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Institutionalizing Success for Underrepresented Graduate Students : Weaving PROMISE into the Fabric of the University. Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D. IGERT-IBP, Nobleboro, Maine March 13, 2007. PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP. 20+ A lliances for G raduate E ducation and the P rofessoriate UMBC (Lead)
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Institutionalizing Success for Underrepresented Graduate Students: Weaving PROMISE into the Fabric of the University Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D. IGERT-IBP, Nobleboro, Maine March 13, 2007
PROMISE:Maryland’s AGEP • 20+ Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate • UMBC (Lead) • Former commuter school, now “An Honors University in Maryland” • Meyerhoff Scholars/Fellows • A Balanced Approach to Graduate Education • UM College Park, UM Baltimore • 2003
PROMISE: Our Efforts • Recruitment & Retention • Professional Development • Transition to the Professoriate
PROMISE:Our Strategy Create a culture of involvement
PROMISE:Involvement =Weaving • RESEARCH & GRANT PARTNERING: • NSF-ERC: UMBC, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, CCNY, Rice; IGERT; Career • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: • For ALL graduate students • Involves faculty and staff • CAMPUS COMMUNITY: • Administration, Faculty, Staff, Students
PROMISE:RecruitmentInvolves Faculty • Graduate Horizons • Lab Tours • Presentations to students • Faculty Partnerships • MSI institutions • Conferences • ABRCMS, NSBE, AISES, SACNAS
PROMISE:RetentionInvolves Faculty • Community Building Retreat & The Dissertation House
Active Involvement Graduate Dean Assoc. & Assist. Deans from 3 campuses, GPCs, University Staff (Counseling Center) Faculty: Engineering Social Sciences Humanities
PROMISE:RetentionInvolves Students Involve non-STEM, majority, and inter-national students to strengthen retention of underrepresented STEM students.
PROMISE:Professional DevelopmentInvolves PROMISE Ph.D. Alumni
PROMISE:Professional DevelopmentInvolves other Ph.D.s of Color • Images of Possibility • Drs. Randal Pinkett, Calvin Mackie, Maria Mercedes Franco, Juan Gilbert, Eloy Rodrigues • PURPOSE Institute • Dr. Christine Grant, NC State, Meetings at NSBE Conferences, PROMISE SSI
PROMISE:Professional DevelopmentInvolves Faculty • Success Seminars • “How to Publish in Peer-Reviewed Journals” • “How to Exceed Your Advisor’s Expectations” • Dissertation Roundtables
PROMISE:Training for the ProfessoriateInvolves Faculty & Staff • Professors-in-Training (PROF-it) • UMBC Faculty Development Center • UMCP Center for Teaching Excellence • Howard University ECE Department • McNair Scholars Research Methods Course • CCBC-UMBC Fellows • Basic Training: Fall • Teaching with Technology: Spring Interesting Trend: Faculty attend! For their OWN development
PROMISE:Professional DevelopmentExample of Faculty Involvement in Professional Development When Faculty Say ‘x’, They Really Mean ‘y’
PROMISE: Professional DevelopmentWhen Faculty Say ‘x’, They Mean ‘y’ 1. How do you know when a faculty member is pleased with your work? Will they ever just tell you if you're not doing well or if you're doing a great job?
PROMISE: Professional DevelopmentWhen Faculty Say ‘x’, They Mean ‘y’ 2. What are the non-verbal actions or pattern of interactions that give clues as to how seriously a professor takes you or your work? What are the warning signs that it may be time to have a heart-to-heart?
PROMISE: Professional DevelopmentWhen Faculty Say ‘x’, They Mean ‘y’ Answer: • Good signs: Gives you more responsibility, puts you in charge of projects/lab/undergrads, new cohorts, recommends you for awards, meetings, etc. • Warning signs: Non-response. Lack of content in their advice, comments on projects, lack of verbal communication. Advisors often want to avoid confrontation at all costs.
PROMISE: Professional DevelopmentWhen Faculty Say ‘x’, They Mean ‘y’ 3. When a professor says he or she wants a DRAFT what does that REALLY mean?
PROMISE: Professional DevelopmentWhen Faculty Say ‘x’, They Mean ‘y’ Answer: The draft that goes to the professor should be your 4th or 5th draft.
PROMISE:Involvement InfluenceState Budget & Grad Education Policy • State Budget • PROMISE Graduate Student Professional Development • State funded: Ph.D. Completion initiative • Education Policy • Chair NAGS Mentoring Comm., Board Member • New SBE AGEP Director = Asst. Dean of BSOS
PROMISE:Our Best Practice Institutional Involvement • Involvement of: • Administration, Faculty, Staff, Students • Involvement in: • Campus-wide programs • Research and Grant Partnering
Creating a Culture of Involvement Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D. PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP Contact: rtull@umbc.edu, Office: 410-455-2930; Text Msg: 443-610-2552 IM: rg_tull (yahoo) Visitors section: http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum