First Conference – June 5, 2005

On June 5, 2005, faculty and representatives from participating programs in the study convened at the University of Georgia for the Strategic Intervention for Doctoral Completion Conference. Participants were from the University of Georgia, the University of Florida, and North Carolina State University. The purpose of the conference was to share information about the project and to involve the attendees in the planning and implementation of the project.

• Opening Remarks from the Dean of the University of Georgia Graduate School
• Participants’ Conference Evaluations
• Conference Session 1
• Conference Session 2
• Conference Session 3

Second Conference – February 4-6, 2007

• Conference Program
• Program Accomplishments Book
• Introduction to the Conference, Dean Grasso
• Completion Benchmarks, Dr. Tom Valentine

Panelists’ Presentations

Condition 1

• Dr. Joseph Spillane, History, UF
• Dr. Michael Paesler, Physics, NCSU

Condition 2

• Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Sociology, UGA

Condition 3

• Dr. Jih-kwon Peir, Computer Information & Science Engineering, UF
• Dr. Michael Hyman, Microbiology, NCSU

Condition 4

• Dr. Gregory Neimeyer, Psychology, UF
• Laura Lunsford, Psychology, NCSU
• Dr. Mary Bedel, Genetics, UGA

This project was made possible by a grant from the Council of Graduate Schools, with generous support from Pfizer Inc., and the Ford Foundation.