1. CUNY-MAA/SBE AGEP ALLIANCE Best Practices and Networking First Annual National SBE Conference, UNC--Chapel Hill, Carolina Inn April 27-28, 2006

2. 2 CUNY & Michigan AGEP Alliance  The CUNY-MAA is an alliance among: The Graduate Center -City University of New York (CUNY), Lead Institution The University of Michigan (U-M) Michigan State University (MSU) Wayne State University (WSU)

3. 3 Who are these institutions?  These institutions, among the Top 25 institutions awarding baccalaureate & doctoral degrees in the social, behavioral and economic (SBE) sciences to underrepresented minorities, will share effective practices in the following areas:

4. 4 Effective Practices  Recruitment & Enrollment  Retention  Career Development  Postdoctoral  Professorial  Early Career Training

5. 5 In the Following Disciplines :  Anthropology  Communications  Communication Arts & Sciences  Criminal Justice  Economics  Educational Psychology  Political Science  Psychology  Sociology  Urban Design  Urban Education  Urban Regional Planning

6. 6 CUNY-MAA Current Joint Activities-Recruitment  Production of Joint Recruitment Brochure  Design of a New CUNY-MAA logo  Linking websites  Sharing databases of prospective students  Campus visits by students  Recruitment fairs across the alliance

7. 7 CUNY-MAA Planned Joint Activities-Retention  Academic Support  Mentors and tutors  Summer research internships.  A listserv by individual discipline and enrolled minority SBE students  Conferences in Michigan & New York  Financial Support  Through research grants for students to work at campuses in the alliance.  Social Support  Explore options for chat room

8. 8 CUNY-MAA Planned Joint Activities -Career Development  Postdoctoral  Explore postdoctoral opportunities across the alliance  Early Career Training  Tap into Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program –funded by NSF  Professorial  Develop Preparing Future Faculty workshops for SBEs.

9. 9 Networking at the National Level  SBE’s online newsletter with postings on recruitment fairs, professional workshops, and grants similar to the Minority Scientists Network Newsletter.  SBE’s Annual Conference providing opportunities for recruitment, oral and poster presentations, panels, noteworthy speakers and professional workshops on, e.g. Conflict Resolution, Negotiating Departmental Politics, Road to Tenure, Selecting an Advisor, Writing Proposals for Competitive Grants.

10. 10 CUNY-MAA Alliance PI’s - Coordinators  PI: Gail Smith, Ph.D. –The Graduate Center-CUNY  SBE Coordinator -Carol Oliver, Ph.D.  PI: Janet Weiss, Ph.D. -University of Michigan-Rackhman Graduate School  MAA-AGEP Coordinator -Robin Rennie  PI: Karen L. Klomparens, Ph.D. – Michigan State University  MAA-AGEP Coordinator -Shobha Ramanand, Ph.D.  PI: Steven Salley, Ph.D. –Wayne State University  MAA-AGEP Coordinator - Crystal Turner

11. 11 Acknowledgements  The CUNY-MAA Alliance would like to thank:  Roosevelt Johnson, Ph.D.  Patricia White, Ph.D.  Wanda Ward, Ph.D.