Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

Follow-up Workshop to HSI-STEM Outreach Forum

Overview of NSF Programs and Proposal Opportunities

December 4-5, 2009

Las Vegas Hilton • 3000 Paradise Road • Las Vegas, NV • Tel. 702/732-5111

 

AGENDA

 

Purpose: To provide STEM faculty from an expanded group of HSIs with information on existing programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF) that offer support in several of the areas of critical needs in STEM identified by the September 2009 Outreach Forum participants.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

 

PM

7:00–9:00         Early Registration                                                                                                     Pavilion 2

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

 

AM

8:00          Registration and Continental Breakfast                                                          Pavilion 2/Pavilion 1

 

9:00          Welcome, Introductions, and Review of Session Packet                                                   Pavilion 2

                            Shirley McBay, President

                                    Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

                     Welcoming Remarks from NSF

                            James Wyche, Director

                                    Division for Human Resource Development (HRD)

                                    Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), NSF

 

9:30           Update on September 2009 Forum Draft Report and Related Activities

                            J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

                            Carlos Rodriguez, Principal Research Scientist

                                    American Institutes for Research, and QEM Consultant

 

10:15          Coffee Break

 

10:30          Panel of NSF Program Directors from the Directorate for Education and                        Pavilion 2

                            Human Resources (EHR) and NSF’s Office of Integrative Activities

                    Topic:   NSF’s Broadening Participation Portfolio: A Closer Look at
                                   the Critical Needs/Priority Areas in STEM Identified at the Forum
                                   that Could Be Addressed by Existing NSF Programs

§        EHR/Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)

               Michael Fredenberg, Program Director

§        EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

               Kathleen Bergin, Program Director

§        EHR/Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)

               Julia Clark, Program Director

§        NSF Cross-Directorate Programs, Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)

               Mayra Montrose, Science Policy Analyst, OIA

 

                     Panelists are to provide an overview of existing programs within their

                     respective divisions that may address one or more of the broad categories

                     of needs identified at the Forum:

1) Student Support
2) Faculty Development

3) STEM Curricula Enhancement

4) Partnerships (including Articulation Agreements and K-12 or Industry Outreach)

5) Laboratory Improvement (space, instrumentation, and equipment)

 

11:30          Panel of NSF Program Directors from the following Directorates:                                        Pavilion 2

§        Biological Sciences (BIO)

                                    Sally O’Connor, Program Director

                                          Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

§        Engineering (ENG)

                                    Omnia El-Hakim, Program Director of Diversity and Outreach

§        Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)

                                    Tyrone Mitchell, Program Director, Division of Chemistry

                    Topics:

                       - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

                       - Broadening Participation Initiatives within each Directorate

 

PM

12:30          Working Lunch                                                                                                                          Pavilion 1

                     Topic:   NSF Panel/Ad Hoc Review and Rotator Opportunities

                            Tyrone Mitchell, Program Director, Division of Chemistry, MPS

 

           Note: Concurrent Sessions offered on Friday are repeated on Saturday to
                      maximize the number of sessions individual team members can attend.

 

                     Identifying Funding Sources for STEM Projects –

                    A Closer Look at Existing NSF Programs, by Division

                            (Discussion/Feedback on Proposal Ideas for Selected NSF Programs)

 

                     I:            EHR/Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)                           Ballroom F

§         ADVANCE - Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women
in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

§         Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE)

§         LSAMP - Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

§         Innovation through Institutional Integration (I-cubed) Initiative

§         Research on Disabilities in Education (RDE)

               James Wyche, Division Director

               Michael Fredenberg, Program Director

 

                     II:           EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)                      Conference Rooms 5-6

§         Math and Science Partnership Program (MSP)

§         Innovation through Institutional Integration (I-cubed) Initiative

               Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

               Shirley McBay, QEM Network

                     III:          EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)                      Conference Rooms 7-8

                                   (Workforce Development Cluster)

§         Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

§         Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

§         Robert T. Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

               Kathleen Bergin, Program Director

               Carlos Rodriguez, QEM Consultant

 

                     IV.          EHR/Division of Graduate Education (DGE)                                 Conference Rooms 9-10

§         Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

§         Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)

§         NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

§         Science Master’s Program (SMP)

               Sandra Alcalá-Barraza, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow

               Costello Brown, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 

2:30          Break

 

2:45          Tips and Techniques in Proposal Preparation (Do’s & Don’ts)                                      Pavilion 2

                            Parag Chitnis, Deputy Division Director

                                    Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB), BIO

 

                    Identifying Funding Sources for STEM Projects –

                    A Closer Look at Existing NSF Programs, by Division

                            (Discussion/Feedback on Proposal Ideas for Selected NSF Programs)

 

                     V:          EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)                      Conference Rooms 7-8

                                   (Curriculum, Laboratory, and Instructional Development Cluster)

§         Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)

§         National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education Digital Library (NSDL)

§         Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion
Program (STEP)

               Kathleen Bergin, Program Director

               Terry Woodin, Program Director

 

                     VI:         EHR/Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings

                                                                                                                                                   Conference Rooms 5-6

§         Informal Science Education (ISE)

§         Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12)

§         Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)

               Julia Clark, Program Director

               Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

 

                     VII:        NSF Cross-Directorate Programs                                                                      Ballroom F

§         Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)

§         Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)

§         Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

               Mayra Montrose, Science Policy Analyst, OIA

               Arturo Bronson, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

                      University of Texas at El Paso, and QEM Consultant

                            

