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Major Project Accomplishments to Date As of December 1996 through August 2009
September 30, 1996 Received official grant award notification from NIGMS indicating the Developing Minority Biomedical Research Talent in Psychology application was funded for $750,203.00 through September 29, 1999.
December 1996 Staff initiated planning of the APA/NIGMS Orientation Conference.
December 6, 1996 Orientation Planning Meeting held at APA.
December 30, 1996 Staff selected and confirmed participating institutions.
December 30, 1996 Staff identified consultants and advisors for the project.
December 30, 1996 Staff recruited a research institution in the Rocky Mountain region and several minorities serving institutional participants.
January 1997 Psychology chairs at participating institutions identified core project team members.
January 22, 1997 NIGMS awarded the project $60,016.00 supplemental funds for project management and support personnel.
January 30, 1997 Staff conducted project initiation activities.
February 1997 Technical Consultants completed the DiNAS (Diversity Needs of Academic Setting Instrument) Manual.
February 28 - March 2, 1997 Orientation Conference held in Washington, D.C. Attendance totaled 100 people including representatives from the 16 participating institutions, institutional administrators, department chairs and students from each participating institution. Other participants included project technical and diversity consultants, APA executive directors, presidents or their designee from each of the five national ethnic minority psychological associations, invited speakers from NIGMS, NSF, NIMH and the Department of Education and federal government representatives.
March 3, 1997 Received official notification from the National Institutes of Health’s, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) awarded the project $10,000.00 supplemental funds to support the Orientation Conference.
March 23, 1997 APA/NIGMS Project hired Sonja Preston, as Project Coordinator.
April 8, 1997 Staff established an electronic communication network (listserv) among all project staff, consultants, participants, and core team members.
April 23, 1997 Staff initiated dissemination of project needs assessment (DiNAS) surveys to more than half the project‘s participating institutions.
May 29 - 31, 1997 Western Regional Center of Excellence held Strategic Planning Meeting in Santa Monica, CA.
June 7, 1997 Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence held a Preliminary Planning Meeting in Coral Gables, FL.
June 16 - 17, 1997 Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence held a Coordinating Meeting in Mission, SD.
June 27 - 28, 1997 Eastern Regional Center of Excellence held Strategic Planning Meeting in College Park, MD.
Fall 1997 Psychology 365 course begins at the University of Miami. Fourteen students enroll in course. Eleven students enrolled are ethnic minority.
August 1997 First edition of the Pipeline, the APA/NIGMS Project newsletter is disseminated.
August 1997 APA/NIGMS Project holds project meeting and luncheon during APA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.
October 2, 1997 Midwestern Regional Center of Excellence held second Planning Meeting in Chicago, IL.
October 22, 1997 PRIME Lecture Series from the Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence begins for Fall Semester. The 12 part series includes lectures on current institutional research and graduate training. Sessions are held at the University of Miami and Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus.
November 1, 1997 Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence held Strategic Planning Meeting in Coconut Grove, FL.
November 7, 1997 Western Regional Center of Excellence holds an institutional meeting at the University of California, Los Angeles.
December 5, 1997 Midwestern Regional Center of Excellence held Strategic Planning Meeting in Chicago, IL.
December 17, 1997 The Project receives the institutional Strategic Plan from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).
December 24, 1997 CSUDH received $15, 000.00 funding for Year -1 Strategic Planning activities.
December 1997 APA received Eastern Center of Excellence‘s Strategic Plan.
December 31, 1997 Participating institutions returned approximately 1400 surveys to APA for analysis.
January 1998 Research Seminar course and Lecture Series were again offered for the semester at Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus and the University of Miami. Course taught at University of Miami by core team member Victoria Noriega, Ph.D. and Kirsten Thomas, M.S. at Miami-Dade.
January 1998 APA/NIGMS Progress Report submitted to NIGMS.
January 13, 1998 Morgan State University received $15,000.00 funding for Year -1 Strategic Planning activities.
February 1998 CSUDH selected eight students to participate in Scholars program. Four students are African American. Four students are Latino/a/Hispanic.
February 1998 Planning Meeting held by CSUDH to discuss collaborative events held at each of the Western Regional Center of Excellence institutions. CSUDH will hold a collaborative event in February 1999. Santa Monica College will hold an event, March 1999.
February 20, 1998 California State University, Dominguez Hills holds an orientation meeting for institutional APA/NIGMS Project scholars.
February 25, 1998 APA received the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) institutional Strategic Plan.
March 1998 UCLA hires a graduate student to assist with project development and begins recruitment for program participants.
March 2, 1998 Western Regional Center of Excellence holds a Planning Meeting at CSUDH.
March 4, 1998 Southeastern Center of Excellence‘s Psychology Research Initiatives Mentoring Experience (PRIME) project continues its lecture series. Today marks the thirteenth of a series of eighteen lectures on varied scientific research.
March 12 - 14, 1998 Rocky Mountain Region held their Strategic Planning Meeting in Lame Deer, Montana.
March 17, 1998 APA received the Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence‘s Strategic Plan.
March 23, 1998 UCLA received $15,000.00 funding for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
March 31, 1998 University of Miami received $15,000.00 funding for Year- 1 Strategic Planning activities.
Spring 1998 A new bio-psychology course held at Truman College. Current project core team leader and core team members teach the course. Class enrollment is 17. Thirteen are ethnic minorities.
Spring 1998 Six students selected from UCLA to participate in the APA/NIGMS Project activities. Four students are Latino/Hispanic, two students are African American.
Spring 1998 The second Psychology 365 class begins at the University of Miami. The course’s purpose is to prepare students to enter careers in the scientific study of psychology, prepare students for the PRIME Summer Grant Program, and assist in early preparation for a major in psychology. The first session had 14 students, 11 were ethnic minorities, the Spring 1998 session had nine students, five were ethnic minorities.
April 1998 Beth Argus, member of the UCLA Core Team attended a budget proposal workshop for schools interested in establishing a Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program. This program is part of the TRIO programs which are federally funded and share many of the same educational opportunity goals as the APA/NIGMS project.
April 1998 Four students from the Eastern Regional Center of Excellence were selected to participate in the Enhancing Research Training Opportunities for Ethnic Minority Student in Psychology (ETEP) summer program held at the University of Maryland, College Park.
April 7, 1998 Prince George’s Community College received $2500.00 to complete their needs assessment surveys.
April 8, 1998 Miami Dade Community College (MDCC), North Campus officially withdraws from the project due to a major reorganization of MDCC. .MDCC, Kendall Campus remains in the project.
April 18, 1998 APA/NIGMS Scholars from the Western Regional Center of Excellence participate in a GRE workshop by Princeton Review hosted by UCLA. The workshop included a practice GRE test, feedback on performance, and suggestions for test taking strategies.
April 20, 1998 University of Maryland received $15,000.000 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
April 20, 1998 Miami Date Community College, Kendall Campus funded $2,500.00 for completion of the needs assessment surveys and $15,000.00 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
April 21, 1998 University of Maryland, College Park received $15,000.00 funding for Year-1 Strategic Planning demonstration activities.
May 1998 Eight students selected to participate in the Summer Mentorship Program from the Southeastern Center of Excellence’s institutions. Mentors selected for each of the PRIME students.
May 1998 Graduate student selected for the PRIME program at the University of Miami. Students will develop research curriculums to be implemented during Summer Mentorship Program with PRIME students.
May 1998 Western Region determines their collaborative project will be called the APA/NIGMS Scholars Program.
May 1998 The second edition of the Pipeline is distributed to approximately 2,000 persons.
May 6, 1998 APA/NIGMS Project hires Nicole Monteiro, MS, as Project Research Assistant.
May 8, 1998 APA/NIGMS Scholars from the Western Regional Center of Excellence, attend the Psychology Research Conference at UCLA.
May 14, 1998 UCLA Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate student presents to CSUDH APA/NIGMS scholars on “Careers in Biobehavioral Neuroscience” at Dominguez Hills.
June 1, 1998 Western Regional Center of Excellence selects six students to participate in the program. Selected are two African Americans and four Chicana/Latinas. Orientation for students held June 22, 1998.
June 1 - August 7, 1998 The Southeastern Region Center’s Psychology Research Initiatives Mentorship Experience (PRIME) Summer Research Program begins at the University of Miami. Ten students, recruited from all three participating institutions, participate in the 10-week summer session.
June 1, 1998 ETEP Summer Fellowship at the University of Maryland, College Park begins.
June 5, 1998 SGU met with the core team between USD and SGU regarding telecommunications possibilities between the three institutions.
June 16, 1998 APA receives Santa Monica College’s institutional Strategic Plan.
June 22, 1998 APA/NIGMS Scholars from the Western Center of Excellence attend a project orientation workshop.
July 1998 UCLA organized “Graduate School in Psychology” workshop for APA/NIGMS Scholars and Summer Research Program participants.
July 1, 1998 Santa Monica received $15,000.00 for Year - 1 Strategic Planning activities.
July 6, 1998 APA receives the Midwestern Regional Center of Excellence’s Strategic Plan.
July 13 - 17, 1998 Summer Public Health Research Videoconference and Institute on Minority Health held at Truman College. The project is sponsored by: the University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Center for Distance Learning and in collaboration with the National Center for Health Statistics, and the Association of Schools of Public Health. APA/NIGMS Project supports the institution’s participation.
July 15, 1998 Project Core team faculty, other invited faculty, and ETEP program participants from the Eastern Regional Center of Excellence participate in a brown bag conversation hour at University of Maryland, Department of Psychology. ETEP student participants present an overview of current research projects.
July 23, 1998 - Fall Semester 1998
Chicago State received $15,000.00 funding for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities. Biopsychology class was taught at Truman College. Twenty-four students enroll in the course. Thirteen of the 24 students are ethnic minorities.
Fall 1998 Psychology 365 taught at University of Miami class begins. Seventeen students enrolled in the course. Eleven of the 17 are ethnic minorities.
August 1998 DKMC collaborated with Student Support Services to sponsor orientation activities for incoming DKMC students. DKMC distributed packets of University of South Dakota Psychology and Human Services Programs to all student Advisors for recruiting and career information purposes.
August 10, 1998 Truman College received $15,000.000 funding for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
August 16, 1998 Project holds a luncheon meeting during the APA Annual Convention in San Francisco, California to discuss institutional updates and other relevant project information. Approximately 20 core team members participated in meeting.
September 1998 Chicago State University opens the Life Sciences Center.
September 1998 CSUDH and Santa Monica College program participants attend a collaborative lab visit at UCLA.
September 1998 DKMC collaborated with Student Support Services to sponsor student mentoring and tutoring support through newly organized Student Learning Support Center on DKMC campus. Support continued throughout Fall Semester 1998. (August 1998 -- December 1998).
September 1, 1998 CSUDH identified new students for their APA/NIGMS Scholars program.
September 3, 1998 Request for supplemental funding submitted to NIGMS for Planning Conference.
September 11, 1998 CSUDH held orientation meeting with APA/NIGMS Scholars.
September 19, 1998 APA received Rocky Mountain Strategic Plan.
September 21, 1998 APA was notified that supplemental funding was awarded from NIGMS for the National Planning conference.
October 1998 CSUDH hires a graduate student to assist with the project.
October 1998 UCLA initiated additional recruitment activities to identify two additional participants for their project.
October 1998 UCLA identified all African American and Latino/Hispanic psychology majors with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA.
October 1998 UCLA hosts a collaborative site visit for the Western Regional Center of Excellence.
October 1998 UCLA students are matched with faculty mentors. Students signed an Acceptance Agreement stating that they would work a minimum of eight hours a week on research from October 1, 1998 through June 10, 1999. Students also completed a Learning Contract with the assistance of their mentor.
October 1998 APA Staff initiates work on competitive renewal of grant application.
October 1998 Students from the Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence attend Red Road Retreat in Vermillion, South Dakota.
October 1998 DKMC purchased recruiting supplies to enhance recruiting efforts. Recruiting personnel provided with specific information regarding opportunities in biomedical research and human services.
October 1998 DKMC formed an informal student group to discuss student needs on campus, including learning environment, student resources, staff and personnel as resources, cultural inclusion in curriculum, etc. This group met periodically throughout Fall semester 1998.
October 1, 1998 The Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence’s first of six PRIME Lectures begins for the Fall semester.
October 5, 1998 APA/NIGMS Project hired Grant Writer, Beverly Lyles.
October 5, 1998 University of South Dakota, Sinte Gleska University and Dull Knife Memorial College received $15,000.00 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
October 9, 1998 Core Team Leaders of the Western Regional Center of Excellence meet to discuss the progress of the APA/NIGMS program at SMC.
October 14, 1998 APA/NIGMS Project hired Conference Planner, Wanda Robinson to organize and coordinate Planning Conference.
October 16 - 18, 1998 SGU attend Red Road Retreat in Vermillion, South Dakota.
October 19, 1998 APA/NIGMS Project held a Planning Conference meeting at APA.
October 23, 1998 UCLA held a collaborative workshop for APA/NIGMS Scholars Program Participants. Fifteen students and faculty from UCLA and CSUDH participated in lab visit/workshop and discussion of research and graduate school.
November 1998 Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence mails first issue of “Psych on the Rise” newsletter.
November 1998 UCLA program participants attend a seminar on careers in biobehavioral research related to psychology. Speakers include faculty from the Health Psychology and Clinical Psychology area.
November 13, 1998 CSUDH project held a workshop on graduate school admission and application process. Dr. Michael Laurent, from CSUDH’s Student Development presents.
November 18, 1998 Truman College and Chicago State University held an Open House at Truman College.
November 30, 1998 SGU held a “Meet the Instructors and Students” gathering in the Human Service Department.
December 1998 Florida International University reaffirms project participation and provides APA a project update and overview.
December 2, 1998 A regional teleconference took place with Health and Mental Health Directors of four Bemidji Area reservations so that practicum sites can be developed for Rocky Mountain Regional participating Native American students. Subsequent site visits planned for January 1999.
December 5, 1998 Graduate student assistant for the UCLA APA/NIGMS Project held a “hands-on” graduate school application preparation workshop.
December 11 - 13, 1998 The project’s Invitational National Conference “Planning for the Future: Ethnic Minorities in the Biomedical Sciences” held in Washington, D.C. Attendance totaled 65 people that included Core Team Leaders from each the 15 participating institutions, Core Team Members, the Project‘s Lead Consultants and four distinguished observers. Clifton Poodry, PhD provided the opening address.
December 22, 1998 APA initiates appropriate paperwork for Year-2 funding for the participating institutions.
January 1999 DKMC placed psychology Graduate Student from the University of Montana on its campus throughout Spring Semester 1999 as an intern.
January 1999 Local tribal community members utilized as guest presenters in DKMC Course.
January 1999 Students invited to attend START seminars at Prince George’s Community College to be held during the Winter 1999 and Spring 1999 quarters (January 1999 - June 1999).
January 1, 1999 USD initiated work with four potential reservation placement sites for Native American graduate students in clinical psychology in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
January 14 - May 6 PSYC690 was co-taught by USD Core Team Leader and the Director of USD’s Alcohol & Drug Studies Program for clinical psychology graduate students interested in working with Native American communities.
January 15, 1999 Dr. Hector Myers, Core Team Leader for UCLA held a workshop on writing statements of purpose for graduate school admission.
January 26, 1999 CSUDH received second demonstration grant for $15,000.00.
January 28, 1999 The University of California, Los Angeles, Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus, Morgan State University and the University of Miami received their second project demonstration grant for $15,000.00.
January 30, 1999 UCLA students required to complete first draft of their statement of purpose. Students receive written feedback from the graduate student coordinator and graduate assistant.
February 1999 UCLA identified a total of eleven students for their APA/NIGMS Honors Program.
February 1999 CSUDH paid stipends to all nine scholars following their satisfactory completion of project requirements.
February 1, 1999 CSUDH identified a new student for APA/NIGMS Honors Program.
February 1, 1999 APA submits competitive renewal application for the APA/NIGMS Project.
February 3, 1999 UCLA students are invited to attend a workshop and tour sponsored by the UCLA Resource Center.
February 6, 1999 Interested students at UCLA, CSUDH, and SMC participate in a GRE workshop offered by Princeton Review.
February 11, 1999 UCLA selected eleven students to participate in the APA/NIGMS Program.
February 11, 1999 UCLA initiated the development of a database of African American and Latino psychology students.
February 18, 1999 Sinte Gleska Core Team members and students participated in a recruitment program at St. Francis Indian School and Todd County high school, both local tribal schools.
February 25, 1999 Chicago State University receives second demonstration grant for $15,000.00.
February 25 - 26, 1999 Rocky Mountain Regional Center held a retreat in Rapid City, SD.
February 26, 1999 Planning meeting held for the Western Region. At the meeting it was decided that CSUDH would prepare a regional pamphlet for the APA/NIGMS Program and that UCLA would begin preparing a regional newsletter.
February 26, 1999 CSUDH held a Collaborative Event for the Western Region. Dr. Silva Santos presented on “Mental Health Distress and Mexican Immigrants” and Dr. Michael Laurent presented “Careers in Psychology.”
February 26 - 27, 1999 SGU Core members and USD’s Core Team members met at the Holiday Inn in Rapid City to plan the agenda for AIHEC presentation, the June Mentor Course/Workshop to be held at USD, and a logo design from the Rocky Mountain group.
February 28, 1999 CSUDH hosted a collaborative event for UCLA and SMC students. Dr. Silvia Santos presented her research on acculturative stress and Mexican immigrant families.
