Join Us in Congratulating Our 2018 Cohort of ELEVATE Fellows!
Philadelphia, March 23, 2018—This summer, the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will be hosting our annual early career faculty training program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators) in Philadelphia, PA from June 27-29, 2018. Today, we're pleased to announce this year's cohort of ELEVATE Fellows:
- Tyler Argüello
- Derek Blackwell
- Christian Bracho
- Charity Brown Griffin
- Vincent Carales
- Amber Crowell
- Dale Dawes
- Yen Dang*
- Neil Hwang
- Glen Philbrick*
- Verónica Rabelo
- Vanessa Sansone
- Lissa D. Stapleton
- Blanca E. Vega
- James Walters*
* These faculty were nominated through our Project Passport partnership with CIEE and are thus considered Presidential Fellows.
ELEVATE is a three-day professional development opportunity created specifically to address the unique needs of early career faculty members at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Drawing from the expertise of CMSI and our affiliates, ELEVATE will support the ongoing learning, training, and networking of early career MSI faculty by providing workshops, opportunities to network with peers, and a platform for collaboration.
Participants will have the opportunity to further develop their skills through hands-on workshops and candid discussions that will cover topics such as grant writing, developing a research agenda, teaching, mentoring, and achieving tenure. Knowledge obtained from ELEVATE will help participants enhance the visibility of MSIs in national conversations by producing high-quality research and practice.
ELEVATE is offered free of any registration fees to participants and covers all meals and materials to minimize the financial burden of participating. ELEVATE is part of Project Passport, a partnership with CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange.
Please join us in congratulating these scholars on their selection for ELEVATE!
About The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions
The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions brings together researchers and practitioners from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions. The Center’s goals include: elevating the educational contributions of MSIs; ensuring that they are a part of national conversations; bringing awareness to the vital role MSIs play in the nation’s economic development; increasing the rigorous scholarship of MSIs; connecting MSIs’ academic and administrative leadership to promote reform initiatives; and strengthening efforts to close educational achievement gaps among disadvantaged communities. For further information about the Center, please visit www.gse.upenn.edu/cmsi
About CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
Founded in 1947, CIEE is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization, serving more than 340 U.S. colleges and universities, 1,000 U.S. high schools, and more than 40,000 international exchange students each year. CIEE serves as a leading sponsor for the U.S. Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program (the J-1 visa program), supporting exchanges with over 90 countries. In addition, CIEE operates 67 study centers in 45 countries, sponsors international faculty training programs, teach abroad programs, and various specialty and custom programs for secondary, post-secondary, and international students. Visit www.ciee.org
