From: Porter, Kay Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 3:42 PM Subject: Bridge to the Doctorate at Vanderbilt: Announcement and Preapplication Graduates, this may be the school for you. If you are interested in a BD program and Vanderbilt, now is the time to take action. Kay From: Overholser, knowles a Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 8:12 AM Subject: Bridge to the Doctorate at Vanderbilt: Announcement and Preapplication Dear LSAMP Colleagues: Pending NSF approval, Vanderbilt University will host 12 students for the next LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program beginning in fall 2015. Students will benefit from customized curriculum, research training, and one-on-one mentoring to prepare them for a successful transition to the PhD. Please refer potential applicants to our flyer and preapplication at http://vu.edu/b2d. Students who submit a preapplication by the deadline of February 15 will be personally contacted and invited to submit a full application by the March 15 deadline. Vanderbilt offers a full range of doctoral programs in engineering and science fields. We are an institution devoted to the highest standards of doctoral education and research, and we are committed to the goals of the LSAMP and the Bridge to the Doctorate, as detailed in these two recent Nature articles describing our innovative admissions and mentoring methods: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/bridge/Nature_FVBridge_Grit.pdf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/bridge/Nature_GRE_Miller_Stassun_2014.pdf We will nurture and advance your students. Should you have any questions, please contact one of us. Regards, K. Arthur Overholser, PhD, PE, Senior Associate Dean and Professor School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 615-343-3773 Dina Myers Stroud, PhD, Coordinator, Bridge to the Doctorate Program Executive Director, Fisk/Vanderbilt Master's-to-PhD Program [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Vanderbilt: 615-343-6783 Fisk: 615-329-8887 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the OU-LSAMP list, click the following link: http://lists.ou.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=OU-LSAMP&A=1