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GEM GRAD Lab Welcome

Dear GRAD Lab Participants:

Welcome to the University of Louisville. We are delighted that you have joined us for our first Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees (GRAD) Lab! The University of Louisville--with our co-hosts, the University of Kentucky, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and

our corporate sponsor, Lexmark--is partnering with the GEM Consortium to recruit students from underrepresented populations to apply for graduate degrees in STEM fields.

Because of their increased complexity, current societal, global, technical and scientific problems call upon us to train a diverse population of researchers, engineers, and scientists to help move us forward as a nation. Additionally, the skills you will learn in graduate school not only will help you to personally succeed in this complex world, but they will also help you solve significant problems that will improve the lives of others.

Earning the Master’s and Doctoral degree is especially important for those aspiring to positions of influence in academia, industry, and government. Our mission is to ensure that those ethnic groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) -- American Indians, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans – have every opportunity to achieve the highest educational goals and realize both personal and professional success.

To that end, we are privileged to offer undergraduate students in science and engineering the GRAD Lab. This two-day experience is a comprehensive, hands-on symposium designed to excite and encourage promising undergraduate engineering and science students to apply to Master’s and Ph.D. graduate programs in a STEM discipline.

We encourage you to take advantage of all the opportunities provided by the University of Louisville, our co-hosting universities and The GEM Consortium. Enjoy the various presentations and best wishes!

Sincerely,

Beth Boehm, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Graduate AffairsDean, School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies

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An advanced degree in engineering or science can open doors to even more challenging and responsible careers—especially in the dynamic and sophisticated areas of high technology research. Every year a significant number of underrepresented minorities enter undergraduate engineering and science curricula; however, underrepresented minorities represent less than five percent of the recipients of advanced degrees in engineering or science.

It is GEM’s belief that if highly qualified minority students were exposed to the benefits of a career in research and technology innovation, via presentations from individuals from their communities who have received a graduate engineering or science degree and are currently successful in their careers, and were given resources on how to apply to graduate school, more students would apply and successfully matriculate in graduate engineering and science programs.

To address this issue, GEM has created a GRAD Lab, Getting Ready for Advanced Degree Lab, a comprehensive, hands-on symposium designed to excite and encourage promising under-graduate and community college engineering and science students to consider master and Ph.D. technical research programs.

The symposium will encourage their consideration of graduate engineering school by delivering vital information on the importance of research and innovation, life-long career benefits and real-world role-mode examples of success. The day-long event will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for a GEM fellowship, and gain entry to a graduate program. Industry and academic professionals will share their career, graduate school, and GEM experiences with these potential graduate students.

GEM GRAD Lab Overview

About GEMOUR MISSION

APPLICANTS FOR MS FELLOWSHIP

THE GEM FELLOWSHIP

APPLICATION DEADLINE

APPLICANTS FOR PH.D. FELLOWSHIP

Our model is strategic and proven. We provide graduate fellowships to highly qualified individuals from communities where such talent is largely untapped. Working in partnership with leading corporations, U.S. government laboratories and many of the nation’s top universities and research institutes, we provide GEM Fellows with the much-needed financial support that is often the deciding factor in pursuing graduate education, as well as practical experience through high-level, paid summer internships. GEM does more than provide financial support; however, we work to ensure student success in these competitive academic and professional environments with effective programs that increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation of GEM Fellows. Close to 4,000 GEM Fellows have gone on to successful careers.

GEM offers three Fellowship Programs to GEM Member Universities. The total value of each Fellowship is between $20,000 and $100,000, depending on the candidate’s academic status at the time of application, paid summer employment, and graduate school costs.

consideration. All application materials are due by November 15. A candidate must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of application.

Applications for GEM Fellowships are available online at www.gemfellowship.org. Submit your application, resume and unofficial transcript by October 1 for early

> Must be a senior, Master’s Degree student of an accredited engineering or applied science program at the time of application.

> Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0

> Full Fellows must contractually agree to intern with a sponsoring GEM Employer the summer after selection.

> Must be a senior, Master’s Degree student of an accredited engineering or applied science program at the time of application.

> Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0

> Full Fellows must contractually agree to intern with a sponsoring GEM Employer the summer after selection.


GEM GRAD Lab Agenda

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 Location: Shumaker Research Building

9:00 am Registration/ Pre-Survey/Continental Breakfast

10:00 am Welcome and IntroductionBeth Boehm, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies, University of LouisvilleMarcus Huggans, Ph.D., Senior Director of External Relations, The National GEM Consortium (GEM Alum)Mordean Taylor-Archer, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Diversity and International Affairs, University of Louisville

10:15 am Session 1: Why Graduate School?Nat Irving, II, Woodrow M. Strickler Executive in Residence Professor of Management Practice, College of Business, University of Louisville

11:15 am Break

11:30 am Session 2: How to Apply to Graduate SchoolPatricia Bond, Senior Assistant Dean, University of KentuckyLatonia Craig, Associate Director of Admissions, School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies, University of LouisvilleLibby Leggett, Executive Director of Admissions, School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies, University of Louisville

12:30 pm Lunch Break - Graduate Resource FairUniversity of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, University of Cincinnati

1:15 pm Session 3: How to Fund Graduate SchoolMarcus Huggans, Ph.D., Senior Director of External Relations, The National GEM Consortium (GEM Alum)

2:15 pm Break

2:30 pm Session 4: Voices from the FieldAustin Connor, MS Student, Civil Engineering, University of Louisville Shawn Cross, GEM MS Fellow, Electrical Engineering, University of KentuckyDominique Jones, Pre-doctoral Student, University of LouisvilleErica Littlejohn, PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky

3:15 pm Post Survey/Closing Remarks – (Raffle – Kindle Fire HD)

3:30 pm Program End

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This workshop will prove the fundamental belief of the 21st century and beyond: all STEM professionals should hold an advanced STEM degree. Particularly, the participants will gather information about career and financial implications of NOT obtaining a graduate degree. If you think all you need is a bachelors degree to be competitive in the global society or that you should work first then go back to graduate school, YOU CAN’T MISS THIS WORKSHOP! Come find out why graduate school is not an option but a necessity.

Learn the easy and efficient way to get into graduate school. There really is a process. You will find out the steps to compiling a competitive package that will give you a great advantage over the rest. This workshop should not be missed for those that want to get the highest probability to be accepted into the graduate school of their choice. Specifics will be given on how to write a statement of purpose, how to guarantee you receive strong recommendation letters, and specific tips on the application process.

“Show me the Money”…and then give it to me! During this workshop you will find how to identify and apply for funding whether you are in graduate school or just finishing your first semester as an undergraduate. This information will give you the insight on how much money is available, how to find it, how to apply for it, and how to secure it! Come find out why no one should pay for graduate school if they go about it correctly!

This is where it all comes together! Through the course of the day, you know why you need to go to graduate school. You have a better understanding of the gradu-ate programs and how to get into them. You have multiple opportunities now to make sure that you have adequate funding to finance your graduate education. Now, you have the benefit to hear from those that have done it or are currently doing it. At this workshop you will meet, see, and hear real life stories of how graduate school was/is/and will be. There will be leading faculty members, industry professionals and current graduate students on this panel. You should not miss this last workshop if you want to know the “real scoop” about graduate school!

GEM GRAD Lab WorkshopsSession 1: Why Graduate School?

Session 2: How to Apply to Graduate School

Session 3: How to Fund Graduate School

Session 4: Voices From the Field


Beth A. Boehm is a Professor of English, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Interim Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies at the University of Louisville, where she came after earning her doctorate from The Ohio State University. Her research and teaching cross three different areas of English studies: Modern British literature; narrative studies; and rhetoric, composition and pedagogy. She regularly teaches first-year composition, undergraduate literary surveys and special topic courses, and graduate courses in narrative, rhetoric, contemporary British literature and teaching literature.

In 2001 and 2003 she won A&S Distinguished Teaching Awards, and in 2003 also she won the University Distinguished Teaching Award; in 2009 she won the University Service Award. Boehm was elected Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate in 2004, and Chair in 2006. She has served on the University of Louisville Athletic Association Board and on the Board of Trustees.

