AGEP
PROJECT PROFILE INFORMATION: 
The Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi
PI: Dr.
Maurice Eftink, Associate Provost, Dean of the Graduate
School and Professor of Chemistry, The University
of Mississippi, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677, 662.915.5974 (Office), eftink@olemiss.edu. |
Program
Coordinator / Director: Juanyce D. Taylor, AGEM Statewide Project Coordinator
The University of Mississippi, P.O. Box 1848,
University, MS 38677, 662.915.7474 (Office), 662.915.6557 (Fax), jutaylor@olemiss.edu |
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Primary
Partners: The University of Mississippi, University,
MS
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Secondary Partners: Jackson State University, Jackson, MS Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS The University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS |
Disciplines/Departments:
Jackson State University
STEM Graduate Degrees
Offered from the School of Science and
Technology
·
Department
of Biology (M.S.)
·
Environmental
Science (Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Computer Science (M.S.)
·
Department
of Mathematics (M.S.)
·
Department
of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences and General Science (M.S.)
·
Department
of Technology (M.S.)
Mississippi State University
STEM Graduate Degrees
Offered from the College of Arts and
Sciences, College of Forest Resources, College of Agriculture & Life
Sciences and the
College of Engineering
·
Department
of Biological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Geosciences (M.S.)
·
Department
of Mathematics and Statistics (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Physics and Astronomy (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.) – Aerospace, Agricultural and Biological,
Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer, Industrial and
Mechanical
·
Department
of Forestry (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Agronomy (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Animal Physiology (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Entomology (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department
of Food Science and Technology (M.S., Ph.D.)
Disciplines/Departments
(Continued):
The University of Mississippi
STEM Graduate Degrees
Offered from the College of Liberal Arts,
School of Engineering and the School of Pharmacy
·
Department of Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Mathematics (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Physics and Astronomy (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Medicinal Chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Pharmacognosy (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Pharmacology (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Pharmaceutics (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Engineering Science (M.S., Ph.D.) (Aeroacoustics Engineering, Chemical, Civil, Computational
Engineering, Computational
Hydroscience, Computer and
Information Science, Geology and Geological Engineering Electrical, Environmental, Materials Science
and Mechanical Engineering)
The University of Southern Mississippi
STEM Graduate Degrees
Offered from the College of Science and
Technology
·
School of Mathematical Sciences (Ph.D.)
·
School of Engineering Technology (M.S.)
·
Department of Biological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Physics and Astronomy (M.S.)
·
Department of Computer Science and Statistics (M.S.)
·
Department of Mathematics (M.S.)
·
Department of Medical Technology (M.S.)
·
School of Polymers and High Performance (M.S., Ph.D.)
·
Department of Geology (M.S.)
Website
Addresses: www.olemiss.edu/agem
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/grad/AGEM/
Impact
Nugget:
The Alliance for Graduate Education in
Mississippi (AGEM) is an equal partnership between the four doctoral degree-granting
institutions in Mississippi, with informal outreach to several HBCU and small
institutions in this state and region.
The primary goal of AGEM is to enhance the success of minority students,
primarily African-American students (36% of the college age population in this
state), in completing doctoral degrees in STEM areas. The AGEM program facilitates and coordinates activities between
the four institutions, including recruiting activities, social events and
retreats for students, summer undergraduate research experience programs, and
an annual state-wide conference. The
latter conference has grown over the past four years to a level of nearly 400
student and faculty participants. The
most obvious outcome of our AGEM program is measured in terms of degrees
granted. Prior to this program, the
four Mississippi institutions produced 13 minority PhDs in SMET fields in a
five year period. After four and a half
years of the AGEM program, we have produced 41 minority PhDs in these fields,
thus tripling degree production. The
AGEM program operates in close coordination with other minority pipeline
programs, including LS-AMP and HBCU projects, McNair programs, and NIH-funded
programs.
Statement:
The AGEM program has created a network
between institutions, to supplement strong student support systems within each
of the four partnering institutions.
AGEM has given focus to our efforts, which are especially meaningful
given the high percentage of African-Americans in our state’s workforce.