                    VIII:      Non-EHR Directorate-focused Discussions (See Room locations below)

                                    Topics: - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

                                                   - Broadening Participation Initiatives

 

                            VIII (a): Directorate for the Biological Sciences (BIO)                       Conference Rooms 9-10

                                    Parag Chitnis, Deputy Division Director, MCB

                                    Sally O’Connor, Program Director, DBI

 

                            VIII (b): Directorate for the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)

                                                                                                                                                    Conference Rooms 9-10

                                    Tyrone Mitchell, Program Director, Division of Chemistry

                                    J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network

 

                            VIII (c): Directorate for Engineering (ENG)                                                         Pavilion 2

                                    Omnia El-Hakim, Program Director of Diversity and Outreach

 

4:15          Plenary Session: Proposal Review                                                                                         Pavilion 2

                    - NSF Proposal and Award Merit Review Process

                     - NSF’s Merit Review Criteria (Broader Impacts and Intellectual Merit)

                            Costello Brown, QEM Network

 

5:00          Reception (with Program Officers)                                                                                         Pavilion 3

 

6:30          Adjournment, Day One and Dinner (On Your Own)

 

             Overnight Assignment: Teams are to revise initial concepts for a STEM
                                          proposal to one or more of the existing NSF Programs.

 

 

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

 

AM

8:00          Continental Breakfast                                                                                                              Pavilion 1

 

8:30           Discussion of NSF’s Broadening Participation Portfolio                                                Pavilion 2

                            Fae Korsmo, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, NSF

 

           Note: Concurrent Sessions offered on Friday are repeated on Saturday to
                      maximize the number of sessions individual team members can attend.

 

                     Identifying Funding Sources for STEM Projects –

                    A Closer Look at Existing NSF Programs, by Division

 

                     I:            EHR/Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)                           Ballroom F

§         ADVANCE - Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women
in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

§         Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE)

§         LSAMP - Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

§         Innovation through Institutional Integration (I-cubed) Initiative

§         Research on Disabilities in Education (RDE)

               James Wyche, Division Director

               Michael Fredenberg, Program Director

                     II:           EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)                      Conference Rooms 5-6

§         Math and Science Partnership Program (MSP)

§         Innovation through Institutional Integration (I-cubed) Initiative

               Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

               Shirley McBay, QEM Network

 

                     III:          EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)                      Conference Rooms 7-8

                                   (Workforce Development Cluster)

§         Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

§         Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

§         Robert T. Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

               Kathleen Bergin, Program Director

               Carlos Rodriguez, QEM Consultant

 

                     IV.          EHR/Division of Graduate Education (DGE)                                 Conference Rooms 9-10

§         Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

§         Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)

§         NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

§         Science Master’s Program (SMP)

               Sandra Alcalá-Barraza, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow

               Costello Brown, QEM Network

 

10:00          Coffee Break

 

                     Identifying Funding Sources for STEM Projects –

                    A Closer Look at Existing NSF Programs, by Division

 

                     V:          EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)                      Conference Rooms 7-8

                                   (Curriculum, Laboratory, and Instructional Development Cluster)

§         Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)

§         National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education Digital Library (NSDL)

§         Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion
Program (STEP)

               Kathleen Bergin, Program Director

               Carlos Rodriguez, QEM Consultant

 

                     VI:         EHR/Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings

                                                                                                                                                   Conference Rooms 5-6

§         Informal Science Education (ISE)

§         Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12)

§         Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)

               Julia Clark, Program Director

               Arturo Bronson, QEM Consultant

 

                     VII:        NSF Cross-Directorate Programs                                                                      Ballroom F

§         Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)

§         Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)

§         Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

               Mayra Montrose, Science Policy Analyst, OIA

               Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

 

                    VIII:       Non-EHR Directorate-focused Discussions (See Room locations below)

                                    Topics: - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

                                                   - Broadening Participation Initiatives

 

                            VIII (a): Directorate for the Biological Sciences (BIO)                                            Conference Rooms 9-10

                                    Sally O’Connor, Program Director, DBI

 

                            VIII (b): Directorate for the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)

                                                                                                                                                    Conference Rooms 9-10

                                    Tyrone Mitchell, Program Director, Division of Chemistry

                                    J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network

 

                            VIII (c): Directorate for Engineering (ENG)                                                         Pavilion 2

                                    Omnia El-Hakim, Program Director of Diversity and Outreach

 

11:15          Plenary Session                                                                                                                 Pavilion 2

                           Group Discussion of Remaining Critical Needs that are within NSF’s

                           Purview but are not addressed by existing NSF Programs:

                           Potential Elements of Proposed NSF/HSI Initiative

                            Facilitator: Shirley McBay, QEM Network

 

PM

1:00          Working Lunch: Response from NSF                                                                                    Pavilion 1

                            Wanda Ward, Acting Assistant Director, EHR

 

2:00           Post-Award Conditions and Requirements, Project Monitoring,                                   Pavilion 2

                     and Oversight

                            Pamela Hawkins, EHR Team Leader, Division of Grants and Agreements

                                    Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management (BFA), NSF

 

2:45          Fastlane Session: How to Submit Proposals and Annual Reports to NSF                     Pavilion 2

                 (part2)   Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer and Information Specialist

                                    Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF (retired),

                                    and QEM Consultant

 

5:00          Next Steps                                                                                                                                   Pavilion 2

                            Fae Korsmo, Office of the Director, NSF

                            Shirley McBay, QEM Network

 

5:30          Adjournment