Alec D. Gallimore

Dr Alec Gallimore is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives at the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and Director of the Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory at the University of Michigan. 

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January 23-26, 2008
NAMEPA Conference

January 26, 2008
GRAD Lab University of Cincinnati: Central State, Univ of Dayton, Ohio State

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3M In the Forefront of Diversity recruiting Efforts

Last month Michele Lezama and Anna Lopez had a very successful employer visit at the 3M headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gene Washington, GEM's 2006 Employer Member of the year and staffing manager of 3M led the meeting which was hosted by Executive President, of Research & Development and CTO, Fred Palensky. 3M has been a member of the organization since 1977 and has sponsored over 100 fellows. We want to thank 3M for their support through the years and taking a leadership role in enhancing diversity efforts in STEM education and the advancement of the GEM fellows they have funded.

The GEM alum at 3M shared their experience as GEM fellows and how GEM's partnership with 3M was a determining factor in their success in obtaining a graduate degree in science and engineering.

GEM & GRAD Lab Receive Enthusiastic Response Across the Country

GEM took its highly sought after graduate programming, GRAD Lab (Getting Ready for Advance Degree Laboratory) and Informational Sessions, on the road again during the collegiate recruitment season. This time the programs were featured at the Boston University, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Northwestern University, AISES National Conference, SHPE National Conference, SACNAS National Conference, Alabama State University, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, and many other venues around the United States. GEM was definitely busy during this recruitment time!

GEM traveled September through October and conducted graduate programming to fulfill its mission which is: "To enhance the value of the nation's human capital by increasing the participation of underrepresented groups (African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanic Americans) at the master's and doctoral levels in engineering and science." The questions GEM seeks to answer at all its programming are: Why students should attend graduate school, How to apply to a graduate program, and How to locate funding. Additionally, students find strategies to obtain STRONG Recommendations letters from faculty as well as write relevant Statement of Purposes.

Welcome Gem's New Recruiter

Please welcome to the GEM staff Jacqueline Thomas, Recruiter.  Ms. Thomas earned her BA in Psychology at Long Island University in New York. As a native of Panama she joins GEM as a national recruiter with a focus on developing opportunities for the Latino community in engineering and science at the graduate level. Thomas has extensive experience working in latino civil rights and educational organizations that include Latin American Association, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.  

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