Organizational Science Summer Institute (OSSI)

Organizational Science Program

www.ossi.uncc.edu

May 17-22, 2009

Organizational Science

Organizational Science is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry focusing on employee and organizational health, well-being, and effectiveness.

Spans four disciplines (Communication Studies, I/O Psychology, Management, Sociology)

Organizational Science is both a science and a practice. Enhanced understanding leads to applications and interventions that benefit the individual, work groups, the organization, the customer, the community, and the larger society in which the organization operates.

Established in 2005 as the 15th doctoral program

OS is the most competitive graduate program at UNC Charlotte.

Our mission is to become national leaders in organizational science scholarship, to achieve excellence in organizational science doctoral education, and, through both, ultimately advance employee and organizational health, well-being, and effectiveness

OS Research Topics

Team Processes and Performance Organizational Structure and

Effectiveness Selection, Testing, and Promotion Leadership Organizational Culture and Climate Training and Development Performance Evaluation Workplace Health and Safety Workplace Diversity Employee Attitudes Job Satisfaction and Turnover Rewards and Recognition

Communication Effectiveness Technology and Work Employee Motivation and

Participation Employee Citizenship and Deviance Work- Life Programs Organizations and External

Environment Customer Service and Satisfaction Organizational Behavior Employee Recruitment and

Socialization Interorganizational Relations Organizational Change

The Organizational Science Summer Institute (OSSI) is an inclusion-based initiative seeking to diversify the field of organizational science through relationships and professional development of advanced undergraduates aspiring for a doctoral degree in organizational science or a related field of study.

OSSI specifically targets historically underrepresented undergraduate students to participate in a research-driven institute for a week during the summer.

OSSI Goals: To give advanced undergraduates the

opportunity to learn more about graduate studies and research in organizational science

To provide the opportunity for students to identify their focal interests through direct experience and exposure to the many areas of research in organizational sciences

To foster undergraduate interest and ability in research, scholarship, application and graduate study

To demonstrate to participants that a career in organizational science offers an exciting challenge, that such careers offer many personal and intellectual rewards, and that they are fully capable of such careers.

To expose students to a supportive graduate climate that values multiple diverse perspectives (e.g. disciplinary, demographic, methodology, and intellectual).

To provide skills necessary to navigate the graduate admissions process.

Institute Fellows will:

Be a rising undergraduate junior or senior at the Summer 2009 Institute

Have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA Have an interest in pursuing a Graduate degree Willing to commit to a week of intensive research

training and preparation Have an interest in studying topics related to

organizations Be a member of an underrepresented student

population

Institute Fellows will receive:

A monetary stipend All travel related expenses Housing and food Intense GRE Preparation Hands-on research with Organizational Science

Faculty and Doctoral Students Doctoral Student Mentors Network with National Experts on Graduate Education An invaluable jump start on your Graduate Education

Dr. Brenda J. Allen

Associate Dean of Strategic Planning Professor of Communication The University of Colorado at Denver Author, Difference Matters: Communicating Social Identity First Award winner for Outstanding Achievement for

Commitment to Diversity at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Allen leads the strategic planning process for the college. This includes providing support and encouragement for the development and implementation of college signature areas and leadership for other college initiatives. Dr. Allen works to ensure implementation of the college’s diversity plan. She also works closely with others across the college and the university to facilitate consolidation initiatives.

Dr. Jimmy Davis

Consultant

Development Dimensions International (DDI) Dr. Davis manages client engagements that involve selection and

assessment. He works with clients to implement the best pragmatic solution to their selection and assessment needs. He partners with them to solve problems and improve organizational effectiveness in areas involving selection, performance management, leadership development, and organizational change.

Prior to his work at DDI, Dr. Davis worked for the Home Depot, where he led projects in staffing, business development and corporate operations, mergers and acquisitions, and talent management. He has also worked with O*Net as an expert job analyst for the past four years

Dr. Samuel Lopez

Director, Multicultural Academic Services-UNC Charlotte

Associate Professor of Exercise Science Coordinator, Kiewit Hispanic Educators Scholarship Program,

University of Nebraska-Kearney Director, Educational Access Project, University of Nebraska-

Kearney Dr. Lopez oversees a variety of distinct programs collaborating to

reach a singular objective: to provide academic support services that foster the recruitment, retention, and graduation of students, especially underrepresented students at UNC-Charlotte. Services rendered include but are not limited to academic advising, academic issues workshops, peer counseling and tutoring, and personal counseling. Moreover, the office serves as a clearinghouse for information and referrals to other university resources and academic support services.

Dr. Mark P. Orbe

Professor of Communication & Diversity

Joint Appointment in the Center of Gender and Women Studies

Western Michigan University

Author of several articles and books including:

Interracial Communication: Theory into Practice

Building Diverse Communities: Applications of Communication Research

Constructing Co-Cultural Theory: An Explication of Culture, Power, and Communication

The Inaugural Organizational Science Summer Institute

May 17- 22, 2009

Now Accepting Applications for

2009 Summer Fellows

www.ossi.uncc.edu

or contact Dr. Shawn D. Long

– sdlong@uncc.edu; 704.687.3900

Application deadline: November 21

Notification: December 10

Please join us at OSSI 2009!

www.orgscience.uncc.edu

Sponsors-Institute Champions

Executive Level

Sponsors

We'd also like to thank:

The College of Arts & Sciences

&

The Belk College of Business