Transcript Atlantic Coast SBES Alliance

Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
Initiated Activities
American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual
Meeting
San Francisco, California
February 16, 2007
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Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
Members
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Howard University
The University of Florida at Gainesville
The University of Maryland at College Park
The University of Miami
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Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
PURPOSE
The Goals of the AC-SBE Alliance are to increase
the number of URM students receiving PhDs in
SBE disciplines and to increase the number of
URM students entering the SBE professoriate.
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Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
OBJECTIVES
1. Recruit and prepare undergraduates to pursue
PhD degrees in SBE fields.
2. Assist students in the transition from BS to
PhD programs.
3. Retain graduate students to complete the PhD
in SBE fields.
4. Prepare future SBE faculty for success.
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Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
Alliance-Wide Activities
• Odum Statistical Summer Institute
• Howard University Preparing Future Faculty Program
• UNC-Chapel Hill’s summer research program
for undergraduate students
• AC SBE Alliance Name Exchange Program
• OPT-ED Day Conference
• Howard University Online Summer Writing Program
•Quadrennial planning meetings
• Video conferences (being developed by AC-Alliance
schools)
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Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
Undergraduate Summer Research
Opportunities
• SBE undergraduate students from AC Alliance Schools
have preference for participating in the 10-week Summer
Pre-Graduate Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill.
• Slots are available for up to 12 undergraduate students
from AC Alliance schools.
• Further, the University of Miami, the University of
Maryland at College Park, and Howard University have
summer research programs as well in which AC Alliance
school undergraduate students are encouraged to
participate.
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Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
Networking Opportunities For AC SBE
Alliance Students
• The meeting of other entering PhD students at the
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Odum Statistical Institute
A gathering of AC Alliance PhD students at the annual
OPT-ED Day Conference in the fall in Greensboro, NC
A meeting and gathering of other SBE PhD students
at the annual Howard University Preparing Future
Faculty Institute in June
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Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance
Some Activities At AC-SBE
Alliance Schools
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AC-SBE at the University of Florida
Majors
 Anthropology
 Criminology
 Political Science
 Psychology
 Sociology
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Dr. Anne Donnelly
Principal Investigator
[email protected]
Dr. Carolyn Tucker
Co-Principal Investigator
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Research Support
 $3,000 student research stipend and a $500 AC-SBE
mentor Award for each faculty who participates
 UF SBE students and mentors:
Anthropology: Deborah Smith, Shannell Grimes - Dr. Willie Baber
Political Science: Natasha Christie – Dr. Renee Johnson
Kelli Moore - Dr. Sharon Austin
Sociology:Ramon Hinojosa – Dr. Bill Marsiglio
Melissa Bamba – Dr. Monika Ardelt
Psychology: Manuel Lopez – Dr. Carolyn Tucker
Jessica Jones – Dr. Greg Neimeyer
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Outreach
• Developed undergraduate and graduate
SBE Student Data Base
• Sponsored Recruitment Reception for all SBE
juniors & seniors with GPAs over 3.0
• Created SBE Alliance recruitment brochure
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Student Involvement
•SBE Summer Undergraduate Research
•Revised doctoral seminar titled Perspectives:
Socio-Politics of Research Publications to
include all SBE participating disciplines
•Selected SBE PhD students to participate in
Alliance-wide Preparing Future Faculty Institute
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University of Miami NSF SBE Alliance
June 5, 2007 – July 30, 2007
Coral Gables, FL
Target Students:
* African American
* Hispanic
* American Indian students
…who are rising juniors or seniors
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College of Behavioral
& Social Sciences
Hired a Diversity Director/Assistant Dean to
leverage institutional support
Expanded and Enriched the Summer Research
Initiative
– Expanded from 6 week to 8 week program
– Enabled the funding of additional slots
– Enabled the provision of additional instructional
components
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College of Behavioral
& Social Sciences
8 dissertation workshops & roundtables
for Spring 2007
Community Building Retreat at Coolfont
Resort
University-wide Graduate Research
Symposium
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Graduate Component Involving 6 SBE Departments:
Research stipend top-ups for entering SBE doctoral
students
Summer research stipends for current SBE doctoral
students
Undergraduate Component:
UNC-CH undergraduate student SBE research
Academic year—12 hours per week minimum
Summer—Full-time research while in summer school
SPGRE additions—12 SBE undergraduate students
 Folded the SBE component with the AGEP STEM
project
a commitment
to diversity in
research & the promotion of Ph.D.
candidates
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