title: Assessing a Science Graduate School Recruitment Symposium.
abstract: Ciencia Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting science, research and scientific education among Latinos, organized an educational symposium to provide college science majors the tools, opportunities and advice to pursue graduate degrees and succeed in the STEM disciplines. In this article we share our experiences and lessons learned, for others interested in developing large-scale events to recruit underrepresented minorities to STEM and in evaluating the effectiveness of these efforts.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Mathematics and Physics, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: González-Espada
authors.affiliation: Grants Program Coordinator, Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, San Juan, PR.
authors.forename: Greetchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Díaz-Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Vice-Director and Program Manager, Ciencia Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feliú-Mójer
authors.affiliation: Program Manager, Science Outreach, iBiology, Department of Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flores-Otero
authors.affiliation: Program Manager, Science Alliance, The New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Yaihara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fortis-Santiago
authors.affiliation: Director, Yale Ciencia Initiative, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Executive Director, Ciencia Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guerrero-Medina
authors.affiliation: Translational Biomedical Research Group, Biotechnology Laboratories, Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia; Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López-Casillas
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR.
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Colón-Ramos
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, UPR Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández-Repollet
keywords: Latino; STEM education; graduate school; recruitment strategies; retention strategies; science; scientists