• Mississippi State University will host the third annual IMPETUS-PGE weekend on April 18 and 19, 2008. The primary goal of the program is to increase the number of master’s and doctoral degrees that are awarded in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) areas in the state of Mississippi.

  IMPETUS-PGE will fulfill this goal by empowering undergraduate juniors and seniors to pursue graduate education at Mississippi State University or another institution. During the course of the program, participants will receive information about the process of applying to graduate school, locating funding sources, and completing graduate studies as a successful student. Participants will also tour the campus and visit academic departments, laboratories, and classrooms in their areas of interest.

  In addition, students will have the opportunity to converse with current graduate students and graduate faculty who can share their experiences at Mississippi State University. These sessions are designed to illustrate to students how important a graduate degree in one of the STEM areas is to increase the career opportunities in academia, government, or industry and strengthen the nation as a whole in this technologically-driven world.

  As the “People’s University” and the largest public university in the state of Mississippi, we can offer graduate education with diversity and commitment to learning, research, and service. Please consider participating in the IMPETUS-PGE Program, even if you decide not to attend Mississippi State University. It is our hope that you will participate and become empowered to pursue graduate education

•  The 2008 AGEM Winter Scholar Symposium was  held Thursday, January 24 - Saturday, January 26.  Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS served as the host institute.  For complete details, please click on the the 2008 Symposium link.

• AGEM has nominated eight doctoral students to serve as SREB-AGEP Scholars to attend the Compact for Faculty Diversity Institute on Teaching and Mentoring.  The Institute will be held October 25 - 28, 2007 at the Crystal Gateway Marriot in Arlington, VA.  To learn more about opportunities with the Southern Regional Education Board, please visit www.SREB.org.

   
• On September 10, 2007 Dr. Fred A. Bonner, II, Associate Professor in educational administration and human resource development at Texas A&M University—College Station was guest speaker during the Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi and Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation’s Lecture Series titled, “Strategies for Academic Success for African American Students” .The talk highlighted the experiences of postsecondary African American undergraduates in predominantly White and Historically Black colleges and was based on his book Understanding How Minority Students Experience College. Over 40 faculty, staff, students and college administrators were in attendance.  The event was held on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.

• AGEM participated in a Research and Cultural Exchange Retention Activity with the University of Puerto Rico AGEP for graduate students in STEM fields.   The workshop took place on the campus of UPR in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - Sunday, October 22, 2006.  Students presented their research and participated in sessions that addressed the challenges faced by minority graduate students in STEM fields

  To learn more about other Alliances, please visit: http://www.nsfagep.org/index.htm.