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QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK
TCUP Leadership Development Institute (LDI)
Cohort II – Session Three
Monday–Friday, August 3-7, 2009
DETAILED AGENDA
Sofitel
Minneapolis Hotel á 5601 West 78th Street
Bloomington,
Minnesota á
952/835-1900
QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK
TCUP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (LDI) COHORT
II – SESSION THREE
Sofitel Minneapolis Hotel á 5601 West 78th Street á Bloomington, Minnesota
Monday-Friday,
August 3-7, 2009
AGENDA
InstituteÕs
Overall Goal
To
broaden the participation in STEM leadership roles of faculty and staff at TCUP
multi-year grantee institutions.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3
AM
8:30 Continental
Breakfast Garden Court
Registration Fontainebleau
9:00 Opening
Prayer Fontainebleau
Welcome,
Purpose, Review of Institute Packet, and
Overview
of the Session III Agenda
ParticipantsÕ
Sharing of Activities/Accomplishments
Shirley
McBay, President, QEM Network
11:00 Break Garden Court
11:15 National
Policies and Initiatives Regarding Support of Fontainebleau
STEM
Education and Research—Implications for Tribal Colleges
J.
Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network
Althea
Burns, Associate, QEM Network
PM
12:15 Working Lunch Garden Court
Table Discussion: National Policies and
Initiatives and their
Potential
Impacts on Tribal Colleges and Universities
1:15 Breakout
Sessions:
ParticipantsÕ
Discuss the Current Status of their Proposals
Facilitators:
QEM Senior Staff
[
See Breakout Groups Assignment Sheet ]
2:15 Facilitators
Report on Proposals from Breakout Group Discussions Fontainebleau
2:45 Group
Discussion: Lessons Learned and Possible Proposal Fontainebleau
Modifications Based on Earlier
Discussions
Facilitator:
Carty Monette, Senior Advisor, QEM Network
3:45 Break Garden Court
4:00 Panel:
Reflections from TCUP LDI Cohort I Fellows Fontainebleau
Moderator:
J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network
Panelists:
Project
Management
Wannetta
Bennett, Sponsored Programs Officer
Turtle
Mountain Community College, and TCUP LDI Cohort I Fellow
Planning
a Study of Opportunities and Challenges
in
American Indian Education
Alphia
Creapeau, Developmental and Preparatory Program Director
College
of Menominee Nation, and TCUP LDI Cohort I Fellow
5:00 Dinner
Chambord
(Participants discuss lessons learned from Cohort I
Panel)
6:00 Adjournment, DAY ONE
Overnight Activity:
Participants summarize key lessons learned from the dayÕs discussions.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
AM
8:30 Continental
Breakfast Garden Court
9:00 Group
Discussion: Fontainebleau
Participants
Discuss Lessons Learned during Day One
Facilitator:
Althea Burns, QEM Network
9:30 Case
Studies on Ethics and Leadership
Facilitator:
Costello Brown, Senior Associate, QEM Network
10:30 Break Garden Court
10:45 Case
Studies Related to Project Management and Implementation Fontainebleau
Facilitator:
J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network
NOON
12:00 Working
Lunch Garden Court
Table
Discussion: Overcoming Barriers to Effective Project Management
PM
1:00 Panel:
Experiences in Project Management Fontainebleau
Moderator:
Costello Brown, QEM Network
LDI
Cohort II Panelists:
Charles
Bingen, Chair, Mathematics Department
Little
Priest Tribal College
Jason
Sanders, TCUP Project Director
Lac
Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
Kimberly
Williams, Program Director
Alaska
Tribal Technical Assistance Center
University
of Alaska Fairbanks, Interior-Aleutians Campus
2:00 Group
Activity: Project Team-Building for Enhanced STEM
Coordination Across the Campus
Facilitator:
Loretta DeLong, Principal
Vista Grande
High School, and QEM Consultant
3:00 Break Garden Court
3:15 Panel:
Strategies for Organizing and Conducting STEM Fontainebleau
Outreach
Activities for Tribal Communities
Facilitator:
Loretta DeLong, QEM Consultant
LDI
Cohort II Panelists:
Miles
Pfahl, Instructor, Mathematics and Science Department
Turtle
Mountain Community College
William
Swaney, Instructor and Department Head
Natural
Resources Department, Salish Kootenai College
Erin
Thomas, Faculty, Mathematics Department
College
of Menominee Nation
4:15 Group
Discussion: Current and Planned Community Outreach
Activities by TCUP Institutions
Facilitator:
Carty Monette, QEM Network
5:00 Adjournment,
DAY TWO
Dinner
on Your Own
Overnight Activity: Summarize
thoughts regarding potential new community-based activities.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
AM
8:30 Continental
Breakfast Garden Court
9:00 The
Relationship Between Leadership Styles and Effectiveness Fontainebleau
Loretta
DeLong, QEM Consultant
9:45 Breakout
Sessions: Leadership Characteristics and Networking
Facilitators:
QEM Staff and Consultants
[
See Breakout Groups Assignment Sheet ]
10:45 Break Garden Court
11:00 Breakout
Groups Report on their Discussions of Fontainebleau
Leadership
Characteristics and Networking
Facilitator:
Carty Monette, QEM Network
NOON
12:00 Working
