Five Benefits (Interventions)

Internal Advisory Board

External Advisory Board

NSF I3

Personnel

 

 

 

 

iCubed Project Personnel

A dedicated group of UMBC faculty and staff guides the iCubed project.  For more information about the project, contact icubed@umbc.edu.

Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs leads the project as the Principal Investigator of the iCubed Project. 

Patrice McDermott, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs serves as the lead co-PI.  Dr. McDermott was the lead co-PI for the NSF-funded ADVANCE institutional transformation grant.

William LaCourse, Interim Dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, serves as a co-PI. Dr. LaCourse, who guides the HHMI NEXUS at UMBC, co-chairs the Internal Advisory Board (IAB) with Dr. Rous.

Janet Rutledge, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, serves as a co-PI. Dr. Rutledge is the lead co-PI for PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP and is a co-PI on the NSF Bridge to the Doctorate and ADVANCE grants.

Marvin Mandell, Professor of Public Policy, serves as a co-PI. Dr. Mandell has extensive knowledge and experience in evaluating programs and policies in education and other areas.

Kathy Lee Sutphin, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences and Special Assistant to the Provost, serves as the iCubed Project Director.

Michelle Bulger, Advising Coordinator in the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, serves as the iCubed Project Staff Mentor.

Tashauna Felix serves as the iCubed Project Coordinator and supports the Study Group and Faculty Mentoring Interventions.

Lisa Dickson, Assistant Professor of Economics at UMBC, serves on the Leadership Team and will work with Dave Marcotte and Kenneth Maton to assess the intervention techniques.

Michael Dillon, Director of Institutional Research at UMBC, serves on the Leadership Team.

Connie Pierson, Assistant Director of Institutional Research at UMBC, serves on the Leadership Team.

Sadly, LaMont Toliver, Director of the UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars Program and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education, died suddenly on February 28, 2012. Mr. Toliver was a valued member of the iCubed leadership team and his death represents a tragic loss to this project, the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, and the entire University community.