The Ivy Plus Group includes representatives from top US research universities that work together to recruit undergraduate students for master’s and doctoral programs, with the larger goal of increasing diversity in higher education.
This year’s participants include Brown University, Cornell Tech, Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University and The Leadership Alliance.
The Ivy Plus Group has visited Puerto Rico annually for the past 20 years, visiting several campuses and meeting with students to discuss the MA, MS, PhD and MD/PhD application process, funding support, coursework, academic advisors, research opportunities, graduate student life and to answer any questions potential applicants may have.
| Date | Institution | Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10 | UPR Mayaguez | Campus Fair | 9:00am – 5:00pm | Centro de Estudiantes, Tercer Piso (3rd Level) |
| Graduate Student Panel | 10:30am – 12:00pm | Salas C-009 y C-010, Edificio Celis | ||
| Workshop/Panel for MARC, RISE, LSAMP, and Other Students | 3:30pm – 5:00pm | B-181 and B-182 (Biology Building) | ||
| September 11 | UPR Cayey | Summer Programs and Graduate School Panel Discussion | 10:30am – 11:30am | UPR Cayey - Conference Room in the Library |
| Campus Fair | 10:30am – 12:30pm | University Student Center/Centro de Estudiantes | ||
| UPR Humacao | Campus Fair | 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Natural Sciences Lobby (1st Floor) | |
| Summer Programs and Graduate School Panel Discussion | 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Videoconference Room, Natural Sciences Building | ||
| September 12 | UPR Rio Piedras | Campus Fair | 10:00am – 4:00pm | College of Natural Sciences Lobby |
| Biomedical and Physical Sciences Panel Discussion | 10:00am – 11:30am | Natural Sciences Faculty Room, C-356 (Salón de Facultad de Ciencias Naturales) | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Panel Discussion | 2:30pm – 4:00pm | Sala Jorge Enjuto in the College of Humanities (Facultad de Humanidades) | ||
| September 13 | UPR Ponce | Mock graduate school interviews for seniors | 10:30am – 11:30am | In the Theatre/Teatro |
| Campus Fair | 10:30am – 12:00pm | Frente a la Biblioteca | ||
| Summer Programs and Graduate School Panel Discussion | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | In the Theatre/Teatro |