March 1999 UCLA initiates work to develop a listserv for all APA/NIGMS program participants and core team members.
March - April, 1999 CSUDH APA/NIGMS Scholars were offered SPSS Workshops. Nine students participated.
March 4, 1999 The University of Maryland received their second grant for project demonstration activities for $15,000.00.
March 12, 1999 SGU faculty members participated in high school recruitment program, local tribal school.
March 16, 1999 Sinte’s institutional team prepares and manages SGU’s Human Service Club’s Inipi (sweat lodge).
March 19, 1999 UCLA held a workshop on presenting and attending research conferences for their project students.
March 21 - 24, 1999 Members of the Rocky Mountain Regional Center participated and/or presented at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) in Billings, Montana. Faculty, undergraduates, and high school students mentored by the project attended. Delegates from all three institutions participated.
March 25, 1999 Karen Gunn, PhD, Core Team Leader for SMC participated in SMC’s Black Collegians Program to recruit students into the APA/NIGMS New Scholars in Psychology Program (NSPP).
March 29, 1999 SGU held a “Meet the Instructors and Students” luncheon in the Human Service Department. Ten staff, faculty and 30 students attend.
Spring 1999 Second issue of the Vermillion High School Native American students’ newsletter “Psych on the Rise” is published and sent to all reservation high school students in the region.
Spring 1999 USD Student Life Department established a graduate assistantship position to collect information related to the retention needs of Native American students on the USD campus.
April 1999 DKMC held its annual Career Fair. Educational and Career opportunity booth provided by DKMC Psychology students.
April 1999 SGU hired a consultant to work on developing an interactive technology link between the three Rocky Mountain Regional institutions.
April 1999 Five of the participating APA/NIGMS CSUDH Scholars participate in poster presentations at the Western Psychological Association Convention in Irvine, California. Eight students attended the meeting.
April 1999 Princeton Review conducted a free GRE Practice Test and Review Session that was open to all psychology majors at CSUDH. Fifty students attended.
April 8, 1999 SGU held a culturally-relevant presentation to students on alcohol and drug abuse in the Native American community.
April 14, 1999 Prince George’s Community College holds a Science, Technology, and Research Training: (START) conference.
April 19, 1999 CSU’s Life Science Center sponsored a student term-paper competition at the Psychology Department’s Spring Colloquium.
April 21, 1999 During Student Awareness Week, held at Sinte Gleska University, Dawn Eagle Buganaga, a mentor and USD core team member, recruited students for the psychology, nursing and biomedical programs at USD.
April 21, 1999 SGU held a presentation on leadership and organizational skills for Native Americans.
April 22, 1999 Sinte Gleska University students visit the University of South Dakota. The visit includes a tour of Psychology Department, the behavior laboratory, the crisis/disaster management program, the Psychology graduate program, library, and the counseling department. Eight Sinte Gleska students participate.
April 23, 1999 A workshop on writing skills is held by UCLA core team members for participating Scholar students. .
April 26, 1999 USD’s APA/NIGMS project had an exhibit at USD’s School of Medicine Health Careers Fair. The Students of Color (SCIP) and graduate student mentor displayed information psychology, the Disaster Mental Health Institute, the SCIP program and the Rocky Mountain Regional Center project.
April 27, 1999 SGU held a Native American culturally-relevant presentation to students presented by a Lakota Community consultant.
April 28, 1999 CSU students conducted a hand-on science tour of the Psychology and Education departments for forty seventh-graders from Ella Flagg Young Elementary School.
April 29 - May 2, 1999 UCLA students are invited to participate in the Western Psychological Association’s Convention in Irvine, CA.
May 1999 CSUDH’s six APA/NIGMS Scholars graduate. One will attend a PhD Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, two will attend M.S.W. programs, one will attend a MA program and two will take off a year before applying to graduate programs.
May 1999 A DKMC student traveled to the University of Montana for the student “Preview Day” and to the local “Indians in Psychology” program.
May 1999 DKMC Student Appreciation BBQ and Honoring Celebration held to honor DKMC students, (returning and graduating, as well) and highlight research completed by DKMC Psychology students throughout spring semester 1999.
May 1999 University of South Dakota Core Team Leader and Core Team Members met with USD President and Native American faculty and staffs members to discuss the needs of Native American students on USD’s campus.
May 1999 Clinical placement for Native American graduate student at the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal mental health program begins. Core Team Leader, Dr. Beth Todd-Bazemore from USD will provide clinical supervision.
May 1, 1999 The second of a series of GRE workshops is offered for UCLA, CSUDH, SMC students by Princeton Review. The event is held at UCLA’s campus.
May 3, 1999 SGU purchased technical equipment for the Rodger Hornby Memorial Research Center. Dr. Hornby was a member of the SGU Core Team. This research center was developed in his name.
May 3, 1999 Meeting of USD Native American faculty and staff with USD President to discuss issues relevant to Native American students’ recruitment and retention on campus.
May 3, 1999 FIU’s Summer PRIME Research Program begins. Eight students participate and receive stipends.
May 7, 1999 Santa Monica College (SMC) holds an orientation meeting for the New Scholars in Psychology Program (NSPP). Ten students attend.
May 7, 1999 UCLA holds the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC). UCLA and SMC students attend.
May 7, 1999 APA submits an addendum to the competitive renewal application to the NIGMS Minority Access to Research Careers Branch (MARC) Review Subcommittee.
May 11, 1999 SGU ordered SPSS software statistical computer program for the Rodger Hornby Research Laboratory.
May 12, 1999 SGU held an Open House at the Rodger Hornby Memorial Research Center. Sixty students and five faculty members participated.
May 17 - June 11, 1999 CSU starts the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) for five Truman students and two CSU students.
May 21, 1999 USD exhibits at the Todd County High School Career Fair in Mission, SD on the Rosebud Sioux reservation. In collaboration with SGU, information is displayed at the event on the Rocky Mountain Regional Center and careers in psychology.
May 21, 1999 The first cohort of UCLA APA/NIGMS Scholars give their final research presentations.
May 28, 1999 SMC holds a project meeting for participating NSPP students.
May 31, 1999 Four Morgan and one student from University of Maryland engage in assigned research advisory labs at the University of Maryland, College Park. The year-long involvement design includes an experimental science tutorial, completion of a research project, weekly contact with the mentoring supervisor, and a formal scholarly presentation of research completed. Participants are required to take the GRE Exam and prepare for graduate school.
June 1999 DKMC students participate in the Student Peer-Mentor Training held at University of South Dakota Campus in Vermillion, SD.
June 1999 CSUDH enrolls two of their programs APA/NIGMS Scholars into the Princeton Review GRE Program.
June 1999 A regional webpage is designed by a Native American undergraduate psychology major of the Rocky Mountain Regional Center. The site displays information on all of the participating institutions and the APA/NIGMS Project.
June 2, 1999 CSU‘s Life Science Center contributes to a collaborative summer interdisciplinary GRE preparation program with the psychology, biology, chemistry and math departments at CSU. Funding from APA and NIH supported the project. Twenty students attend.
June 2 - 4, 1999 SGU Core Member and the Lakota Advisor attended workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico on psychosocial issues and problems of co-morbidity for Native American clients with substance abuse problems. Workshop is sponsored by the University of Arizona college of Medicine Native American Research and Training Center.
June 6, 1999 Santa Monica College issues student stipends to their New Scholars in Psychology Program (NSPP) participants. Six stipends were issued.
June 8, 1999 CSU students visited the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry to observe the NASA exhibit.
June 11, 1999 CSU students concluded their summer program, presented their research to an audience of CSU students and faculty. Participating students received certificates of completion.
June 12 - 18, 1999 The Rocky Mountain Region held a summer mentor workshop/course at the University of South Dakota with five students from each of the three regional institutions.
June 13 – August, 1999 Core Team Leader from USD team teaches a mentoring course with Core Team member from SGU at USD’s campus. This mentoring course is in preparation for student peer-mentoring and is attended by four USD students, four SGU students, one DKMC student, and one Vermillion High School students.
June 17, 1999 Florida International University received $15,000.000 funding for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
June 21, 1999 Santa Monica College and the University of South Dakota receive their second project demonstration funds for $15,000.00.
June 25, 1999 SMC formally initiates its NSPP Program and holds a student workshop to discuss academic survival skills in psychology and to review students’ academic plans for the future and transfer strategies.
July - August, 1999 CSUDH’s database on African American and Latino (a) psychology majors updated.
August 1999 USD established a Cultural Advisor Position for their Psychology Department. Advisors work with 35 Native American undergraduate psychology majors.
August 6, 1999 SMC holds an NSPP meeting for student participants.
August 6, 1999 The University of Miami held a PRIME student poster competition held at the University of Miami. All PRIME students participated.
August 10 - 16, 1999 SGU Core Team Leader attended the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education‘s Recruitment and Retention of Native American students into Higher Education Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
September 1999 Daniel J. Ortiz, a graduate student at UCLA will begin working with the APA/NIGMS Honors Program as a Graduate Research Assistant. DKMC held a community event sponsored in collaboration with DKMC Indian Club in commemoration of Ft. Robinson Breakout (Northern Cheyenne History).
September 1999 Dr. Maria Hurtado-Ortiz was recruited to participate as a new core team member for California State University, Dominguez’s core team. Dr. Hurtado-Ortiz is a developmental psychologist.
September 1999 CSUDH selected six new scholars to participate in the CSUDH APA/NIGMS Scholars Program making a total of 10 for the year.
September 16 - 18, 1999 Three SGU students and 2 faculty attended USD’s Building Bridges Conference.
October 1999 Native American students from across the Rocky Mountain Regional Center participate in the Red Road Retreat, a traditional Native American cultural/spiritual approach to wellness Conference. One hundred and fifty Native American students participate in the Conference held at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota.
November 22, 1999 FIU PRIME students present their research at a Psychology Department colloquium.
December 1999 USD Established a Council of Indigenous Advisors consisting of four Native American elders and spiritual/cultural leaders from the Vermillion community as an advisory group for the Psychology Department.
December 10, 1999 SMC hosts collaborative regional meeting. All three institutions participate.
January 18, 2000 UCLA provides monthly seminar on “Applying to Extramural fellowships.” All regional participants are invited to attend.
January 19, 2000 UCLA seminar on applying to graduate school presented by UCLA’s Graduate Admissions Advisory Office and three graduate students.
January 19, 2000 Florida International participates in the PBS and American Colleges and Universities (AA & CU) teleconference on Race, Class and Health.
January 27 - 29, 2000 Eastern Regional Center holds site visit. All three participating institutions are visited.
January 28, 2000 FIU PRIME committee meets to discuss criteria for participating in the Summer PRIME program.
February 2, 2000 UCLA holds monthly seminar on “How to Write a Curriculum Vita”
February 5, 2000 University of Miami held 7th Annual Intercultural Communication Conference. One PRIME student presents their research during the conference.
February 16, 2000 Dr. Jose Herrera participates in the Southeastern Regional Psychology Lecture Series hosted at Miami Dade Community College, Kendall Campus. His presentation reviewed neuropsychology practices in clinical and forensic settings. Twenty-five students participate.
February 23, 2000 UCLA seminar held on “How to Write a Statement of Purpose for Graduate School”
February 25, 2000 The Western Regional Site Visit and Collaborative Meetings were held at Santa Monica College. Twenty-four students, faculty and core team members participate in the meeting.
Spring 2000 MDCC selects six students to participate in the PRIME Summer program.
Spring 2000 MDCC Offered SLS 1401 and a course titled IS 1935 Social Science Seminar for MDCC students admitted to the PRIME Summer Internship developed by Dr. Evelyn Diaz, Core Team Leader.
March 2000 Two CSUDH Scholars graduated in Spring and Fall. One attends a PhD Program in Community Research at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The other attends a Master’s Program in Psychology at Claremont Graduate School.
March 3, 2000 CSUDH presents a series of workshops entitled “Careers in Psychology”. The seminars are open to participating students from all three regional campuses. The first workshop is entitled “Cognitive and Developmental Psychology” presented by L. Mark Carrier, PhD and Maria Hurtado-Ortiz, PhD.
March 8, 2000 UCLA’s monthly seminars continue with guest speaker from the UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services.
March 8, 2000 Dr. Kristin Kilbourn from the University of Miami presented “Psycho-Oncology: Breast Cancer Research at MDCC’s Kendall Campus. This PRIME series lecture is attended by all students of the region. Thirty-five students participate.
March 17, 2000 CSUDH presents a second “Careers in Psychology” workshop on Counseling and Social Psychology.
March 22, 2000 Fifteen Truman Community College students visit Chicago State University for a campus tour and demonstration of the state-of-the-art electron microscopy laboratory.
March 24, 2000 CSUDH presents a third “Careers in Psychology” workshop on Clinical Psychology and How to get in a PhD Program. The workshop is presented by UCLA’s Core Team Leader, Hector Myers, PhD.
March 28, 2000 The Second Prince George’s Community College’s START conference is held in the Largo Student Center. More than 300 students participate from local high schools. Dr. Luther Williams provides the keynote address.
March 29, 2000 Dr. Wendy Silverman from Florida International University presents “Child Phobia” as part of the Southeastern Regional Lecture Series. Twenty-seven students participate.
March 29 - April 2, 2000 CSUDH Scholars Monica Rosales and Alejandro Morales presented their research with faculty mentor Dr. Silvia Santos at the AAHEE’s National Conference.
April 2000 Three of the participating APA/NIGMS CSUDH Scholars participate in poster presentations at the Western Psychological Association convention in Portland, Oregon.
April 2000 CSUDH Scholars Monica Rosales and Alejandro Morales were accepted to the University of Utah Summer Research Opportunity Program.
April 5, 2000 “Intimacy and Relationships” is presented by Dr. Jean-Phillipe Laurenceau from the University of Miami. Thirty-seven students participate in the Lecture Series hosted by Miami Dade Community College.
April 7, 2000 Morgan State University students participate in the Carolinas Psychology Conference. The conference provided undergraduates the opportunity to gain experience by giving oral presentations of their research to others in a professional setting. The event was attended by four NIGMS trainees.
April 13 - 16, 2000 Sandra Sanchez and Denize Weil and Dan Ortiz, the UCLA Graduate Mentor attend the WPA annual conference in Portland, Oregon.
April 17, 2000 FIU selects six outstanding students to participate in the Summer 2000 PRIME Research Program. Students selected were: Andrew Barett, Robert Castillo, Sarah Clarke, Zonya Rodney, Isabel Rodriguez, and Jacqueline Seoanes.
April 19, 2000 Dr. Janat Parker from Florida International University presents “Eyewitness to Crime” for the Regional Psychology Lecture Series at Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus. Fourteen students participate.
April 19, 2000 CSU’s Department of Psychology’s 3th Annual Spring Colloquium entitled “Psychology and Diversity: Meeting the Challenge” was held. The keynote address was given by Robert V. Guthrie, PhD. Sixteen students from undergraduate, graduate and high school presented their research and received awards.
April 20, 2000 Morgan State University’s Annual Research Symposium held. One ETEP student presents their research.
April 22, 2000 UCLA offers at all-day Princeton Review GRE Workshop for all student participants.
April 25, 2000 SGU presents “Lakota Perspective and Approach on Child and Family Welfare Services.”
April 29, 2000 Morgan State trainees attend the Lehigh Valley Psychology Conference. Attendance topped 800 people.
May 2000 Six APA/NIGMS Scholars graduate. One attends a PhD Program in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Alliant College, 2 attend MSW programs, 1 attends an MA program in Psychology and 2 selected to take off one year before applying to graduate school.
May 2000 SURE Summer Research Program starts. The 4-week program identified 7 students from the Midwestern Region to participate.
May 3, 2000 Morgan State students participate in the Annual Student Research Symposium. The event attracted 200 people.
May 5, 2000 UCLA students attend the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at the UCLA.
May 12, 2000 UCLA holds a regional event on graduate school, student experiences, and Dr. Curtis Hard presented his research in social psychology.
May 19, 2000 CSUDH holds a reception in honor of the scholars; achievement and to thank faculty. Families were invited to attend. Each scholar gave brief reports on their research during the reception.
May 22 - June 16, 2000 CSU’s SURE Program recruited seven ethnic minority students from CSU and TCC to participate in the SURE intensive summer research program.
May 24, 2000 The Western Regional Center holds a collaborative event at UCLA.
May 30 - August 2, 2000 Southeastern PRIME intensive summer research program is conducted. Twelve minority students participate in the 10-week research program. Each student is assigned a research mentor and works 20 hours a week.
June 30, 2000 The NIGMS Project is awarded $1.43 million for three-years.
August 2000 Billie Foote meets with Ft. Belknap College Administration, Student Support Services, Academic Dean and other campus personnel to discuss APA/NIGMS Project goals as related to Ft. Belknap College.
August 2, 2000 University of Miami’s Science Poster Presentation. Two students receive awards for their poster presentations.
August 8, 2000 Dr. Jeanette Altarriba conducted a roundtable for PRIME students. She is an Associate Professor at SUNY-Albany and an FIU Graduate.
August 17, 2000 Three students were identified from Morgan State and PGCC to participate in the year-long ETEP program at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Fall 2000 UCLA recruited prospective PROPS students meeting program qualifications.
Fall 2000 The Department of Psychology at PGCC hosted two Psychology Majors Meetings with the sole purpose of discussing research opportunities in the biomedical sciences.
