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DSC Meeting Minutes – February

DSC MEETING MINUTES – FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Professor Donald Robotham, Director of the Advanced Research Collaborative; EO of Educational Opportunity & Diversity Programs; Doctoral Program Anthropology

Educational Opportunity & Diversity Programs

1. Black Male Initiative

  • Fund students to recruit applicants to Pipeline program
  • Pay for students to come into interviews
  • Go to conferences to recruit students

2. Magnet Fellowships

  • Entering GC across all fields
  • Underrepresented groups
  • 8 scholarships
    • $24,000-$25,000, 5 years
      • increased from 18K
      • service: mentor students in Pipeline Program Years 1-3
        • equivalent to teaching in CUNY college
        • 3rd year: manage Magnet-Pipeline program
  • must be nominated by department
  • In addition to Magnet, some other money for in-state tuition
    • 1 year – apply every year
      • renewable
  • can be applied for after entering GC
  • every person who has applied got at least tuition

3. Pipeline program

  • encourage students in CUNY schools to apply to doctoral programs
  • Tutoring from GC Magnet Fellows
    • Choosing schools to apply to
    • Working on applications – “craft” of admissions process
    • Navigating Admissions Committee
    • GRE Workshops
    • Funding for grad school applications
    • Spring semester: model graduate school
      • Smaller seminars
      • Longer research papers
      • Matches Magnet Fellow program

Advanced Research Collaborative

  • New institution: drive collaborate and interdisciplinary research
  • Bring in fellows
    • 1 group from outside CUNY
    • 1 group from CUNY campuses
    • Trying to bring students in more and create grant program for this year
      • Shape student research projects
      • Small grants ($1000 and less) for collaborative, interdisciplinary plans
        • Not too onerous of requirements
        • Hopes to get this in place this semester