ABOUT AGEP

The National Science Foundation's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program is intended to increase significantly the number of domestic students receiving doctoral degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with special emphasis on those population groups underrepresented in these fields (i.e., African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders). In addition, AGEP is particularly interested in increasing the number of minorities who will enter the professoriate in these disciplines. Specific objectives of the AGEP program are (1) to develop and implement innovative models for recruiting, mentoring, and retaining minority students in STEM doctoral programs, and (2) to develop effective strategies for identifying and supporting underrepresented minorities who want to pursue academic careers.

ABOUT PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP

PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP is an alliance of the three public research universities in Maryland, led by UMBC, dedicated to the increasing the number and diversity of Ph.D. graduates in the sciences and engineering who go on to academic careers. AGEP is a program of the National Science Foundation.

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SAPAI--summer 2012 opportunies for AI/AN grad students in STEM SAPAI 2012 Summer Writing Retreat and Tribal College Faculty Preparation TrainingStudent to Academic Professoriate for American Indians (SAPAI) is a project funded by the NSF AGEP to increase the ...
Posted Feb 10, 2012 11:04 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Faculty Hiring Initiative at the New Jersey Institute ofTechnology As part of a strategic approach to multi-disciplinary hiringat all professorial ranks, the NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYexpects to make 12 new tenured/tenure-track faculty appointments ...
Posted Feb 10, 2012 11:01 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Position announcement: Graduate Education Dean, SDSM&T - Review of applications begins March 1, 2012 Dean of Graduate Education South Dakota School of Mines and Technology seeks a visionary and inspiring leader who is a champion for graduate education, passionate about growing graduate programs, and ...
Posted Feb 10, 2012 11:00 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Summer REU Internships in the Psychophysiology of Compassion at Northern Arizona University The Department of PsychologyNorthern Arizona UniversityAnnouncesSummer 2012 Research Internships inThe Social Psychophysiology of Compassion At our beautiful Mountain Campus in Flagstaff, ArizonaMay 23 through July ...
Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:57 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
WEPAN Webinar Invitation: Implicit Bias: The Power of Automatic, Unintended Mindsets Free Webinar -- Open to Everyone!Implicit Bias:The Power of Automatic, Unintended Mindsets Fred Smyth, Ph.D. Invite a colleague (or two, or more) to join the FREE webinar with ...
Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:52 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Diversity Recruitment Columbia Engineering EngAGE - Deadline 10 Feb 2012 Columbia Engineering is honored to host the first annual Engineering Achievers in Graduate Education program (Columbia Engineering EngAGE). This diversity recruitment program will allow us to invite the brightest engineering ...
Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:25 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Director of Diversity, Social Justice and Inclusion position at Bryn Mawr College The Office of the Dean of the Undergraduate College at Bryn Mawr is seeking candidates for the newly created position of Director of Diversity, Social Justice and Inclusion. Vanessa Christman ...
Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:24 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars (LARSS) Program My name is Debbie Murray and I am the Program Coordinator for the NASA Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars (LARSS) Program. I would like to ask if you would please ...
Posted Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
UC Davis Community Counselor Position Opening UC Davis is excited to invite applications for a Community Counselor to work within the Community Advising Network (CAN) Program. The CAN Program is a part of the Department of ...
Posted Jan 31, 2012 10:39 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Marie Tharp Fellowship at Columbia University Marie Tharp Fellowship 2012-2013 ***Application Deadline: March 31, 2012*** Overview: The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University invite applications for the Marie Tharp Fellowship 2012 ...
Posted Jan 31, 2012 10:38 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP

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Recent Events & Announcements

Research Study supported by UNC-Charlotte ADVANCE A research study supported by the UNC-Charlotte ADVANCE Faculty Affairs Office was recently published inChange: The Magazine of Higher Learning. The article entitled “Removing the Barriers to Full ...
Posted Jan 19, 2012 6:55 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
NSF Financial Services Transition to Research.gov in January 2012 In January 2012, changes will occur as part of the transition from FastLane to Research.gov. Please note that these changes will impact financial users at all NSF awardee institutions ...
Posted Jan 3, 2012 6:35 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
A Postdoc's Guide to Pregnancy & Maternity Leave The National Postdoctoral Association's ADVANCE project has developed a new online resource, “A Postdoc’s Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave,” that may be of use to women postdoctoral ...
Posted Oct 3, 2011 6:10 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
University of Michigan, Engineering Graduate Symposium The University of Michigan will host our annual Engineering Graduate Symposium on Friday, November 11, 2011, www.engin.umich.edu/gradsymposium. Travel grants are available for prospective engineering Ph.D ...
Posted Aug 25, 2011 6:56 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Proposed Changes to NSF Broader Impacts Criterion Over the past year, the National Science Board’s (NSB) Task Force on Merit Review did a careful review of the National Science Foundation's two merit review ...
Posted Jun 20, 2011 6:48 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP

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Jobs Website: Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61/

Return to the PROMISE Website: http://www.umbc.edu/promise

Dr. Kelly Kitchens, Former PROMISE Peer Mentor, UMB

Kelly Kitchens, Ph.D.
Pharmaceutical Sciences.
B.S., Hampton University, 2001.

Ph.D. University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB)
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Hamid Ghandehari.

Dissertation Title:
Transepitheliel transport of pol(amidoamine) dendrimers across
the intestinal barrier.
See the story with Dr. Kitchens' photo:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-te.bz.shift19oct19,0,7537847.story

NEWSPAPER CAPTION: Dr. Kelly Kitchens assays new compounds under development at Alba Pharmaceuticals, which is working on a treatment for celiac disease. (Baltimore Sun photo by Chiaki Kawajiri / October 15, 2008)

Faculty/Industry/Gov. Visitation Programs

McNair Grad School Fair at UMBC 9/17. Please register & recruit On behalf of the McNair Scholars Program at UMBC, I am sharing information about the Graduate School Fair that will take place during UMBC's annual McNair conference in September ...
Posted Aug 12, 2011 10:26 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Department of State Grant Opportunity The Office of Science and Technology Cooperation in the Bureau of the Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the Department of State is pleased to announce:Request for ...
Posted Jun 2, 2011 8:17 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Fellowship Opportunity for Master’s Degree in Comparative and International Disability Policy The Nippon Foundation will provide full fellowships including tuitions, books, required assistive technology and other support services, to a small group of individuals with disabilities to pursue graduate studies (Master ...
Posted Apr 27, 2011 7:46 AM by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP