The recruitment tool you never knew you had

THE NATIONAL

NAMEEXCHANGE

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The NNE

Increase the number of qualified minority students accepted into graduate school;

Improve student access to information on graduate school opportunities.

Work towards personalizing the recruitment effort by designating a National Name Exchange institutional & department representatives to facilitate information exchange between the institution and prospective students.

Assist graduate schools (and departments) in identifying qualified minority candidates for consideration for graduate study.

Established to help match graduate schools with minority students interested in graduate education. The National Name Exchange seeks to:

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Member Institutions [55] Arizona State University

Boise State University

Brown University

California Institute of Technology

Carnegie-Mellon University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Duke University

Florida A & M University

Harvard University

Howard University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New Mexico State University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Oregon State University

Princeton University

Rutgers University

Stanford University

Texas A & M University

University of Arizona

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Chicago

University of Colorado, Boulder

University of Delaware

University of Florida

University of Idaho

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Kansas

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Nevada

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of North Texas

University of Oklahoma

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

University of Texas, Austin

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wyoming

Vanderbilt University

Washington State University

Washington University

Yale University

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UW Depts Using NNE [77] Accounting Aeronautics and Astronautics Anthropology Aquatic & Fishery Sciences Architecture Art Asian Languages and Literature Astronomy Atmospheric Sciences Biochemistry Bioengineering Biology Biomedical and Health Informatics Biostatistics Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil & Environmental Engineering Classics Communication Comparative Literature Computer Science & Engineering Department of Health Services Drama Earth and Space Sciences Economics Education Electrical Engineering

English Environmental and

Occupational Health Sciences Environmental Health Epidemiology Evans School of Public Affairs Forest Resources Genome Sciences Germanics Graduate Admissions Graduate School Health Services History IAS – MA in Policy Studies Immunology Industrial Engineering Information School Institute of Technology [UWB] Interdisciplinary Arts &

Sciences International Studies Linguistics Materials Science and

Engineering Mathematics MCB Mechanical Engineering Medical History and Ethics Medicinal Chemistry

Microbiology Museology Music Neurobiology & Behavior Nursing Oceanography Oral Biology Pathobiology, Global Health Pathology Philosophy Physics Physiology and Biophysics Political Science Psychology Public Health Genetics Quantitative Ecology and Resource

Management Rehabilitation Medicine Social Work Sociology Speech & Hearing Sciences Technical Communication Urban Design and Planning Women Studies

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How the process works

Winter/SpringInstitutions Invite Their Undergrads

Spring-SummerUndergrads

Complete Consent Form

Year-roundInstitutions Recruit

from Database

Students must have at least 3.0 GPA (or equiv)

Central offices coordinate with

their departments to recruit concurrently

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Characteristics of NNE Students

Average GPA: 3.62 In honors program: 32% Undergrad research

experience: 16%

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How Do Students Benefit?

Participation in the National Name Exchange not only provided institutions information about me but also provided me with information on programs offered at various institutions, many of which I had never considered. — Student Participant, Northwestern University

National Name Exchange has been valuable because it has introduced me to many colleges, and has spurned me to work harder in order to maintain the type of excellence that allows me

such an opportunity. — Student Participant, Washington University

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Participant Feedback

I have only gotten a few responses from schools.

It has encouraged me to pursue grad school…they have sent me a welcoming

email describing their activities and services.

I loved the idea of it. But it hasn’t been consistent with contacting

me.None of them made the necessary efforts to get my attention. The e-mails I received all seemed automatically generated, as if it was a mass e-mail sent to a large number of people.

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What’s In It For Us?

Relationship management Store notes [i.e. contacted student on 3/30, is

also considering offers from Berkeley, etc.] Custom filter information that’s important

to your program Sort by GPA, graduation year, ethnicity,

research experience, area of interest, institution, already contacted, date contacted

Access to over 6,000 students nationwide Real time access to student info &

notifications

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What’s In It For Us? cont’d.

Create/store email templates to students i.e. Response to students seeking info

about specific programs in department, Funding opportunities, About the UW/Seattle

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Current Participants

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Current Participants, cont’d.

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Manage Academic Programs

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2009 UW Results

177 applications from NNE students 57 offered admission Fields:

Architecture Business Engineering Molecular & Cellular Biology Public Health And more!

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How Departments use the NNE

To let students know when they’re in town for recruitment fairs, coffee, etc. Sort by institution, zip code, etc.

Sync with departmental prospective student database

Maintain communication with prospectives year round, rather than 1x year.

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Contact

Primary Liaison [effective September 1]

Anthony SalazarDiversity Program Specialistasalazar@uw.edu 206.543.9016 in the GO-MAP Office

Secondary Grad School/GO-MAP Contacts:

Sophia Agtarap, Andrew Gorohoff or Cynthia MoralesThe Graduate Schoolnne@uw.edu

View slides at: slideshare.net/gomap

Enhancements to the NNE were made available through a grant from the Intel Foundation.

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Live Demo of Academic Portal

www.grad.washington.edu/nne