1. Retention & Progress to the STEM Ph.D. Centralized Mentoring and Programming Encourages Students to Commit to Success Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D. AGEP Second Evaluation Capacity Building Meeting San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 27, 2006

2. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Discussing what works Centralized Logistics Centralized Programming Multi-campus Mentoring

3. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Centralized Logistics Official PROMISE Office on each campus  UMBC location: Within Graduate School  UMCP location: Within Division of Graduate Studies, Office of Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity  UMB location: Within the Medical School, Office of Student Research

4. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education How Does it Work? PROMISE Director  Rotates between campuses  Meets with Co-PIs, Staff, and students on each campus several times/month Key: Preserves consistency of the “product and message” across campuses

5. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education  Vision from initial proposal  Plan for multi-campus implementation  Faculty/Staff feedback  Program Implementation  Student Evaluation  Modify Accordingly Centralized Programming

6. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education The Tri-campus Seminar Two Models 1 tri-campus program/month, all campuses attend via buses/carpools or “Core Competency” programs repeated on each campus

7. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Challenges More than 700 underrepresented STEM students All don’t attend programs All don’t get centralized “core competency” training However … All receive invitations for events Many acknowledge (via letter, email) feeling “supported” even though they don’t attend

8. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education When Students Buy-In  Enjoy multi-campus camaraderie  Desire fellow students’ participation  Acknowledge PROMISE in achievements (e.g., research, dissertations)

9. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Lessons Learned … What works?

10. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Centralized Programming Works Core Competency Seminars Guaranteed 4.0 How to Develop Oral & Poster Presentations Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished Leadership and Confidence Preparing for the Faculty Job Search Holistic approach: family inclusion, stress management (shiatzu, breathing, mental & physical health)

11. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Outsourcing Works  Future Faculty conferences SREB Compact for Faculty Diversity Howard PFF RIT  Outward Bound  Guaranteed 4.0  Select speakers

12. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Tri-campus Mentoring Works

13. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Peer Mentoring Works  Mentor-Protégé model  Mentor–Mentee Group model  Role models Training: UMCP Center for Teaching Excellence, UMBC Faculty Development Center, Mentoring Workshops Peer Mentoring provides: Tutoring, campus/department/lab politics info, support & encouragement, accountability, balance

14. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Community Building Works Not UMBC, Not UMB, Not UMCP… Maryland!

15. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Involving Students Works  Student evaluation  Evaluation & Assessment brunch  Advanced student directed workshops  Alumni

16. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Interaction with Faculty Works  AGEP presence at monthly GPD meetings  AGEP update at President’s Retreat for faculty & staff  AGEP consulted for proposals, involved in President’s and Provost’s initiatives  Faculty speakers at seminars  Faculty judges for Research Symposium

17. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education “How to” Information, Support, & Expectations.. All Work  Graduate School orientations  PROMISE Opening meetings  Email/ listserv/website  Focused “Core Competency” seminars  Office hours & Appointments  Summer Institute  Coolfont

18. PROMISE: A Balanced, Holistic Approach to Graduate Education Come visit us! PROMISE and the Universities of Maryland welcome you! http://www.umbc.edu/promise promise@umbc.edu University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)