. Argue how efforts could be sustained beyond the duration of the project. Describe how to evaluate impact and effectiveness. Proposing new activities: leave it to awards/programs with a significant BI expectation.

WHAT TO AVOID Proposing activities that are unrealistic, ignore what exists, or are not appropriate for the scale of the proposal. Claims like Double the number of members of an underrepresented group Organize workshops with an ambitious goal Visit high schools and tell the teachers what they should do Increasing diversity is straightforward Not knowing the reality and the known challenges Proposing activities one is not comfortable doing

COMPUTING RELATED DIVERSITY FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS NCWIT - CRA-W - ACM-W - TAPIA CONFERENCES - ALLIANCE FOR ACCESS TO COMPUTING CAREERS CDC - GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION -