trueCollege of Natural Science04/14/2023A great "IDEA" for NatSci graduate students

Finding time away from research and teaching can be daunting for graduate students and faculty. Which is why last fall, Amy Ralston, NatSci associate dean of graduate studies, decided to create the Great IDEA Fellowship Program to foster greater inclusivity and promote IDEA efforts in STEM. The program incentivizes mentors and grad students to spend some time away from their research to focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility, or IDEA.

Mollie NewmanNatSci Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Great IDEA Fellowship Program creator Amy Ralston (left) poses with the 2023 inaugural cohort of Great IDEA Fellows (L to R): Luke Seaton, Andrea Saavedra, Heidi Krauss, Konika Konika, Sarah Manski, Adriana Ponton-Almodovar and Brooke Jeffery. Credit: Andrew WardThe Great IDEA Fellowship Program was created to foster greater inclusivity and promote IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility) efforts in STEM.DEIFellowGreat IDEA Fellowship Programgraduate programgraduate students