About the UT System AGEP Alliance

The University of Texas AGEP Alliance includes three UT System academic institutions, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and the lead institution, The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). While any eligible individual from the UT System academic institutions is invited to participate, the participating institutions include The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), The University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB), The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), The University of Texas at Tyler (UTT) and Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA).

Any UT System applicant can apply and will be considered based upon the eligibility criteria.

Goals

The goal of this project is to develop, implement, self-study, and institutionalize a University of Texas System AGEP career pathway model that provides

1. Organizational change around policies and procedures for recruitment and hiring of, and
2. Collaborative mentoring & sponsorship for success of diverse doctoral candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members across the UT System academic institutions.

We will implement an evidence-based UT System AGEP model focused on developing STEM participants at UT System academic institutions at different stages of their careers.  We will organize cohorts of participants at three distinct career stages: advanced doctoral candidates, postdoctoral associates, and tenure-track junior faculty with the following objectives.

Objectives

1. Provide inclusive mentoring and sponsorship for all participants around networking opportunities to:  
   • Create a sense of belonging 
   • Provide collegial spaces to address experiences that adversely affect participants  
   • Make available opportunities to learn tools for success to support the maturing of STEM identities
2. Study the effectiveness of the UT System AGEP model for advancement in each of the three career stages and disseminate results state-wide and nationally 
3. Promote cultural and policy changes at each participating institution to create an ecosystem supportive of the professional development of participants 
4. Improve and refine the AGEP model for deployment in the alliance via formative and summative analysis 

Broader Impacts for UT System Participants

The UT System AGEP Alliance provides the following:

• A model of support for UT System participants
• The University of Texas System will serve as a national example for increasing faculty representation
• Adoptable strategies that aim to:
  • Create/enhance support and mentoring systems for UT System participants at research institutions
  • Create permanent dialogue channels between participant populations and their institutional leaders through a sustainable workshop and conference program

UT System AGEP Conference

We are excited to announce our UT System AGEP Conference Jan. 31 to Feb.1, 2025.

The UT System AGEP Alliance Institutions

The UT System AGEP Partnering Institutions

The UT System AGEP Alliance is funded by a $3,200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and the three collaborative UT System academic institutions, UT Arlington, UT San Antonio and UT El Paso.

Funding Sources: NSF 2243017, 2243018, and 2243020

Disclaimer: NSF funds provide support for members of AGEP populations (“AGEP participants”). This program also supports “AGEP and allied participants” through other funding