Education and a member of the Physics Department.Dr. Daniel Almeida, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Daniel Almeida is an Associate Professor in Higher Education Counseling/Student Affairs at Califor- nia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is Lead Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded California State University Underrepresented Minority STEM Faculty Alliance for Graduate Education & the Professoriate (AGEP) Model: A Culturally-Informed Strengths-Based Approach to Advance Early- Career Faculty Success. Dr. Almeida is also Co-Principal Investigator for the NSF Scholarships in Sci- ence Technology Engineering & Mathematics (S-STEM) grant, Engineering Neighbors: Gaining