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
- $24,000-$25,000, 5 years
- must be nominated by department
- In addition to Magnet, some other money for in-state tuition
- 1 year – apply every year
- renewable
- 1 year – apply every year
- 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
- Future years will depend on budget Continue reading