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• Institutional dynamics

• Physical resources

• Intellectual assumptions

Commonality component

• Commonality component

• Scholarly community

• Accountability mechanisms

• Interdisciplinary

• Organic and distributed

Adds depth to the graduate learning experience

• Adds depth to the graduate learning experience

• Places the student in the context of a reflective practitioner

• Provides intellectual environment for presenting new ideas and setting goals

• Broad range of perspectives on research and process - understanding the graduate student individual process as a developing scholar

Weekly accountability day (changes every semester using doodle surveys)

• Weekly accountability day (changes every semester using doodle surveys)

• ACME lecture series and practice talks

• Writing and study rooms – e.g. AHANA lounge

• Thesis boot-camps/retreats

Asegun Henry, Ph.D. Mech. E 2009

• Asegun Henry, Ph.D. Mech. E 2009

• Mark Hampton, Ph.D. EECS 2008

• Lincoln Chandler, Ph.D. OR 2008

• James McLurkin, Ph.D. EECS 2008

• Tyrone Hill, Ph.D. EECS 2008

• Ishara Mills, Ph.D. Biology 2007

• Fritz Pierre, Ph.D. Mech. E 2007

• Eric Wade, Ph.D. Mech. E 2007

• Melva James, S.M. Chemistry 2007

• Sean Bradshaw, Ph.D. EECS 2006

• Robbin Chapman, Ph.D. EECS 2006

• Anthony Okobi, Ph.D. HST 2006

• Tamara Rosbury Ph.D. EECS 2006

• Lincoln Chandler, S.M. OR 2005

• Ayanna Samuels, S.M Aero/TPP 2005

• Shaundra Daily, S.M. MAS 2005

• Todd Coleman, Ph.D. EECS 2005

• Amon Millner, S.M. MAS 2005

• Nicole Love, Ph.D. EECS 2004

• Tyrone Hill, S.M. EECS 2004

• Aisha Walcott, S.M. EECS 2004

• Alicia Boozer, S.M. EECS 2003

Start an accountability group

• Start an accountability group

• Meet regularly

• Shared Commonality

• Recommended group size (4 to 8)

Optimal group size promotes crucial interactions

• Optimal group size promotes crucial interactions

• Complementary online and face-to-face interaction critical to robustness and sustainability

ACME Promotes critical reflection on graduate student process

• ACME Promotes critical reflection on graduate student process

• Exposure to diverse range of scholarly perspectives

• Thoughtful setting and achievement of goals

• Strongly connected pool of scholars