Did you know that there are new PROMISE programs that will focus on faculty diversity in engineering and the biomedical sciences? The PROMISE Academy was funded in October 2018 and bears the official title: The AGEP Alliance State System Model to Transform the Hiring Practices and Career Success of Tenure Track Historically Underrepresented Minority Faculty […]
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates the exciting research conducted by Ph.D. students. Developed by The University of Queensland, the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Please join us for this workshop to learn […]
Annual USM PROMISE AGEP Fall Harvest Dinner & Networking Reception Monday, November 5, 2018 • 5:00 – 8:00PM • Colony Ballroom, Stamp, College Park Campus An invitation from PROMISE at College Park All USM graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff are invited to the Annual USM PROMISE AGEP Fall Harvest Dinner & […]
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers the U.S. and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections. Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that […]
We’re heading to Arlington, Virginia this coming October 2018 for the SREB Compact! If you went to the PROMISE SSI this year, think of The Compact as PROMISE SSI quadrupled! Yes, there are nearly 1000 students from around the country at the conference. As a group, PROMISE has traveled with graduate students to past SREB conferences around the US. […]
Welcome & Community Building Reception Friday, September 7, 2018, · 5 PM – 6:30 PM The Commons: Game Room PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP is dedicated to increasing the numbers and diversity of Ph.D.s in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields. PROMISE also provides a strong support system for underrepresented students of all fields, and for all […]
Thank you for visiting this event’s information page. We also ask that you CREATE a profile on The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Leadership (CIRTL) website: https://www.cirtl.net so that you can access materials that are part of the national center. Friday, August 24, 2018 – 9 AM – 1 PM UMBC, Sherman Hall 003 […]
Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Present FIRST TIME IN THE U.S.A Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit an abstract – Extended deadline is now July 30, 2018. For abstract submission go to the following link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/weef/abstract/index.cfm?ID=CK3RwTr Letter from the WEEF-GEDC chair: “Dear colleague, Peace engineering envisions and works towards a world […]
In 2003, “SUCCESS 2003” (later named the PROMISE Summer Success Institute or “SSI”) brought together graduate students in STEM from underrepresented groups in Maryland for a conference and series of workshops with the goal of building a community of scholars who would finish graduate degrees and go on to be professors and leaders in their […]
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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
Join us for the SREB (@SREBDocSch) conference, Marriott Crystal Gateway, VA, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 #ThinkBigDiversity
New faculty diversity programs launch for PROMISE, and the Twitter site gets a new look showcasing the #ThinkBigDiversity landing page
Writing for Publication co-hosted by Graduate Student Association and PROMISE Professional Development at UMBC
Public Speaking Series: 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) at UMBC
How to Develop a Teaching Portfolio
How to Develop a Syllabus
Fall 2018 Dissertation House for Non-Traditional Graduate Students, including University Employees, and Career Professionals – UMBC ONLY!
Fall Writing Accountability Group (WAG) @ UMB
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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.
