Why IBS?
“The IBS PhD Program’s benefits to Tuskegee are beyond economical assessment and calculations. It cannot be assessed in terms of dollars spent or gained, position vacancies and
infrastructure upgrades. The IBS program, in itself, is a valuable asset, a part of STEM infrastructure, a corner stone for graduate studies, and a long-term investment in future leaders and pioneers in all STEM f
ields. Higher education institutions take pride in their PhD programs and in the number of doctorates they graduate. Ranking of higher education institutions depends on research excellence and/or influence, student choices and eventual success, which depends on the quality and the number of doctorates PhD Programs graduate. All IBS fellows are working on top-notch research projects throughout the campus and beyond, generating tomorrow’s science discoveries and achievements. IBS fellows are tutors, advisors, near-peer mentors, and models to graduate and undergraduate students. Within the next 20 years, IBS program graduates will be key leaders in government, universities and decision-making institutions nationwide and around the world. This is a unique program in any and each aspect. IBS graduates are Tuskegee’s future generation of educators, researchers, faculty members and administrators that believe in, embrace and value Tuskegee’s history, mission and legacy. Investing in your kids is never a wasted investment and mother Tuskegee’s investment in the IBS program is no different.”-Amged Dafalla, (Entering Class of 2010), Summer 2014
