Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Brainard; Sheila Edwards Lange; Elizabeth Litzler

Climate for Graduate Students in Science and Engineering Departments Elizabeth Litzler, Sheila Edwards Lange, and Suzanne G. Brainard Center for Workforce Development, University of WashingtonAbstractDepartmental climate and academic/social integration are key factors influencing the retentionand advancement of female graduate students [1]. Yet little is known about graduate studentperceptions relative to department climate or their social and academic experiences in scienceand engineering graduate programs. Recent studies on graduate education highlight the need formore research in this area [2-4]. Administered at a large Pacific Northwest research university,the Science and Engineering Graduate Student