BETH BOEHM, Ph.DDean of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate StudiesUniversity of Louisville


Dr. Mordean Taylor-Archer, Vice Provost for Diversity, at the University of Louisville provides leadership and working collaboratively with administrators, faculty, staff and students to advance diversity on campus are the primary focal points of Taylor-Archer’s position as Vice Provost for Diversity. She is strongly committed to social justice, fairness, equity and building a diverse and inclusive campus community where everyone is valued and appreciated. Under her administrative purview are the Cultural Center, Women’s Center, International Center, Muhammad Ali Institute and the LGBT Center. At the university she serves on various committees including the Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality, the Commission on the Status of Women, and the University Community Partnership Board. She chairs the Campus Environment Team and the International Affairs Advisory Committee. She reinstituted the Black faculty and Staff Association and laid the groundwork toward establishing the Hispanic/Latino Faculty and Staff Association, employee resource groups that focus on building community among employees and addressing issues of concern.

Taylor-Archer serves as University of Louisville representative on the Council on Postsecondary Education Committee on Equal Opportunities, and on the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence. Her community service includes serving on the Executive Committee of the Louisville branch of the NAACP and the Board of Directors of Center for Women and Families.

She received her BS degree from the University of the Ozarks, Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Arkansas, and PhD in Social Policy from Brandeis University. She also completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University.

MORDEAN TAYLOR-ARCHER, Ph.DVice Provost of DiversityUniversity of Louisville

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Author, innovator, futurist, teacher and commentator, Dr. Nat Irvin, II, is the Woodrow M. Strickler Executive-in-Residence and professor of management practice at the University of Louisville, College of Business, where he has taught change management, leadership, future studies, and team dynamics since 2007. Dr. Irvin has engaged many groups and organizations in strategic conversations about the future focused on the significant social, political, economic, technological and environmental trends and events that will have the greatest impact on urban communities by the year 2025 and beyond.

NAT IRVIN, II, Ph.D.Woodrow M. Strickler Executive–in–Residence and Professor of Management PracticeUniversity of Louisville


Dr. Latonia L. Craig currently serves as Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Diversity Recruitment at the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies (SIGS) at the University of Louisville. Dr. Craig holds both a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Pan-African Studies from the University of Louisville. She also received a Masters of Education degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Cincinnati and a Doctorate degree in Leadership Education from Spalding University.

Although a native of Shelbyville, KY, Dr. Latonia Craig has a national reputation for being one of the first African American women to place in the top two at the Cross-Examination National Collegiate Debate Championship Tournaments. Dr. Craig has a strong commitment to diversity and is dedicated to mentorship and the development of programs that ensures the success and growth of under-represented groups.

LATONIA CRAIG, Ph.DAssociate Director of Graduate Admissions and Diversity RecruitmentUniversity of Louisville

Patricia Bond, currently serves as Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions, Recruitment, and Diversity at the University of Kentucky Graduate School. Dean Bond has extensive experience in undergraduate and graduate education administration and a career-long commitment to the value of advising and mentorship at all levels of education. She has worked on behalf of internationalization in higher education for many years and has travelled to numerous foreign countries recruiting students and arranging student exchanges and university and government agreements. She is currently working on a capacity building initiative with the government of Iraq to bring talented students to study here at the masters and doctoral levels in a variety of academic programs. Whether domestic or international, Dean Bond consistently encourages students to assess their personal sense of fit with the university environment and its support systems before making a final enrollment decision.

Libby Leggett has been with the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies for 13 years. Libby previously served nine years as Director of Medical School Admissions at the University of Louisville. She has extensive experience in graduate and professional school admissions along with advising and career placement of undergraduates. She has traveled regionally and overseas to recruit and provide workshops for prospective graduate students. She serves on the International Affairs Advisory Committee and chairs the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies Diversity Committee. Libby received her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Education degrees from the University of Louisville.

