Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate School Minority Programs

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Office of the Vice President for Research and
Graduate School Minority Programs

• Dwight LewisDirector of Minority ProgramsOffice
  of the Vice PresidentPurdue University

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Historically Black Institution (HBI)Visitation
Program Goals and Objectives

• Goals of the Program
• Encourage undergraduate students from
  historically black institutions to pursue a
  graduate education
• Provide an overview of the educational
  opportunities available at Purdue
• Establish ties between faculty and students at
  Purdue and at historically black colleges and
  universities
• Increase minority enrollment at Purdue
• Objectives
• Increase the pool of potential graduate students
  through frequent contacts with historically black
  institutions
• Ensure that students are financially able to
  attend by providing fellowships and tuition and
  fee scholarships
• Enhance the experience of students after they
  enroll

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Specific Activities of the HBI Visitation Program

• A visit to Purdue by key administrators from
  historically black institutions
• A three-day visit to Purdue by honors students
  selected by their universities for participation
  in the program
• Visits by Purdues Director of the HBI program
  and the dean of the Graduate School to the
  participating colleges and universities to
  maintain contacts with faculty, administrators
  and students
• Retention efforts to help new HBI students become
  acclimated and succeed at Purdue

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Minority StudentRetention Activities

• New Student Orientation Program
• Welcoming Dinner for HBI and other ethnic
  students
• Mentoring Activities
• Meet individually with students
• Formal mentoring groups being established
• Intercede with faculty and administration on
  behalf of students
• Graduation Recognition in the Spring
• Maintain contact with HBI Alumni

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HBI Visitation Program Affiliated
Schools/Universities

• Florida A M University
• Hampton University
• Howard University
• Morehouse College
• North Carolina A T University
• Prairie View A M University
• Southern University
• Spelman College
• Texas Southern University
• Tuskegee University
• Xavier University

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Electrical Computer EngineeringMinority Ph.D.
Degrees, 1974-1998
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Presidents ofHBI Schools/Universities

• Frederick S. Humphries FLORIDA A M UNIV.
• William R. Harvey HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
• H. Patrick Swygert HOWARD UNIVERSITY
• Walter Massey MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
• Edward B. Fort
• NORTH CAROLINA A T
• Charles A. Hines
• PRAIRIE VIEW A M

• Marvin Yates
• SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
• Audrey Forbes Manley SPELMAN
  COLLEGE
• James Douglas
• TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIV.
• Benjamin F. Payton TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
• Norman C. Francis
• XAVIER UNIVERSITY

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HBI Contacts

• THEODORE HEMINGWAYDean of the Graduate School
  Florida A M University
• ARCELIA JOHNSON-FANNINAsst. Provost for Health
  Hampton University
• ORLANDO TAYLORDean of the Graduate School
  Howard University
• JOHN K. HAYNES Director of Scholars Program
  Morehouse College
• RONALD SMITH
• Vice Chancellor, Academic Aff.
• North Carolina A T Univ.
• GWENDOLYN TONEY
• Scholars Program
• Prairie View A M Univ.

• CYNTHIA SPENCE
• Asst. Dean, Academic Affairs
• Spelman College
• BEVERLY WADE
• Director, Honors Program
• Southern University
• ALMA ALEXANDER
• Director, Counseling Services
• Texas Southern University
• WILLIAM LESTER
• Provost, Dean of Grad. Prog.
• Tuskegee University
• DERECK J. ROVARIS
• Director of Graduate Placement
• Xavier University

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Other Recruitment Programs

• NIH Summer Research Institute
• MARC/AIM
• CIC/SROP
• IRT