Compact-AGEP Partnership (CAP)

该提案旨在扩大两年前开始的一个试点项目，该项目由少数民族研究生教育（MGE）项目和教师多样性契约组织的教学与指导研究所共同开展。拟议的项目将继续并扩大研究所对所有AGEP项目的参与，并提供对契约的成功作出重大贡献的全套项目活动和服务。该契约是1994年发起的一项全国性计划，涉及三个区域组织，新英格兰高等教育委员会（NEBHE），南部地区教育委员会（SREB）和西部州际高等教育委员会（WICHE）。这个项目的目标很简单；增加少数民族研究生获得博士学位，并寻求成为高校教师的人数。将试点小组的经验推广到每个AGEP项目的学者，并扩大这些学者获得的服务，是该计划的目标。具体来说，拟议中的契约/AGEP伙伴关系将实现两大目标：1)为AGEP学者提供知识、技能、学术指导和支持，以提高他们在研究生院成功的可能性；2)加强作为学院或大学教师的职业准备。该项目有五个主要目标：目标1：为AGEP学者提供一系列直接支持服务，以增加完成博士学位的可能性。这些服务包括工作人员的定期联系；检讨学生的学习进度及成绩；一个通讯;学术咨询和宣传；指导和专业发展机会。目标2：提供获得SEM博士学位所需的技能和技巧培训。目标3：为AGEP学者从研究生顺利过渡到教师岗位做好准备。目标4：为AGEP学者提供扩展的网络和学术社区建设支持。目标5：为AGEP学者的教师导师提供有效指导技术和实践方面的培训。《契约》的年度教学和指导研究所显然是《契约》活动的“核心”。这个为期三天的秋季会议有500多名与会者，为学生和教师导师提供了一个论坛，讨论在博士阶段取得成功的关键问题。与会者参加工作坊和研讨会，范围从如何在研究生院生存到对初级教员的期望，特别关注提高研究、教学和指导技能、职业准备、提案写作、第一份工作谈判和网络。由于大多数Compact学者代表科学，工程和数学（SEM）学科，因此特别关注学者和教师的具体问题。

COMPACT-AGEP PARTNERSHIPThis proposal seeks to expand a pilot project begun two years ago between the Minority Graduate Education (MGE) program and the Compact for Faculty Diversity's Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. The proposed project would continue and expand Institute participation to all AGEP programs, as well as provide the full array of program activities and services that have contributed significantly to the Compact' s success.The Compact is a nationwide program initiated in 1994 involving three regional organizations, the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The goal of the program is simple; to increase the number of minority graduate students who earn the doctoral degree and seek careers as college and university faculty.Extending the experiences of the pilot group to scholars in every AGEP program and expanding the services these scholars receive is what this initiative will accomplish. Specifically, the proposed Compact/AGEP partnership will achieve two broad goals: 1) provide AGEP scholars with knowledge, skills, academic mentoring, and support that will increase the likelihood of success in graduate school; and 2) enhance preparation for a career as a college or university faculty member. The project has five key objectives:Objective 1: To provide an array of direct support services to AGEP scholars that will increase the likelihood of completion of the doctoral degree. These services include regular contact by staff; review of student progress and grades; a newsletter; academic counseling and advocacy; mentoring, and professional development opportunities.Objective 2: To provide training in skills and techniques of succeeding in a Ph.D. program in SEM.Objective 3: To prepare AGEP scholars for successful transition from graduate school to a faculty position.Objective 4: To provide expanded networking and academic community building support to AGEP scholars.Objective 5: To provide training to the faculty mentors of AGEP scholars in effective mentoring techniques and practices.The Compact's annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring is clearly the "centerpiecel" of Compact activity. This three-day, fall meeting of more than 500 participants provide a forum for students and faculty mentors to discuss issues critical to success at the doctoral level. Attendees participate in workshops and seminars that range from how to survive graduate school to what is expected of a junior faculty member, with particular attention given to enhancing research, teaching, and mentoring skills, career preparation, proposal writing, negotiating the first job, and networking. With the majority of Compact scholars representing science, engineering, and mathematics (SEM) disciplines, particular attention is paid to the issues specific to scholars and faculty.