Summer Success Institute (SSI)

PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) – August 20, 2016

The PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) is an annual event held in Maryland to welcome a community of scholars to a new year. Focusing on graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, the SSI particularly welcomes scholars of color in STEM fields, as the SSI is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. In accordance with the spiritContinue reading “PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) – August 20, 2016”

Save the Saturday dates: May 2 – Cookout & Celebration of Grads; August 15 – PROMISE Summer Success Institute

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 forwardContinue reading “Save the Saturday dates: May 2 – Cookout & Celebration of Grads; August 15 – PROMISE Summer Success Institute”

The Success of the 2014 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) – The Social Media Accolades

This past weekend, PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP celebrated the anniversary of the PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI). This was actually the 12th Annual SSI. The first PROMISE conference was called “SUCCESS 2003.” We named the program the Summer Success Institute (SSI) in 2004. The program from the 2014 SSI can be found here: Click here forContinue reading “The Success of the 2014 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) – The Social Media Accolades”

The 2014 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI)! August 14-16, 2014

2014 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) Becoming the Professors of Knowledge: Leadership and Mentoring for the Professoriate Pre-conference Dissertation House: Thursday and Friday, August 14-15, 2014 Orientation and Positioning sessions: Friday, August 15, 2014 Formal Mentoring & Leadership sessions: Saturday, August 16, 2014 2014 PROMISE SSI LOCATION, Arundel Mills, MD The University of Maryland BaltimoreContinue reading “The 2014 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI)! August 14-16, 2014”

PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) 10th Anniversary Celebration! August 16-17, 2013

2013 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) 10th Anniversary Celebration Theme: Mentoring for Transitions & Advancement Friday and Saturday, August 16-17, 2013 2013 PROMISE SSI LOCATION, Downtown Baltimore: University of Maryland Baltimore, The Founding Campus SMC Campus Center (2nd Floor Ballroom) 621 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201, (410) 706-7532 Lodging: Camden Yards Hampton Inn & Suites, Conference Rate $107Continue reading “PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) 10th Anniversary Celebration! August 16-17, 2013”

Save these Spring/Summer 2013 dates! May 4: Cookout; July 9-12: Dissertation House; August 16-17: SSI

Dear Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty, Staff, and Friends of PROMISE: Please save the following dates for Spring and Summer 2013: SATURDAY, May 4, 2013: Annual PROMISE Friends and Family & Celebration of Graduates Cookout Location: High Ridge Park 10100 Superior Ave Laurel, MD 20723 1:00 – 4:00 PM All PROMISE participants who are graduatingContinue reading “Save these Spring/Summer 2013 dates! May 4: Cookout; July 9-12: Dissertation House; August 16-17: SSI”

Annual PROMISE Summer Success Institute: August 17-18, 2012 @ UMBC & The Hotel at Arundel Preserve

2012 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) Theme: Pathways to Success Registration Website (Click here for additional information about SSI attire, venue, directions, parking, and transportation.) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Dates: Friday and Saturday, August 17-18, 2012 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Features: PROMISE Orientation (For New/Incoming graduate students) Friday, 8/17, 9:00 AM Location: UMBC AOK Library, 7th Floor (NEW Location) The “Success Equation” (AllContinue reading “Annual PROMISE Summer Success Institute: August 17-18, 2012 @ UMBC & The Hotel at Arundel Preserve”

Join the PROMISE blogs and websites for up-to-date information. 55,000 hits & 2,300 comments strong on the DH!

We have a number of online resources for students to receive information. In addition to this main website for PROMISE which launched this past summer (5,000+ hits), we have an active Dissertation House website (18,000+ hits, 2300+ comments), an intranet site through MyUMBC (300+ members), a site that regularly lists all of the PROMISE Seminars &Continue reading “Join the PROMISE blogs and websites for up-to-date information. 55,000 hits & 2,300 comments strong on the DH!”

#PROMISE2011 – The PROMISE Summer Success Institute

The 9th Annual PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) was held at the Sheraton Town Center Hotel in Columbia, Maryland this past weekend. This year, we featured an outdoor component, hosted by Terra Trax from Arizona. The team leader, Craig Imler, is an Outward Bound-trained facilitator, who has been leading retreats for PROMISE since 2004. ManyContinue reading “#PROMISE2011 – The PROMISE Summer Success Institute”

The PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI), an annual conference sponsored by PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) was founded in 2003 intending to bring together new/incoming graduate students and those grad students (both Master’s and Ph.D. level) who were continuing in their programs so that they could prepare for and embrace theContinue reading “Summer Success Institute (SSI)”