Fall 2000 CSU develops a peer mentoring program. Ten students currently participate who are matched with an upper class or graduate student who is Psi Chi members.
Fall 2000 MDCC hosted a successful Psychology Lecture Series at Kendall Campus offered by the University of Miami and FIU.
Fall 2000 MDCC developed project web site for the NIGMS Project. The website provides information about the grant, application process and lecture PRIME series.
September 2000 Thirty Native American high school students are supported by SDU to attend the 3rd Annual Building Bridges Conference.
September 2000 Kelli Garcia was hired to serve as UCLA PROPS Graduate mentor and assist with coordinating program activities.
September 13, 2000 SGU holds a workshop on the “Lakota Perspective on Chemical and Alcohol Recovery Approaches.”
October 2000 Red Road Retreat held at the University of South Dakota. One hundred and fifty Native American students participate from across the region including students from participating regional institutions.
October 2000 Ft Belknap College (FBC) students are identified to participate in APA/NIGMS sponsored activities (recruiting and retention for local high school students). Glenda Weasel, Clint Brown and Ed Doney are selected. Students then travel to Salish Kootenai College for campus visit.
October 2000 UCLA selects 11 students to participate in the PROPS program in January 2001.
October 2000 Dr. Ivy Dunn and Dr. Alesia Richardson conduct a GRE/ graduate school preparation seminar through the Life Science Center.
October 3, 2000 Kelli Garcia is named the Graduate Student Mentor of the UCLA APA/NIGMS Scholars Program.
October 17, 2000 UCLA held an information session to recruit students for the PROPS program.
October 19 - 20, 2000 The Seventh Annual Strickland Conference held in Los Angeles. Eight NIGMS students are selected to attend representing California State University, Dominguez Hills, Morgan State University, University of Miami and University of South Dakota
October 25, 2000 UCLA held an information session to recruit students for the PROPS program.
October 26, 2000 SGU coordinates “Meet the Instructors” luncheon for the Human Service Department. This is the first of a series of 15 workshops, presentations held throughout the year.
October 27, 2000 The APA/NIGMS Project submits a supplemental funding proposal to NIGMS for the support of a project-wide conference and the development of a biomedical and behavioral sciences network.
October 27, 2000 CSU received $20,000 Year-1 funding for Strategic Planning activities.
October 29, 2000 CSUDH receives $20,000 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
October 29, 2000 CSUDH holds a student orientation meeting for the newly identify APA/NIGMS Scholars. This year, 6 students were identified to participate.
October 30, 2000 California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) received $20,000 for Year-1 financial support.
October 31, 2000 SMC conducts a semester planning meeting and new student orientation for NSPP students.
October 31, 2000 The first NSPP activity is held at SMC for this academic year. Students meet to discuss the program the APA/NIGMS Project and future sessions geared to NSPP students.
November 2000 The first Undergraduate Conference for Research in Psychology was held at the University of Miami. The event attracted over 100 students from the University of Miami, Florida International University and Miami Dade Community College. Thirteen PRIME students had the opportunity to present their research and compete for presentation awards.
November 2000 FBC Allied Health students interested in biomedical research are identified and provided assistance for applying for travel fellowships to biomedical research conferences.
November 2000 UCLA interviewed prospective students for the Scholars Program. Students were notified of their selection in December. Eleven students were selected to participate in the program for 2001.
November 2000 UCLA recruits and interviews student applicants for the PROPS Program. Students are notified of their selection in December 2000.
November 2, 2000 Morgan State University receives Year-1 funding for$20,000.00 for its Strategic Planning activities.
November 3, 2000 SMC held an NSPP informational session on the transfer process.
November 11, 2000 University of Miami holds the Undergraduate Conference for Research in Psychology. Eighteen students presented their research from both UM and FIU. Awards for best oral presentation and poster were given to two PRIME students.
November 11, 2000 University of Miami holds the first Undergraduate Conference for Research in Psychology. Over 100 students and faculty attend. Best poster and presenter awards were provided to PRIME students. A total of 18 students present their research. Students from FIU, UM and MDCC participate.
November 27, 2000 Chicago State University received Year-1 financial support.
November 29, 2000 The University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) received $20,000 for completion of their Year-1 institutional progress report.
December 1-2, 2000 Midwestern Regional Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois. Representatives from regional center and Lead Consultant attend.
December 1, 2000 SMC’s NSPP Program conducts a Graduate School Review program.
December 6, 2000 As part of the Psychology Lecture Series hosted at Miami-Dade Community College, Dr. Jean-Phillipe Laurenceau from the University of Miami presented “Preventing and Managing Relationship Problems.” Forty students attend.
December 11, 2000 Miami Dade Community College (MDCC) forwarded a completed institutional progress report for Year-1 financial support.
December 15 - 17, 2000 Rocky Mountain Regional Center holds their site-visit in Vermillion, South Dakota
December 21, 2000 Florida International University (FIU) submitted institutional update and received Year- 1- financial support for Strategic Planning activities.
January 2001 Ft. Belknap College is added to the Rocky Mountain Region partnership through support of the Morning Star Foundation.
January 2001 FBC Human Services students make visits to local high schools with career information and recruiting materials for Ft. Belknap College.
January 2001 Ms. Elena Herrera, a MA Candidate in Clinical Psychology at CSUDH was hired as project Assistant to the CSUDH APA/NIGMS Project.
January 2001 UCLA participating students receive APA memberships and GRE preparation material as part of their participation in the project.
January 1, 2001 CSUDH notifies new student scholars of their acceptance to the program. Selected were Matthew Brown, Danusia Nedilskjy, Angel Holliday and Kimberly Usher.
January 8, 2001 University of Maryland received Year-1 Payment for $20,000.00 for completion of an institutional Progress Report.
January 16, 2001 CSUDH Scholars Orientation held for all newly-selected scholars.
January 10, 2001 UCLA holds first orientation meeting for both first-year and second-year Scholars
January 24, 2001 Rocky Mountain Region initiated monthly videoconferences. Videoconferences are held to strengthen institutional relationships, provide updates and to increase communication among the region.
January 31, 2001 MDCC holds a PRIME Orientation seminar for students. Dr. Bennett Schwartz from FIU, Dr. Victoria Noriega and Mr. Jose Rodriguez from the University of Miami present. MDCC’s Social Science Department coordinates the event. Twenty students attend.
February 2001 CSUDH selected 6 new students to participate in the APA/NIGMS Scholars Project.
February 2001 Dr. Adrienne Davis from University of Southern California presents a lecture on forensic psychology for the Western Regional Center.
February 1, 2001 Truman Community College received Year-1 payment for Strategic Planning activities outlined in the Regional Plan. .
February 9, 2001 FIU holds research roundtable with guest presenter James Jones, PhD of the University of Delaware and APA’s Minority Fellowship Program on his TRIOS Personality Scale Research. This was the first of the PRIME colloquium series. Forty students and faculty attended.
February 16, 2001 CSUDH holds a Scholars’ Orientation for newly selected students.
February 23, 2001 The Western Regional Center holds their annual Strategic Planning Meeting in Carson, CA. Representatives and students from all three institutions meet to discuss collaborative programming.
February 28, 2001 Rocky Mountain Region participates in monthly video conference. All regional sites participate in conference.
February 28, 2001 Dr. Marvin Dunn, FIU Core Team Leader presented “Psychology and the Minority Community” at MDCC; 100 students attend.
March 29, 2001 Building Bridges Conference occurs in Vermillion South Dakota at the University of South Dakota. One hundred twenty-seven Native American students attend.
March 2001 Collaborative research projects between USD, SG, and FBC are initiated. A joint regional research team is being developed.
March 2001 FBC APA/NIGMS project meets with Mission Elementary to coordinate student recruitment and career awareness activities for March, April, and May 2001.
March 2001 The CSUDH’s Resource Center developed to provide information on graduate school continues to provide information to over 200+ CSUDH students per semester.
March 2001 CSUDH began creating a new database for tracking program participants in conjunction with SMC and UCLA to be used with Microsoft Access.
March 2001 FBC student attends Endocrine Short Course Workshop at MSU-Bozeman.
March 2, 2001 SMC holds a welcome back NSPP meeting and semester planning. Five meetings follow with presentations on career planning, multicultural psychology and research.
March 2, 2001 Southeastern Regional Strategic Planning meeting held in Miami, Florida. Representatives from all three regional institutions participate in the meeting.
March 2, 2001 Dr. Adrienne Davis presents “Forensic Psychology” and “Choosing Graduate Program and Careers in Psychology” for CSUDH Scholars.
March 2 - 3, 2001 The Eastern Regional Center held their annual Strategic Planning meeting at the University of Maryland, College Park. All three institutions participate in the meeting.
March 3, 2001 SMC conducted a NSPP student workshop on the development of personal statements for graduate school and the GRE.
March 5, 2001 University of Miami received Year-1 funding for Strategic Planning activities in the amount of $20.000.
March 8, 2001 Dr. Kristin Kilbourn from the University of Miami presented “Psycho-Oncology” as part of the Regional Psychology Lecture Series. Thirty-five students from all three regions attend.
March 12, 2001 University of South Dakota received Year-1 financial support.
March 14, 2001 Dr. Marilyn Montgomery and Isabel Rodriguez of FIU present “Cultural Differences in Live Styles” at MDCC as part of the SE Regional Lecture Series. Fifty students attend.
March 15, 2001 Morning Star Memorial Foundation (Dull Knife) received Year-1 financial support.
March 15, 2001 Rocky Mountain Region continues monthly video meetings.
March 16, 2001 CSUDH held GRE practice test with Princeton Review.
March 16, 2001 Western Regional Strategic Planning Meeting held in Carson, California. Students, faculty and core team members participate in the meeting.
March 19, 2001 The APA/NIGMS Project is awarded $49,000 for its supplemental request to hold an invitational conference on the APA/NIGMS project and the formation of a biomedical and behavioral sciences network.
March 23, 2001 USD receives $20,000 for Year-1 Strategic Planning Activities.
March 23, 2001 Morning Star Memorial Foundation receives $20,000 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
March 31, 2001 The University of Miami presents the first Annual Psychology Research Fair. Three NIGMS/PRIME students present their research orally, twelve PRIME students present posters
March 30 - 31, 2001 The 4th Annual Building Bridges Conference entitled “Walking with Balance: Integrating Biculturalism in Education” was held at the University of South Dakota. More than 150 Native American high school and college students, teachers, and community members attended from across South Dakota and Nebraska.
Spring 2001 UCLA held a one-day Princeton Review GRE workshop for all students. The review included a mock test, evaluation of students’ performance, and discussion of strategies for taking a computerized GRE. CSUDH and SMC students were invited to attend this event.
Spring 2001 UCLA PROPS students are required to meet with Program Coordinator and Graduate Mentor on a quarterly basis to discuss academic progress and planning.
Spring 2001 Three CSUDH Scholars participated in the Princeton Review GRE program offered by the CSUDH program.
Spring 2001 Eight ethnic minority students are recruited and join SMC’s NSPP Program.
Spring 2001 The PGCC Department of Psychology hosted a Psychology Majors meeting and Psychology Club where more than 50 students attended with the primary purpose to discuss research opportunities in psychology.
Spring 2001 Ft. Belknap College conducts a series of meetings with representatives in the financial aid and FBC. Student Services to participate in student orientation, academic advising and career planning for students interested in the newly adopted Pre-Psychology transfer program at FBC.
Spring 2001 MDCC updated the project website on the APA/NIGMS Project.
Spring 2001 UCLA held weekly seminars on applying to graduate schools, presenting at conferences and discussing research projects for PROPS students.
Spring 2001 UCLA hired a Graduate Student Mentor for the subsequent year. The mentor will assist with the recruitment and selection of participants, organizing the student workshops and research lectures, and coordinating the individual student mentoring activities.
April 2001 MDCC Faculty and guest psychologist from the community present the fourth in the series presented by Dr. Steven Katsikas, Dr. Joseph McNair, Dr. Patricia Stephenson, Professor Deborah Powell, Dr. Sharon Thomas, and Professor Ann Marie Masi present “Psychology, Education and Social Science “Career Forum Seminar. Three hundred students attend. MDCC hosts PRIME presentation series “Psychology, Education and Social Science Career Forum”.
April 2001 Twenty-seven Truman Community College students tour CSU. A laboratory tour in the Chemistry and Psychology Departments is included and students are provided information about careers in psychology.
April 2001 CSUDH Scholars attend the California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Educations at the University of California, San Diego.
April 2001 Thirty high school students visit CSU’s psychology department as a recruitment activity. Students received information about the NIGMS project and informational brochures.
April 2001 Billie Foote and two FBC students attend the Experimental Biology International Research Conference in Orlando, Florida as minority travel fellows for the American Physiological Society.
April 2001 Twenty-seven Native American high school and middle school students supported for travel and participation in the Youth 2001 Indian Youth Leadership Conference by USD. These students are also required to attend the 4th Annual Building Bridges Conference.
April 2001 Thirty high school students tour CSU Department of Psychology and are provided information about careers in psychology.
April 6 - 7, 2001 Morgan students participate in the Carolina Conference in Raleigh, NC. Approximately 21 students attend and make presentations.
April 7, 2001 UCLA identifies students to attend the undergraduate psychology research conference at Santa Clara and Stanford University May 19, 2000.
April 16, 2001 The Western Regional Center conducts their annual meeting in Torrance, California. Representatives from all three institutions participate including students.
April 17, 2001 UCLA students attend the undergraduate psychology research conference in Santa Clara, CA
April 19, 2001 CSU invites sixteen Truman students to attend the Psychology Spring Colloquium. The activity provides students the opportunity to present their research skills in order to understand psychology as a scientific field of study. Students competed for cash awards for best poster/paper presentation.
April 20, 2001 Hector Myers, PhD presents a seminar on multicultural research and psychology at SMC.
April 21, 2001 CSUDH Scholars attend the California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education at the University of California, San Diego.
April 21, 2001 UCLA conducts an all-day Princeton Review GRE workshop for all participants. All regional institutions are invited to participate.
April 27, 2001 Drs. Carrier and Davis, CSUDH Core Team members make a presentation at a local conference about program.
April 30, 2001 The APA/NIGMS Project submits Progress Report to NIGMS.
May 2001 Eight students begin Summer 2001 PRIME research program in the Southeastern Region. Students from all three institutions participate.
May 2001 CSUDH initiated work on a student tracking database for program participants in conjunction with other regional participating institutions.
May 2001 Supplemental grant awarded to Dr. Marilyn Montgomery at FIU for her supplemental proposal “Changing Lives: The APA/NIGMS Developing Ethnic Minority Biomedical Research Talent Project”.
May 2001 Eight students begin Summer 2001 PRIME research program at FIU.
May 2001 FBC Human Service Students Clint Brown, Glenda Weasel host local high school students interested in Human Services/Psychology as a career and continue to make visits to recruit students for the Montana Health Careers Opportunity Program, sponsored by the University of Montana, Missolula.
May 2001 CSUDH Scholar Juan Madera and his faculty mentor Dr. Gray-Shellberg present at the Western Psychological Association’s Convention in Hawaii.
May 2001 The APA/NIGMS Project awards a supplemental grant to the University of California, Los Angeles for their grant submission of an integrated tracking system that will be used to track their NIGMS students.
May 1, 2001 Prince George’s Community College receives Year-1 financial support in the amount of $20,000.00
May 1, 2001 Two CSUDH students were accepted to summer research internships. One occurred at the Summer Research Opportunities Program at the University of Utah and the other for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates at Oklahoma State University.
May 1, 2001 Morgan students attend the Mae P. Claytor Students Research Symposium held at Morgan University.
May 2, 2001 The Southeastern Region holds their annual Strategic Planning Meeting in Miami, Florida. All three institutions participate in the meeting.
May 2, 2001 The 3rd Annual Science and Technology and Research Training (START) conference was held at Prince George’s Community College. Dr. Derrick Tabor from NIGMS presented the keynote address. More than 200 students participate in this meeting with students from PGCC, Trinity College, and Walt Whitman High School presenting their research.
May 11, 2001 UCLA holds the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC). All PROPS students are expected to present or attend the event. CSUDH and SMC students are invited to attend.
May 11, 2001 UCLA holds the Undergraduate Research Conference. Western Regional students are invited to attend. Juan Madera, CSUDH Scholar presents his research at the conference.
May 15, 2001 The APA/NIGMS Project awards supplemental funding to FIU, The Rocky Mountain Region, Prince George’s Community College and Morgan State and UCLA. The four awards total approximately $30, 000 and will provide special funding for the development of institutional/regional special projects and activities focused on tracking of students or the development of tracking procedures/software, evaluation of project activities and outcomes and other identified special activities.
May 27, 2001 Dr. Sherry Palamara of MDCC presented the fifth in the PRIME lecture series, “Biomedical Research in Psychology”. Eight students attend the lecture.
May 30, 2001 MDCC/UM PRIME holds a welcoming reception and Introduction to PRIME for incoming participating students. .
May 30 - August 2, 2001 PRIME continues and hosts 14 students for the intensive 10-week research program; 12 students were Hispanic, 2 were African American.
May 31, 2001 Orientation to the PRIME Program held. Session focused on faculty and staff introductions, program expectations, and a pre-test.
June 2001 The ETEP Project identifies three Fellows to participate. Students are selected from PGCC and Morgan State.
June 7, 2001 PRIME summer session held for students on conducting research, working and relating to a mentor, working in a research lab, conducting a literature search, data collection, a discussion of their research and introduction to the UM Department of Psychology and UM library resources.
