Along with teaching and research, service is one of the main responsibilities expected from independent faculty members. Since joining Iowa State University in 2009, I have dedicated a majority of my service efforts to supporting diversity and inclusion in Central Iowa and beyond. Along with my research group, and through gracious support of federal, state and private agencies, we have worked with programs such as Iowa State Science Bound and ACS Project SEED in order to provide academic and research opportunities to economically disadvantaged students. We have also worked with partners at Prarie View A&M University, an HBCU, and the University of Rio Grande Valley, an HSI, to increase the number of under-represented minority students who go onto graduate careers in STEM. These and additional efforts have gained traction since my appointment as Equity Advisor and Chair of Diversity and Inclusion at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State in 2015. This presentation will give an overview of the past, present and future opportunities for diversity at a large research intensive institution in the Upper Midwest.

Nine years in the Midwest: A new beginning?

255th National Meeting (2018)

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