UMBC Provost Elliot Hirshman
PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP expresses hearty congratulations to UMBC Provost Elliot Hirshman on his new appointment to President of San Diego State University. Dr. Hirshman has served as the PI for the PROMISE AGEP since he arrived at UMBC. Dr. Hirshman has championed the programs of PROMISE and has been a strong supporter of the Dissertation House, PROF-it (Professors-in-Training), and the Summer Success Institute (SSI). Dr. Hirshman has been a speaker for the annual August SSI and for the February leadership graduate student Success Seminar. He has provided strong support for our collaborations in Puerto Rico, and for initiatives that broaden participation at the graduate level. Dr. Hirshman, we thank you for your commitment to PROMISE and we wish you great success with your new post!
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PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP is a program of the National Science Foundation. The PI, Provost Elliot Hirshman, has served with Co-PIs from three campuses: Dean Janet Rutledge (UMBC), Dr. Renetta Tull (UMBC), Dr. Carol Parham (UM College Park), and Dr. Jordan Warnick (UM Baltimore).
PROMISE Seminars & Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows 
Dr. Hirshman, We are going to miss you, but you will remain in our spirits. I wish you good luck with your new job. All PROMISE members will feel the difference.
Johny Sozi
I appreciate all that you do to support PROMISE and promote excellence. You have helped so many students either directly or indirectly. Best wishes in your new position.
Thanks for all your support and many well wishes on your new journey! PROMISE is very grateful.
S. Westmoreland
Mechanical Eng., UM College Park
Thank you for your support of the PROMISE program and your work at UMBC. I know you will be missed by the entire community! Best wishes in your new role as President at San Diego State.
Natasha P. Wilson
PhD student
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow
Dr. Hirshman,
Thank you for all your support of PROMISE, for coming to speak with us in Success Seminars, for supporting Dissertation House, Prof-iT and the Summer Success Institute. All these programs have been key in development as a professional and as a researcher and they have kept me motivated when I questioned my decision to return to graduate school 15 years after I had completed my undergraduate degree. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I didn’t get the pleasure to meet you in person during your time at UMBC but I had the great opportunity to take part of numerous PROMISE events and activities. I thank you for having been such an important pillar in the growth of the PROMISE Program. You will be missed. As you start your journey as President of San Diego State University, I rest assured that you know you are being wished from all of us the very best each step along the way. Best wishes and Good Luck!
Nohemi Voglozin
PhD Candidate
Department of Geography and Environmental Systems
Elliot,
Thanks for all your work on behalf of PROMISE. Finding your replacement will not doubt be difficult, doubly so for a PROMISE champion. San Diego is a great town, the SDSU will be quite happy they have attracted you.
Jordan Warnick, PhD
Assistant Dean & Professor
UM(B) Co-PI for PROMISE
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Congratulations, Dr. Hirshman! Thank you so much for being willing to talk to me several months ago. It was by far, one of the authentic and helpful conversations I’ve had about professional development. I regret we didn’t have more time to meet, but I look forward to hearing about the wonderful things ahead for you.
Best,
Lola Brown
Dr. Hirshman,
Congratulations! And thank you very much for all the support you have given to PROMISE. Many graduate students on campus attend and get great benefit from these events. I wish you the best in your career.
Violeta Laura Colombo
Language, Literacy and Culture, PhD
Intercultural Communication, M.A.
Graduate Assistant Graduate School
Spanish Instructor MLLI Department
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Dr. Hirshman:
Thanks for your support for PROMISE, a worthy program that touches many! All the best in your future endeavors.
Lydia Rogers (student)
Dr. Hirshman,
Thank you for all of the support you have provided to PROMISE. I truly enjoyed all of the opportunities I had to hear you speak, and I appreciate all of the invaluable advice you have provided.
Congratulations on your new position at San Diego State University!
Brittny Davis
2nd year PhD student
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC
PROMISE Participant
Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow
Meyerhoff Fellow
Dr. Hirshman,
Congratulations on your new position and I wish you well in your future endeavors. As an active participant in PROMISE, I thank you for the support given to this program and hope that you will continue to aid and develop programs similar to PROMISE.
Thank You!
Ozell Sanders
Dr. Hirshman,
Congratulations! I did not have the pleasure of meeting you personally, but from ‘historical stories’ about your contributions to UMBC and the Promise group, I would like to say thank you. I have though attended some of the Promise events and I am pleased to see the dedication from staff in their encouragement and support for the current students. I would like to wish you the best, as I know that you will continue to inspire others.
Best wishes and Good Luck!
Natasha Ramoutar
UMBC – Masters in Information Systems
Thank you Dr. Hirshman for supporting PROMISE and congratulations on the new post at SDSU. I wish you well in your future endeavors and hope SDSU’s baseball program will receive the same support we had the pleasure of receiving here.
Thank you,
Faraz Shaikh
Thank you for all your support of PROMISE! Good luck in your future endeavors.
Dr. Hirshman,
It was a pleasure to be a UMBC student and PROMISE Peer Mentor during your tenure as Provost at UMBC. Without your support, the many services that PROMISE offers may have led to a decrease in the community and success for which UMBC is famous! So thank you for upholding and enhancing the PROMISE that UMBC makes to so many of us!
Best,
Frances D. Carter, PhD (UMBC Department of Public Policy)
Westat Research Associate
Dr. Hirshman,
We are so grateful for your dedication and encouragement for supporting PROMISE. Your efforts and leadership help us fulfill our goals and climb the ladder of success with confidence. We sincerely wish you the best at San Diego State University!
Kavita Krishnaswamy
PhD student
UMBC
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department
Congratulations Elliot
SDSU is very lucky to have you. We at The Graduate School, PROMISE, and Dissertation House appreciate your effort and advocacy. I wish you all the best in your new endeavors.
Wendy Carter-Veale, PhD
The Graduate School
Thank you for supporting a program that has encouraged my success and the success of many other doctoral students I know. SDSU has no idea what a dynamo they are getting — or what a passionate leader.
Sincerely,
Maria Velazquez
Thanks and good luck with your future career. We appreciate your effort at promoting PROMISE.
Congratulations and good luck! Thank you for all of your support of the PROMISE program.
Dear Dr. Hirshman,
Thank you so much for all of your support and encouragement of the PROMISE Program. It’s supporters like you that have made PROMISE such a success. I am a product of all that PROMISE had to offer me. I sincerely wish you the best at San Diego State University 🙂
Best Regards,
Heather Holden, PhD
Intelligent Technologies Researcher, Army Research Laboratory
UMBC Alumn of the Information Systems Department
Dr. Hirshman,
Congratulations! Thanks for all of your contributions and support of the PROMISE program. I wish you much success in your future endeavors.
Zamon Granger
Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow
Dear Dr. Hirshman,
Thank you so much for all your contributions and support to the PROMISE program. I can still remember that you attended several previous PROMISE events, and we had a brief chat during those events. Congratulations on your new position at SDSU, and I wish you all the best there!
Sincerely,
Wenjia Li, PhD
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Dear Dr. Hirshman,
Congratulations and good luck on your new endeavor. I am grateful for your support of PROMISE programs and events which were crucial to my completion of the degree.
Sincerely,
Lashale D. Pugh. PhD
Assistant Professor
Youngstown State University
Dr. Hirshman,
Thank you for your support and dedication to PROMISE as well as UMBC overall.
Congratulations and Best Wishes in California!
Kind Regards,
Gloria Anglon
UMBC Alumnae 2011
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