On Wednesday, April 9, 2014, we will welcome new PROMISE Mentor, Dr. Michael Penn, Vice President of Strategy at Gladstone Institutes (and author of “Finding Your North,” a book that we featured at a past SSI), and Dr. Jaime Bonilla, Dean of the School of Engineering at  Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico.

Dr. Penn (in-person) and Dr. Bonilla (via Skype) are among leaders from 15 organizations who are coming to talk to graduate students about job opportunities. Dr. Penn is interested in finding talented biomedical researchers who are ready for postdoctoral positions. He is coming to Maryland so that he can go beyond just having people apply for positions on a website. He is coming from California to meet you in person! You never know what opportunities might transpire, so if you do research in any of the areas that Gladstone covers, e.g., HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders, virology and immunology, bioinformatics, cardiovascular disease, and more. Read more about the research at Gladstone Institutes, a partner of the University of California, San Francisco: http://gladstoneinstitutes.org/

After connecting with Dr. Jaime Bonilla at the International conference of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) in Atlanta in 2013, and again at the 2013 World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) in Cartagena, Colombia, we learned that Dr. Bonilla had developed a unique “Visiting Professors” program that is available to engineering Ph.D.s around the world. In an effort to expose his students at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico with a global perspective, he wants to bring in new faculty from around the world, to teach technical courses in English. These short assignments would give you, participants in PROMISE, an opportunity to have an international short-term visiting professorship. An example of the kinds of  positions that are on the table can be found here: http://www.higheredjobs.com/m/details.cfm?JobCode=175866267&Title=Visiting%20Professor%20-%20Engineering. Come and talk to Dr. Bonilla, a member of the Global Engineering Deans Council, to find out more about this opportunity, including opportunities that have not been discussed here.

The event is the Career Pathways for Graduate Students Dinner Seminar, which includes a concurrent panel discussion on global careers. Both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to this event.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

UMBC’s Campus

A.O.K. Library, 7th Floor

RSVP:

• UMBC’s graduate students and postdocs: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/19713
• Graduate students and postdocs from other schools within the University System of Maryland: Please RSVP by writing a message in the comment section below with your name and department. Alternatively, you may send email to promisestaff@gmail.com, with the subject “Career Pathways 2014.”

Other guests include representatives from:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• Creative Staffing International
• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
  
• Kelly Government Solutions
• National Security Agency
• Soft Tech Consulting
• The Canton Group
• The Hilltop Institute, UMBC
• U. S. Census Bureau
• UMBC, Research Administration
• Urban Teacher Center
• Viggorr Innovative Systems and Solutions Company
• The Fulbright Program
• The U. S. Department of State

About Dr. Penn:

Dr. Michael L. Penn, Jr, is VP for Strategy at the Gladstone Institutes and Chief Executive Officer of the Gladstone Foundation. Dr. Penn oversees the Communications Department and the the core laboratories and provides leadership for the conception, analysis and implementation of Gladstone’s strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Gladstone in 2012 he worked for more than 8 years at Genentech Inc., where he helped advance innovations in drug development. In 2001, Dr. Penn co-founded Building Diversity in Science, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering underrepresented minority students to pursue careers in science. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Commissioner for San Francisco’s Health Commission, the policy-making board of the Department of Public Health. Dr. Penn earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Morehouse College and an MD and PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of California, San Francisco.

About Dr. Bonilla:

Through our PROMISE AGEP collaborations with the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF), and the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (World SPEED), you are being invited to apply for  MIT’s “Education DesignShop”  the sponsored by MIT’s Office of Digital Learning. The program is slated to employ “design thinking” and “user-centered design” to address three distinct topics:

1) Curriculum Re-Design for STE(A)M – Science, Technology, Engineering, (Arts), and Mathematics

2) Motivational Structures In & Out of the Classroom

3) Resources and Support Structures for Retention & Diversity

Slots are limited. This program is free. The leader of the program has asked that we encourage you to apply. They learned about PROMISE at the 2013 WEEF Conference in Cartagena, Colombia, and through meetings of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies.

This is a unique opportunity to “think outside of the box” and have some, new, and different experiences. Please apply:

http://edudesignshop.mit.edu/apply.html.

