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Posts from the ‘Promising Practices’ Category

Jun 2

Maria Johnson and Others

MI-AGEP Dissertation Writing Retreat

The aim of the Michigan AGEP Alliance Dissertation Writing Retreat was to help students focus on writing and completing the dissertation. With Western Michigan University as the lead institution, the retreat’s activities were targeted to areas where students typically have problems: managing their writing time, conceptualizing a topic, developing a dissertation research pre-proposal, writing a literature review, writing a dissertation research proposal, analyzing data, writing the last chapter, and editing.

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Feb 28

Rob Jaegers and Karryll Winborn

Faculty-AGEP Scholar Mentoring Initiative

Mentoring continues to be a critical success factor for retention and degree completion for Ph.D. students, and it is even more critical for students who are underrepresented in their field of study. Although effective mentoring begins with a faculty member, the graduate student must share the responsibility with him or her.

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Feb 14

Dr. Sherine Obare

Mentor Coordinator

The Graduate College at Western Michigan University established a Mentor Coordinator position as part of its effort toward fulfilling AGEP’s objectives.

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Jan 31

Wayne State University

Fellowship Writing for Doctoral Students

An important aspect of career development for doctoral students is learning to compete successfully for extramural grant funding. A track record of obtaining fellowship support from peer-reviewed national funding agencies places students at an advantage in obtaining better postdoctoral positions and future employment opportunities in academia. It not only demonstrates their ability to obtain funds, but also to present their research effectively. This ability to win national grants is especially important as the competition to receive funding from the federal government and other granting agencies to support research activities continues to worsen, even as promotion and tenure in academic positions remain largely linked to and dependent upon receipt of external funding.

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Jan 17

AGEP Postdoc Afi Rawlings and Dr. Nils Walter

Faculty Allies for Diversity in Graduate Education

Although the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan encourages diversity from “the center,” students’ experiences are grounded in their particular program, making it important for each program to address its own diversity issues. The precise nature of the diversity challenges varies by program, as does the nature of the best solutions. For that reason, the Graduate School sought to identify Faculty Allies within the programs. Our hope was that in this way we could support and encourage “local” efforts to recruit and retain diverse students.

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