Team-based Graduate Student
Training and Mentorship
 

Personal Development Program Societal Impact Collaborative Research Career Assistance & Enhancement New Generation of Students/Post-docs Entrepreneurial Opportunity Socially Compatible Environment Social Sciences/ Psychology Exposure State-of-the-Art Communication Tools

 

	Collaboration workshop (link to description of collaboration workshop/under development)
	Innovation seminar (link to description of innovation seminar/under development)
	Training in multi-disciplinary research using "systems" approach
	Training in strategic planning for research
	Group meetings: Primary assignment, with presentation requirement Responsibility to establish collaborative studies (under development) Student participation in planning/management process
	Formal mentoring training and mechanisms (under development)
	Graduate societies

	Opportunity to work with several PIs at more than one university.
	Opportunity for multiple papers in diverse technical areas.
	Most research is multidisciplinary, providing broadening experience.
	Unique facilities attract worldwide partners.

	Opportunity to participate in a culturally diverse environment
	Opportunity to have a significant positive impact on the environment (vision)
	Participation in community outreach programs: K-12 education programs (see 2000 Annual Report and K-12 website) Recruitment/mentoring of underrepresented groups Opportunity to participate in Project Upliftl

Entrepreneurial experience and opportunity

	Opportunity to participate in PAATI to learn about patent strategy
	Opportunity to work with law and business students to develop business plans for emerging technology
	Potential opportunity to participate in building start-up business

 

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	Fully funded fellowships (link to summary of benefits [under development])
	Counseling/instruction for prospective professors see NCSU program Preparing the Professorate http://www.unc.edu/depts/ctl/TeachforInclusion.pdf
	Training in tools for assistance in academic careers
	Opportunity to work with Teaching Fellows to mutual benefit (under development)
	Unique laboratory facilities bring worldwide collaboration
	Exposure to industrial research via > 40 industrial partners Opportunity to participate in Kenan Center and SRP meetings and present posters to industrial sponsors Exposure to industrial partners via on-line group seminars Placement assistance

	Balanced racial and gender make up at STC
	UNC-CH rated #1 Research I University for African-Americans and 14th nationally overall; and NCA&T rated 13th nationally by "Black Enterprise" magazine.
	Black Cultural Center at UNC http://ibiblio.org/shscbch/
	Center for American Indians and Hispanics http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/cic/
	Support for underrepresented groups http://www.unc.edu/minorityaffairs/
	Numerous social events
	Professional/social organizations http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/axe/
	Carolina Women's Center

	Real-time academic study of collaboration among Center participants
	Advice, consultation and advocacy by social scientists (Prof. D. Sonnenwald and Prof. D. Gray)

	High-speed links among STC sites and academic/government labs to facilitate collaboration
	Videoconferencing (electronic white boards, split-screen monitoring, voice-activated cameras [planned], etc.)
	Available computer-based programs
	Website-facilitated discussions
	Web board
	Website links to facilitate research
	On-line assistance and strong support infrastructure
	Site-to-site collaboration via Internet (in development)

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