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Changing Minds: Structural Components and Framework of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program & Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows

Changing Minds: Structural Components and Framework of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program & Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) LaMont F. Toliver, Director Meyerhoff Scholars Program Justine M. Johnson, Assistant Director

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Changing Minds: Structural Components and Framework of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program & Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows

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  1. Changing Minds:Structural Components and Framework of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program & Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) LaMont F. Toliver, Director Meyerhoff Scholars Program Justine M. Johnson, Assistant Director Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program

  2. Outline • Program History • Barriers of Success • Structural Components • Indicators of Success • Conclusion

  3. UMBC Profile • Midsize public university - Founded in 1966 11,650 students (9,406 U and 2,244 G) • 35% minority enrollment (Black 14%, Asian 17%, Hispanic & Native American 4%) • 1391 Freshmen SAT (top quartile) • 41% of students in STEM fields • Awarded 81 Ph.D’s in 2006 • What are we known for?

  4. Meyerhoff Scholars Program • Founders and Purpose • Milestones of 1989, 1991 and 1995 • …now open to all high-achieving high school seniors who have an interest in pursuing doctoral study in the sciences or engineering, and who are interested in the advancement of minorities in the sciences and related fields. • Growth in Numbers

  5. 07-08 Program Demographics Freshman Class Current Program Demographics

  6. Barriers of Success • Fear of disapproval or rejection by Peers • Perceived hostile or unsupportive environment • Inadequate socialization to the attitudinal and behavioral demands of the Academy • Specific gaps in knowledge and skill development • Limited exposure to models of academic excellence and scholarly practice • Overall low expectations • Financial aid

  7. Structural Components • Recruitment • Financial Aid • Summer Bridge Program • Tutoring • Summer Research Internships • Faculty Involvement and Commitment • Peer Study Groups • Program Values • Sense of Community • Personal Advisement & Counseling

  8. Administrative Components

  9. Academic Components

  10. Social Components

  11. Indicators of SuccessM1 – M15

  12. Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program

  13. The Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program • Began in 1996 with an MBRS-IMSD grant from NIH with two students - one in Chemistry and one in Psychology • There are currently 47 fellows in the program and 15 students have completed the Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. • … open to all who have an interest in pursuing doctoral study in the biomedical or behavioral sciences, and who are interested in the advancement of minorities in the sciences and related fields. • Retention rate of the program is 75%

  14. Program Demographics Incoming Class Fall 2007 Ph.D’s Awarded by Program

  15. Meyerhoff Graduate Structural Components • Salary Support and Health Benefits • Summer Bridge Program • Tutoring • Monthly Research Meetings • Minority Speaker Series • Travel to National Conferences • Supply Funding for Mentor Labs • Annual Retreat • Sense of Community • Personal Advisement & Counseling • Support through Degree Completion

  16. Administrative Components

  17. Academic Component

  18. Social Component

  19. Indicators of Success • Retention • Academic Performance • Impact on University • Graduate Placement • Graduate Program Completion

  20. Conclusion • Administrative Support • Faculty/Departmental Involvement • Bridge Program • Sense of Community & Identity • High Expectations

  21. Change Minds by. . . • Faculty have to care more than others is wise • Administrators have to risk more than others think is safe • University has to dare more than others think is practical • Students have to dream more than others think is possible

  22. Mr. T, Please change the MD number to 98. Mike Finally “If It takes an entire Village. . .” Administrative Academic Social

  23. Acknowledgements • Freeman Hrabowski, PhD • Robert and Jane Meyerhoff • Michael F. Summers, PhD • UMBC Community • Meyerhoff Program Staff • Meyerhoff Scholars & Fellows Special thanks to National Human Genome Research Institute

  24. Contact Information • Meyerhoff Scholars Program LaMont F. Toliver Toliver@umbc.edu www.umbc.edu/meyerhoff 410.455.3139 office 410.455.1281 fax • Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program Justine M. Johnson or Michael F. Summers, Ph.D. j.johnson@umbc.edu or summers@hhmi.umbc.edu www.umbc.edu/meyerhoff/Graduate 410.455.3124 office 410.455.1174 fax

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