Development of the Broadening Equity in STEM Center (BE STEM Center)
Abstract
Pitt’s Broadening Equity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Center (BE STEM Center) is a newly created unit in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Office of Undergraduate Studies. Faculty and staff from several academic and administrative units comprise the center’s multidisciplinary collaborative team, leveraging academic and professional expertise centered around broadening equity work. The center’s mission is to increase diversity in Pitt’s STEM programs by serving as a hub interconnecting like-minded but siloed efforts and providing programs with relevant organizational support. This proposal focuses on developing the communication and dissemination infrastructure of this newly established center.
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Principal Investigator
Alison Legg
Co-Principal Investigator
Biological Sciences
Alaine Allen
Co-Principal Investigator
Swanson School of Engineering
Lori Delale-O'Connor
Co-Principal Investigator
Center for Urban Education
Jennifer Iriti
Co-Principal Investigator
LRDC
David Boone
Co-Principal Investigator
Biomedical Informatics, SOM
Becky Gonda
Co-Principal Investigator
Biological Sciences
Mackenzie Ball
Co-Principal Investigator
School of Computing and Information
Select Collaborators
Courtney Long
Team Member
LRDC