QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program ((TCUP) Research-focused
Workshop
Sofitel Hotel Minneapolis ¥ 5601 W 78th Street ¥ Bloomington, MN
June 10-11, 2011
AGENDA
Workshop Purposes: (1) To assist STEM faculty from Tribal Colleges and Universities,
Alaska Native-serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions in
the development and/or expansion of their research programs; and (2) to increase
their awareness of potential sources of support, from various federal agencies,
for research and education infrastructure development at their institutions.
Friday, June 10
AM
8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Opening
Plenary Session:
Welcome,
Introductions, and Review of Workshop Purpose and Agenda
Shirley
McBay, President, QEM Network
Opening Prayer
Althea
Burns, Associate, QEM Network
9:00 Plenary
Session: Potential Sources of Research Support
Facilitator:
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
William Valdez, Acting Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Jody
TallBear,
Attorney-Advisor, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
U.
S. Department of Energy
James Dobrowolski, National Program Leader
Division
of Environmental Systems
Saleia Afele-Faamuli, National Program Leader (remotely) and
Timothy Grosser, National Program Leader (remotely)
Division
of Community and Education
National
Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture
10:30 Break
10:45 Plenary
Session: Potential Sources of Research Support - Continued
Facilitator:
Michael Ceballos, Director, Native American Research Laboratory
University of Montana, and QEM Consultant
Nancy Maynard, Senior Research Scientist and NASA Tribal College & University Project
Manager,
Cryospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Sally OÕConnor, Program Director, Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological
Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure
Directorate
for the Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation
Tuwanda Smith, Program Manager, and Dora Stuart, Program Analyst (remotely)
Office
of Outreach and Compliance Coordination Program
U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
11:45 Concurrent
Sessions: Participants Divide into Groups based on Research Interests and Begin
to Discuss their Proposed Research Projects with Representatives
from Appropriate Federal Agencies
PM
12:30 Luncheon Working Session
Presentation:
The Influence of Undergraduate Research
Experiences on Career Choices
Dereck Stonefish, Doctoral Student, Department of Biological Sciences
North
Dakota State University
1:30 Plenary
Session: Environmental Research at
Tribal Colleges
-Environmental
Toxins
Perry Charley, Director, Environmental Science, Dine College - Shiprock Campus
-Ethnobotany
and Restoration Ecology
Linda Different Cloud Jones, Science Education Instructor, Sitting Bull College
-Management and Sustainability of
Natural Resources
Diane
Sam, former faculty member, Interior-Aleutians campus
University
of Alaska Fairbanks
Facilitator:
Althea Burns, Associate, QEM Network
2:15 Break
2:30 Concurrent
Sessions: Participants Continue to Discuss their Proposed Research Projects with
Representatives from Appropriate Federal Agencies
4:15 Plenary
Session: Alchemy- Or Turning Students
into Scientists: Developing and
Nurturing the Research Skills of
Undergraduate Students
Presenter: Michael Ceballos, QEM
Consultant
5:00 Group
Discussion: The Integration of
Research and Education with a Cultural Perspective
Facilitator:
Linda Different Cloud Jones, Sitting Bull College
6:00 Working Dinner
Table
Discussions with representatives from federal agencies, QEM staff/consultants
and Program Directors
on Key Points from the dayÕs sessions
7:00 Adjournment
Overnight Assignments: Participants (1)
refine, as necessary, the description of their research interests,
based on feedback provided during the day; and (2) identify potential
agency funding sources
Saturday,
June 11
AM
8:30 Plenary
Session: The Ten Commandments of
Establishing and Maintaining a Viable Research Program
Presenter: Michael Ceballos, QEM
Consultant
9:15 Plenary
Session: Obtaining Preliminary
Research Data Prior to Submission of a Proposal:
Practical Considerations
Panelists:
Robert Madsen, TCUP
Research Director, Chief Dull Knife College
Alessandra Higa, Instructor and Researcher, Oglala Lakota College
Moderator:
Althea Burns, QEM Network
10:15 Break
10:30 Plenary
Session: Identifying Potential
Funding Sources and Obtaining
Research Support
John Rand, STEM
Program Director, KapiÕolani Community College
11:00 Plenary Session: Essential Components of a Competitive Proposal
Costello Brown, QEM
Consultant
PM
12:15 Working Lunch
Presentation:
Budget Preparation
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
1:30 Plenary Session: Submission
of Proposals through Grants.gov
Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer Specialist
Division
of Information Systems
Office
of Information and Resource Management, NSF (Retired), and
QEM
Consultant
3:30 Plenary
Session: Next Steps and Reflections
Moderator:
Shirley McBay, QEM Network
4:00 Adjournment