Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance Initiated Activities

1. Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance Initiated Activities American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting San Francisco, California February 16, 2007 Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

2. Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance Members • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Howard University • The University of Florida at Gainesville • The University of Maryland at College Park • The University of Miami Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

3. Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance PURPOSE The Goals of the AC-SBE Alliance are to increase the number of URM students receiving PhDs in SBE disciplines and to increase the number of URM students entering the SBE professoriate. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

4. Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance OBJECTIVES 1. Recruit and prepare undergraduates to pursue PhD degrees in SBE fields. 2. Assist students in the transition from BS to PhD programs. 3. Retain graduate students to complete the PhD in SBE fields. 4. Prepare future SBE faculty for success. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

5. Odum Statistical Summer Institute • Howard University Preparing Future Faculty Program • UNC-Chapel Hill’s summer research program • for undergraduate students • AC SBE Alliance Name Exchange Program • OPT-ED Day Conference • Howard University Online Summer Writing Program • Quadrennial planning meetings • Video conferences (being developed by AC-Alliance • schools) Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance Alliance-Wide Activities Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

6. Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities • SBE undergraduate students from AC Alliance Schools have preference for participating in the 10-week Summer Pre-Graduate Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. • Slots are available for up to 12 undergraduate students from AC Alliance schools. • Further, the University of Miami, the University of Maryland at College Park, and Howard University have summer research programs as well in which AC Alliance school undergraduate students are encouraged to participate. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

7. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance Networking Opportunities For AC SBE Alliance Students • The meeting of other entering PhD students at the Odum Statistical Institute • A gathering of AC Alliance PhD students at the annual OPT-ED Day Conference in the fall in Greensboro, NC • A meeting and gathering of other SBE PhD students at the annual Howard University Preparing Future Faculty Institute in June

8. Atlantic Coast SBE Alliance Some Activities At AC-SBE Alliance Schools Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

9. AC-SBE at the University of Florida • Majors • Anthropology • Criminology • Political Science • Psychology • Sociology Dr. Anne Donnelly Principal Investigator adonnelly@erc.ufl.edu Dr. Carolyn Tucker Co-Principal Investigator cmtucker@ufl.edu Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

10. Research Support • $3,000 student research stipend and a $500 AC-SBE mentor Award for each faculty who participates • UF SBE students and mentors: Anthropology: Deborah Smith, Shannell Grimes - Dr. Willie Baber • Political Science: Natasha Christie – Dr. Renee Johnson Kelli Moore - Dr. Sharon Austin Sociology:Ramon Hinojosa – Dr. Bill Marsiglio Melissa Bamba – Dr. Monika Ardelt Psychology: Manuel Lopez – Dr. Carolyn Tucker Jessica Jones – Dr. Greg Neimeyer Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

11. Outreach • Developed undergraduate and graduate • SBE Student Data Base • Sponsored Recruitment Reception for all SBE • juniors & seniors with GPAs over 3.0 • Created SBE Alliance recruitment brochure HOWARD UNIVERSITY • Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

12. Student Involvement • SBE Summer UndergraduateResearch • Revised doctoral seminar titled Perspectives: • Socio-Politics of Research Publications to • include all SBE participating disciplines • Selected SBE PhD students to participate in • Alliance-wide Preparing Future Faculty Institute Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

13. University of Miami NSF SBE Alliance June 5, 2007 – July 30, 2007 Coral Gables, FL Target Students: * African American * Hispanic * American Indian students …who are rising juniors or seniors Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

14. College of Behavioral & Social Sciences • Hired a Diversity Director/Assistant Dean to leverage institutional support • Expanded and Enriched the Summer Research Initiative • Expanded from 6 week to 8 week program • Enabled the funding of additional slots • Enabled the provision of additional instructional components Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

15. College of Behavioral & Social Sciences • 8 dissertation workshops & roundtables for Spring 2007 • Community Building Retreat at Coolfont Resort • University-wide Graduate Research Symposium Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

16. Graduate Component Involving 6 SBE Departments: Research stipend top-ups for entering SBE doctoral students Summer research stipends for current SBE doctoral students • Undergraduate Component: • UNC-CH undergraduate student SBE research • Academic year—12 hours per week minimum • Summer—Full-time research while in summer school • SPGRE additions—12 SBE undergraduate students • Folded the SBE component with the AGEP STEM project a commitment to diversity in research & the promotion of Ph.D. candidates Sponsored by the National Science Foundation