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Related: 

About WEEF 2014: http://weef2014.org/

Through our PROMISE AGEP collaborations with the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF), and the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (World SPEED), you are being invited to apply for  MIT’s “Education DesignShop”  the sponsored by MIT’s Office of Digital Learning. The program is slated to employ “design thinking” and “user-centered design” to address three distinct topics:

1) Curriculum Re-Design for STE(A)M – Science, Technology, Engineering, (Arts), and Mathematics

2) Motivational Structures In & Out of the Classroom

3) Resources and Support Structures for Retention & Diversity

Slots are limited. This program is free. The leader of the program has asked that we encourage you to apply. They learned about PROMISE at the 2013 WEEF Conference in Cartagena, Colombia, and through meetings of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies.

This is a unique opportunity to “think outside of the box” and have some, new, and different experiences. Please apply:

http://edudesignshop.mit.edu/apply.html.

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Related: 

About WEEF 2014: http://weef2014.org/

Our PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation (PROMISE: AGEP-T) project invites you to save the dates for two big events coming this spring and summer:

Saturday, May 3, 2014: PROMISE AGEP Family and Friends Celebration of Graduates Cookout

PROMISE Cookout and Celebration of Graduates 2013

Register for the PROMISE Friends and Family Cookout and Celebration of Graduates:

Centennial Park – Pavilion D

Main/South Entrance

10000 Route 108

Columbia, MD 21042

Directions:
Main/South
PDF | Google Maps

Boat rentals will be available for an additional charge (See rates for paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, etc. so that you can plan accordingly. http://countyofhowardmd.us/Departments.aspx?id=6442456361.)

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Saturday, August 16, 2014: PROMISE AGEP Summer Success Institute (SSI)

SSI 2013, Top to bottom: 1) Session on planning for the professoriate with Dr. Christine Grant, 2) Webinar with Coursera’s Co-founder Dr. Andrew Ng, 3) Postdoctoral opportunities with NIH’s Dr. Jaron Lockett.

See information about these annual activities from past events:

• Cookout 2013: http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/save-these-springsummer-dates-may-4-cookout-july-9-12-dissertation-house-august-16-17-ssi/
• Cookout 2012: http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/promise-friends-family-celebration-of-graduates-cookout-sat-may-5-2012/
• SSI 2013 (Agenda & Information): http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/promise-summer-success-institute-ssi-10th-anniversary-celebration-august-16-17-2013-in-baltimore/
• SSI: 2012 (Agenda & Information): http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/2012-summer-success-institute-august-17-18-2012-umbc-the-hotel-at-arundel-preserve/

Our PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation (PROMISE: AGEP-T) project invites you to save the dates for two big events coming this spring and summer:

Saturday, May 3, 2014: PROMISE AGEP Family and Friends Celebration of Graduates Cookout

PROMISE Cookout and Celebration of Graduates 2013

Register for the PROMISE Friends and Family Cookout and Celebration of Graduates:

Centennial Park – Pavilion D

Main/South Entrance

10000 Route 108

Columbia, MD 21042

Directions:
Main/South
PDF | Google Maps

Boat rentals will be available for an additional charge (See rates for paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, etc. so that you can plan accordingly. http://countyofhowardmd.us/Departments.aspx?id=6442456361.)

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Saturday, August 16, 2014: PROMISE AGEP Summer Success Institute (SSI)

SSI 2013, Top to bottom: 1) Session on planning for the professoriate with Dr. Christine Grant, 2) Webinar with Coursera’s Co-founder Dr. Andrew Ng, 3) Postdoctoral opportunities with NIH’s Dr. Jaron Lockett.

See information about these annual activities from past events:

• Cookout 2013: https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/save-these-springsummer-dates-may-4-cookout-july-9-12-dissertation-house-august-16-17-ssi/
• Cookout 2012: https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/promise-friends-family-celebration-of-graduates-cookout-sat-may-5-2012/
• SSI 2013 (Agenda & Information): https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/promise-summer-success-institute-ssi-10th-anniversary-celebration-august-16-17-2013-in-baltimore/
• SSI: 2012 (Agenda & Information): https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/2012-summer-success-institute-august-17-18-2012-umbc-the-hotel-at-arundel-preserve/

Dear University Community,

We invite you to join us for an address from UMBC’s President, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, next Wednesday.

