BME Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Past Activities

This section aggregates diversity, equity and inclusion activities in BME that are more than two years old.

Faculty recruitment

2017 Soft recruitment of mid-career female faculty member (attrition)

2016 Faculty offer to senior female applicant (declined)

2015 Faculty offer to junior Latina applicant (declined)

Department climate

2017 BME Seminar Committee hosts seminar from Prof. Townsend (UVA) on implicit bias

2017 BME Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee formed

2016 Removal of undergraduate enrollment caps

Student outreach and recruitment

Long-standing mentors for the diversity-oriented NIH-sponsored Summer Research Internship Program

Scientific research and training

Long-standing participants in the UVA Mentoring Institute

DEI committee members at a local high school outreach event.

DEI committee members at a local high school outreach event.

UVA BME staff at the Annual Meeting of the National Society for Black Engineers.

At the Annual Meeting of the National Society for Black Engineers.