Lunch Garden Court
Table
Discussion: Continued discussion of leadership characteristics
PM
1:00 Leadership
and Mentoring Fontainebleau
Loretta
DeLong, QEM Consultant
1:45 Leadership
and Time Management
Loretta
DeLong, QEM Consultant
2:30 Break Garden Court
2:45 Effective
Communication Techniques and Fontainebleau
Skills
for Different Audiences
Laura-Lee
Davidson, Associate, QEM Network
3:15 Panel:
ParticipantsÕ Mock Press Conferences
(PIs are interviewed by the ÒpressÓ
regarding their newly-funded projects;
panelists prepare scripts and
respond to "press" queries)
Facilitator: Laura-Lee Davidson, QEM Network
LDI
Cohort II Panelists ("PIs):
Alyce Spotted Bear, Instructor, Liberal Arts and
Tribal Studies
Fort
Berthold Community College
Kathryn
Froelich, Chair, Division of Education
Sitting
Bull College
Josette WoodenLegs, TCUP Paraprofessional, Information Technology Department
Chief Dull Knife College
Maxine Hamburg, Instructor, Information Systems Department
Little Big Horn College
4:15 LeadersÕ
Involvement in Negotiations and Conflict Management Fontainebleau
Carty
Monette, QEM Network
5:00 Adjournment, DAY THREE
Dinner
on Your Own
Overnight Assignment: Assuming
his/her proposed project is funded, each participant drafts a press release
addressed to the general public about the project.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
AM
8:30 Continental
Breakfast Garden Court
9:00 Group
Discussion of Press Releases Prepared Overnight Fontainebleau
Facilitator:
Laura-Lee Davidson, QEM Network
9:45 Being
Prepared for Leadership Roles
Althea
Burns, QEM Network
10:15 Panel:
STEM Education at Tribal Colleges and Universities:
Opportunities
for Further Enhancement
(What
can participants do to improve STEM programs on their campuses?)
Facilitator:
Carty Monette, QEM Network
LDI
Cohort II Panelists:
Steven
Durtka, Instructor, Mathematics and Chemistry
Blackfeet
Community College
Alessandra
Higa, Faculty, Mathematics and Science Department
Oglala
Lakota College
11:00 Break Garden Court
11:15 Panel:
Environmental Science at Tribal Colleges and Fontainebleau
Universities
(TCUs): Special Opportunities and Foci
Facilitator:
Shirley McBay, QEM Network
LDI
Cohort II Panelists:
Perry
Charley, Coordinator, DinŽ Environmental Institute
DinŽ
College-Shiprock Campus
Gabriel
Begaye, Instructor, Mathematics Department
Haskell
Indian Nations University
NOON
12:00 Working
Lunch Garden Court
Table
Discussion: Ideas Regarding the Establishment of New
Environmental
Science Programs at TCUs
PM
1:00 Panel:
Online STEM Courses Fontainebleau
Facilitator:
J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network
LDI
Cohort II Panelists:
Luther
Olson, Instructor, Mathematics and Science Department
Turtle
Mountain Community College
Lucas
Miller, Instructor, Mathematics Department
Haskell
Indian Nations University
Dan
Pleier, TCUP Network Specialist, Information Technology
Chief
Dull Knife College
2:00 Identifying
Potential Project Funders
Laura-Lee
Davidson, QEM Network
2:45 Break Garden Court
3:00 Project
Implementation
Fontainebleau
Project
Reports, Dissemination, and Sustainability
Monica
Mitchell, Associate, QEM Network
Budget
and Financial Management
Costello
Brown, QEM Network
4:15 Group
Discussion: ParticipantsÕ Reflect on Discussions and
Lessons Learned, Days Two–Four
Facilitator:
Monica Mitchell, QEM Network
5:00 Dinner La Fougasse
Remarks:
Michael Fredenberg, Program
Director
Division
of Human Resource Development (HRD)
Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)
National
Science Foundation
6:00 Adjournment,
DAY FOUR
Overnight Assignment: Review
ILDPs and prepare talking points on individual activities and achievements for FridayÕs
discussion with the QEM TCUP Project Advisory Committee.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
AM
8:30 Continental
Breakfast Garden Court
9:00 Exploring
Graduate School Opportunities (Nuts and Bolts) Fontainebleau
Costello
Brown, QEM Network
10:00 Break
10:15 Group
Discussion: ParticipantsÕ Next Steps, Including
Fontainebleau
Near- and Long-Term Priorities
Facilitator:
Shirley McBay, QEM Network
NOON
12:00 Lunch
with the QEM TCUP Advisory Committee Garden Court
PM
1:00 Introduction
of Advisory Committee Members
Salons 3, 4
Special
NSF Video:
Weaving
STEM Education and Culture: The
Faces, Places,
and
Projects of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
1:45 Panel:
Reflections on Leadership (what it takes to be a leader): Fontainebleau
Facilitator:
Shirley McBay, QEM Network
Panelists:
TCUP Advisory Committee Members
Laurel
Vermillion, President, Sitting Bull College
Patrick
Weasel Head, Cultural Liaison, Graduate School Sloan Grant
University
of Montana
Elizabeth
Yellowbird, Doctoral Candidate, University of North Dakota
2:15 ParticipantsÕ
Brief Reflections on their LDI Experiences:
Responses
and Advice from TCUP Advisory Committee Members
Facilitator:
J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network
3:15 QEM
StaffÕs Reflections on the LDI
3:30 Closing
Ceremonies
Facilitator:
Shirley McBay, QEM Network
4:00 Closing
Prayer and Adjournment