PROMISE Engineering Institute (PEI) Events
PEI Activities (2022-2023)
| Date | PEI Activity |
| November 28-December 1, 2022 | Student participants across UC Davis, UMBC, and Old Dominion University participated in the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) in Cape Town, South Africa |
| January 9-10, 2023 | PEI Coffee Chats with VC Tull (Virtual and In-person) |
| June 14-18, 2023 |
UMBC-sponsored participation of a contingent graduate students at the National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention (NSBE) |
| July 19-21, 2023 |
21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Attended by VC Tull |
| August 19, 2023 | UMBC Summer Success Institute hosted ten "east coast" engineering students from Maryland institutions and two UC Davis graduate students |
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UMBC SEA CIRTL Fellows |
Launched SEA CIRTL Fellows Program, an opportunity for a cohort of Engineering and Information Systems graduate students at UMBC to showcase their teaching skills in a one-week summer camp class offered by the Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) program at UMBC |
PEI Activities by Quarter
Fall Quarter (2021-2022)
| Date | PEI Activity |
| November 10 – 14, 2021 | Virtual Conference - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) |
| November 15 - 18, 2021 | Virtual Conference - World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) |
| November 3, 2021 | Virtual Pre-Conference Meeting with VC Tull |
| November 3, 2021 | University of Maryland – Baltimore County Seminar: "Practical Steps to Completing a Master’s Thesis or Dissertation" (Virtual) |
| December 9, 2021 | SAVE THE DATE: In-Person PEI Networking Event |
| March 23-27, 2022 | UC Davis at the 48th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) |
Winter Quarter (2020-2021)
| Date | PEI Activity |
| December 3, 2020 | PEI Kickoff Meeting with UC Davis (UCD) Faculty |
| December 10, 2020 | PEI Kickoff Meeting with Students |
| January 20, 2021 | Faculty Panel | Topic: Reflection on Graduate School |
| January 28, 2021 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): Navigating Graduate School as an Underrepresented Minority (Student Panel) |
| January / February 2021 | American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) DELTA (Developing Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow in the Academy) Workshops |
| February 1-6, 2021 | 2021 University of Maryland (USM) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research Symposium |
| February 5, 2021 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): TA Training -- An Intro to Student Pronouns & Supporting LGBTQ+ students |
| February 10, 2021 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): Inclusive Teaching, Dr. Bryan Dewsbury |
| February 16, 2021 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): Faculty Jobs at Different Institutions: A Primer |
| February 17, 2021 | Student Panel | Topic: Reflections on American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) DELTA Workshops |
| February 24, 2021 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): Community Resilience, Empowerment and Systemic Change with Keynote Speaker, Sybrina Fulton (the mother of Trayvon Martin) |
Spring & Summer Quarter (2021)
| Date | Event |
| March 8, 2021 | Robert Deluty Work-Life Balance Workshop with Dr. Drabinski |
| March 25, 2021 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): Dr. Hrabowski Leadership Seminar |
| April 2, 2021 | Conference: Virtual American Indian Scientists & Engineers Society (AISES) Leadership Summit (Regional Conference) |
| April 5-9, 2021 | Conference: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) |
| April 13, 2021 | GradPathways Institute (GPI) Workshop: The Academic Job Search |
| April 18, 2021 | Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication & Conflict Management Part I |
| April 27, 2021 | GradPathways Institute Workshop: Building Your Professional Network |
| April 28, 2021 | PEI Group Meeting with Students |
| May 4, 2021 | GradPathways Institute (GPI) Workshop: Online Teaching Strategies for Higher Education |
| May 10, 2021 | GradPathways Institute Workshop: Diversity Statement |
| May 19, 2021 | GradPathways Institute Workshop: Maximizing Your Summer Writing Time |
| May 19, 2021 | PEI Group Meeting with Student |
| June 1, 2021 | Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication & Conflict Management Part II |
| July 21-23, 2021 | Conference: Latin American & Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI) |
| July 26-29, 2021 | Conference: American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) |
| July 26-30, 2021 | UC Davis National Innovators Forum -- Entrepreneurship Academy (NIF) |
| August 19-20, 2021 | Summer Success Institute (SSI) — Includes Virtual Meetup at UMBC |
| September 23-25, 2021 | National Conference: American Indian Scientists & Engineers Society (AISES) |
| October 28-31, 2021 | Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Institute on Teaching and Mentoring |
Full GPI event calendar: https://gradpathways.ucdavis.edu/calendar