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Retention & Progress to the STEM Ph.D.

Retention & Progress to the STEM Ph.D. Centralized Mentoring and Programming Encourages Students to Commit to Success Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D. AGEP Second Evaluation Capacity Building Meeting San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 27, 2006. Discussing what works. Centralized Logistics

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Retention & Progress to the STEM Ph.D.

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  1. Retention & Progress to the STEM Ph.D. Centralized Mentoring and Programming Encourages Students to Commit to Success Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D. AGEP Second Evaluation Capacity Building Meeting San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 27, 2006

  2. Discussing what works Centralized Logistics Centralized Programming Multi-campus Mentoring PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  3. Centralized Logistics Official PROMISE Office on each campus • UMBC location: Within Graduate School • UMCP location: Within Division of Graduate Studies, Office of Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity • UMB location: Within the Medical School, Office of Student Research PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  4. How Does it Work? PROMISE Director • Rotates between campuses • Meets with Co-PIs, Staff, and students on each campus several times/month Key: Preserves consistency of the “product and message” across campuses PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  5. Centralized Programming • Vision from initial proposal • Plan for multi-campus implementation • Faculty/Staff feedback • Program Implementation • Student Evaluation • Modify Accordingly PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  6. The Tri-campus Seminar Two Models 1 tri-campus program/month, all campuses attend via buses/carpools or “Core Competency” programs repeated on each campus PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  7. Challenges More than 700 underrepresented STEM students • All don’t attend programs • All don’t get centralized “core competency” training However … • All receive invitations for events • Many acknowledge (via letter, email) feeling “supported” even though they don’t attend PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  8. When Students Buy-In • Enjoy multi-campus camaraderie • Desire fellow students’ participation • Acknowledge PROMISE in achievements (e.g., research, dissertations) PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  9. Lessons Learned … What works? PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  10. Centralized ProgrammingWorks Core Competency Seminars • Guaranteed 4.0 • How to Develop Oral & Poster Presentations • Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished • Leadership and Confidence • Preparing for the Faculty Job Search Holistic approach: family inclusion, stress management (shiatzu, breathing, mental & physical health) PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  11. OutsourcingWorks • Future Faculty conferences • SREB Compact for Faculty Diversity • Howard PFF • RIT • Outward Bound • Guaranteed 4.0 • Select speakers PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  12. Tri-campus MentoringWorks PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  13. Peer MentoringWorks • Mentor-Protégé model • Mentor–Mentee Group model • Role models Training: UMCP Center for Teaching Excellence, UMBC Faculty Development Center, Mentoring Workshops Peer Mentoring provides: Tutoring, campus/department/lab politics info, support & encouragement, accountability, balance PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  14. Community Building Works Not UMBC, Not UMB, Not UMCP… Maryland! PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  15. Involving StudentsWorks • Student evaluation • Evaluation & Assessment brunch • Advanced student directed workshops • Alumni PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  16. Interaction with FacultyWorks • AGEP presence at monthly GPD meetings • AGEP update at President’s Retreat for faculty & staff • AGEP consulted for proposals, involved in President’s and Provost’s initiatives • Faculty speakers at seminars • Faculty judges for Research Symposium PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  17. “How to” Information, Support, & Expectations .. All Work • Graduate School orientations • PROMISE Opening meetings • Email/ listserv/website • Focused “Core Competency” seminars • Office hours & Appointments • Summer Institute • Coolfont PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

  18. Come visit us! PROMISE and the Universities of Maryland welcome you! http://www.umbc.edu/promise promise@umbc.edu University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education

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