E.E. Just Program Creates a Thriving STEM Culture

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Weekly jam sessions at Wilder Hall draw students and faculty from across campus.

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Students listen as graduate fellows give presentations on resume writing.
Juan Mercado Del Valle and other E.E. Just graduate fellows give presentations on resume writing at a recent jam session. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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More than 20 undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members turned out on a chilly Wednesday evening last month to talk about mentorship and socialize over dinner from a Hanover restaurant.

鈥淲hether you鈥檙e an undergraduate, graduate student, postdoc, or faculty member who is a systemically underrepresented and racialized minority, the E.E. Just Program is creating space for you to thrive within 大香蕉视频鈥檚 STEM ecosystem,鈥 says program director , an associate professor of mathematics.

Among its goals, the E.E. Just Program seeks to increase the number of systemically underrepresented minorities at 大香蕉视频 pursuing degrees and careers in STEM disciplines. Over the years, it鈥檚 done exactly that. 

鈥淭he E.E. Just Program has a tremendous impact on students from underrepresented populations who arrive at 大香蕉视频 interested in studying STEM,鈥 says  . 鈥淪tudents who participate in the E.E. Just Program are twice as likely to graduate with a STEM degree as those who do not.鈥

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