Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D. IGERT-IBP, Nobleboro, Maine March 13, 2007
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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: Recruitment Involves Faculty
Graduate Horizons– Lab Tours– Presentations to students
Faculty Partnerships– MSI institutions
Conferences – ABRCMS, NSBE, AISES, SACNAS
PROMISE: Retention Involves Faculty
Community Building Retreat & The Dissertation House
Faculty:
Engineering Social Sciences
Humanities
Active Involvement
Graduate Dean
Assoc. & Assist. Deans from 3 campuses, GPCs,
University Staff (Counseling Center)
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 Professoriate
Involves 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?
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’
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
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP
Contact: [email protected],
Office: 410-455-2930; Text Msg: 443-610-2552
IM: rg_tull (yahoo)
Visitors section: http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum
Creating a Culture of Involvement