Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Workshop

for the National Science Foundation (NSF)Õs

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel ¥ 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW ¥ Washington, DC

May 30-31, 2008

 

A G E N D A

THURSDAY, MAY 29

 

7:00 PM          Early Registration and Informal Gathering                                     South Carolina Room, 2nd Floor

 

FRIDAY, MAY 30

 

AM

  8:00        Registration and Continental Breakfast                                          Colonial Room, Lower Lobby Level

 

  8:30        Opening Plenary Session                                                                     

                   Welcome, Purpose, and Introductions

                          Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

 

  9:00        Overview of the National Science Foundation (NSF)

                   Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director
                          Math Science Partnerships, Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
                          Research, Evaluation and Communication, Division of Research on Learning (DRL)

                          Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and

                          Chair, CAREER Coordinating Committee

 

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

                          Sonia Esperanca, Program Director, Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

                          Directorate for the GeoSciences (GEO)

 

  9:45        Strengths and Weaknesses in Funded/Non-funded CAREER Proposals

                          Parag Chitnis, Acting Deputy Division Director

                          Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Division

                          Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

                          National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

10:15        International Science and Engineering Opportunities

                          Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, Associate Program Manager

                          Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), NSF

 

10:45        Coffee Break

 

11:00        Four Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions

                   Research and Education Components of ParticipantsÕ Proposed Project Summaries

 

                   Session I:       Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)                                       Georgia Room, 2nd Floor

                                  Parag Chitnis, Acting Division Director, MCB                                            

                                  LaJoyce Debro, Program Director, MCB

                                  Tracy Johnson, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

                                         University of California, San Diego, and CAREER Award Recipient

 

                   Session II:  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)                           New Hampshire

                                  Tomek Bartoszynski, Program Director                                                              Room, 2nd Floor

                                         Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), MPS

                                  Charles Pibel, Program Officer, Division of Chemistry (CHE), MPS

                                  Fitzgerald Bramwell, Professor, Department of Chemistry

                                         University of Kentucky

                                  Edward Thomas, Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University

                                         and CAREER Award Recipient

 

                   Session III:    Directorates for Engineering (ENG) and for Computer                            Colonial Room

                                             and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)

                                  Rajinder Khosla, Program Director, Division of Engineering Education

                                         & Centers (EEC), ENG

                                  Joycelyn Harrison, Program Director, Materials Processing and
                                         Manufacturing Materials Transformation and Mechanics Cluster

                                         Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation, (CMMI), ENG

                                  Maria Zemankova, Program Director

                                         Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS), CISE

                                  Brian Blake, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science

                                         Georgetown University

 

                   Session IV:    Education and Human Resources (EHR) and                           Virginia Room, 2nd Floor

                                             Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorates

                                  Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director, DRL/EHR

                                  Frank Scioli, Senior Science Advisor

                                         Division of Social and Economic Sciences, SBE

                                  Karen King, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education

                                         Department of Teaching and Learning, New York University

                                         and CAREER Award Recipient

 

NOON/PM
12:00        Luncheon Plenary Session                                                                                                     Colonial Room

                   - Criteria Used in the Evaluation of NSF and CAREER Proposals

                           Karen King, New York University, and QEM Consultant

                   - Preparation of CAREER Project Summary, Narrative, and Budget

                          Fitzgerald Bramwell, University of Kentucky, and QEM Consultant

 

  2:00        Plenary Session:                                                                                                                        Colonial Room

                   - Integrating Research into Teaching – ÒBest PracticesÓ

                          Tracy Johnson, University of California, San Diego, and QEM Consultant

                   - Effective Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Students

                          Edward Thomas, Auburn University, and QEM Consultant

 

 3:15         Coffee Break                                                                                          

 

 3:30         Four Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions

                   Refinement of Project Summaries/Proposal Ideas by Individual Faculty Members

 

  5:30        Adjournment

                   Dinner on Your Own

 

SATURDAY, MAY 31

 

AM

  8:30       Continental Breakfast             

 

  9:00        Four Concurrent Sessions     

                   Presentation of Updates of Project Summaries/Proposal Ideas by Individual Faculty

 

10:30        Break

 

10:45        Requirements for Research on Human Subjects                                                            Colonial Room

                   Karen King, New York University, and QEM Consultant

 

11:15        Use of NSFÕs FastLane for Submitting Proposals/Required Reports         

                          Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer Specialist

                          Division of Information Systems

                          Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF

 

PM

12:15        Luncheon Plenary Session                                                                                              Colonial Room

                   - Post-Award Responsibilities

                          Karen King, New York University, and QEM Consultant

                   - The Promotion and Tenure Process

                          Fitzgerald Bramwell, University of Kentucky, and QEM Consultant

 

  2:00        Remaining Questions from Participants and Closing Comments

 

  2:30       Adjournment