PATRICIA BONDSenior Assistant DeanUniversity of Kentucky

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Mr. Austin Connor received a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering in the summer of 2013 from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. As an undergraduate, Austin was the recipient the Woodford R. Porter scholarship and Undergraduate Research Scholarship from the Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality. Previously, he worked at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District from January 2011 to May 2013 as a student engineer. He is currently a Master’s of engineering graduate student and is expected to graduate in the summer of 2014. He is a graduate research and teaching assistant in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. He is currently conducting research to investigate the shear properties of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer reinforcement in concrete systems. The Multimodal Transportation and Infrastructure Consortium (MTIC) selected Austin as the Transportation Research Board Outstanding Student of the Year for 2014. His focus area is to develop the design methodology using innovative construction materials for sustainable development of transportation infrastructure systems. After graduation, he is expected to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Louisville. Austin was a recipient of a fellowship from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) – KY State Doctoral Scholar Program. He is an active member in several on-campus organizations such as, Triangle Fraternity (Alumnus), the ASCE student chapter, the Society of Porter Scholars, and the Civil Engineering Honor Society, Chi Epsilon.

AUSTIN CONNORMS Student - Civil EngineeringUniversity of Louisville


Dr. Marcus A. Huggans, is the Senior Director, External Relations of The National GEM Consortium. Dr. Huggans primary responsibility is to recruit and conduct programming to encourage under-represented minority students to pursue their graduate degrees in STEM fields and to create and maintain meaningful partnerships to support GEM students to receive their graduate degree in science or engineering.

Prior to GEM, Dr. Huggans held a variety of job opportunities. He has worked for 3M Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Department of Justice-Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Texas Instruments Inc (TI). Marcus joined TI full-time as a member of the Technical Sales Associate program. Dr. Huggans transitioned from Technical Sales to Strategic Marketing/New Product Development for the PanelBus Division. Finally at TI, he worked in an applications engineering role evaluating consumer electronics for US and international customers. Dr. Huggans ran his own real estate company while teaching Marketing, Management, and Mathematics at the University of Phoenix. Dr. Huggans also worked at the University of Missouri-Rolla as the Director of the Student Diversity and Academic Support Program.

Dr. Huggans received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering, an MS in Engineering Management and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management, from University of Missouri Rolla (now Missouri University of Science & Technology). He was one of the first African-American males to earn a Ph.D. in this discipline from the University. Marcus conducted his research as a GEM fellow through the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Inc, sponsored by Texas Instruments.

Dr. Huggans resides in Dallas, TX where he is married to his lovely wife Melanie, and he is a proud father of his daughter Hannah and son Ellis.

MARCUS HUGGANS, Ph.DSenior Director of External RelationsThe National GEM ConsortiumGEM Alum

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Erica Littlejohn is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center in the Physiology department at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Erica’s passion for biomedical research began at the University of Iowa where she completed a B.S. in microbiology and studied signaling pathways of infectious diseases in a leading basic science research lab. Erica continued to pursue her interest in research as a National Science Foundation undergraduate fellow followed by post-baccalaureate research investigating the regulation of stem cells in cancer biology at the University of Chicago. Now, as a 3rd year graduate student in preparation for a career as a research scientist, she is exploring the pharmacological regulation of neuronal stem cells to improve cognitive behavior as a treatment for neurological dysfunction after traumatic brain injury. Hailing from the South Side of Chicago IL, Erica is determined to make a difference in her community by finding therapeutics for neurological diseases including drug and alcohol abuse. She enjoys mentoring students, tennis, hiking, and promoting diversity as Community Outreach Chair of the University of Kentucky Black Graduate and Professional Student Association.

ERICA LITTLEJOHNPhD Student - BiomedicalUniversity of Kentucky


Shawn Cross is a current graduate student and GEM Fellow in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky and an All Year Part Time (AYPT) at Lexmark Int. He obtained his undergraduate degrees, a B.S in Electrical Engineering and a B.S in Computer Engineering, from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T). A St. Louis , MO native Shawn is no stranger to traveling, and has been fortunate to travel to 15 different countries, most notably, China, Egypt, and New Zealand. He enjoys discussing world politics, taking things apart and putting them back together, and seeks to understand better the diversity of culture around the world.

