QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK

REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR STEM FACULTY AT GRANTEE INSTITUTIONS IN THE

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)ÕS

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)

Hilton Atlanta Airport ¥ 1031 Virginia Avenue ¥ Atlanta, GA 30354

Friday, August 18 – Saturday, August 19, 2006

 

Agenda Outline

 

Workshop Purpose: To (1) bring together faculty who teach biology or mathematics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Washington Metro Area to identify and align core concepts in freshman-level courses in each of the two disciplines; and (2) identify a minimal set of competencies students need in biology and in mathematics to pursue study in emerging fields such as bioinformatics and computational biology.

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18

 

  AM

  8:00             Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

  8:30             Opening Session                                                      

                       Welcome, Introductions, and Review of Purpose and Agenda

 

  8:45             Review of Core Concepts in General Biology and in

                       Introductory Mathematics

 

  9:15             Mathematics Requirements of Biology Majors at Participating Institutions

 

  9:30             Presenter: ÒApplications of Mathematics to BiologyÓ

 

10:15            Coffee Break

 

10:30            Mathematics/Biology Funding Opportunities

 

11:30            Four Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Breakout Session I): 

                       Topic: Aligning Core Concepts in Introductory-Level Biology and

                                      Mathematics

                       Note: Participants will be assigned to specific breakout sessions

 

PM

12:30            Working Lunch

                       Speaker:      Contributions of African Americans to Mathematics and to Biology

 

  2:00             Brief Reports from Breakout Session I

 

  2:30             Presenter:  ÒUse of Computational Theories in BiologyÓ

                      

  3:15             Break

 

  3:30             Four Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Breakout Session II)

                       Topic: Integrating Mathematical Applications & Computational Theories into Biology                                                                                                                                

  4:30             Brief Reports from Breakout Session II         

 

  5:30             Break

                      

  6:00             Dinner

 

                             

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19

 

  AM

  8:30             Breakfast

 

  9:00             Panel Discussion: Emerging Disciplines Linking Biology and Mathematics

                        

  9:30             Four Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Breakout Session III):

                       Topic: ÒPreparing Students to Pursue Emerging Science DisciplinesÓ

                                    

10:30            Break

 

10:45            Brief Reports on Breakout Session III

 

11:15            Potential Areas of Collaborations in Mathematics and Biology between and among

                       HBCU-UP Grantees

                             

NOON/PM

12:00            Lunch and Discussion of Next Steps for Institutional Teams

 

  1:30             Adjournment