UAL Graduate Student Data Management Ambassador Program

Calendar

April- Call for applicants opens

May- Applicant recruitment ends

July- Applicant selections completed. Selected applicants notified

August- 

  • August 25th- UA Classes start
  • Send out Pre-assessment

September-

Week of September 8

  • Session 1 Orientation (Sept. 8, 2025, 11 am - 12:30 pm, zoom)
    • Include expectation of ambassadors' assessing department data and management needs

Week of September 15

  • Session 2 Introduction to Data Management (Sept. 15, 2025, 11 am - 12:30 pm, zoom)

Week of September 22

  • Session 3 Data Management Plans & The NIH DMSP Requirements (Sept. 22, 2025, 11 am - 12 pm, zoom)

Week of September 29

  • One-on-one check-in with DMSP program mentors
  • Send out Department Data Management Assessments

October-

Week of October 6

  • Session 4 TBD (Oct. 6, 2025, 11 am - 1 pm, zoom)

Week of October 13

  • Session 5 The DMPTool (Oct. 13, 2025, 11 am - 12 pm, zoom)

Week of October 20

  • Session 6 Data Repositories and ReDATA (Oct. 20, 2025, 11am - 2 pm, zoom)

Week of October 27

  • Ambassador/Mentor Social/check in (Oct. 27, 2025, 11am - 2 pm, Location TBD)
  • One-on-one check-in with DMSP program mentors
  • Mid-point Assessment

November-

Week of November 3

  • Session 7 Instruction & Assessment (Nov. 3, 2025, 11 am - 12 pm, zoom)

Week of November 10

  • One-on-one check-in with DMSP program mentors

Week of November 17

  • Finalize Outreach plan

Week of November 24

  • Session 8 Ambassador Outreach Plan Presentations (Nov. 24, 2025, 11 am - 12:30 pm, zoom)
  • Group check-in meeting

December-

Week of December 1

  • One-on-one check-in with DMSP program mentors
  • Midpoint Progress report

Week of December 8

  • Wrap-up and planning for Spring (Dec. 8, 2025, 11 am - 12 pm, zoom)
  • December 10- Last Day of UA Classes