June 14, 2001 PRIME session held on Developing a hypothesis, goals for student research poster, and graduate school held for PRIME students.
June 21, 2001 PRIME session on “Applying to Grad School” held. Discussed were how to decide on a program, how to contact professors at those programs, obtaining letters of recommendation, GRE preparation, alternatives to graduate school; interim experiences, searching for funding.
June 28, 2001 PRIME session on “How do I turn this into a poster presentation?” for summer PRIME students.
Spring Quarter 2001 Rocky Mountain Regional Institution FBC holds weekly faculty and student luncheon and meetings were held throughout the quarter to establish and maintain relationships among students, faculty, student families and staff. A variety of career, academic activities occurred during these meetings.
Spring & Summer 2001 Seven students majoring in Human Service and Allied Health at Ft. Belknap College attended a total of ten biomedical research conferences throughout the country.
Summer 2001 FIU’s Supplemental Awardee Dr. Marilyn Montgomery initiates data collection for the “Changing Lives: The APA/NIGMS Developing Ethnic Minority Biomedical Research Talent Project”
Summer 2001 Throughout the Summer ETEP Fellows participate in a Journal Club run by two graduate students in Neuroscience from the Department of Psychology at UMCP.
Summer 2001 Eight FIU students are selected to participate in the PRIME program for a 15-week during Summer C Session. Students enroll in PSY 4616 and PSY 4930 - Research methodology and Graduate School preparation taught by Core Team Member Dr. Bennet Schwartz. Five Hispanic students were selected and three African-American students.
Summer 2001 MDCC offered SLS 1401 Psychology for Career Adjustment and ISS 1935 Social Science Seminar for MDCC admitted to the PRIME Summer Internship. A total of eight students completed both courses at MDCC.
Summer 2001 CSUDH Scholar Victor Rico participates in the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) at the University of Utah.
Summer 2001 MDCC developed and administered a program evaluation to assess the PRIME internship program.
Summer 2001 CSUDH Scholar Kimberly Usher participated in Summer Research Program at Oklahoma State University.
Summer 2001 Two UCLA/ APA/NIGMS student participants were supported for summer research at UCLA.
Summer 2001 UCLA starts to redesign project website for the newly-named PROPS (Psychology Research Opportunity Programs) known before as APA/NIGMS Scholars program and developing an interactive online application for the project. PROPS is an umbrella of all of UCLA’s Department of Psychology’s extramural funding.
Summer 2001 CSU establishes a student mentor project under the supervision of Dr. Alesia Williams-Richardson. Twelve students will serve as 2001-2002 mentors. All mentors are ethnic minority.
June 2001 Three new fellows were identified for the ETEP Program housed at the University of Maryland, College Park. Students selected were from Morgan State and PGCC.
June 2001 FBC student initiated work on the development of cultural resources and information on the Gros Ventre and Assinboine people of Ft. Belknap in collaboration with the Mental Health Careers Opportunities Program (MHCOP) Director for integration into Human Service and Pre-Psychology curriculum at FBC.
June 2001 Two Truman College students participate in the CSU Chicago Linkage for Minorities in Biomedical sciences (CLIMB) undergraduate research program Dr. Michael Mimnaugh, Chairperson of the Chemistry and Physics Departments directs CLIMB. NIGMS funds were used for stipends for those students selected.
June 2001 UCLA held a graduation breakfast with students, faculty sponsors and past seminar guest speakers where student research posters and abstracts were displayed
June 2001 UCLA initiated recruiting for summer research project and developed application for summer research funding.
June 2001 Four Ft. Belknap College of Allied Health students received Packard Biomedical Research Scholarships and Travel to Albuquerque, NM for Leadership training.
June - July 2001 Two Truman Community College students participate in the CSU Chicago Linkage for Minorities in Biomedical Sciences (CLIMB) undergraduate research program. Dr. Michael Mimmanah, Chairperson of the Chemistry and Physics Departments directs the NSF-sponsored CLIMB.
June 14, 2001 PRIME presents sessions and information on developing a hypothesis, goals for the poster, goals for the “big” picture, and conducting research updates.
July 2001 SMC’s NSPP Program coordinates a student visit the New Directions Veterans Program as part of their community outreach program.
July 2001 FBC students continue to work research and compiling cultural data and resources for use in the newly developed Pre-Psychology degree program at FBC.
July 5, 2001 PRIME session held on honors thesis and turning a summer research project into a senior honors thesis or a publication.
July 12, 2001 Preparation for poster presentations session held for Summer PRIME students.
July 19, 2001 PRIME session held entitled” Preparation for poster presentations: What do I do at the Poster Presentation?” for PRIME Students.
July 20, 2001 CSU’s CLIMB faculty and students tour Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois.
Fall 2001 UCLA updated its PROPS website and made the program application available online.
Fall 2001 Four SMC NSPP students transfer. Two students to University of California, Berkeley, and others transfer to the University of California, Los Angeles.
Fall 2001 The New Scholars in Psychology (NSPP) had eight continuing students participate in the program; 4 students were Latino(a), 2 were Black and the other 2 were African-American.
Fall 2001 The CSUDH project hired Jennifer Doucet, (MA Candidate in Clinical Psychology as an assistant to the APA Scholars Program.
Fall 2001 SMC NSPP student Annette Ford became a student Teaching Assistant for Psychology 1 for Fall 2001.
Fall 2001 UCLA initiated changes to the Access database and began gathering data on past program participants. UCLA remained in contact with last year’s participants through e-mail and updated program website.
Fall 2001 UCLA PROPS Program updated the Resource Guide and other handouts for distribution to students.
August 2001 FBC student Dean Snow attend the Association of American Indian Physicians Conference as a Minority Travel Fellow.
August 2001 The Pipeline, the APA/NIGMS Project newsletter, is mailed to 3,000 individuals.
August 3, 2001 PRIME Poster Presentations held for PRIME students to display their research.
August 21, 2001 The APA/NIGMS Projects holds its annual Convention meeting in San Francisco, California during the APA Convention. Thirty individuals attend the meeting.
August 21, 2001 Dr. Ramona Davis and Dr. Mark Carrier make a presentation to CSUDH’s College of Arts and Science about the Scholars Program.
August 24 - 26, 2001 Five UCLA students are supported to attend the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA in addition to CSUDH’s six students and research mentors.
August 24 - 26, 2001 CSUDH Scholars Alejandro Morales and Monica Rosales present their research with their research mentor, Dr. Silva Santos at the Annual APA Convention in San Francisco, CA.
September 2001 CSUDH students attend several workshops on the preparation of applications for graduate school, writing the statement of purpose, and interviewing strategies.
September 2001 A graduate student assistantship for APA/NIGMS Project established at USD.
September 27, 2001 Sinte Gleska University receives $20,000 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
September 27, 2001 SMC receives $20,000 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
September 28, 2001 NSPP students participate in a program orientation for the project, APA, SMC and psychology courses, and available online resources and references. The session also includes presentations by former SMC students and NSPP student presentations.
October 2001 Recruitment for UCLA PROPS students begins. Interviewed thirteen eligible students. Selected nine and three former students opted to participate for a second year for the 2002 Program. Second-year students begin their research.
October 2001 CSUDH student and graduate assistant organize a Psychology Research Conference at CSUDH.
October 9, 2001 Santa Monica College NSPP students participate in an overview of research and careers in psychology.
October 11, 2001 NSPP students visit New Directions, VA Hospital in Brentwood, California. Six NSPP students participate.
October 12, 2001 Personal statement and Resume Preparation and Review seminar provided to NSPP students. Eight students attend.
October 14, 2001 Dedication ceremony room on Mitakuye Oyasin Floor in Residence Hall at USD. This floor is for Native American students interested in living substance-free, traditional lifestyle with room where students are allowed to burn sage and pray with sacred pipe.
October 17, 2001 Meeting with Wase Wakpa (Vermillion) Native American Youth Society held. Sixteen Native American high school students from Pierre, South Dakota talk about continuing education and their education goals with USD Core Team.
October 18 - 20, 2001 Red Road Gathering (traditional cultural and spiritual approach to health, mental health and healing issues) Attended by USD Clinical Training Program, Graduate students, Cultural Advisors and Council of Indigenous Advisors. Approximately 200 people participate.
October 25 - 26, 2001 Twelve NIGMS students are attend the Eight Annual Conference on Behavior, Clinical Neuroscience, Substance Abuse, and Culture presented by the Neuropsychological Consultant Inc. The conference, held in Los Angeles, California supported all students’ attendance. Awardees represented the Rocky Mountain, Southeastern and Western Regions.
October 26, 2001 Videoconference with Sinte Gleska University and Ft. Belknap. Seven Core Team Members participate.
October 29, 2001 CSU receives $20,000 for Year-2 Strategic Planning activities.
October 29, 2001 UCLA receives $20,000 for Year-2 Strategic Planning activities.
October 31 - November 3, 2001
Two Truman Community College Students, Abdella Hussein and Juzer Tabali present their research at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference Minority Students(ABRCMS) sponsored by NIGMS held in Orlando, Florida.
November 1, 2001 FIU received $20,000 for Year-2 Strategic Planning activities.
November 10, 2001 University of Miami holds the Undergraduate Conference for Research in Psychology (UCORP) UM and FIU PRIME students are invited to participate. Six PRIME students receive awards for their posters and/or oral presentation, a total of 15 PRIME students present.
November 17, 2001 Wopila (giving thanks) ceremony for Building Bridges Conference. Attended by USD Core Team Leader, Cultural Advisor, Council of Indigenous Advisors, 3 Native American Graduate students and 5 Native American undergraduate students.
November 19, 2001 CSUDH receives $20,000 for Year-2 Strategic Planning activities.
November 29, 2001 USD Videoconference with Sinte Gleska and Ft. Belknap College.
November 29 - 30, 2001 PGCC Core Team Leader, Dr. Robin Hailstorks coordinates holds the Human Genome Project Conference, sponsored by the NIGMS project, the PGCC Department of Psychology, the Maryland Higher Education Manpower Shortage Program, the Maryland Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The conference was attended by more than 150 faculty and students representing 2-and 4- year institution in the state of Maryland.
November 30, 2001 The APA/NIGMS Project submits its 6-month Progress Report to NIGMS.
Winter 2001 UCLA PROPS program held weekly seminars for participating students.
December 2001 Membership of the CSU listserv increased from 100 subscribers in 2000 to more than 250 in 2001. Dr. Dunn and the LSC student manager manage the listserv which provides information, updates to students regarding internships, psychology programs, and graduate school.
December 10, 2001 Videoconference for Rocky Mountain Regional Center held. Regular calls between all three institutional occur throughout the region.
December 13, 2001 USD’s Clinical Training Program held a Wopila Dinner for Wase Wakpa Native American community to give thanks for the Building Bridges Conference. The Program provided 150 treat bags for children which was attended by over 100 Native American community members.
December 17, 2001 University of Miami receives $20,000 for Year-2 Strategic Planning activities.
December 27, 2001 SMC holds a student session with former SMC and NSPP student presentations. Eight students attend.
Fall 2002 The Santa Monica College (SMC) New Scholars Psychology Program (NSPP) had eight continuing students in the program for the year.
Fall 2002 SMC NSPP students participate in four-hour program meetings during the regular semester throughout May 2003. The students met eight times for meetings and filed trips and engaged in a variety of individual exercises, activities, and personal development experiences.
September 13, 2002 First meeting of the SMC NSPP Program. Nine students participate.
October 2002 Recruitment for UCLA’s PROPS initiated. Information appears on the web, distributed via e-mail, selected ethnic student organizations and campus undergraduate advising offices. PROPS selects 13 students to participate in program beginning January 2003
October 11, 2002 Ten NSPP students participate in Roundtable Discussion: Preparing and Surviving Graduate School presented by Dr. Dorothy Chin, Dr. Lisa Farwell, Dr. Christian Hart, all psychology professors at SMC.
November 8, 2002 SMC NSPP students participate in the Kedren Community Mental Health Center field trip. Kedren is one of the three comprehensive mental health centers Los Angeles County and has been in existence for more than 25 years and trains a number of psychology students
December 6, 2002 NSPP Program held to discuss the transfer process, internships and student experiences. Six students attend.
January 2002 UCLA PROPS Program begins. Twelve students participate.
January - May 2002 Sinte Gleska holds mentor-mentee meetings on campus to assist with interested students.
January - May 2002 CSU student attends TCC’s Tissue Culture Class. Per institutional agreement, the student receives three credit hours at CSU for the course.
January 15, 2002 USD student placed in clinical placement with Ho-Chunk Neenk Chunk Ho-Chee Youth Facility, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
January 25, 2002 The Department of Psychology at UMCP holds its 6th Annual Poster Parade. Twenty-five student’s research posters are presented.
February 6, 2002 Presentation to USD Faculty Senate made by Core Team Leader and Members regarding the relationship with institutions using Native American mascots and impact on Native American students at USD.
February 19, 2002 - April 9, 2003
Marks the first of a series of nine Noon Presentations focusing on Native American health and wellness topics with different guest speakers sponsored by Sinte Gleska’s Core Team. A total of 382 students, faculty, staff and individuals from the community attend these weekly presentations.
February 21, 2002 Supplemental grant-funded mentoring class begins for the Rocky Mountain Region. The mentoring course is taught by members of the Council of Indigenous Advisors. Participating students receive three-credits for their participation.
February 21, 2002 Rocky Mountain regional video-conference held. Three institutions participate in the call.
March 2002 CSU representatives held a tour for local high school students and learned about careers in psychology, the CSU Psychology Department and program
March 1, 2002 Santa Monica students participate in a student-based presentation of former and current SMC NSPP students. A total of 13 students attend.
March 2, 2002 Ft. Belknap received $15,000 Year-2 support for Strategic Planning activities.
March 18, 2002 Rocky Mountain regional videoconference held.
March 29, 2002 NSPP holds a program meeting. Twelve students attend.
March 30, 2002 Dr. Jean-Phillipe Laurenceau from the University of Miami presented “Managing and Preventing Relationship Programs Part I” at MDCC as part of the Regional Psychology Lecture Series, 103 students attended.
March 29 - April 3, 2002 Sinte Gleska Core Team Members participate in the AIHEC Conference in Fargo, ND.
March 29, 2002 UM developed Just for University of Miami Psychology Students To Accelerate Research Training (JUMP START) to respond to the growing number of students who were interested in PRIME but who did not have all of the prerequisite courses.
Spring 2002 SMC NSPP Program identifies eight new students to participate in the Program. Five are Latino(a)/Hispanic and three are Black. Eight students from the previous year remained with the program. All students participate in monthly four-hour program meetings during the regular semester. During 2001-2002 academic year, the students met 12 times.
Spring 2002 UCLA held a Celebratory Breakfast at the end of the year. Faculty and graduate students, sponsors, speakers and other interested individuals were invited to attend. Participating students’ posters were displayed at the breakfast.
Spring 2002 UCLA administers first large-scale e-mail questionnaire mailing to UCLA alumni from funding received throughout the APA/NIGMS Supplemental award. Fifty-five percent of alumni contacted provided information for the database.
April 2002 Twenty-two Truman Community College students visit CSU and tour the Life Science Center, were provided information on careers in psychology, summer research internships offered by CSU, and toured the chemistry and psychology departments.
April 2002 Scholar Juan Madera at CSUDH was accepted into nine programs in organizational psychology and two PhD programs in counseling psychology.
April 2002 CSUDH Scholar Angel Holliday accepted into Master’s Program in School Counseling at CSUDH.
April 5 - 6, 2002 Building Bridges Conference held in the Rocky Mountain Region. One hundred Native American high school and college students attend.
April 8, 2002 UCLA PROPS students participate in a three-part series GRE workshop. Each section emphasized a different section of the GRE. Sessions occurred April 8th, 15th and 22nd.
April 11, 2002 CSU’s Department of Psychology held its 4th Annual Spring Colloquium entitled “Spring Colloquium 2002: The ABC’s of Trauma.” Carl Bell was the keynote speaker. Three-hundred students attend the event.
April 11, 2002 More than 50 students attend a GRE and graduate school preparation seminar conducted by Dr. Andre Halliburton at CSU as part of the Spring Colloquium, coordinated through the CSU Life Science Center.
April 15, 2002 Prince George’s Community College held the 4th START conference. Dr. Kimberly Jefferies-Leonard from MayaTech provided the keynote address on establishing a research career. More than 200 students attended the event from local high schools and colleges. Twenty-two students presented their research from the PGCC Chemistry and Psychology Department and Trinity and Walt Whitman High School.
April 20-21, 2002 Eastern Regional Center holds a meeting at APA to discussion collaborative regional activities.
April 26, 2002 The Western Regional Center conducts its annual Strategic Planning Meeting in Torrance, California. All three institutions participate in the meeting.
May 2002 CSUDH Scholars presented a workshop for undergraduate psychology majors on “How to Apply to Graduate School”
May 2002 Program Assistant Jennifer Doucet at CSUDH participated in a panel discussion on “Life as a Graduate Student” at UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Conference.
May 2002 End of the Year Celebration held for APA/NIGMS Program at CSUDH. Families, faculty and administrators attended. Student research posters were also displayed.
May 2002 Former SMC student Bernadette O’Leary graduates from Pepperdine University with a M.A. Degree and subsequently enrolls in Azusa Pacific University’s Clinical PsyD Program. Rosie Scales, graduates from the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A.
