About ODASIS

WHO WE ARE

 

Since 1986, The Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has identified the individual needs of underrepresented and disadvantaged students in the sciences and aimed to provide them with supplemental academic instruction, continued guidance, and advising.

 

WHO RUNS IT

 

• Martha Haviland, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Undergraduate Instruction
• Dr. Kamal Khan, Associate Director
• Ms. Jesenia Cadena, Developmental Specialist
• Ms. Taruna Chugeria, Developmental Specialist
• Mr. Jonathan Langowski, Developmental Specialist
• Mrs. Nina Echeverria, Coordinator of High School Programs
• Mrs. Jackie Wieczorkiewicz, Administrative Assistant

 

WHAT WE DO

 

• Increase the number of underrepresented students that are admitted to & graduate from college
• Enhance problem-solving skills
• Increase entry into graduate/professional school and the workforce
• Bridge the faculty/student gap

 

WHY WE DO IT

 

ODASIS Mission: The Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) is an academic support unit within the Division of Life Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The goal of ODASIS is to increase the recruitment and academic success of underrepresented students, as well as educationally and economically disadvantaged students, who are interested in pursuing careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professions. ODASIS intends to improve the percentage of underrepresented students entering the scientific fields by encouraging academic achievement in the sciences through unique and rigorous academic support. By cultivating the number, participation, and success of underrepresented and disadvantaged students who pursue scientific disciplines, ODASIS aims to minimize the achievement gap in professional education as well as create a highly qualified and diverse workforce.

 

HOW WE GET IT TO WORK

 

• Institutional Commitment
• Funding Request
• Inter-department Collaboration
• Students' perspective on education and career possibilities
• Professor's Attitudes
• Pipeline (Continuum)
• Staff Attitudes

 

WHERE WE TAKE OUR STUDENTS

 

479 ODASIS Graduates From 1990 - 2009


198 M.D. (Medical)

1 M.P.H (Public Health)

5 Ph.D. (Research)

9 M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Research)

1 M.D./ M.P.H (Medical & Public Hlth)

2 D.C. (Chiropractor)

20 D.O. (Osteopathic)

12 D.D.S. (Dentistry)

3 P.A. (Physician's Assistant)

10 D.P.M. (Podiatry)

1 D.O. / J.D. (Osteopathic & Law)

40 Masters in Biomedical Sciences

3 Nurses

80 Other Professions

94Currently pursuing health-allied

Professions