Save these 2014 dates: May 3 (Celebration Cookout), August 16 (Summer Success Institute)

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

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.)

_____________________________________

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. — 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/

Published by Renetta Garrison Tull

Dr. Renetta Garrison Tull is the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the University of California Davis. She previously served as Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives at The Graduate School at UMBC, and was Professor of the Practice in the College of Engineering & IT. She was Special Assistant to the Sr. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Director of Graduate and Professional Pipeline Development for the University System of Maryland (12 institutions). She is the Founding Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) – http://www.umbc.edu/promise, and Co-PI for the USM LSAMP. Her research on global diversity in STEM continues, and she is an international speaker, covering nearly all continents, for groups and conferences such as the World Engineering Education Forum, the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, and the Pacific Sciences Congress. Her personal website is: http://renettatull.wordpress.com. Connect with her on Twitter: @Renetta_Tull; https://twitter.com/Renetta_Tull View more posts