May 1, 2002 May P. Claytor Research Symposium held at MSU. The conference is sponsored by the Psychology Department E-TEP students participate.
May 3, 2002 The Southeastern Regional Center holds their Annual Strategic Planning meeting held in Miami, Florida.
May 3 - 4, 2002 Annual Strategic Planning Meeting held in Rocky Mountain Region in Rapid City, South Dakota.
May 10, 2002 UCLA holds its annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Several PROPS student present their research during the event.
May 17, 2002 Presentation by SMC Transfer Coordinator to NSPP students. A total of nine students attend.
May 20, 2002 In conjunction with the UCLA PURC Conference, UCLA coordinates a regional activity with a graduate student panel on “Life as a Graduate Student”
May 29, 2002 TCC receives $20,000 for Year-2 Strategic Planning activities.
May 29, 2002 MDCC receives $20,000 for Year-2 Strategic Planning activities.
May 29, 2002 Southeastern Regional Program PRIME begins with kickoff breakfast. A total of 16 students participate.
May 29 - June 2, 2002 USD supported eight students to attend National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in New Orleans, LA.
Summer 2002 Seven FIU students are selected to participate in PRIME for the summer. Six students were Hispanic, and one student was African-American.
Summer 2002 For the first time since the beginning of the program, the seven selected FIU PRIME students worked with seven different mentors. A new record for the FIU PRIME Program.
Summer 2002 Due to the overwhelming interest in the FIU PRIME Program, nine students who were not provided financial assistance to participate in PRIME activities, were designated as PRIME Associates and attend the requisite courses and will be able to participate in all PRIME activities.
Summer 2002 Work on the Eastern Regional newsletter begins.
June 2002 CSUDH continues to develop the Center for Psychology Advising. The program purchased books to assist scholars with graduate school planning and hired a part-time program assistant to help students with the graduate school application process.
June 8, 2002 SMC provides a workshop to NSPP students on personal statements and resume preparation.
June 8, 2002 MDCC holds “Biomedical Research in Psychology” presented by Dr. Sherry Palamara as part of the Southeastern Lecture Series.
June 14, 2002 Presentation on CSUDH Psychology Program by former SMC student and Peer Counselor. Ten students attend.
June 17, 2002 UMCP receives $20,000 for Year-1 Strategic Planning activities.
June 17-19, 2002 APA Staff attends the NIH/NIGMS Conference for Evaluators in Bethesda, Maryland.
June 19, 2002 SMC NSPP students participate in a California School of Professional Psychology CSPP/Alliant University Open House.
June 19, 2002 The Eastern Region accepted four new Fellows for the ETEP Program. Students represent PGCC and Morgan State. Two additional Fellows continue to participate in the Program for the 2002-2003 academic year.
June 19 - 26, 2002 A week of orientation for the new ETEP Fellow begins. The orientation involves presentations by continuing Fellows of their research and by participating faculty. Following the orientation period, Fellows will matriculate in laboratories. Three students are selected to participate as ETEP Fellow from PGCC and MSU. Two Fellows from the previous year will continue through the 2002-2003 academic year.
June 21 - 25, 2002 USD supported student to attend the Society of Indian Psychologists retreat and meting in Logan, Utah.
June 25 - 28, 2002 Drs. Todd Troyer, David Yager, Steven Brauth, Jude Cassidy, Dana Plude, Robert Steinman, Michael Dougherty, and Thomas Wallsten present lectures on their current research for ETEP Fellows.
July 17, 2002 SMC identified sites for student volunteer experiences and meet. Eight students participate in the meeting.
July 23, 2002 PGCC completes all tasks associated with Year-2 funding activities for payment of $20,000.00.
August 2002 Rona Carter, a 2001 PRIME student from FIU was awarded the APA/Psi Chi Research Award. Ms. Carter made a presentation at the Annual APA convention and received a check and certificate.
August 2002 FIU PRIME students complete PRIME preparatory summer course with Dr. Marilyn Montgomery.
August 2002 The APA/NIGMS Project newsletter is mailed to 3,000 individuals.
August 1, 2002 PRIME students displayed their research during the 5th Annual PRIME Poster Session.
August 1, 2002 USD continues work with the Yankton Sioux Reservation on the substance abuse research project.
August 3, 2002 University of Miami holds its Summer PRIME Presentation. A total of 20 PRIME students from FIU and UM present.
August 21, 2002 USD holds a diversity workshop for new graduate students.
August 2002/ End of year USD Native American Student Recruitment and Retention Committee continue to meet.
Fall 2002 CSU has a total of 16 students in its peer mentoring program established to provide assistance to new and transfer students in CSU.
Fall 2002 UM continued to offer the PRIME preparation course for both Spring and Fall semesters. Enrollment in the course increased from 16 in the Spring to 19 students in the Fall.
Fall 2002 Five UM faculty members donated their time to give lectures to students for the Regional Lecture Series. During the Spring semester, six UM professors donated their time.
Fall 2002 A 30-page Research Manual was updated describing all psychology faculty research at the University of Miami. Over 200 copies were made and distributed to 100 new freshman psychology majors at UM, and used to encourage them to become involved in research early in their undergraduate careers. Copies were also disseminated to High School teachers, prospective students, and other interested parties.
Fall 2002 CSUDH selected two new students to participate in the APA/Scholars Program. With the eight continuing students, the program totals 10 participants.
Fall 2002 Annette Ford and Angela Williams, both former SMC NSPP students transfer to California State University, Long Beach.
Fall 2002 Lynn Hernandez, former PRIME fellow and current PhD candidate in Developmental Psychology at FIU was selected to assist in recruiting students for the PRIME program. Applications for the 2003 pool increased 50% from last year.
Fall 2002 CSUDH accepts two additional students into their APA/NIGMS Scholars program.
Fall 2002 UCLA conducted outreach and held two information sessions in the Psychology Department for potential students. Head an informational meeting in the Academic Advancement Program
Fall 2002 UCLA PROPS updated the project website and made the PROPS program application available online.
Fall 2002 UCLA updated the Resource Guide and other handouts for student participants.
September 2002 Two USD Native American students are placed in Native American community Clinical Placements at the Winnebago Youth Facility and Sioux Falls Urban Indian Health.
September -April 2002 The USD Native American Student Recruitment and Retention Committee continued to meet.
September 1, 2003 The project submits a competing continuation grant application to NIGMS for a 5-year grant.
September 12, 2002 Shaun Spotted Wood USD Undergraduate Assistant to the APA/NIGMS Project begins work.
September 13, 2002 Eight SMC students participate in a Personal Statement and Resume Preparation and Review Workshop. Additionally, former SMC and NSPP students present information to current NSPP students about the field, their experiences and perspectives
September 16, 2002 USD completes all tasks associated with Year-2 funding activities for payment of $20,000.00.
September 19, 2002 SMC completes all tasks associated with Year-2 funding activities for payment of $20,000.00.
October 2, 2002 USD holds a videoconference with Sinte Gleska University and its Core Team Members.
October 6, 2002 Dr. Evelyn Diaz presents a Fall term orientation about the APA/NIGMS internships to psychology students. Fifteen students attend.
October 10 - 17, 2002 A total of fifteen individuals, seven students and eight faculty and staff from Sinte participate in the Red Road Retreat in Vermillion, South Dakota.
October 11, 2002 SMC’s NSPP Program meets to provide an overview of research and careers in psychology for students. Also discussed are psychology graduate programs, institutional rankings and other available options in the field of psychology. Nine students and three professors participate.
October 16, 2002 The Rocky Mountain Region holds a meeting with Native American graduate students and its Council of Indigenous Advisors (CIA).
October 18-2002 Red Road Gathering, a traditional cultural and Spiritual approach to health, mental health and healing issues is held. USD Core Team Leader attends, Clinical Training Program faculty, graduate students, Northern Plains Cultural Advisor and members of the CIA attend. Approximately 400 participants attend Red Road.
October 18, 2002 USD’s Core Team members and CTP Wopila (giving thanks) dinner for Red Road participants to give thanks for Building Bridges Conference. Attendees include 350 guests, CIA, USD faculty and Clinical Training
October 18 - 20, 2002 USD supported two students to attend the Latino Psychology 2002: Bridging Our Diversity and Our Community Conference in Rhode Island. Lina Carlier and Delicica McLean attend.
October 23, 2002 Diversity workshop presented for first year graduate students. USD Core Team members Drs. Todd-Bazemore, Caraway, Skilman, Daniels, and Yutrzenka present.
November 6, 2002 Fall Orientation held at MDCC. Dr. Evelyn Diaz, MDC Core Team Leader presents and provides information on the APA/NIGMS Regional activities and project.
November 11, 2002 Miami Dade College presented fall term orientation session to 15 students and discussed APA/NIGMS internships.
November 12, 2002 FIU PRIME students present posters and research papers during the joint University of Miami/FIU research conference.
November 13, 2002 USD holds videoconference with Sinte Gleska University.
November 15, 2002 University of Miami hold 3rd Annual Undergraduate Conference for Research in Psychology (UCON). The conference provides PRIME students an opportunity to present their research. PRIME Students Attended by over 125 students, both FIU students presented. It features posters, oral presentations, and round table discussion and an ongoing slide show of psychology community events. Four students were awarded for their research that included Hanan Hamed, Jeffrey Cooper and Susan Acosta. A total of 16 UM PRIME students and seven FIU students present
November 20-23, 2002 The APA/NIGMS Project hold an Invitational Working Conference in Arlington, VA entitled :”Tools for Increasing Minority Participation the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences-Partnerships, Pedagogy, and Systems Change” Core Team Members and Core Team Leaders, institutional representatives, students, federal representatives and staff participate in the event. Over 90 individuals from federal agencies, participate.
November 20-23, 2002 During the APA/NIGMS Meeting, the Rocky Mountain Region requests changing the regional name to the Northern Plains region.
November 23, 2002 Eastern Regional Strategic Planning Meeting held. All institutions and Core Team Leaders are represented.
November 25, 2002 SGU conducts a workshop (on issues facing and addressing Native American students and the community. Forty-seven Sinte students, faculty, staff and community members participate.
Winter 2002 PROPS purchases GRE preparation books and software for all participating students.
December 5, 2002 USD Core Team Leaders holds a presentation to Leadership Vermillion Farber Center, a Leadership Development for Vermillion Community.
December 12, 2002 CSUDH receives Year-3 payment for $20,000.
December 13, 2002 Florida International University receives Year-3 grant support
December 19, 2002 USD’s Students of Color in Psychology Mentoring Program Winter Open House held.
December 19, 2002 University of Miami receives Year-3 support in the amount of $20,000 for the support of their Strategic Plan.
January 2003 UMCP holds annual Poster Parade. E-TEP students from UMCP and Morgan participate by presenting their research.
January 2003 Eastern Core Team meets to discuss year. E-TEP students present updates on their research during this meeting.
January 2003 Janet Oh hired as new Graduate Mentor for UCLA’s PROPS program. Janet fills the position of Kelli Garcia.
January 8, 2003 UCLA PROPS program begins. A total of 13 students participate. Nine students are Latino, three students are African American and one student is Native American. Students will work a minimum of eight hours a week on research from January 2003 to June 2003 with their identified and assigned faculty research mentor, in addition to writing a C.V., personal statement and applying for two educational opportunities and conducting two informational interviews.
January 15, 2003 UCLA’s Week 2 begins for PROPS students. Presented by Melina Dorian, UCLA Graduate Admissions Advisor is Components of a Graduate School Application.
January - May 2003 USD provides funds for statistics tutoring for three ethnic minority students.
January 22, 2003 Building your Application is presented by Andrew Fugilini, Professor of Psychology and Overview of Careers in Psychology by Janet Oh, PROPS Graduate Mentor to the APA/PROPS Students at UCLA.
January 24, 2003 Clinical Training Program provided a presentation on psychology research projects. Native American student Rusty Reynolds, graduate student presents.
January 29, 2003 Videoconference held between USD and Sinte Gleska. Clinical Training Program faculty and psychology graduate and undergraduate students participate.
February 2, 2003 Miami Dade College presented Spring term orientation session to psychology students about the APA/NIGMS Internship program. Twenty students participated.
February 5, 2003 UCLA’s PROPS program conducts a lecture on applying to graduate school for PROPS students. Graduate students present to PROPS students.
February 11, 2003 Dennis Bourne is hired as the APA/NIGMS Grant Project Research Assistant. Mr. Bourne replaces Mr. Keith LeQuay, MA.
February 13, 2003 CSU receives Year-3 grant to support the Strategic Plan.
February 13, 2003 Miami Dade Community College receives Year-3 grant support .
February 19, 2003 MDCC presents lecture titled Careers in Psychology to MDCC Psychology Student Association. Twenty students participate.
February 19, 2003 Preparing Statements of Purpose is presented by Kelli Garcia, Social Graduate Student at UCLA for PROPS students.
February 19, 2003 - October 19, 2003
SGU initiates noon presentations on wellness. Eleven sessions are provided until October 19, 2003. Topics focus on issues and concerns of Native American health and perspectives.
February 19, 2003 USD and Sinte Gleska hold monthly videoconference . CTP faculty and Native American Graduate students and Undergraduate Research Assistant participate.
February 19, 2003 Dr. Evelyn Diaz, Core Team Leader for MDCC presents a lecture on Careers in Psychology during MDCC Psychology Student Association. Twenty students attend.
February 24, 2003 USD receives Year-3 payment for $20,000.
February 28, 2003 SMC NSPP students have an orientation meeting to NSPP and discuss APA, psychology as a major and the many sub-disciplines, SMC and the SMC psychology courses and electives. Former SMC and NSPP students present information to current NSPP students about the field, their experiences and perspectives
March 2003 SMC’s Department of Psychology develops a reference library in the Psychology Department that was developed by NSPP project. Numerous publications from APA and other periodicals, research studies and development materials have been gathered as a way to institutionalize the APA/NIGMS Project.
March 3-4, 2003 Building Bridges held in Vermillion, South Dakota. USD sponsors the event. SGU students and faculty participate. Over 400 attend the event.
March 5, 2003 Three school psychologists present to UCLA’s PROPS students on Educational and School psychology.
March 6, 2003 UCLA receives Year-3 payment for their Strategic Planning activities.
March 7, 2003 E-TEP deadline for applications for upcoming academic year.
March 7, 2003 Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson, Department Chair from Morgan State University joins the APA/NIGMS project as Core Team Leader replacing Dr. Warren Rhodes
March 7, 2003 University of Maryland and Morgan State University receive Year-3 support for $20,000.00 Strategic Planning activities.
March 13, 2003 SGU students with staff and faculty conduct a series of four focus group meetings in the surrounding Sinte Gleska community on diabetes prevention to the Native American community. A total of seventy individuals attend these meetings.
March 17, 2003 Sinte Gleska provides a Native American guest speaker on issues addressing Native American health. Twenty students attend.
March 20, 2003 SGU provides a presenter/Lakota interpreter to the community, faculty, staff and students.
Spring 2003 Western Regional Meeting held for the three participating institutions and students.
Spring 2003 SMC’s NSPP continues to support a total of six NSPP Scholars which includes two new recruits. A total of eight students remain involved in the program even after their contract commitment is satisfied.
Spring 2003 MDC updates its summer internship web page for the APA/NIGMS Grant Project. The page includes information on the grant, application process and the summer PRIME project.
Spring 2003 Miami Dade College holds their Spring Orientation. Core Team Leader Dr. Evelyn Diaz presents information on the APA/NIGMS internship program.
Spring 2003 CSUDH sponsored Princeton GRE Review for participating students.
April 4 - 5, 2003 USD 6th Annual Building Bridges Conference. Presentations given by CIA members, Native American graduate and undergraduate students, Native American high school students, and two former graduate students. Over 125 Native American students attend and participate in the event designed to provide indigenous students with survival skills in higher education.
April 10, 2003 Chicago State University presents the 5th Annual Spring Colloquium entitled “Resiliency in Youth and Families in the Community. Highlights include APA/NIGMS-sponsored research presentations. Over 250 students participate and present their research.
April 14, 2003 The Project identifies students for the 10th Annual Strickland Conference on Behavior, Clinical Neuroscience, Substance Abuse and Culture to be held October, 23-25, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. Of the 10 students selected, four were NIGMS student participants.
April 15, 2003 FIU selects eight students to be supported for the 2003-2003 academic year and to participate in PRIME. Of the seven, two are African American and six are Latino/Latina.
April 15, 2003 Truman Community College receives Year-3 support for their outlined Strategic Plan
April 19 - 25, 2003 During Wellness Awareness Week held on Sinte’s campus students, faculty and staff provide an array of presentations and sponsor activities that focus on healthy lifestyles to SGU students and the local Native American community.
April 29, 2003 PGCC holds 4th Annual START Conference. Participating institutions include both Regional Center Institutions, Trinity College and the University of the District of Columbia. Over 250 students participate. Three ETEP students participate on student research panel.
May 3, 2003 Dr. Marilyn Montgomery from FIU submits the Final Report on her APA/NIGMS Supplemental Funding Award.
May 16, 2003 Field trip to Rand Corporation, Special Presentation on Social Science Research Health and Mental Health is provided for SMC’s NSPP students.
Summer 2003 MDCC revises NIGMS Project website by entering abstracts for each lecture presented during the academic year.
June 2003 Eastern Regional Center hold meeting at the University of College Park to discuss collaborative projects for the Region.