SHAWN CROSSGEM MS Fellow - Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Kentucky

Dominique Jones is a 2012 SREB Doctoral Scholar at the University of Louisville. She is currently a fourth year graduate student in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology M.S. and Ph.D. program. Dominique’s research focuses on the impact of genetic variants on prostate cancer risk in men of African descent and the role of miR-186 in prostate cancer. She has published several peer-viewed articles on cancer research and hopes to publish more on her current research before graduation. In addition to her research interests, Dominique is a member of professional organizations such as the American Association of Cancer Research, Society of Toxicology and Kentucky African Americans Against Cancer. She also serves as the president of a graduate student organization called the Black Biomedical Graduate Student Organization (BBGSO), a group open to all biomedical graduate students on University of Louisville’s campus and a graduate representative on the School of Medicine Diversity Committee.

DOMINIQUE JONESPhD Student – Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Louisville

Dominique has volunteered for the Kentucky Cancer Program, as a facilitator for the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Education Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer (EPICS) and Supplies Overseas (SOS), a local Louisville organization that provides medical supplies to third world countries.

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Dr. Judy “JJ” Jackson is currently Vice President for Institutional Diversity, and Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. Throughout her career, she has created major programs funded by institutions, government organizations, and corporate foundations that have had significant impact on diversity and retention of students and faculty, particularly in STEM areas. Prior to joining UK, she held high-level positions at several notable institutions. These include Dean of the College at Vassar College; Associate Vice President at NYU; Chief of Staff & Clerk of the Corporation at Babson College; successively, Associate Dean, Ombudsman, and Special Advisor to the Provost at MIT; and Assistant Dean in Cornell University’s College of Engineering. She earned her Doctorate degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, her Master’s from Bucknell University, and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Dr. Jackson’s academic and professional experience has been enriched by time spent in 22 countries, including summer study in France, a four-year residence in Hamburg, Germany, where her son and daughter were born, and oversight of Study Abroad programs. Her valuing of education as a common good and her passion for diversity are born out of a lifetime of experience with the power and promise of these concepts Medicine’s Education Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer (EPICS) and Supplies Overseas (SOS), a local Louisville organization that provides medical supplies to third world countries.

JUDY JACKSON, Ph.D. - FacilitatorVice President for Institutional Diversity and Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation University of Kentucky

Dr. Paul DeMarco is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Associate Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies at the University of Louisville. Dr. DeMarco received a B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University. He oversees the Doctoral and Master’s Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Louisville.

Dr. DeMarco’s lab studies visual system function and physiology primarily through the use of visual evoked potentials which provide a noninvasive measure of retinal function. He is interested in quantifying the retinal response to visual stimuli that target specific neural pathways in the retina to provide insight into how these pathways function in both normal and disease states.

PAUL DEMARCO, Ph.D.- FacilitatorAssociate Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies University of Louisville

GEM GRAD Lab Keynote and Facilitators

Friday Keynote Speaker

Dr. Delaina A. Amos received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and was a GEM Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Amos worked at Eastman Kodak from 1997 – 2010, and then joined the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Louisville in June 2010 as an Associate Professor. Dr. Amos’ research involves novel uses of colloidal materials, quantum dots, polyelectrolytes, inkjet materials and thin film deposition for renewable energy and display applications such as solid-state lighting, solar cells, nanofermentation and color writable electronic displays. Her work sits at the interface of novel applications of these materials to create energy, color and light.

DELAINA A. AMOS, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorUniversity of LouisvilleGEM Alum


How to Apply for the GEM Fellowship (with tips)

Complete Part I of the Application

After registering, you will be directed to the application form.Answer the questions carefully and accurately and include your resume and unofficial transcript (for each University or college attended after high school). You will need to have your employment and educational history (and, if applicable, information on research experiences) handy to complete the questionnaire. If you cannot answer all the required questions, you can save your draft application and return to the application later to complete.

Complete Part II of the Application by November 15, 2014

Part II requires you to submit supplemental material:

Statement of Purpose—You must submit at least a one page statement of purpose that outlines your academic, research and/or career goals.For tips go to www.statementofpurpose.com.

