QUALITY
EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK
ÒDay at
NSFÓ for Presidents/Chief Academic Officers
of Small
Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs)
National
Science Foundation (NSF)
4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230
Meeting Purpose: To provide an
opportunity for participants to learn more about NSF and how it functions as
well as for NSF program officers to learn about STEM programs at the
participating MSIs.
Please
Note: Except
for Concurrent Sessions at 11:00 am, all sessions are in Room 375
8:00 Registration
and Continental Breakfast
Room 375
8:15 Welcome,
Introductions, and Review of Purpose
Shirley
McBay, President
Quality
Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
James
Wyche, Director
Division
for Human Resource Development (HRD)
Directorate
for Education and Human Resources (EHR), NSF
8:30 Overview
of the National Science Foundation
Joanne
Tornow, Acting Division Director
Molecular
and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)
Directorate
for Biological Sciences (BIO)
9:00 Overview
of NSFÕs Broadening Participation Portfolio
Fae
Korsmo, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, NSF
9:30 History/Overview
of Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs)
Moderator: Thomas Cole, President Emeritus, Clark
Atlanta University
and Chair, QEM Network
Board of Directors
Panel:
Earl
Richardson, President, Morgan State University
John
Moder, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Gerald
(ÒCartyÓ) Monette, Former President
Turtle
Mountain Community College, and Senior Advisor, QEM Network
10:15 Break
10:30 STEM Projects on Campus: Leadership Roles that
Presidents/
Chief
Academic Officers Must Play
Freeman
Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland Baltimore County
11:00 Concurrent
Sessions for HBCUs, HSIs, and TCUs
Focus
of Discussion: Strengths and Weaknesses in STEM Teaching
and Research at the Participating
Institutions
-
HBCUs (Room
365)
Co-Session
Leaders:
Claudia
Rankins, Program Director, HRD, and
J.
Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network
Panel:
George
Bradley, President, Paine College
Perry
Ward, President, Lawson State Community College
Trudie
Kibbe Reed, President, Bethune-Cookman University
-
HSIs (Room
375)
Co-Session
Leaders:
Victor
Santiago, Program Director, HRD, and
Costello
Brown, Senior Associate, QEM Network
Panel:
David
Svaldi, President, Adams State College
Steven
Rose, President, Passaic County Community College
Hilda
Colon-Plumey, Chancellor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
-
TCUs (Room
380)
Co-Session
Leaders:
Lura
(Jody) Chase, Program Director, HRD, and
Gerald
(ÒCartyÓ) Monette, Senior Advisor, QEM Network
Panel:
Richard
Littlebear, President, Chief Dull Knife College
Laurel
Vermillion, President, Sitting Bull College
Virginia
Carney, President, Leech Lake Tribal College
Note: Several NSF
Program Officers have been invited to join specific
concurrent
sessions/to rotate between concurrent sessions
NOON/PM
12:00 Post-Award
Conditions and Requirements, Project Monitoring, Room
375
and
Oversight
Moderator:
Costello Brown, Senior Associate, QEM Network
Panel:
NSF Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management (BFA)
Pamela
Hawkins, EHR Team Leader, Division of Grants & Agreements (DGA)
L.
Rashawn Farrior, Grant and Agreement Specialist, DGA
Carol Orlando,
Team Leader, Cost Analysis and Audit Resolution (CARR)
Division
of Institution and Award Support (DIAS)
12:30 Lunch (box lunches provided)
NSFÕs
Interactions with the Congress
Teresa
Davies, Director, Legislative Affairs
Office
of Legislative and Public Affairs, NSF
1:15 Critical
Issues in STEM Higher Education: Implications for MSIs
Wanda
Ward, Acting Assistant Director, EHR, NSF
1:45 Funding
Opportunities within Various NSF Directorates
Moderator:
Monica Mitchell, Associate, QEM Network
Panel:
Omnia
El-Hakim, Program Director of Diversity and Outreach
Directorate
for Engineering (ENG)
Julia
Clark, Program Director, Division of Research on Learning in
Formal
and Informal Settings (DRL), EHR
Patricia
White, Program Director, Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
Directorate
for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)
2:15 Break
2:30 Funding
Opportunities within Various NSF Directorates, continued
Moderator:
Monica Mitchell, Associate, QEM Network
Panel:
Sally
OÕConnor, Program Director, Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
Directorate
for Biological Sciences
Jill
Karsten, Program Director for Education and Diversity
Office
of the Assistant Director, Directorate for Geosciences
Tyrone
Mitchell, Program Director, Division of Chemistry (CHE)
Directorate
for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
3:00 Strategies
for Integrating/Sustaining Successful STEM Projects/
Project
Components into on-going Campus Programs and Activities
Moderator:
Althea Burns, Associate, QEM Network
Panel:
Clarice
Baker-Big Back, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Fort
Berthold Community College
Johnnye
Jones, Chief Academic Officer, Texas College
Michael
Sperling, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Mercy
College
3:30 Break
3:45 The
Science Policy Context
Cora
Marrett, Acting Deputy Director, Office of the Director, NSF
4:15 Comments,
Questions, and Closing Remarks
4:30 Adjournment