Ivy Plus Group

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.

2018 Ivy Plus Group Visit Agenda

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