News & Events
Seventh Summer TA and Mentoring Training (Río Piedras)
July 2006

The PR AGEP Program at Río Piedras just started last July 5th, 2006 the 7th Summer TA and Mentoring Training and Bridging Seminars with a welcome activity in which the DIrector of PR AGEP (Dr. Manuel Gómez), the Dean of Natural Sciences (Dr. Brad R. Weiner), In Rio Piedras we have approximately 52 new students and 37 peer mentors from the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics participating in this program. PR-AGEP at Rio Piedras campus offers a 2 and a half weeks of a series of activities focusing on: basic academic and non academic services, TA techniques and group discussion regarding motivation and self-esteem; also, the mentoring participants, besides the mentoring workshops, a required to attend TA laboratory practices and discussions, various seminars and social and recreational activities together with the new students.  Mayaguez will be offering the Summer Bridging Seminar and Metoring Training starting on July 18th. 

Welcome Activity Breakfast & Mentoring Workshop
July 5, 2006

    • Process of Verbal Communication
    July 7, 2006

    • Blackboard
    July 10, 2006

    • Accessibility for All
    July 11, 2006

    • Forum: Searching for research advisor
    July 13, 2006

    • Graduate Students Poster Exhibition
    July 13, 2006

    • Lab. Practice/Discussion #8
    July 19, 2006

    • CPR & First Aid
    July 20, 2006

    • Group Photos
    July 21, 2006

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    Dr. Bement, Director of NSF, visits the RCSE at Río Piedras and Mayagüez Campus

    January 2006


    Foto: Carlos Díaz

    As part of his trip to Puerto Rico to participate in the AGEP-Retreat in January 26-28, 2006, Dr. Bement (Director of the National Science Foundation, NSF) visit with PhD fellows (AGEP, NSF-EPSCoR and LSAMP) and researchers at the Río Piedras and Mayagüez Campus, and the Arecibo Observatory.  Dr. Bement had the opportunity to visit laboratories, talk to PhD students and Researchers.  This visit served as a mean for each institutional research representative to provide Dr. Bement with relevant information regarding research infrastructure development, outstanding students and researchers stories and outcomes, and future plans.