Transcript NC OPT-ED AGEP Presentation

NORTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION
(NC OPT-ED)
AGEP Brief to
AGEP National Conference
March 19, 2009
Kenneth H. Murray, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs, Principal Investigator, AGEP
North Carolina A&T State University
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SNAPSHOTS OF EXCELLENCE HIGHLIGHTS
1. History and Goals
2. Best Practices and Lessons Learned
3. Infrastructure Changes
4. Alliance Success
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NC OPT-ED AGEP PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Kenneth H. Murray, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and AGEP Principal
Investigator
North Carolina State University
David M. Shafer, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Outreach & Diversity, Graduate School and AGEP Principal
Investigator
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Valerie S. Ashby, Ph.D.
Gordon and Bowman Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and AGEP
Principal Investigator
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HISTORY OF THE NC OPT-ED AGEP PROGRAM
 1999: Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) grant – then
called Minority Graduate Education (MGE) Program
 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) and North Carolina
State University (NCSU) - joint AGEP
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) - independent AGEP
 2000: NCSU, UNC-CH and NC A&T began a formal alliance, and later that year
decided to integrate this university alliance with all other NSF-HRD supported
programs in North Carolina – called the North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity
Through Education (OPT-ED)
 2001: OPT-ED received an AGEP supplement to begin implementing a number of
joint programs and to hire an Alliance coordinator
 2005: NC A&T, NCSU and UNC-CH received AGEP Phase II funding to expand and
continue NC OPT-ED
 Since 2005: Added industry partners and provided support for new HBCU-UP
programs
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GOALS
1) To substantially enhance efforts in North Carolina to increase the number of
underrepresented minority (URM) students receiving PhD degrees and
ultimately entering the professoriate in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
2) To integrate the resources of existing programs and build a broader alliance
to serve minority students.
3) To build strategies for identifying and supporting underrepresented minority
students who want to pursue academic careers in the STEM disciplines.
4) To facilitate change in the culture of our institutions and to ensure a
continued norm of inclusiveness and movement towards the above goals
well after the end of the Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate
(AGEP) support.
5) To seek NSF/NIH, state and industry funded expansion opportunities into
the partnership programs.
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AGEP-FUNDED PROGRAMS AT
NC STATE, UNC-CH, NC A&T FOR OPT-ED STUDENTS
 Visitation Programs
 Academic Year and Summer Research Experiences
 Joint Summer Research Program Symposium at NC State
 21 Programs; 202 posters; 55 institutions; 21 states and Puerto Rico
 Bridging and Transition Programs
 Research Support for Current MS & Ph.D. Students
 Research Materials/Supplies Grants
 Assistantships
 Supplemental Fellowships
 Professional Development Workshops
 Travel Funds for Undergraduates and Graduate Students
 Future Faculty Recruitment Program
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SUMMARY OF MAJOR NC OPT-ED (AGEP) ACTIVITIES
 Graduate Student Cross Talks*
 Mentoring Workshop for Current and Future Faculty*
 Summer Research Programs (Nationally)
 Steering Committee Meetings (Alliance-Wide)
 NC OPT-ED Alliance Day (National Conference)*
 Professional Development Workshops
 Data Collection and Evaluation
* Best practices
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GRADUATE STUDENT CROSSTALKS
 Crosstalks are held 3 times a year alternating locations between each of the
three AGEP (NC A&T, NCSU, UNC-CH) institutions. The purpose of the
graduate student crosstalks is to provide opportunities for underrepresented
minority (URM) graduate students from across the NC OPT-ED Alliance to
come together for informal conversations in the form of discussion groups,
networking, programmatic activities and socialization.
 Held on Friday evenings from 6 to 8:00pm. Often social activities are
conducted afterwards led by the host institution’s graduate students.
 Students select the topic for the next meeting
Crosstalk Goals:
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Enhance Graduate Student Retention
Promote Advancement to the Ph.D. and professoriate
Encourage peer mentoring & networking
Diversify the STEM workforce
North Carolina State University, September 5, 2008
Topic: “Researchers Connect with Computing Resources on the Open Science Grid”
Speaker: Stephanie McLean, Director of Education and Outreach, Renaissance
Computing Institute (RENCI).
Institutions represented: NC A&T, NCCU, NCSU and UNC-CH
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November 14, 2008
Topic: “Managing the Stresses of Graduate School to Ensure Success.”
Speakers: Dr. Peggy Dilworth-Anderson, Professor/Director, Health Policy &
Management, UNC-CH and Dr. Joanne Marshall, Distinguished Professor, School
of Information & Library Science, UNC-CH, also Yoga Instructor.
Institutions represented: NC A&T, NCCU, NCSU, UNC-CH
North Carolina A&T State University, January 30, 2009
Topic: “What next? Life after the Ph.D.”
