As many of the baby boomers begin to retire, high tech industries are increasingly challenged to find trained candidates for their specialized job portfolios.  Minorities and women continue to be underrepresented in many technical fields especially in higher level positions.  Accordingly, our efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented groups in the sciences must intensify.  Programs at Ohio State University to increase the diversity in the sciences at all levels are established and continue to flourish.  These programs include efforts to increase the number of students interested in science, improve retention of STEM majors with clear focus on improving under-represented students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as, increase the diversity of the faculty. The successes of these programs and the lessons learned will be highlighted in this talk.

Inclusion and diversity efforts of The Ohio State University � College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

248th National Meeting (2014)

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