Exemplary 

 Programs 



Exemplary efforts to increase the 

 participation by underrepre- 

 sented groups in the science and 

 engineering workforce include: 



American Business. Many com- 

 panies provide exemplary pro- 

 grams to support schools, teach- 

 ers and students. They are too 

 numerous to mention in detail 

 here, so we refer you to: The 

 Business Roundtable publication 

 Business Means Business About 

 Education , which describes 186 

 successful educational partner- 

 ships, and gives the name and 

 phone number of the contact 

 person in each company. We also 

 commend Business Week maga- 

 zine for its October 20, 1989 spe- 

 cial 137-page insert and the Na- 

 tional Alliance of Business 

 Blueprint report, which show how 

 business can participate in educa- 

 tion reform. Contact: Sandra 

 Byrne, National Alliance of Busi- 

 ness, 1201 New York Avenue, N.W., 

 Washington, DC 20005, (202) 

 289-2906. 



The American Indian Science 

 and Engineering Society 



(AISES). Encourages American 

 Indian students to pursue college 

 science and engineering majors. 

 On-campus chapters provide peer 

 support, job finding assistance, 

 and tutoring. Contact: Mr. 

 Norbert Hill, AISES, 1085 14th 

 Street, Suite 1506, Boulder, CO 

 80302, (303) 492-8658. 



The Association of Science- 

 Technology Centers. Promotes 

 special outreach efforts to young 

 women and minorities through 

 science museum hands-on experi- 

 ence. Contact: Ms. Bonnie Van 

 Dorn, 1413 K Street, N.W., 10th 

 Floor, Washington, DC 20005- 

 3405, (202) 371-1171. 



The California State University 

 System. "Growing their own," 

 future teachers by establishing 

 the Forgivable Loan Doctoral 

 Incentive Program, and accommo- 

 dating disabled students and 

 employees through the Assistive 

 Device Program. Contact: Dr. Lee 

 Kerschner, Vice Chancellor, Cali- 

 fornia State University, 400 

 Golden Shore, Suite 316, Long 

 Beach. CA 90802-4275, (213) 

 590-5708. 



"Clearinghouse on Implementa- 

 tion of Child Care and Eldercare 

 Services" A computer database 

 program provides employers with 

 information and technical assis- 

 tance to develop policies to assist 

 their employees in the area of 

 dependent care, alternative work 

 schedules and other benefits to 

 improve work productivity, and 

 attract and retain skilled and pro- 

 fessional workers. Contact: 

 CHOICES, Women's Bureau, U.S. 

 Department of Labor, 200 

 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 

 S3306, Washington, DC 20210. 

 1-800-827-5335. 



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