• Wednesday, March 12, 2014
• AOK Library (http://www.umbc.edu/aok/main/index.html)
• Gallery (1st Floor, next to the Circulation Desk)

In addition to his role as UMBC’s president, Dr. Hrabowski chairs the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/26/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts

More about President Hrabowski: http://president.umbc.edu/

• UMBC Graduate Community: RSVP on http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/19707
• University System of Maryland Graduate Students (outside of UMBC): RSVP by replying to this post in the comments with your name, department, and university.

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This event is shared with the University System of Maryland as part of the National Science Foundation’s PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation (PROMISE: AGEP-T) project.  

We encourage graduate students to take many opportunities to present their work and to become comfortable with presenting STEM content.

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PROMISE will be participating in the Regional Research Symposium at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on April 17, 2014. Please see the information below regarding the April conference at UMES:
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PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation (An AGEP-T Project) invites graduate students from universities within the University System of Maryland (USM: http://www.usmd.edu/institutions/) to participate in the Fifth Annual Regional Research Symposium, sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

SYMPOSIUM 2014

UMES REGIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Student Services Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

http://wwwcf.umes.edu/CampusMap/index.cfm?ID=Building&BuildingID=ssc

Directions: http://www.umes.edu/About/Default.aspx?id=245

Graduate students are invited to participate in one or both of the following ways:
1) Present research within the “Graduate Student” category
2) Serve as moderators within the “Undergraduate Student” category

Please visit UMES’ website for details: http://www.umes.edu/Symposium2014/Default.aspx?id=45811.

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT:

Based on such great participation in the PROMISE Research Symposium at College Park on February 28, 2014, graduate students from the universities in Maryland have been given a short extension. 

Please submit your abstract by Friday, March 7, 2014. This is the final deadline. Here is the link: http://www.umes.edu/Symposium2014/Form.aspx?ekfrm=45816

All attendees must register online.

If you are interested in being a moderator as part of your professional development, please contact Dr. Andrea Johnson, akjohnson@umes.edu, with the subject “PROMISE AGEP: Moderator for UMES 2014 Symposium” and cc: promisestaff@gmail.com.

Transportation:

A bus will leave UMBC’s campus to travel to the Eastern Shore in the morning of April 17, 2014 and will return the same evening.

• DEPARTURE: Leave UMBC at 5:00 AM (arrive at UMES between 7:30 and 8:00 AM. The program begins at 8:00 AM)
• RETURN: Leave UMES by 5:00 PM (arrive at UMBC between 7:30 and 8:00 PM).

If you are interested in bus transportation, please send an email to promisestaff@gmail.com, with the subject “Bus for UMES 2014.”

Last year at UMES:

Read the story of our PROMISE visit to UMES in 2013: https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/promise-students-celebrate-new-umes-president-dr-juliette-bell-on-umes-campus/

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Participation in this event is part of the PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transportation (PROMISE AGEP-T) project.  Our PROMISE AGEP-T promotes connections between universities in Maryland, professional development, and preparation for the professoriate. 

It’s winter and it’s cold. It’s the PERFECT time for you to join us for the PROMISE AGEP’s Winter 2014 Dissertation House Online. Click here to join. In addition to hosting the Winter 2014 Online Challenge, PROMISE will host a residential version of the Dissertation House on UMBC’s campus from January 21 to January 24, 2014 for UMBC’s students who registered in advance. Stay tuned for the Summer Dissertation House in July 2014 which will be available to doctoral students in programs throughout the University System on Maryland.

Unlike the residential programs that take place on individual campuses, the Dissertation House Online is open to any graduate student, from any university … anywhere! Join us online today.

It’s winter and it’s cold. It’s the PERFECT time for you to join us for the PROMISE AGEP’s Winter 2014 Dissertation House Online. Click here to join. In addition to hosting the Winter 2014 Online Challenge, PROMISE will host a residential version of the Dissertation House on UMBC’s campus from January 21 to January 24, 2014 for UMBC’s students who registered in advance. Stay tuned for the Summer Dissertation House in July 2014 which will be available to doctoral students in programs throughout the University System on Maryland.

Unlike the residential programs that take place on individual campuses, the Dissertation House Online is open to any graduate student, from any university … anywhere! Join us online today.