Through CSU’s Life Science Center, more than 100 students visited the LSC. The Center provides information on scholarships, internships, careers in psychology and graduate programs, as well as maintaining a database of student project activities. The LSC manager also coordinates students and faculty seeking research.
June 15-18, 2003 APA Project Staff attend the NIGMS MORE Program Directors Meeting in Lake Tahoe, California.
July 30, 2003 Three USD students graduate from PhD Program.
September 12, 2003 USD Undergraduate student assistant begins work with institutional project.
September 15, 2003 Santa Monica College’s Core Team Leader reports SMC’s administration approves request to dedicate space for student tutoring, self-help, study and access to the department which means the NSPP Program has a space
October 3, 2003 Regional Meeting held in the Southeastern Region. All institutions are represented.
January 2-3, 2004 Core Team Leaders and participating students visit the Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation for an intervention following a community trauma. Students, members of the CIA and USD faculty attend.
January 14, 2004 Week 1 of the UCLA PROPS seminars starts with and introduction to PROPS. The PROPS Coordinator, Jodi Davis, Graduate Member, Tony Scinta, and Core Team Leader, Dr. Hector Myers lead the seminar.
January 20, 2004 The PROPS research events are kicked-off by a social gathering to which all students are invited and encouraged to attend.
January 21, 2004 Week #2 begins for UCLA PROPS students with a presentation on components of a graduate school application.
January 28, 2004 PROPS students attend a group presentation on an overview of careers in psychology as part of their programmatic experience.
February 4, 2004 Dr. Andrew Fugilini, Professor at UCLA presents “Building your Application: Preparing a Curriculum Vitae “ for PROPS students.
February 11, 2004 The SGU Wellness Series is initiated for the year. This year includes over 10 workshops and sessions focusing on issues concerning Native American wellness.
February 20, 27 and March 5, 2004
Beth Boyd, PhD, Core Team Leader from USD presents a workshop at SGU on Suicidal Interventions and Prevention. A total of 55 students attend.
March 2004 FIU selects PRIME 2004 summer students. Six students are accepted as Fellows, four are selected as PRIME Associated. PRIME Fellows include five females and one male. Associates include three females and one male. MDC Fellows selected include two Hispanic males and two Hispanic females and one MDC PRIME Associate. .
March 2004 Work is completed on a USD/SGU brochure for the APA/NIGMS project. Members from the Core Team and participating students assisted in the development.
March 3, 2004 UCLA’s seminars continue with Week 8 presentation entitled” Educational Opportunities and Conferences”
April 2004 PGCC’s 5th Annual START Conference is held at PGCC. More than 250 students participate by presenting their research that includes students from PGCC, local colleges and high schools.
April 2004 The Annual Mae P. Claytor/Martin D. Jenkins research conference is held at Morgan State University. The event attracts more than 100 attendees including students, faculty and invited guests.
April 2004 Several FIU PRIME 2003 Fellows participate and present in FIU’s Psi Chi conference.
April 2, 2004 CSU holds the first National Research Conference entitled “Urban Living and Mental Health” for graduate and undergraduate research students.
April 2-3, 2004 The 6th Annual Building Bridges Conference is held. Members of the NIGMS Core Team, students and faculty attend and participate in the annual event. The conference attracts high schools students and numerous community members each year who attend the event which focuses on Native American cultural, spiritual values and mental health. Over 300 attendees participate in the event.
April 4, 2004 The Spring Seminar for UCLA’s PROPS students continue with Dr. Monica Salinas, a Clinical Consultant and Dr. Rose Veniegas, a former NIGMS Grad Mentor, Assistant Director of The Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services, presenting “Applied Perspectives in Psychology”
April 14, 2004 Week #2 for UCLA PROPS students continues with “Careers in Mark Research” and Research Perspectives in Psychology” presented by May Levinson, PhD and Stephen Engel, PhD respectively.
April 19-22, 2004 Wellness Week presentations attracts more than 230 students’ participation in presentations focusing on issues on Native American issues, traditions, mental and spiritual health. The event is sponsored by SGU.
April 29, 2004 CSU hosts the Annual Psychology Department Colloquium. The all-day event provides students the opportunity to interact with diverse professionals as well as partake in presentations and seminars. Dr. Joseph L.. White was the keynote speaker. Two hundred fifty students participated in the event. Awards were presented to students for their outstanding research.
May 2004 - August 2004 FIU PRIME Fellows initiate their summer research projects with identified mentors. Selected are six students, all Hispanic students, five females, one male. MDC students who participate at FIU include one Hispanic/Latina, and three Hispanic/Latino males.
May 5, 2004 UCLA’s five-week Spring Semester continues with Tony Scinta, Graduate Mentor presenting “Research Presentation Tips and Discussions of Research Papers” for PROPS students.
May 6, 2004 Morgan State University holds its annual Martin D. Jenkins/Mae P. Claytor Undergraduate Research Conference. Dr. James Jones, APA/NIGMS Co-Investigator presents the keynote address. The event attracts approximately 200 students each year.
May 19-June 2, 2004 PROPS students make their respective research presentations as part of their required activities as a participating PROPS student.
May 28-30, 2004 Red Road Gathering for Eagle Butte Community/Cheyenne River Reservation is held. Approximately 150 attendees participate in the event which is also attended by USD’s CIA members, USD faculty and UCS graduate students.
Summer 2004 Three Native American high school students participated as part of the Research Apprentice Program (RAP) a 6-week, 30 hours/week work in psychology research (June 6-July 13, 2004. Students made poster presentations at the end of their stint. Core Team Leader Dr. Todd-Bazemore, Native American graduate students as well as Dr. Mark Daniels participated in the event.
June 2004 For the past year, the LSC with the assistance of Core Team Leader Dr. Ivy Dunn continues to conduct GRE workshops and graduate school preparation workshops for the year that focuses on the application processes and writing graduate school essays.
June 6 - July 13, 2004 USD participates in the Research Apprentice Program where three Native American high school students engage in early research. The program is held at USD.
June 9, 2004 Week 10 of the PROPS seminars culminates in a commencement breakfast for all student participants.
Fall 2004 UCLA conducted outreach efforts and held two information sessions in the Department of Psychology for potential students.
Fall 2004 Through CSU’s Life Science Center, more than 100 students visited the LSC. The Center provides information on scholarships, internships, careers in psychology and graduate programs, as well as maintaining a database of student project activities. The LSC manager also coordinates students and faculty seeking research.
Fall 2004 Students from UCLA PROPS program meet individually with Graduate Student Mentor to discuss and facilitate the identification of faculty sponsors for their future research.
Fall 2004 Eight students (seven Latino/a, one African American) are selected for PROPS program beginning in January 2005 at UCLA.
Fall 2004 UCLA held an informational meeting at the Academic Advancement Program, a University wide program that provides tutoring and counseling to underrepresented undergraduates.
Fall 2004 New PROPS Graduate Mentor Sabrina Pagano is hired and trained for UCLA program.
Fall 2004 UCLA initiates contact with all qualified candidates with an invitation to apply for the UCLA PROPS Program.
Fall 2004 The UCLA PROPS cadre of last year’s students is provided consultation on applying for graduate school, personal statements, letters of recommendation and the application process.
Fall 2004 Sinte Gleska University initiates recruitment and orientation activities for prospective student participants; 89 students participate
Fall 2004 UCLA PROPS website is updated. PROPS application is made available online for prospective candidates.
Fall 2004 UCLA updates their Resource Guide and other handouts and prepared informational binders to give to students at the first seminar presented for the year.
Fall 2004 Dr. Mahesh Gurung is added to the Truman College Core Team as Core Team Leader when Dr. Richard Kampwirth retires.
Fall 2004 CSU’s mentoring program, initially conducted through the NIGMS project is institutionalized through an external grant from the State of Illinois as part of funding focused to improve retention and graduation rates. The two-year grant provided cash bonuses for student mentors and mentees received free laptops. To date sixty students have been mentored through the application of Dr. Ivy Dunn, Core Team Leader and Rachel W. Lindsey, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
June 15, 2004 The APA/NIGMS Grant Project submitted additional information in response to the Summary Statement for the Revised Competing Continuation Grant Application.
August 15, 2004 Truman Community College holds meeting with Richard Kampwirth, PhD (outgoing Core Team Leader) Mahesh Gurung, PhD, (incoming Core Team Leader), Yvonne Harris, PhD, (Chair of the Biology Department and CSS Director), and S. Todd, Financial Representative.
September 2004 - March 2005
Presentations in SGU’s classes on Native American culturally relevant issues. Presenters include Core Team Members Marianne Left Hand Bull, Ned Metcalf, Tipi Means, and Kathy Frederick.
September 2004-April 2005 USD Native American Student Recruitment & Retention Committee continued to meet.
September 2004-Apr 2005 Rusty Reynolds, Native American male graduate student holds a graduate student assistantship at USD.
September 2004-April 2005 USD identifies research mentoring of graduate students, -Denise Casillas, Native American female, Rusty Reynolds, Native American male, Della Plume, Native American female and Didi Biorn, African female as participants.
September 2004 New students (D. Plume, Native American female and S. Hudson, African American female), begin Clinical Training Program at USD.
September 2004 USD Core Team Leaders Jeannie Caraway, PhD, Mark Daniels, PhD, and Barbara Yutrzenka, PhD present a diversity workshop for first year graduate students.
September 2004 CSUDH hold Core Team Member meeting to discuss current projects.
September 2004 Prince George’s Community College Core Team Leader created a CD to promote START conference.
September 16, 2004 Clinical Training Program Wopila (giving thanks) dinner for Red Road participants to give thanks for Building Bridges Conference. Clinical Training Program provided meal and served approximately 350 participants of the Red Road Gathering. USD’s Clinical Training Program faculty, Core Team Leader and Members, USD Graduate students and members of the CIA participate.
September 22-24, 2004 Red Road Gathering, with a focus on traditional cultural and spiritual approach to health, mental health and healing issues, is held. Attendees include Core Team Members, faculty, CIA members, and USD grad students. Approximately 400 people attend the event.
September 30-Oct 2, 2004 USD Core Team and graduate student Didi Biorn participate in the Disaster Mental Health Institute Conference, Rapid City, SD.
October 2004 - May 2005 SGU conducts an extensive series of workshops and presentation on student health and wellness. The presentation, open to all students is also open to members of the Rosebud community.
October 2004 USD holds a meeting with Native American graduate students and faculty & Council of Indigenous Advisors.
October 2004 Fifty -seven students attend the SGU sponsored, exercise and sports event for health and wellness of students.
October 2004 Presentation from Native American community on culturally relevant issues on alternative healing methods by Marla Bull Bear. A total of 9 students attend the event held at Sinte Gleska University.
October 2004 CSUDH initiates recruitment for new faculty mentors for APA Scholars.
October 2004 APA Scholars initiate work on personal statements in preparation for graduate school applications.
October 2004 USD Core Team holds a videoconference with Sinte Gleska University’s Core Team.
October 2004 SGU collaborates with IHS Tribal Diabetes Program on Wellness and Diabetes assessment and exercise and a walking program. Two hundred students attend.
October 2004 - May 2005 SGU participates and sponsors a total of 15 student health and wellness community presentations. A total of 325 community members participate in the events.
October 14, 2004 Prince George’s Community College conducts Mid-Atlantic Teachers of Psychology Conference (MATOP) an annual regional teaching conference that targets high school teachers and college professors at two-year and four-year colleges on the teaching the science of psychology. The keynote address was presented by Dr. Merry Bullock, Associate Director of the APA Science Directorate.
October 20, 2004 Collaboration with SGU and IHS Tribal Diabetes program. Assess and instruct on diabetes prevention. Twenty community members and students attend event at Milks Camp Community, South Dakota.
October 29, 2004 Core Team Leaders Beth Todd-Bazemore, makes a presentation at Indian Child Welfare conference, Sioux City, IA.
Winter 2004 Weekly seminars are held for all participating students in the UCLA PROPS program. Students complete several assignments throughout the year that include: writing their curriculum vitae, completing one draft of a statement of purpose, conducting informal interviews with one faculty member in addition to receiving peer mentorship.
November 2004 Dr. Beth Todd-Bazemore coauthored book chapter (in press): Reyes, G., Miller, T.T., Schreiber, M.D., & Todd-Bazemore, B. (2005). Children’s Services in Disasters and Other Emergencies. In R.G. Steele & M.C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families. New York, NY: Springer.
November 2004 CSUDH Scholars program financially supports the graduate applications for APA Scholars.
November 2004 Videoconference held between Core Teams from Sinte Gleska University and the University of South Dakota.
November 16, 2004 This day, several Spiritual Community Elders from and around the Rosebud community make presentations for SGU students and community members focusing on Health and Wellness. A total of 89 students attend as well as 278 community members.
November 16, 2004 Spiritual Community Elder Roy Stone makes a presentation on “Health and Wellness” A total of 10 students attend, as well as 30 community members, staff and faculty. Presentation held in Rosebud.
November 18, 2004 Weekly Science Seminar is initiated for MBRS/RISE students at Morgan State University. ETEP Trainees attend.
November 30, 2004 APA develops a press release for the APA/NIGMS Grant Project entitled “Successful APA Sponsored program continues to attract ethnic minorities into the biomedical sciences; receives new 1.6 million grant.
December 3, 2004 Southeastern Regional Center holds their Strategic Planning Meeting in Miami, Florida. All institutions were represented.
December 10, 2004 Western Regional Meeting held in Torrance, California. All institutions were represented.
December 10, 2004 Western Region holds its Strategic Planning Meeting in Torrance, California. All three regions participate in the one-day meeting.
January – April 2005 USD supports tutoring for participating graduate student’s statistics class.
January 9-10, 2005 Eastern Regional Center holds annual Strategic Planning Meeting in Washington, D.C.
January 12, 2005 Cultural Competency - Sociocultural Psychology presentation occurred at SMC for participating NSPP students.
January 12, 2005 A ten-week Winter seminar series is initiated today for UCLA PROPS students. The first presentation is an Introduction to PROPS. Dr. Hector Myers, PROPS Faculty Sponsor and Core Team Leader for the APA/NIGMS Project, Jodi Davis, PROPS Coordinator and Sabrina Pagano, PROPS Graduate Mentor and PROPS Alumni present.
January 18, 2005 PROPS Program at UCLA holds a welcome/orientation event for new students.
January 19, 2005 Components of a Graduate School Application Posters, Presentations, Conferences Oh My is presented by Sabrina Pagano, PROPS Graduate Mentor to PROPS students.
January 26, 2005 Introduction to Careers in Psychology: Educational Opportunities and Conferences are presented by Jodi Davis, PROPS Coordinator for PROPS students.
February 2005 USD and SGU hold a conference call inviting new partner institution, Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal College to the APA/NIGMS Grant Project.
February 2005 CSUDH sends out call for new applicants for the APA Scholars Program.
February 2005 Council of Indigenous Advisors Meeting held. USD faculty and graduate students participate.
February 2, 2005 Sabrina Pagano, PROPS Graduate Mentor presents Building your Application - Preparing C.V.’s and Resumes for PROPS students.
February 9, 2005 The fifth in PROPS nine series workshops are held for PROPS students. A Graduate Student Panel presents Applying to Graduate School.
February 11, 2005 NACS (Neuroscience and Cognitive Science) FEST VII held at the University of Maryland. One hundred thirty-five persons attend the activity. Four were associated with the NIGMS Program. A total of 135 secondary participants attend the event. Dr. Ann Graybield presents “The Basal Ganglia and Cognitive Pattern Generators”
February 15, 2005 Meeting held with new Truman Community College and Core Team members to discuss future activities of project and planning. Attendees included Mr. Greg Robinson, Olga Ruiz and Core Team Leader, Dr. Mahesh Gurung.
February 16, 2005 Dr. Monica Salinas, a Clinical Consultant, presents Applied Perspectives in Psychology to PROPS students.
February 23, 2005 Building your Application: Preparing Statements of Purposes is presented to PROPS students by Sabrina Pagano, student Core Team Member of the NIGMS/PROPS project.
February 24-27, 2004 Seventy-nine students attend the three-day Diabetes Prevention Workshop held at Sinte Gleska University.
March 2005 Core Team Leader Beth Todd-Bazemore, USD Department Chair, Randall Quevillion and S. Stephens, Graduate student, participate in Crisis Response to Red Lake Reservation.
March, 2005 USD and Sinte Gleska University hold a conference call to discuss project status and updates.
March 2005 Core Team Leader from USD, Beth Todd-Bazemore submits research grant to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Public Health Services on “Learning from Each Other: Tribal Communities Building Research Partnerships.
March 2, 2005 Group presentations are made by PROPS students. Each student presents on their assigned group topic.
March 9, 2005 Introduction to the Career Center is held for PROPS student at UCLA. All APA/NIGMS PROPS students are required to attend.
March 16, 2005 Career Center Workshop is attended by PROPS students at UCLA.
March 17 2005 Rusty Reynolds, Native American Graduate Student at USD, Core Team Leader Beth Todd-Bazemore, and CIA member, D Mackey present “Native American Cultural Values & Beliefs Scale: A Pilot Study of a Mental Health Instrument at Geriatric Grand Rounds” at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (travel funded)
March 18, 2005 The Western Regional Center holds a collaborative event among all three institutions for students to tour the research laboratory of Dr. Hector Myers at the Drew Medical University.
March 23, 2005 Community Health and Wellness Education Facilitator Training is taken by SGU students, faculty and staff. A total of three students participate in the training.
