Meeting Archive

2009

AGEP National Conference I              
Hyatt Regency
Chicago
March 19-21, 2009
 
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AGEP National Conference II
Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel
Washington, DC
December 10-11, 2009
 
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2008

AGEP Fourth Evaluation Capacity Building Meeting

Washington, DC

September 18-20, 2008

Meeting Objectives:

  • Identifying methods and questions for evaluation studies related to STEM graduate student progression to the PhD and professoriate, including admissions/selections, retention/attrition, PhD completion, and post-doctoral experience
  • Identifying methods and questions for Alliance evaluations, in terms of progression to PhD and the professoriate. What can AGEPs learn from cross-institution studies, like IGERT?
  • Developing and writing statements (including nuggets or highlights) that include measurable data for use in AGEP NSF Annual Reports Findings section and the AGEP Supplemental Report Questions, as well as general dissemination.

Selected presenters briefly described their studies, including:

  • What research informed the design of the study?
  • What type of data was collected? What was the rationale for deciding to collect this data?
  • What methods were used? What was the rationale for selecting methods used?
  • How were comparisons groups constructed? What are the reporting limitations in regards to the construction of the comparison groups?
  • Small group leaders assisted with writing if highlights, critiqued posters, and responded to evaluation concerns.

Small group leaders assisted with writing highlights, critiqued posters, and responded to evaluation concerns.

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Preparing Future Faculty Summer Institute

June 11 - 14, 2008

Washington, DC

Institute sessions and workshops focus on providing doctoral students with intensive training and experiences to enhance their preparation for the professoriate.

Visit the Howard University Graduate School’s Preparing Future Faculty Summer Institute website.



2007

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)

Session on Research that Encourages Minorities to Pursue Science Research Careers

November 2007

Austin, Texas

Presentations:



The Compact for Faculty Diversity Institute on Teaching and Mentoring

October 25-28, 2007

Arlington, Virginia

Visit The Compact for Faculty Diversity webpage.


AAAS Annual Meeting

Graduate School Alliances to Diversify the Science and Engineering Work Force Symposium

February 15 -19, 2007

San Francisco, California

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AGEP Third Evaluation Capacity Building Meeting

Designing an Evaluation Framework for Retaining Students in STEM PhD Programs

February 1-3, 2007

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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2006

AGEP Second Evaluation Capacity Building Meeting
Assessing Progress towards Infrastructure Building & STEM Department Involvement

January 26-28, 2006

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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