Join us for a holistic discussion about using Slate for recruitment of graduate students! This roundtable-style discussion will focus on how we can better achieve UC-systemwide strategic goals of diversifying the professoriate via our Slate software. Even if you do not currently use Slate, we welcome all participants to share ideas and resources regarding email marketing, best practices for recruitment, future events that you will be attending, etc.

Kathy Redd

Kathy Redd is the Director of the Enrollment Management Center and Graduate Student Affairs Center in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UC Riverside. Kathy spent the last 35 years working in both Undergraduate and Graduate Advising at UCI and UCR. Her current work-life is mostly focused on the UAW contracts for TAs and GSRs. In her spare time she loves to read, hike with her dogs, and serve as the family genealogist.

Dr. Laura McGeehan

Laura is the Director of Academic Preparation, Recruitment & Outreach for the Graduate Division at UC Riverside. She is also a Co-investigator on the UCOP HI DDI Latinxs and the Environment grant and served as the Executive Administrator for CUSP: Career Mentoring of Underrepresented STEM Students for the Professoriate. Before starting her position in Graduate Division, Laura was a Graduate Student Services Advisor in the Graduate Student Affairs Center in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UC Riverside where she was awarded the Outstanding Staff Award by graduate students. Prior to coming to UCR in 2017, Laura was a community college Anthropology instructor in Southern California for 10 years. Laura earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology at Arizona State University, her MS in Anthropology at the University of Oregon, and her BA in Anthropology at the University of South Florida. Laura also has a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising from NACADA/Kansas State University. Laura's passion is to bring students of all backgrounds to higher education, and to help them succeed and achieve their career goals.