April – May 2005 Video written and produced as part of Building Bridges/Youth Red Road Collaborative Conference by Native American undergraduate students, USD Core Team Leader, members of the CIA, and 10 local Native American high school students.
April 2005 Two new faculty mentors are added to the FIU cadre for the PRIME project for Summer 2005. Seven students are also selected to participate as FIU PRIME Fellows.
April 2005 Motivational Speaker Chance Rush presents to a total of 123 SGU students through the Human Service Department at SGU.
April 1 - 2, 2005 Building Bridges/Youth Red Road Collaborative Conference held. Members of USD faculty, Core Team, graduate students, members of the CIA, and 15 Native American undergraduate students attend. Approximately 120 NA high school students attend the event.
April 6, 2005 First seminar presentation in PROPS 10-week seminar series. Presentation on Applied Perspectives in Psychology by Karen Cheng, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and University Center for Aids and Hector Myers, PhD, Core Team Leader and PROPS Faculty Sponsor.
April 9, 2005 TCC’s Core Team Leader meets with Yvonne Harris, PhD, TCC Administrator to discuss involvement and possible coordination of efforts with existing ABRS program.
April 13, 2005 Research Perspectives in Psychology is presented by Steven Engel, PhD Cognitive Psychology at UCLA. Presentation also includes Sabrina Pagano presenting Funding Graduate School.
April 13, 2005 Dionne Stephens, PhD, FIU Core Team Member presents, Conceptualizing Physical Attractiveness and Relationships as part of the MDC Psychology Lecture Series. Seventy-five students attend the event.
April 20, 2005 Andre Fuligni, PhD, Professor of Developmental Psychology at UCLA and Paul Davis, Professor of Social Psychology at UCLA present Research Perspectives in Psychology for PROPS students.
April 21, 2005 CSU holds its annual Psychology Department Colloquium. Over 250 students attend the research conference. Dr. Linda James -Myers provides the keynote address.
April 22, 2005 PGCC’s Annual Science Technology and Research Training Conference held. More than 250 students attending high school, community colleges and 4-year institutions participate in the event and presented their research posters and received awards. Honored this year were sixty high school teachers from South Africa.
April 22-23, 2005 Northern Plains Strategic Planning meeting held in Vermillion, SD. All three institutions were represented.
April 26, 2005 The Mae P. Claytor/Martin D. Jenkins annual research conference was held at Morgan State. This year, 40 abstracts were accepted and over 50 students presented their research. Dr. James Outzz served as the keynote speaker. Two hundred students, faculty, and guests attended the event.
April 27, 2005 PROPS Graduate Student Mentor presents Research Presentation Tips and Discussion of Research Papers for UCLA PROPS Students.
April 29, 2005 CSU’s Annual Colloquium is held which is sponsored by the Department of Psychology. Approximately 200 students attend the event each year and present and are judged on their research presentations. Students are also competitively awarded based on their paper and posters.
May 2005 Santa Monica Colleges identifies two students to participate in yearly New Scholars in Psychology Program and continues to recruit for additional student participants.
May 2005 Six MDC PRIME Fellows are introduced to the FIU PRIME program. Six students are also named as FIU PRIME Students.
May 3, 2005 University of Miami holds kick-off breakfast for PRIME students and their mentors.
May 4, 2005 Scott Gewehr, Policy Analyst at RAND and Andrew Christensen, PhD Clinical Psychology at UCLA present Research Perspectives in Psychology for PROPS Students.
May 5, 2005 Dr. Gurung and Dr. Yvonne Harris meet with local television station, WYCC for Town Hall Meeting and possible participation of bio-psych student in the Town Hall meeting.
May 6, 2005 Dr. Gurung, Core Team Leader from TCC meets with Dr. Yvonne Harris to discuss functions and collaborations of the Center for Science Success (CSS) and CALFS. (Center for Achievement in the Life Sciences).
May 9, 2005 Dr. Marilyn Montgomery, FIU Core Team member conducts a summer session of Research Methods and Careers in psychology Fifteen students enroll in the class. All students are minority students.
May 11, 2005 PROPS students make research presentations as part of their participation in the program.
May 12, 2005 Dr. Marilyn Montgomery, FIU Core Team Member meets with FIU PRIME Students for first summer research course. This course is a supplement to the Fellows mentored research summer projects. MDC Fellows for the summer program at FIU include six Hispanic students, one male, five females.
May 17, 2005 Dr. Sherry Palamara of MDC presents Biomedical Research and the Emerging Field of Psychology at MDC as part of the MDC/PRIME Lecture Series. Future presentations scheduled include presentations on forensic psychology, current and future trends in psychology, and psychology research. Ninety students attend the event.
May 18, 2005 PROPS students continue to make research presentation on the work they initiated at the beginning of the semesters.
May 18, 2005 All PRIME students and mentors attended the kick-off breakfast for PRIME.
May 18-July 22, 2005
UM continues to hold its 10-week summer PRIME project. Seventeen UM students participated this summer. Five students from MDC participated as affiliates in the summer PRIME. Students worked with their research mentor for 20 hours per week and met with both the Director of the Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Victoria Noriega and their two graduate student supervisors. The 10-week session provides information to students ranging from poster session and development to GRE overview for prospective graduate students. All UM PRIME students are required to make a research poster presentation at the end of the 10-week session.
May 20, 2005 Andres de los Reyes, former FIU PRIME student and current Yale University PhD candidate speaks to FIU students about opportunities in psychology.
May 24, 2005 University of Miami provides program orientation and goals to the PRIME students.
May 25, 2005 FIU Core Team Leader Dr. Bennett Schwartz presents at MDC on scientific psychology and the future of psychology. Fifty students attend event.
May 31, 2005 Elements of Psychological Research is presented to UM PRIME students as part of their summer mentorship program.
June 2, 2005 MDC hosts another segment of their annual psychology Lecture Series with Current and Future Trends in Psychology.
June 7, 2005 Students participating in the UM PRIME attend a presentation on how to conduct a literature review.
June 14, 2005 UM PRIME students are provided information on the elements of a poster session through their 10-week session.
Summer 2005 FIU’s Core Team Member Dr. Dionne Stephens enhanced the FIU project website which includes student applications, examples of research projects, and helpful and informative links.
Summer 2005 Lynn Hernandez, former FIU PRIME Student now advanced doctoral students, will be available to provide classroom presentations throughout the fall term in order to increase the visibility and student awareness of the FIU PRIME project.
July 21, 2005 Dr. Bennett Schwartz takes MDC and FIU student researchers to Money Jungle for a field trip. Twenty-three students attend.
August 2005 Santa Monica College initiates planning and development for their institutional project. Recruitment of both faculty and students continue.
August 15, 2005 Meeting held between new Core Team Leader, Dr. Mahesh Gurung and Dr. Richard Kampwith to discuss status of APA/NIGMS Grant Project, updates and other relevant project information.
August 19, 2005 Annual Convention Meeting held for APA/NIGMS Project Core Team members during the APA Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. All regions are represented.
August 20, 2005 SMC sends mailings and invitations to participate in SMC’s NSPP activities to prospective students.
August 22, 2005 Dr. Karen Gunn, SMC’s Core Team Leader makes department presentation as a means to inform both faculty and students about the NSPP project.
August 31, 2005 CSU sponsors and support interdisciplinary GRE Training through the Life Science Center. Fourteen students participate.
Fall 2005 Each academic year, since the inception of the Life Science Center at Chicago State University, approximately 100 students visit the center which is funded by the APA/NIGMS grant. The LSC provides students information on scholarships, internships, careers in psychology and graduate program information as well as informs students seeking research opportunities available through faculty members who are seeking research assistants for their respective grants.
Fall 2005 Truman Community College( TCC) initiates grant recruitment for students enrolled in CALFS or Center for Advancement in the Life Sciences Program. Students participate in weekly meetings to discuss goals, plans, student progress and receive advising. A total of twelve ethnic minority students participate in identified activities designed to assist and aid students in critical science courses, are provided information on internships and general information pertaining to biomedical, behavioral and psychological work and research.
Fall 2005 Truman reestablishes its Bio-Psychology course this fall. Mr. Greg Robinson from the Department of Psychology co-teaches this course.
Fall 2005 CSU through the LSC, formed a collaborative relationship with the Center of Urban Mental Health Research, a new research institute at CSU. Student participants work on research projects with faculty as well as learn to work with identified research tools. Both Howard University and Loyola participate in the project.
September 2005 Recruitment begins for SMC to identify interested students to participate in NSPP activities. Flyers are distributed as well as individual meetings held this month to identify additional participants. Five applicants were identified through increased recruitment efforts.
September 1, 14, 21, & 18, 2005
TCC students participate in the weekly Science Club meetings.
September 16, 2005 Monthly meeting held for CSU’s Program.
September 29, 2005 Guest Speaker, Dr. Richard Burt of NMFF presented on Stem Cell Research at TCC. TCC identified stem cell research as this semester’s theme and continues to hold lecture series/seminars for interested students.
September 30, 2005 Orientation held for the SMC NSPP Project. Three students attend Nine meetings held throughout the 2005-06 Academic year which attracted a total of 10 consistent attendees. The four-hour meetings consist of learning forums, advising and personal assessments, and mentoring sessions from the NSPP coordinator or core team members.
October 3, 2005 OEMA prepares and submits “The Academic TRANSITIONS Project,” a competitive grant application, in response to HRSA’s Pathways to Health Professions Program RFP. The TRANSITIONS project used the APA/NIGMS Project as a model for providing mentorship and support at key transition points between high school and post-secondary education, 2-year institution and 4-year institution transfer, and 4-year institution and advanced degree programs. During the review process, the Pathways grant program was suspended due to budget constraints.
October 4, 2005 SMC’s NSPP student applications are due.
October 5, 2005 Truman students participate in weekly Science Club meetings initiating on October 5.
October 8, 2005 Morgan State University receives Year-1 for $19,300 for completion of activities associated with project requirements.
October 14, 2005 The annual Mid-Atlantic Teachers of Psychology Conference is held. Dr. Stephen Chew, Professor and Chair of Samford University’s Department of Psychology presented the keynote. PGCC sponsored the event whose theme was engaging students in research. Both high school and college faculty attended the event.
October 20, 2005 SGU sponsors student wellness training for community presentations. Seven students participate.
October 21, 2005 SMC holds NSPP meeting. Six students participate in the informational meeting. Orientation packets were distributed as well as student assignments exploring psychology as a major.
October 21, 2005 Chicago State University holds a meeting with incoming Core Team Leaders to discuss the future projects of the region. Topics include new grant personnel, identification of a potential startup problems, collaborative programs and ideas, student tracking, and future regional meetings.
October 21, 2005 TCC students participate in field trip to Argonne Laboratory in Chicago.
October 22-24, 2005 Red Road Gathering is held at USD. The annual event, which focuses on issues of spiritual, mental and physical health addressing Native Americans, provides workshops to more than 350 Native Americans.
October 24, 2005 Students at TCC attend speech on stem cell research presented by Dr. J.A. Wasserstrom of Northwestern University.
October 25, 2005 Core Team Leaders, Josie McDonald and Dr. Mahesh Gurung meet to discuss future plans of the CSU/TCC institutional/regional project.
November 18, 2005 APA Research and Student Resources presentation occurs at SMC Psychological Services and Student Opportunities is presented by Dr. Austin, Director of SMC’s Psychological Services is the presenter. Eleven students participate.
January 10, 2006 OEMA prepares and submits a 5-year competing continuation application for the APA/NIGMS Project to NIGMS. This application was denied funding, leading eventually to a 1-year extension in time only that was granted from 9/1/07 to 8/31/08.
March 1, 2006 Guest Lecture by Professor James Dube, Additional Training Program at MDC on the Psychology of Addition.
March 3, 2006 Student status review occurs at SMC. Transfer planning and other academic options are discussed as well as personal statement development for NSPP students. Eight students participate in the discussion.
March 31, 2006 Presentation and Discussion on Social Justice in Psychology held at SMC. Richard Cores, PICO Partnership Counselor and NSPP Core Team member presents. Eight students attend.
April 5, 2006 UCLA PROPS students participate in Week 1 of the GRE Preparation. Sabrina Pagano, PROPS Graduate Mentor conducts the program. Both primary and secondary students participate.
April 12, 006 Research Poster and Presentation Tips held for PROPS students. Sabrina Pagano presents. Both primary and secondary students participate in program.
April 18, 2006 More than 200 students attend the 7th Annual Science, Technology, and Research Training (START) Conference, hosted by PGCC. The Conference featured a poster parade and student research presentations.
April 19, 2006 Week 3 of PROPS student programming. “Research Perspectives in Psychology - Funding Graduate School” is presented by Dan Ortiz, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and University Center for AIDS and Sabrina Pagano, PROPS Graduate Student Mentor present.
April 25, 2006 MSU hosts annual Mae P. Claytor and Martin D. Jenkins Undergraduate Research Symposium. Fifty student-lead research projects were presented and over 150 students attended the event. Featured speaker was Earl Walker.
April 26, 2006 Research Perspectives in Psychology - Outside Academia is presented by Scott Gerehr, Deputy Director for Behavioral and Cultural Analysis, Defense Group Inc for UCLA PROPS students.
April 28, 2006 SMC Students participate in discussion concerning course and transfer planning. Three students participate.
May 2006 Research mentoring of USD graduate students occurs for six students participating students.
May 1 - June 16 Spring Quarter for UCLA begins. Throughout this quarter, UCLA PROPS students engage in seminars conducted by PROPS Coordinator, PROPS Graduate Mentor, and guest speakers.
May 3, 2006 Hector Myers, PhD, Core Leader for UCLA PROPS Program and Paul Davies, PhD present “Applied and Research Perspectives in Psychology”
May 3, 10, 17, 2006 CSUDH initiates advising to undergraduate interested in applying to graduate programs in psychology and those who are in the process of applying; provide information about GRE preparation, writing personal statements, and obtaining letters of recommendation.
May 9- August 12, 2006 FIU holds Class on Research Methods and Careers taught by Dr. Marilyn Montgomery of FIU. Course is directly related to the FIU PRIME. Seventeen students participate. Dr. Dionne Stephens assists with the course.
May 10, 2006 Research presentations are made by UCLA PROPS students.
May 10, 2006 MDC holds PRIME student orientation. Five students attend as well as Core Team members from MDC and University of Miami.
May 15, 2006 Presentation of Rural Minority and Multicultural Mental Health Conference in Reno, NV attended by Dr. Beth Boyd, USD Core Team Leader.
May 17, 24, and 31, 2006 Research presentations continue for UCLA PROPS students. Activities continue for until May 31, 2006
May 19, 2006 NSPP students participate in GRE practice testing and communication styles and awareness workshop. Five students attend.
May 19 2006 TCC holds its annual CSS monthly student meeting to discuss presentation and work done in the Independent Research Course. A total of 13 students participate as well as Core Team Leader and Core Team Members.
May 24, 2006 Guest Lecture occurs for MDC Lecture Series. Dr. Marc Gellman presents a lecture on Behavioral psychology for participating students.
May 31, 2006 Dr. Daniel Messinger from the University of Miami presents in the MDC Lecture Series on Infant Behavior. Core Team members from MDC attend at well.
June 2, 2006 Students from SMC participate in an individual goal setting and academic smart choices workshop. Six students participate.
June 7, 2006 Commencement Breakfast occurs for UCLA PROPS students.
June 7, 2006 Workshop on Research Methodology presented by Dr. Yuly Pomares. MDC Core Team Leader for MDC students. Introduction to methodology utilized in psychological research for PRIME Interns.
June 9, 2006 Deborah Powell, PhD presents Workshop on Careers in Psychology for MDC PRIME student interns.
June 14, 2006 Guest Lecturer from Florida international University, Dionne Stephens, PhD presents in the MDC Lecture Series on the influence of skin color on Black and Hispanic women’s physical attractiveness and dating beliefs.
June 16, 2006 FIU PRIME students participate in the Primate Cognition project and visit the Monkey Jungle to discuss comparative psychology and animal cognition. Core Team Leader Dr. Bennett Schwartz and Dr. Marilyn Montgomery coordinate the activity consisting of 25 students.
June 16, 2006 Monthly meeting of TCC’s CSS’ student meeting held to discuss research presentation and work done in Independent Research. Four students attend.
June 18, 2006 TCC holds its monthly student meeting in the CSS Center to discuss research with participating students. Four primary students participate in discussion.
Summer 2006 CSUDH updates APA/NIGMS website to include updates on mentors, pictures from Careers in Psychology event, general graduate school information, upcoming events etc.
July 12-14, 2006 Santee Sioux Tribe Youth Red Road conference. Approximately 60 Native American youth attend and 30 Native American adults. Core Team Leader and Members present during the meeting.
August 2006 OEMA publishes the 2006 issue of the Pipeline project newsletter. The cover story is titled “The Privilege and Honor of Mentoring.” It features an interview with FIU mentor, Wendy Silverman, PhD. Dr. Silverman is a professor of psychology and director of FIU’s Child Anxiety and Phobia Program.
August 2, 2006 Conference Call with Sinte Gleska and Sisseton Wahpeton College occurs.
August 4, 2006 Eastern Regional Meeting held at UMCP Campus and attended by all three regional institutions.
August 12, 2006 Project Leaders Meeting at APA occurs during the APA Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA.
August 18, 2006 PGCC holds student and research meeting to acclimate them to research environment and to provide synopsis of previous research projects.