Speaker: Russ Read, Executive Director,
National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce
Institutions represented: NC A&T, NCSU, UNC-CH, UNC-G
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MENTORING WORKSHOP FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE FACULTY
NC OPT-ED annually sponsors faculty dialogues on mentoring
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Uses small group discussion and individual interaction
Raises comfort and knowledge levels while presenting best practices
Allows some one-on-one discussions
Workshop brings together current and future faculty to share positive and
negative experiences in mentoring
 Discusses institutionalization of best mentoring practices
Mentoring Workshop Goals:
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Expand and nurture mentoring skills
Enhance graduate student retention
Identify ways and means to institutionalize
mentoring best practices
Diversify the STEM workforce
"Mentoring & Diversity - Gateway to Empowerment“
March 31, 2008
Breakout Sessions: Faculty breakout session and
Graduate Student/Post-Doc breakout session
“Mentoring & Diversity - Gateway to Empowerment”
March 31, 2008
Panel discussion provided by 9 PAESMEM award recipients:
(From R to L above) Martha Absher, Duke University; Dr. Winser E. Alexander, NC State University;
Dr. Vallie Guthrie, NC A&T State University; Dr. Tony L. Mitchell, NC State University;
Dr. Christine Grant, NC State University; Dr. Steven F. Watkins, Louisiana State University;
Dr. Tanya Furman, Penn State University; Dr. Jonathan F.K. Earle, University of Florida;
Dr. Ricardo B. Jacquez, New Mexico State University
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NC OPT-ED ALLIANCE DAY
(National Conference)
 North Carolina LS-AMP co-sponsored
 Professional Development & Informative Workshops – By education level
 Student (Poster and Oral) Research Presentations – High School through
Graduate School
 Recruitment Fair
 Formal Network and Partnerships
Alliance Day Goals:
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Promote higher education in STEM fields
Networking
Develop solid presentation skills
Learn about educational opportunities from recruiters
Mentoring (peer and faculty)
Test evaluation techniques with students at different levels
NC OPT-ED ALLIANCE DAY CONFERENCE
September 26, 2008
1005 Attendees
Graduate, Undergraduate, Community College, High School & Middle
School Students from 10 different states
143 Total Institutions
34 Undergraduate and Graduate Recruiters
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NC OPT-ED AGEP INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES & SUPPORT
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On August 1, 2008, NCSU opened a new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
(OPA) to serve as a clearinghouse for information related to postdoctoral
employment as well as to provide programs, resources and support to
postdocs.
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Letters of Support were provided to the following grant proposals:
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Winston Salem State University HBCU-UP Program: “Raising Achievement in
Mathematics & Science”
NC Mathematics and Sciences Education Network (Pre-College Program):
“Transformative Exposure to Classes that Heighten Interests in Technology”
Active partnership exists between NC OPT-ED Alliance, Atlantic Coast SBE
Alliance, NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Program as
well as industries within North Carolina and professional organizations.
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PATHWAY TO THE PROFESSORIATE
Prepare Future Faculty
Retention
•AGEP Institutional Programs
•CREST
•Alliance Day
•Mentoring Workshop
•Crosstalks
•Assistantships
•Supplemental Fellowships
•Professional Development
Pre-College
•MSEN
•Alliance Day
•UG Research Symposium
•AGEP Institutional Programs
•CREST
•Alliance Day
•Crosstalks
•Seminars/Workshops
•Mentoring Workshop
•Future Faculty Recruitment Program
Transition
•AGEP Institutional Programs
•Alliance Day
•Bridging Programs
•Seminars/Workshops
Grad School Prep
Industry Partnership:
Burroughs Wellcome Fund(BWF)
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)
NC Biotechnology Center (NCBC)
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
•LSAMP/HBCU-UP/AGEP
•Alliance Day
•Travel Funds
•Seminars/Workshops
•Research Experiences
•Visitations
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PATHWAY TO THE PROFESSORIATE
An example of SUCCESS
Gregory D. Goins, Ph.D.
B.S. in Biology, 1988
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S. in Ecophsiology, 1991
North Carolina State University
Ph.D. in Ecophysiology, 1993
North Carolina State University
USDA Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1994-1995
University of Minnesota
Associate Professor of Environmental Biology
PI, BLEND Undergraduate Biomathematics Initiative
North Carolina A&T State University
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PATHWAY TO THE PROFESSORIATE
An example of SUCCESS
Carin Ann Lightner
SPGRE, summer 1998
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. in Mathematics, 1999
North Carolina Central University
M.O.R.(Masters of Operations Research) Mathematics, 2002
North Carolina State University
Ph.D. in Operations Research – Industrial
Engineering, 2008
North Carolina State University
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Economics & Finance
North Carolina A&T State University
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PATHWAY TO THE PROFESSORIATE
On the way…
Wanida Lewis
B.S. in Chemistry, 2005
St. Augustine’s College
M.S. in Chemistry, 2008
North Carolina Central University
Doctoral Program, currently
Food Science
North Carolina State University
NC OPT-ED Partners from
AGEP, NC LSAMP, HBCU-UP, CREST and NC MSEN Programs
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Mr. Larry Campbell, Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)
NC OPT-ED
Program Manager and Alliance Coordinator
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
Kenan Labs Suite A207
Campus Box 3290
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290
email: [email protected]
Phone: 919.843.6903
Fax: 919.843.2554
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