Farewell for Renetta Tull, March 27

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:44:00 -0400

Dear University Colleagues,

Please join the UMBC Graduate School for a farewell celebration for one of our esteemed colleagues, Dr. Renetta Garrison Tull, as she leaves UMBC after 16 years of distinguished service, to take on a new position at The University of California Davis.

Dr. Tull is Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives at UMBC, as well as director of graduate and professional pipeline development, and also special assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor for the University System of Maryland.

Dr. Tull has been a passionate advocate, global mentor, education policy strategist, and champion for equity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). She has worked tirelessly to promote the professional development of graduate students at UMBC, focusing intensively on those in Ph.D. programs.

Dr. Tull is the founding director and co-principal investigator for PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate (AGEP), as sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and administered by Dr. Tull across USM.

Additionally, she is co-director and co-principal investigator of the USM’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), which presides over multiple universities. LSAMP seeks to increase the number of STEM bachelors and graduate degrees earned by students from historically underrepresented groups

Dr. Tull will begin serving as Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UC Davis, starting July 1.

Please join us for a celebration of Renetta’s achievements, and to wish her well, on March 27, 4-6 pm in the Commons Game Room.