Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Workshop

for the National Science Foundation (NSF)Õs

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

Washington Marriott Hotel ¥ 1221 22nd Street, NW ¥ Washington, DC

February 4-5, 2005

 

 

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3

 

  7:00 PM      Early Registration and Informal Gathering                                                                         West End Ballroom AB

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4

 

AM

  8:00           Registration and Continental Breakfast                                                                   Elevator Foyer (Second Floor)

 

  8:30            Opening Plenary Session                                                                                                   West End Ballroom AB

                         Welcome, Purpose, and Introductions

                              Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

                      

                       Overview of the National Science Foundation (NSF)

                              Donald Thompson, Acting Assistant Director

                              Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), NSF

 

                        -Review of Purpose of NSFÕs Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

                        -Strengths and Weaknesses in Funded/Non-funded CAREER Proposals

                              Joanne Tornow, Program Director

                              Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

                              Directorate for Biological Sciences, NSF, and

                                             Chair, CAREER Coordinating Committee

 

10:30            Coffee Break

 

10:45            Four Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions

                              Research and Education Components of ParticipantsÕ Proposal Concept Papers

 

                       Session I:   Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)                                                            West End Salon C

     Jane Silverthorne, Program Director, Office of the Assistant Director, BIO/OAD

     Jerry Wolff, Program Director, Division of Integrative Organismal Biology, BIO/IOB

     Jermelina Tupas, Program Director, BIO/MCB

                             Squire Booker, FY 2002 CAREER Award Recipient

                                        Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

                      The Pennsylvania State University

 

Session II:  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)                                       West End Salon D

                              Lloyd Douglas, Program Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences, MPS/DMS

                              Costello Brown, Acting Dean, Graduate Studies and Research

                                          California State University-Los Angeles

                              Edward Thomas, Jr., FY 1998 CAREER Award Recipient

                                          Associate Professor, Physics, Auburn University

 

Session III: Directorate for Engineering (ENG)                                                                                         Room 3016  

             Linda Blevins, Program Director

                       Division of Chemical & Transport Systems, ENG/CTS

            Garrick Louis, FY 2000 CAREER Award Recipient

                      Associate Professor, Systems and Information Engineering, and

                      Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering

                       University of Virginia

 

                   Session IV: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)                    Room 3017

                              Sylvia Spengler, Program Director                                                                    

                                             Science and Engineering Information Integration and Informatics

                                             Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, CISE/IIS

                              Xiuzhen Cheng, FY 2004 CAREER Award Recipient

                                             Assistant Professor, Computer Science            

                                             George Washington University 

                                            

PM

 

12:30            Luncheon Plenary Session                                                                                                West End Ballroom AB

                         -Criteria Used in the Evaluation of NSF and CAREER Proposals

                              Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

                                             Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication, EHR/REC

 

        -Administrative Review for Compliance of Proposals Submitted to NSF

     Nicole Harris, Science Assistant, BIO/MCB

                             

                           -Preparation of CAREER Project Summary, Narrative, and Budget

      Squire Booker, The Pennsylvania State University

      Garrick Louis, University of Virginia

                             

  2:30            Four Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions                                                    

                              Refinement of Proposals/Proposal Concepts by Individual Faculty Members

                              (Sessions I – IV as previously defined and in same locations)

  3:45            Coffee Break                                                                                                     

 

  4:00            Four Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions (Sessions I-IV Continued)

                              Implications of NSF Review Criteria for ParticipantsÕ Concept Papers

 

 

  5:00            Plenary Session: The Promotion and Tenure Process                                                     West End Ballroom AB

                              Costello Brown, California State University-Los Angeles

 

  6:00            Dinner                                                                                                                                   West End Ballroom E

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  7:00            Adjournment

 

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5

AM

  8:30           Continental Breakfast                                                                                                                      Elevator Foyer

 

  9:00            Three Concurrent Sessions (2 Directorate-focused; 1 on FastLane)

   -Use of NSFÕs FastLane for Submitting Proposals/Required Reports A

               (A Combined Session for Participants in Sessions I and II)

          Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer Specialist                                                        West End Ballroom A

            Division of Information Systems

            Office of Information and Resource Management, IRM/DIS

 

          -Presentation of Updates of Concept Papers by Individual Faculty

                                  (Separate Sessions for Participants in Sessions IIII and IIV) 

 

                                                                                          Session III:                                                                      Room 3016

                                                                                          Session IV:                                                                      Room 3017

 

10:30            Break

 

10:45            Three Concurrent Sessions (2 Directorate-focused; 1 on FastLane)

          -Use of NSFÕs FastLane for Submitting Proposals/Required Reports B

                                    (A Combined Session for Participants in Sessions III and IV)

                                    Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, NSF                                                                                West End Ballroom A

                      

          -Presentation of Updates of Concept Papers by Individual Faculty

                                   (Separate Sessions for Participants in Sessions I and II) 

 

                                                                                          Session I:                                                                                 Logan

                                                                                          Session II:                                                                              Salon F

 

NOON/PM

 

12:00            Luncheon Plenary Session                                                                                                West End Ballroom AB

 

                           -Integrating Research into Teaching – ÒBest PracticesÓ

                                Garrick Louis, University of Virginia

                           -Effective Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Students

                                Edward Thomas, Jr., Auburn University

 

  2:00            Final Concurrent Sessions

                              Four Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions

                           -Remaining Questions from Participants

 

                                                                                          Session I:                                                                                 Logan

                                                                                          Session II:                                                                              Salon F

                                                                                          Session III:                                                                      Room 3016

                                                                                          Session IV:                                                                      Room 3017

 

  3:00            Plenary Session: Post-Award Responsibilities                                                                  West End Ballroom AB

                              John Cruickshank, Program Analyst, EHR/OAD

 

  4:00            Closing Comments

                              NSF Staff, CAREER Award Recipients, and QEM Staff

 

  4:30           Adjournment