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Highlights, News, and Information
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The Florida AGEP Pathways Alliance (FL-AGEP) is committed to advance a partnership among six universities with the goal of developing, implementing, and studying a model focused on increasing the number of minority women faculty in STEM.
Our alliance consists of three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), one Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), and two Historically White Institutions (HWIs).
HBCUs: Florida A&M University, Florida Memorial University, and Bethune Cookman University
HSI: Florida International University
HWIs: University of South Florida and Virginia Tech
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Highlights of the 2022 AGEP National Research Conference | |
The Florida AGEP Alliance Team participated in the 2022 Annual AGEP National Research Conference and presented a poster, "Using Evaluation to Target AGEP Outcomes" and a research paper, "Lots of talk, but nothing formal: Exploring Administrators' Sensemaking about the Recruitment and Retention of Women of Color Faculty in STEM." | |
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Mini-Research Bootcamp Series | |
As part of the Florida AGEP (FL-AGEP) Alliance activities in mentoring academic Women of Color to succeed in the STEM professoriate, FL-AGEP will host a Mini-Research Bootcamp (a six-part webinar series) with the first, "What is the Blueprint for Tenure and Promotion?" featuring Dr. Vanessa Pitts Banisster on November 30, 2022, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. | |
Celebrating Notable Native American Women in STEM | |
In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month (November), we celebrate pioneers and pay homage to Native American women in STEM fields who have laid the foundation for our success and career exploration. We highlight four Native American women who have paved the way, and we encourage others to do the same in their journey through higher education and the STEM professoriate. | |
Mary Golda Ross, an aerospace engineer, was the first Native American woman engineer and the first woman engineer at Lockheed Martin. She was a founding member of the renowned Lockheed’s secret “Skunk Works,” where she helped others explore space. She was an advocate for equal education for both boys and girls while a student. | |
Dr. Kat Milligan-Myhre is notable for becoming the first Native American to earn a Ph.D. in microbiology. Dr. Milligan-Myhre contributes to making academic research more accessible and equitable for minorities and women, especially Alaskan Native youth. | |
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree and become a physician. She graduated as valedictorian from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. She opened the first modern hospital in Thurston County, Nebraska, and was instrumental in increasing access to healthcare for the Omaha. | |
Bertha Parker was the first Native American woman archaeologist and is notable as a groundbreaker who paved the way for many underrepresented individuals in the field of Archaeology without having a university education. | |
Spotlight on FL-AGEP Scholars | |
Dr. Michelle Bradham-Cousar | |
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Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin | |
FL-AGEP mentees, including Dr. Michelle Bradham-Cousar, Assistant Professor at Florida International University, Dr. Kemesha Gabbidon, Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida, and Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin, FL-AGEP Lead Program Coordinator, have been awarded a $5,000 mini-grant by the Archival Publication Authors Workshop for Engineering Educators (APA-ENG). They will explore the entrepreneurial mindset development that is associated with professional identity formation supporting the success of women in higher education STEM disciplines | |
Upcoming STEM Conferences | |
The 2023 Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD) conference will be held February 26-28, 2023. CoNECD is the only conference dedicated to all diverse groups comprising the engineering and computing workforce and provides a forum for research and practices to enhance diversity and inclusion of all underrepresented groups in the engineering and computing professions. | |
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The FL-AGEP Alliance team will present a research paper at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, April 13-16, 2023. The AERA conference is the largest gathering of educational researchers of diverse expertise. AERA focuses on improving educational processes through scholarly inquiry and the dissemination and practical application of research results.
Presentation Details:
Lane, T.B., Woods, J.C., de Murzi, N.H., Cobb-Roberts, D., & Johnson-Austin, S. (2023). Exploring How Various Mentoring Models Work For or Against Women of Color STEM Faculty. Paper session to be presented at the 2023 AERA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
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Promoting Pathways to the Professoriate at FL-AGEP Institutions
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida International University
Florida Memorial University
University of South Florida
Virginia Tech
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National Science Foundation
Human Resources Division
NSF | HRD Project Information
"This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the following Grant Numbers: Florida A&M University (FAMU) (2055302); Bethune Cookman University (BCU) (1916086); Florida International University (FIU) (1916094); Florida Memorial University (FMU) (1916044); University of South Florida (USF) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."
Foundation Program Officer:
Dr. Mark Leddy
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