2019 AGEP National Conference – Diverse Pathways in STEM: Achieving the Dream

The Pacific Northwest Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, (PNW-COSMOS), invites AGEP participants–Principal Investigators, Researchers, and Directors–to attend the 2019 AGEP National Conference, Diverse Pathways in STEM:  Achieving the Dream, to be held May 19-21, 2019, at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, on the shores of beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene, ID. Conference registration is now open at http://www.uidaho.edu/agep2019.Continue reading “2019 AGEP National Conference – Diverse Pathways in STEM: Achieving the Dream”

Coverage from the AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance’s first meeting captured by UMBC News; Additional photos showcase USM partners

UMBC’s Communications team in the Office of Institutional Advancement has posted a story about the PROMISE Academy and the partnership with institutions within the University System of Maryland (USM). The full story, posted to the UMBC News website on December 5, 2018, and can be found here, https://news.umbc.edu/umbc-launches-promise-academy-with-usm-partners-to-support-diverse-faculty-in-the-biomedical-sciences/. Additional photos from the event can be foundContinue reading “Coverage from the AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance’s first meeting captured by UMBC News; Additional photos showcase USM partners”

The AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance’s Inaugural Leadership Meeting will be held on November 27, 2018

Please mark your calendars. We will hold our first leadership meeting in Fall 2018. First Alliance Meeting – November 27, 2018 – Universities at Shady Grove (USG) Goals for this meeting: To: Introduce and connect our system-wide team Hear from our External Advisory Board (EAB) and learn about successful postdoctoral to tenure-track strategies from theContinue reading “The AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance’s Inaugural Leadership Meeting will be held on November 27, 2018”

NSF funds UMBC, UM College Park, UM Baltimore, Salisbury, & Towson to focus on building diverse faculty in the biomedical sciences.

The AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance, officially titled, “The AGEP Alliance State System Model to Transform the Hiring Practices and Career Success of Tenure Track Historically Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Biomedical Sciences” was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in October 2018. This collaborative research brings together five public universities with the goal of developing,Continue reading “NSF funds UMBC, UM College Park, UM Baltimore, Salisbury, & Towson to focus on building diverse faculty in the biomedical sciences.”

The AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance Team

  Five universities within the University System of Maryland came together to develop a National Science Foundation proposal increase faculty diversity within the University System of Maryland. A figure outlining our team structure and organization is here, and additional information about the team members by institution (e.g., PIs, Co-PIs, Senior Personnel, Evaluators, Researchers, External AdvisoryContinue reading “The AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance Team”