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

Office of the Vice President for
Research and Graduate School
Minority Programs
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Dwight Lewis
Director of Minority Programs
Office of the Vice President
Purdue University
Historically Black Institution (HBI)
Visitation Program Goals and Objectives
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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
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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
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Specific Activities of the HBI
Visitation Program
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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
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Minority Student
Retention Activities
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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
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HBI Visitation Program
Affiliated Schools/Universities
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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
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Minority Ph.D. Degrees, 1974-1998
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Rufus Ha m ilto n
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Arturo Ro d ríg uez
Ra ym o nd R. Ha yes
No e Lo p ez Benitez
Perc y Gilb ert
Myo ng Gilb ert
Luis O. Jim enez
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YEAR GRADUATED
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Presidents of
HBI Schools/Universities
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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
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Marvin Yates
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Audrey Forbes Manley
SPELMAN COLLEGE
James Douglas
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIV.
Benjamin F. Payton
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Norman C. Francis
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
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HBI Contacts
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THEODORE HEMINGWAY
Dean of the Graduate School
Florida A & M University
ARCELIA JOHNSON-FANNIN
Asst. Provost for Health
Hampton University
ORLANDO TAYLOR
Dean 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.
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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
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Other Recruitment Programs
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NIH Summer Research Institute
 MARC/AIM
 CIC/SROP
 IRT
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