1. Print & Online Products to be Produced by AAAS AGEP REC Grant and Other Follow up Activities

2. PhD Info Brief already produced For JAM (June 2009) ***New Enrollees & Overall Enrollees Briefs ***Info Brief that highlights Top PhD Producers for 2007/08 By December 2009 Graduate Education Evaluation Guidebook Launch of Guidebook at AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting In San Diego, Feb 18 – 22, 2010 By March 2010 Info Briefs on 2008/09, including data and highlights of Top Producers for 2008/09

4. Proposed Content for Guidebook -- Examining Progression to the STEM PhD and the Professorate: A Tool for Use in STEM Graduate Programs (Lessons Learned from AGEP) Conceptual Framework ***Collecting, using, and reporting disaggregated data ***Breaking psychological barriers to understanding and using program impact evaluation (fear of the pyramid) ***Retention as cross-cutting theme from pursuit of graduate school to completion of PhD to the Professoriate ***Short papers from graduate education researchers & AGEP leaders (10 pages or less with online link to supplementary materials)

5. Section 1– General framework for Evaluating Graduate Education Programs ***Evaluation Realities (With Jack; Not directly focused on AGEP but Graduate School Specific, Catherine Millett) ***10 Easy Steps to Examining Progression to the STEM PhD (YSG and Pat) (Probably a Summary of the Entire Guidebook) ***Conceptual Framework for Examining Progression to the STEM PhD (Already started by YSG and Pat & on AAAS AGEP web site) Charts ***Suggested Questions for Evaluating STEM Graduate Programs at the University Level ***Indicators for Evaluating STEM Graduate Programs at the University Level

6. Section 2- Perspectives from Researchers in Graduate Education ***Departmental Data Collection and Use, Chris Golde, Stanford ***Case Study Research in Graduate Education and Cultural Relevance, Cynthia Winston and Kimberly Freeman ***Wendy Stock (Matriculation Studies, Attrition, Time to Degree) ***Longitudinal Studies – From Leadership Alliance Summer Experience to Graduate School, Valerie Petit Wilson ***IGERT, Jennifer Giancola Carney, ABT ***CGS PhD Completion Project

7. Section 3 --- Evaluation methods examples from the AGEP Alliances (Short Papers with emphasis on evaluation & supplementary material on line) ***Doctoral Completion & Attrition Methods, Angela James, UCLA ***Florida AGEP, Anne Donnelly & Team, Using comparison groups ***Puerto Rico ***Michigan ***Colorado, Mark Hernandez & Team ***Georgia Tech ***UC (Collette Patt & Team) ***Rice-Houston ***Howard ***Arizona ***Utah ***Others

8. Section 4 – Tools for Graduate Education Program Evaluation ***Developing a Cost Effective Graduate Student Data Collection Infrastructure (UCLA AGEP; U of Michigan AGEP, Georgia Tech) *** Using Electronic Graduate Student Databases (UCLA AGEP, MS AGEP, other AGEPs, Early Warning Systems) ***Predictive models related to increasing campus production of URM PhDs ***Using National Databases for Comparisons at the University Level, Joan Burrelli, NSF & Lisa Frehill, CPST ***Collecting and Displaying Data *** IRB, Human Subjects. Small Cell Size, Privacy and Confidentiality ***Council on Graduate Education PhD Completion Project

9. Section 5 – Evaluation Methods for Examining Progression & Retention in the Professoriate ***Evaluating the Postdoctoral Experience, Orlando Taylor & Others Lessons from NSF ADVANCE ***Evaluation of Faculty Hiring and Practices and Processes to Broaden Participation, (Lesson from NSF ADVANCE) ***Evaluation of Faculty Retention Practices and Processes to Broaden Participation Suzanne Brainard, UW; Sue Rosser; & Michigan

10. Section 6 -- New Directions for Evaluation of Graduate Education Programs ***Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of your Graduate Education Support Program ***Policy evaluations that highlight economic impact to state and nation

11. Online Supplementary Resources Building Evaluation Capacity http://www.urban.org/publications/411651.html Links to AAAS Data Templates Links to CGS Data Templates http://www.urban.org/publications/411651.html

14. http://nsfagep.org

15. http://agep.us/

16. Other Activities Story on AAAS Home Page about 2007/08 AGEP PhD increases Possible AAAS Congressional Briefing on URMs and Graduate Education Proposed 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting Symposium or Workshop – San Diego, Feb 18 – 22, 2010 Other AAAS Event Mentioned Web site for Budget Analysis http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/

17. http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/forum.htm

18. AAAS/NSF HBCU-UP National Student Research Conference in DC, October 28 – 31, 2009 – 10 th Anniversary

19. Short Online Evaluation for this Meeting will be sent by next Friday, March 27, 2009 Thanks for your participation!!!