Tip: Please focus your statement of purpose on your career/ research goals (i.e., do not focus on your deficiencies in your past, why you would make a great GEM Fellow, etc. focuson the future, how great you will be in your dream highly technical/research area of interest).

Letters of Recommendation—Request directly from 3 faculty members (preferred) or a high level technical manager (who holds a STEM graduate degree) if they are willing to complete an on-line form to strongly recommend you to receive the GEM Fellowship. We will not accept letters via email, fax, or via postal mail, all recommendations must be attached to your electronic eGEM application. At least two of your recommenders must submit their recommendations on-line by 11:59 PM Eastern on November 15th.

Register Online at GemFellowship.org

Go to www.gemfellowship.org. Click on the url in the large blue box in the right bar menu to Log In to eGEM. Register-ing with eGEM creates an account that allows you to work on your application securely, to save draft work, and return later to complete and submit online. After registering, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with information for later use.

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Tips:

1. TYPE IN EACH EMPLOYER you worked for in the on-line application. (Simply attaching a resume and not typing in each past Employer will decrease your chances of receiving the GEM Fellowship).

2. RESUMES: Make sure your resume has been reviewed by a professional, i.e., your campus intern placement staff, English professor, etc. Please make sure you include your GPA on your resume. Please also include key words that describe your skills, like specific computer programs, e.g, MATLAB, interest in a specific research field that may be a different name than your actual major, like “nuclear engineering”, and any skills acquired on past internships e.g., “supply chain”. A polished resume makes a huge difference in the GEM application.

3. GRE SCORES are not required however they are highly recommended. Applicants are however required to answer all of the questions we ask about the GRE, i.e., the date you plan to take it, if you do not plan to take the GRE, why not, etc. as prompted about the GRE. You can scan a copy of your GRE score report to your eGEM application (i.e., you do not have to pay for an additional report). If you choose to list GEM for an additional report our code is 1305.

4. LIST 3 GRADUATE SCHOOLS: Unless you are already in a STEM Ph.D. program (or in the first year of a STEM master’s program) at a GEM school, to submit a complete GEM application you are required to directly apply to at least 3 GEM Member Universities between Nov 15–Jan 15. For Part I, you just have to list the names of 3 schools you will most likely apply to after November 15th. Research the schools to make sure they have a program you are interested in!

Tips:

1. QUICK ON-LINE FORM: Let your recommenders know the on-line form takes five minutes to complete. A letter is not required, however they will have an option to cut and paste a letter as part of their electronic form submission.

2. FACULTY SUBMISSIONS SUGGESTED: Please make sure at least one recommendation form is from a faculty member.

3. STRONGLY RECOMMEND 3 SUBMISSIONS You are asked to submit 3 emails and phone numbers of recommenders. Your application will be complete if at least 2 recommenders submit. However your application is automatically scored higher if you have 3 recommendations on file.

The strict deadline to submit a complete on-line GEM application is 11:59 PM Eastern on November 15th

The deadline to submit your complete GEM application is November 15th. The deadline to submit your STEM graduate application directly to 3 GEM member schools is January 15th.

5. DRAFT: You can save your application as a draft up until question 10 (Part I). Do not go past Part I of the application until you feel your answers are final. To have your application viewed by GEM Employers in our first review round, you must submit Part I by October 1st.

GeM aluMni:Examples of Success

Frank Martinez

Worldwide DirectorDigital Inclusion &

Government PC ProgramsIntel Corporation

Johney B. Green Jr., Ph.D.

Division DirectorFuels, Engines and

Emissions Research CenterOak Ridge National Lab

Christine Ortiz, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorMaterial Science and Dean

of Graduate EducationMassachusetts Institute of

Technology

Jorge Rivera

Worldwide PresidentSupply Chain

Johnson & Johnson

Robin Coger, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Engineering

North Carolina A&T

S. Keith Hargrove, Ph.D.


Tennessee State University

Darryll Pines, Ph.D.


University of Maryland College Park

Eric Sheppard, Ph.D.


Hampton University

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