August 21, 2006 Research preparation of abstract for Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students focusing on literature discussion. Two students participate.
August 23, 2006 Diversity Workshop for new graduate students occurs at USD.
August 25, 2006 New NSPIRE undergraduate student assistant works with Native American freshman and to enhance recruitment, implementing Native American Student Retention Model and tracking student progress in classes.
August 30, 2006 Meeting on implementing Native American Student Retention Model under newly created Native Student Services Office and welcome dinner for Native American students at USD.
September 1, 2006 Lecture on how to study and be successful in the sciences as well as analysis of case studies from medical professions for those students participating in TCC’s CSS Center. A total of 10 students participate, 3 students are secondary students. Dr. Arshad Kahn is the lecturer.
September 6-27, 2006 CSUDH continues to provide weekly advising sessions to undergraduates interested in pursuing graduate programs in psychology through the Sears Advising Center.
September 7, 2006 PGCC Core Team Leader assists in the preparation of project abstract, final editing, and electronic submission of abstracts.
September 8, 2006 Core Team Leader for PGCC continues to work with students for preparation and submission of research abstract for ABRCMS.
September 11, 2006 Science Meeting held at TCC for interested students and a discussion of recruitment and fund-raising and possible field trips or lecture events for students. Core Team Leader and 7 primary students participate.
September 13, 2006 Catching the Dream Native Student Retention Conference at USD occurs with 120 attendees. Presentation made on Native Student Retention Model. CIA members and Core Team Leaders attend. Forty-five attendees.
September 14-16, 2006 Red Road Gathering Conference held, a traditional cultural and spiritual approach to health, mental health and healing issues occurs. Core Team Leaders, and Core Team and CIA members attend as well as USD graduate students. Approximately 300 total attendees participate.
September 15, 2006 Monthly meeting of TCC’s CSS Center for participating students.
September 15, 2006 Clinical Training Program Wopila (giving thanks) dinner for Red Road participate to give thanks for Building Bridges conference. Clinical Training program participates. Over 300 individuals participate.
September 16, 2006 NSPIRE meeting held during Red Road Gathering. Core Team Leader, CIA and Core Team Members participate from both USD and Sinte Gleska University.
September 18, 2006 Ongoing recruitment efforts via e-mail correspondence, flyers, word of mouth, classroom visits, division and collegian center meetings occur at PGCC by Core Team Leader, Sonia Bell.
September 20, 2006 Research Meeting occurs in order to determine activities and arrangement between UMCP Carl Lejuez and Dr. Anthony Rene as mentors to PGCC students.
September 22, 2006 Department of Bioengineering Seminar at UIC Kinematic of Falling and Bone Fractures. Primary students participate and Core Team Member, Dr. Yvonne Harris.
September 25, 2006 Recruitment for CSUDH is initiated. Students are sent letters, and information appears in newsletters and flyers. Psychology faculty are also requested to nominate students they believe would benefit from the program.
September 25, 2006 TCC’s Science Club meets, led by Core Team Leader, Dr. Mahesh Gurung to encourage and discuss recruitment strategies and fund-raising possibilities and future field trips or lecture events.
September 2006 Placement of new USD students in Native American community clinic occurs at Winnebago Youth Facility.
September 30, 2006 Field trip to UIC Health Professionals for TCC students to discuss careers in health professions, scholarships, graduate school.
October 2006 OEMA conducts the 2006 APA/NIGMS Project Evaluation Survey. 13 out of 14 institutions complete and return the survey, which asked about the success and impact of specific aspects of the project, as well as the institutions’ general satisfaction. Overall satisfaction with the project was high, with a total mean of 4.5 out of 5.0.
October 2, 11,13 and 23, 2006
Meeting with Allied Health for grant planning on joint project to recruit and train Native American students from Santee, Flandreau, Sisseton and Shakopee Mdwanketan reservations to psychology/allied health programs.
October 3, 2006 Online Career Fair and Job Expo information provided to TCC students for the opportunity to meet professionals in wide-range of health-related fields. Students can submit resumes and job applications online as well.
October 4,11,18, 25, 2006 Advising to interested students in the pursuit of graduate studies in psychology continues at CSUDH through the Sears Advising Center.
October 4, 2006 PGCC initiates computer search for psychological societies and other professional organization for student Research presentation opportunities.
October 6,11,23,25 and 27, 2006
Research meetings are continued to assist PGCC’s ETEP students finalize and prepare their abstracts for submission to ABRCMS.
October 7, 2006 Open House at Argonne National Laboratory occurs. TCC students attend and tour the facility to obtain hands-on training on laboratory equipment and attend lectures about the facility.
October 13, 2006 CSUDH Student applications due for new cadre of Scholars.
October14, 2006 UIC School of Public Health Career Opportunities for Minorities Workshop held. TCC student participates to learn about the field of public health and receive information about Master’s and PhD program.
October 16-22, 2006 Two TCC students participate in the Science Careers Week at Loyola University. Students attend seminars and workshops to help determine whether to pursue a career in the medical field. Dr. Yvonne Harris, Core Team Member attends.
October 16-22, 2006 International Infection Prevention Week occurs and TCC students create and post posters regarding infection prevention and the importance of hand washing.
October 19, 2006 USD Meeting with students of color and Council of Indigenous Advisors. Core Team Leader, Core Team members, students and CIA members attend.
October 20, 2006 Independent Research Projects are discussed during the monthly meeting. Topics identified include shadowing a surgeon and scientific methods for research possible topics. Eight students attend the meeting and faculty and Core Team members.
October 25, 2006 Students are assisted with the preparation of research poster for ABRCMS meeting. Final editing of poster occurs until the end of month.
October 26, 2006 Meeting of students of color and CIA members held at USD. Eleven individuals participate.
October 27, 2006 Meeting with SGU with Human Services Students, CIA members, faculty, and Native American graduate students attend with Core Team Leader to discuss matters of shared importance.
October 27, 2006 New student orientation for CSUDH Scholars selected to participate. A total of seven students participate (3 Hispanic/Latino males, 1 Hispanic/Latina, 3 African American females and 1 African American male).
October 27 - 28, 2006 Northern Plains Region hold meeting at SGU with Human Service students and partners meeting held in Mission, South Dakota. Fourteen people attend the meeting.
October 26-28, 2006 Seven students from CSU attend the Illinois Counseling Association conference held in Springfield, Illinois. Presentations were made by the students who attended with faculty research mentor.
Fall 2006 UCLA prepared for 2007 PROPS program: hired PROPS Graduate Mentor; organized Winter quarter seminars, organized welcome event/dinner, updated PROPS website, updated PROPS Resource Guide and other handouts, and prepared binders for dissemination at first seminar.
Fall 2006 UCLA mentors consulted regularly with 2006 PROPS students who were applying to graduate school on application info, personal statements, and letters of recommendation.
November 2006 UCLA held outreach and recruiting activities for the 2007 PROPS program, including: two information sessions in the Psychology Department, an informational meeting at the Academic Advancement Program (a University-wide tutoring and counseling program for undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups), an email campaign targeting qualified students, and online application on website.
December 2006 UCLA selected 18 PROPS students for 2007 program. Nine primary students (including 5 Hispanic/Latina females, 3 Hispanic/Latino males, and 1 biracial male) were invited to participate and awarded a $2000 stipend. The nine secondary students included 2 male Asian/Pacific Islanders and 7 female Asian/Pacific Islanders. All students were met with individually and offered assistance in finding faculty sponsors.
January 10 - March 14, 2007 Eighteen student participants at UCLA met for the weekly seminars and panel discussions that made up the Winter quarter of the PROPS program. Topics included the graduate school application process, research ethics, and careers in psychology.
January 17, 2007 OEMA prepares and submits Revised Renewal Application in response to the denial of funding of the January 2006 grant application. Funding of this application was denied.
April 4 - June 6, 2007 During the Spring quarter of the PROPS program, 18 UCLA students attended weekly seminars. Seminar topics included GRE preparation, advance degree program alternatives, and research presentation methods. During the second half of the quarter, students delivered presentations of their research.
May 2007 Seven CSUDH students travel to Vancouver, Canada to present posters at the Western Psychological Association Convention.
Summer 2007 UM conducts its annual PRIME Summer Program, where students work closely with a faculty mentor and other members of the faculty’s research team for ten weeks on an individual research project, and attend weekly career and skill development meetings. 17 students participated.
July 26, 2007 The UM PRIME Summer Program culminates in its closing ceremony, including student research poster presentations. Students, faculty, and participants’ friends and families attend.
August 2007 OEMA publishes the sixth issue of the Pipeline newsletter. The cover story, titled “Project Perspectives,” describes the experience of FIU student, Tiffany Brannon, as an APA/NIGMS Project participant. After graduating with honors and being awarded a Ford Fellowship, Brannon enrolled in a Social Psychology PhD program at Stanford University. She largely credited her success to the mentorship she received.
August 19, 2007 OEMA hosts the Annual APA/NIGMS Project Directors’ Meeting during the 2007 APA Annual Convention in San Francisco, California. The breakfast meeting offered project core team members, mentors, and students an opportunity to provide updates activities and network with each other.
Fall 2007 UCLA prepared for 2008 PROPS program: hired PROPS Graduate Mentor; organized Winter quarter seminars, organized welcome event/dinner, updated PROPS website, updated PROPS Resource Guide and other handouts, and prepared binders for dissemination at first seminar.
Fall 2007 UCLA mentors consulted regularly with 2007 PROPS students who were applying to graduate school on application info, personal statements, and letters of recommendation.
September 2007 CSUDH’s program assistant, Julianna Mojica, continued monthly meetings to advise under-graduates applying or interested in applying to advanced degree programs in psychology. Topics included GRE preparation, writing personal statements, obtaining recommendation letters, and identifying helpful resources.
October 2007 OEMA conducts a project-wide survey, APA/NIGMS Project Research Mentorship Evaluation. Students were asked to rate their satisfaction with their experience with their mentor and with the project, as a whole. Each of the 32 student respondent received an incentive of $9.99. The mean for overall satisfaction with their program experience was 3.71 out of 4.00.
October 2007 CSUDH’s program assistant, Julianna Mojica, continued monthly meetings to advise under-graduates applying or interested in applying to advanced degree programs in psychology. Topics included GRE preparation, writing personal statements, obtaining recommendation letters, and identifying helpful resources.
November 2007 UCLA held outreach and recruiting activities for the 2008 PROPS program, including: two information sessions in the Psychology Department, an informational meeting at the Academic Advancement Program (a University-wide tutoring and counseling program for undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups), an email campaign targeting qualified students, and online application on website.
November 2007 CSUDH’s program assistant, Julianna Mojica, continued monthly meetings to advise under-graduates applying or interested in applying to advanced degree programs in psychology. Topics included GRE preparation, writing personal statements, obtaining recommendation letters, and identifying helpful resources.
December 2007 UCLA selected 21 students for 2008 PROPS program. Six primary students (including 3 Hispanic/Latina females, 3 Hispanic/Latino males) were invited to participate and awarded a $2000 stipend. The fifteen secondary students included 2 male Asian/Pacific Islanders, 4 female Asian/Pacific Islanders, 1 male Caucasian and 8 female Caucasians. All students were met with individually and offered assistance in finding faculty sponsors.
January 9 - March 12, 2008 Twenty-one student participants at UCLA met for the weekly seminars and panel discussions that made up the Winter quarter of the PROPS program. Topics included the graduate school application process, research ethics, and careers in psychology.
February 2008 CSUDH’s program assistant, Julianna Mojica, continued monthly meetings to advise under-graduates applying or interested in applying to advanced degree programs in psychology. Topics included GRE preparation, writing personal statements, obtaining recommendation letters, and identifying helpful resources.
February 8-9, 2008 A two-day intensive workshop offers CSUDH students one-on-one assistance in preparing to attend graduate school. APA program mentors, Dr. Mark Carrier, Dr. Maria Hurtado-Ortiz, Dr. Karen Mason, Dr. Keisha Paxton, Dr. Carl Sneed and Julianna Mojica, offered individual assistance to participants, including 3 primary students and 12 secondary students.
Spring 2008 UMD welcomes three new students (2 Black females and 1 Black male) to its ETEP program. The students joined the laboratory research teams of Drs. Sandra Gordon-Salant, Jens Herberholz, and Stephen David.
March 2008 CSUDH’s program assistant, Julianna Mojica, continued monthly meetings to advise under-graduates applying or interested in applying to advanced degree programs in psychology. Topics included GRE preparation, writing personal statements, obtaining recommendation letters, and identifying helpful resources.
April 2008 Four CSUDH students travel to Irvine, California to present posters at the Western Psychological Association Convention.
April 2008 CSUDH’s program assistant, Julianna Mojica, continued monthly meetings to advise under-graduates applying or interested in applying to advanced degree programs in psychology. Topics included GRE preparation, writing personal statements, obtaining recommendation letters, and identifying helpful resources.
April 2 - June 4, 2008 During the Spring quarter of the PROPS program, 21 UCLA students attended weekly seminars. Seminar topics included GRE preparation, advance degree program alternatives, and research presentation methods. During the second half of the quarter, students delivered presentations of their research.
May 2008 CSUDH’s program assistant, Julianna Mojica, continued monthly meetings to advise under-graduates applying or interested in applying to advanced degree programs in psychology. Topics included GRE preparation, writing personal statements, obtaining recommendation letters, and identifying helpful resources.
May 2008 OEMA awards competitive grants of $15,000 each for summer programming to UCLA, PGCC, FIU, UM, and Truman.
May 5, 2008 OEMA prepares and submits a Close-Out Grant application to NIGMS to secure funding for documentation and dissemination of the project’s outcomes, support of participating departments’ efforts to institutionalize their programmatic initiatives, and close-down the project in an orderly and planned manner. Funding of this application was subsequently denied. Consequently, additional activities and use of remaining funds took place under an Extension of Time Only.
May 18, 2008 UM hosts kick-off brunch and orientation for the PRIME Summer Research Program. 14 students attended.
May 22-25, 2008 CSUDH student, Denise Manquero, travels to Chicago, Illinois to present at the Association for Psychological Science’s Annual Convention. The presentation was titled, “Beliefs about Diabetes among at-risk Latino students.”
Summer 2008 FIU partners with the McNair Scholarship Program to offer its summer research program. Drs. Leslie Frazier, Dionne Stephens, Ryan Winter, Wendy Silverman, Bill Kurtines, Marilyn Montgomery, and Lorraine Bahrick offered intensive research mentoring. Eleven students (10 Hispanic/Latina female and 1 Black female) participate, five of whom were also named McNair Scholars.
June 2 - July 25, 2008 CSUDH conducts its annual summer research program that provides psychology undergraduates with intensive mentored research experience, graduate school preparation, workshops on psychology careers, and a stipend. Drs. Ramona Davis, Mark Carrier, Maria Hurtado-Ortiz, Keisha Paxton, Carl Sneed, Silvia Santos, and Tara Victor offered mentorship to 10 primary students (5 Hispanic/Latinos females, 1 Hispanic/Latino male, 4 black females).
July 7-18, 2008 Truman offered its Biopsychology Workshop. The program included a two-week intensive classroom, and literature and laboratory research experience. Students worked with bullfrogs as specimens for a variety of experiments. Seven students (3 Black females, 1 Asian male, 1 Asian female, 1 Hispanic/Latino male, 1 Caucasian female) participated in the program.
August 2008 FIU project mentor, Dr. Dionne Stephens, hosts as 11 summer program participants deliver poster presentations of the research they conducted in the previous months.
March 2009 Seventeen UCLA students present at the University’s Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference in Los Angeles, California.
April 6, 2009 FIU sends acceptance letters to the six 2009 PRIME Fellows (3 Hispanic/Latina female, 2 Hispanic/Latino males, and 1 Black female), notifying them of their acceptance into the summer research program, requirements for participation, and the $1000 stipend.
Summer 2009 FIU offers its Summer Psychology Fellowship. Drs. Bill Kurtines, Lorraine Bahrick, Gordon Finley, Daniel Wright, and Bennett Schwartz offered intensive research mentoring. Six students participate.
Summer 2009 UM conducts its annual PRIME Summer Program, where students work closely with a faculty mentor and other members of the faculty’s research team for ten weeks on an individual research project, and attend weekly career and skill development meetings. 22 students participated.
Summer 2009 UCLA hosts its Summer Research Program, which offers students a $3000 stipend along with the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on research projects, obtain research skills, define academic interests and objectives, and become an active member of the UCLA research community. Five students (including 4 Hispanic/Latina females and 1 Black female) were mentored by Drs. Caroline Crump, Catherine Sandhofer, Nim Tottenham, Scott Johnson, and Robert Bjork.
May 20, 2009 UM hosts kick-off brunch and orientation for the PRIME Summer Research Program. 22 students attended.
May 22-25, 2009 CSUDH students, Lauren Lewis and Denise Manquero, travel to San Francisco, California to present at the Association for Psychological Science’s Annual Convention. The presentation was titled, “Acculturation, gender, and health indicators among at-risk Latino students for Diabetes. “
June 2009 OEMA awards competitive grants of up to $15,000 for summer programming to UCLA, FIU, and UM.
July 23, 2009 The UM PRIME Summer Program culminates in its closing ceremony, including student research poster presentations. Students, faculty, and participants’ friends and families attend.
August 2009 FIU project mentor, Dr. Dionne Stephens, hosts as six summer program participants deliver poster presentations of the research they conducted in the previous months.
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