On May 6, 2017, PROMISE AGEP will be hosting its annual PROMISE AGEP Friends and Family Cookout! You are invited to come, bring your friends, family, and anyone who supports your journey through graduate school. This event is free. Graduate students from all schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) are invited! Here is […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE 5/6/16: DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE COOKOUT WILL BE HELD TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MAY 7, AT THE UMBC CAMPUS, COMMONS BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, GAME ROOM. You are invited to come, bring your friends, family, and anyone who supports your journey through graduate school. This event is free. Graduate students from all schools within the […]
Are you looking for career path possibilities or searching for job opportunities? On April 6, 2016, we will be hosting our annual “Career Paths for Graduate Students” seminar. Employers will cover all disciplines. Please RSVP to reserve your spot! Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about career possibilities and to network with employers of […]
Today marks a milestone in PROMISE. All of the participants who were featured in the production of the “What is PROMISE” video from the 2007 Summer Success Institute (SSI) have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations! Robert Holder, UMBC PROMISE Peer Mentor, Computer Science, has been working full-time while pursuing his PhD, and today, he defended, rounding […]
The 2015 PROMISE Fall Harvest Dinner for graduate students and postdocs at schools within the University System of Maryland will be held Friday, November 20, 2015, at 5:30 PM. (Time change from 5:00) Location: University of Maryland College Park Stamp Student Union 2203 Stamp – Colony Ballroom This dinner will allow you to connect with graduate students […]
PROMISE at UMB invites all to a special Fall Kick-off & Social Hour. Friday, September 4, 2015, 3 pm University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) Bressler Building, Hostick Lecture Hall Featuring Dr. Nirmal Joshi, MC Chief Medical Officer for Pinnacle Health System Transportation Driving: Google Directions (Additional information will be placed in the comment section of this post.) […]
UPDATE: 4/30/15: This event will still take place on Saturday, 5/2. Please feel free to come out and take a brief break from your activities and join us from 1-4. We will celebrate graduates at 3. Given the current state of unrest, we also know that people are interested in knowing about opportunities to help in […]
Warmer weather is arriving and we’d like for you to mark your calendars now for two PROMISE AGEP events that are open to graduate students and postdocs within the University System of Maryland, and our friends and colleagues from other universities. We build community as part of our professional development efforts, so we’ll look forward […]
The new Career-Life Balance Initiative at UMBC is sponsoring a February 2015 workshop on preparing career paths that will include a healthy integration of work and those things that are important to life, e.g., health and wellness, family. This workshop is sponsored by UMBC’s initiative new project, “On Ramps” to Full Professor: Institutional Support for Post-Family Leave […]
PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation is pleased to invite you to attend and participate in the 2015 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium and Professional Development Conference. This conference replaces the former PROMISE Research Symposium, and adds a professional development component that will prepare graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for faculty positions in Science, […]
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Get the article from AAC&U Peer Review: https://www.aacu.org/peerreview/2014/spring/tull, in memory of 2004 PROMISE Peer Mentor Jessica Soto-Pérez (Chemical Engineering).
Fellowships & Grad School Funding! Saturday Seminar: Sept. 7, 2013 @ UMBC w/ Dr. Carter-Johnson & Dr. Ordóñez
25+ PROMISE students/affiliates attend SREB’s Conference in Atlanta
Annual PROMISE Summer Success Institute: August 17-18, 2012 @ UMBC & The Hotel at Arundel Preserve
When Faculty say “X” … Understanding Faculty Expectations, Unwritten Rules. Dinner Seminar, Fri. Oct. 10, 2014
How to fund your graduate education! Dr. Ordóñez Rozo and Dr. Carter-Johnson (PROMISE Alumni) present their award-winning seminar on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012
Students applying for the NSF GRFP – The Road to the Application @NSFGRFP
PROMISE is going to Atlanta in October 2014 for the SREB Compact for Faculty Diversity! Do you want to go?
17th PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI): August 17, 2019 #ThinkBigDiversity
10th ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019 @ UMES
SEEDS Graduate Student Survey!
Job opportunities at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Congratulations, UMB PROMISE Participants!
Dissertation Bootcamp @ UMB
POSTPONED – Telling Your Research Story
2019 USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium & Professional Development Conference Feb 15, 2019 – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – #ThinkBigDiversity | PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP: […] William Easley […]
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The PROMISE Academy’s Inaugural Leadership Meeting will be held on November 27, 2018 – The PROMISE Academy – University System of Maryland: […] Stassun was the keynote speaker for the 2018 PROMISE AGEP Summer Success Institute. He is the 2018 winner of…
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The primary sponsor for PROMISE is the National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Human Resource Development (HRD). Current projects are supported by: Collaborative Research: AGEP - T: PROMISE AGEP Maryland Transformation # 1309290, #1309264, and #1309256. Foundational projects were developed and implemented under HRD grant #0202169 - "AGEP: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate," HRD grant #0639698 - "PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP"; and HRD grant #1111217 - "PROMISE Pathways." Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
