Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate School Minority Programs

1. Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate School Minority Programs Dwight LewisDirector of Minority ProgramsOffice of the Vice PresidentPurdue University

2. Historically Black Institution (HBI)Visitation Program Goals and Objectives • Goals of the Program • Encourage undergraduate students from historically black institutions to pursue a graduate education • Provide an overview of the educational opportunities available at Purdue • Establish ties between faculty and students at Purdue and at historically black colleges and universities • Increase minority enrollment at Purdue • Objectives • Increase the pool of potential graduate students through frequent contacts with historically black institutions • Ensure that students are financially able to attend by providing fellowships and tuition and fee scholarships • Enhance the experience of students after they enroll

3. Specific Activities of the HBI Visitation Program • A visit to Purdue by key administrators from historically black institutions • A three-day visit to Purdue by honors students selected by their universities for participation in the program • Visits by Purdue’s Director of the HBI program and the dean of the Graduate School to the participating colleges and universities to maintain contacts with faculty, administrators and students • Retention efforts to help new HBI students become acclimated and succeed at Purdue

4. Minority StudentRetention Activities • New Student Orientation Program • Welcoming Dinner for HBI and other ethnic students • Mentoring Activities • Meet individually with students • Formal mentoring groups being established • Intercede with faculty and administration on behalf of students • Graduation Recognition in the Spring • Maintain contact with HBI Alumni

5. HBI Visitation Program Affiliated Schools/Universities • Florida A & M University • Hampton University • Howard University • Morehouse College • North Carolina A & T University • Prairie View A & M University • Southern University • Spelman College • Texas Southern University • Tuskegee University • Xavier University

6. Electrical & Computer Engineering*Minority Ph.D. Degrees, 1974-1998

7. Frederick S. Humphries FLORIDA A & M UNIV. William R. Harvey HAMPTON UNIVERSITY H. Patrick Swygert HOWARD UNIVERSITY Walter Massey MOREHOUSE COLLEGE Edward B. Fort NORTH CAROLINA A & T Charles A. Hines PRAIRIE VIEW A & M Marvin Yates SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Audrey Forbes Manley SPELMAN COLLEGE James Douglas TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIV. Benjamin F. Payton TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY Norman C. Francis XAVIER UNIVERSITY Presidents ofHBI Schools/Universities

8. THEODORE HEMINGWAYDean of the Graduate School Florida A & M University ARCELIA JOHNSON-FANNINAsst. Provost for Health Hampton University ORLANDO TAYLORDean of the Graduate School Howard University JOHN K. HAYNES Director of Scholars Program Morehouse College RONALD SMITH Vice Chancellor, Academic Aff. North Carolina A & T Univ. GWENDOLYN TONEY Scholars Program Prairie View A & M Univ. CYNTHIA SPENCE Asst. Dean, Academic Affairs Spelman College BEVERLY WADE Director, Honors Program Southern University ALMA ALEXANDER Director, Counseling Services Texas Southern University WILLIAM LESTER Provost, Dean of Grad. Prog. Tuskegee University DERECK J. ROVARIS Director of Graduate Placement Xavier University HBI Contacts

9. Other Recruitment Programs • NIH Summer Research Institute • MARC/AIM • CIC/SROP • IRT