Manuel Perez Quinones, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, will facilitate a Promoting Excellence Through Inclusion session offered through the Diversity Development Institute.

The session entitled, Recruiting Underrepresented Graduate Students, will discuss the benefits of devoting special attention to the recruitment of underrepresented students to a Virginia Tech graduate program. Participants will learn to articulate reasons why diversity matters in graduate school while avoiding the pitfalls of quotas and race-based admissions.

Discussions will include the different aspects of a successful recruitment program including having a presence at conferences and meetings that target underrepresented groups, being aware of the cultural background of the recruited students, making connections to existing communities on campus, and implementing a mentoring program.

This workshop is free of charge. Please register online to attend this session. For more information please contact Linda Greene or by phone at 540-231-1403.

Location:	The Inn at Virginia Tech
Price:	No Charge
Sponsor:	Office for Diversity and Inclusion and CIDER
Contact:	Linda Greene lkgreene@vt.edu 540-231-1403
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