Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

Planning and Multi-year Proposal Development Workshop for the

National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)

Memphis Marriott Downtown ¥ 250 North Main Street ¥ Memphis, TN ¥ 901/527-7300

September 19-20, 2008

 

AGENDA

 

PURPOSE: To assist participating institutions in further developing their ideas for implementation proposals to NSFÕs HBCU-UP Program prior to the FY 2009 deadline.

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

 

AM

  8:00         Registration                                                                                         Heritage IV Foyer

 

  8:30         Welcome, Introductions, Review of Workshop Goal,                                     Heritage IV

                  Meeting Packet, and Agenda

                           J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

                           Althea Burns, Associate, QEM Network

 

  8:45         HBCU-UP Goals and Objectives for Planning and Implementation Projects

                  Strengths and Weaknesses in Funded/Non-funded HBCU-UP Proposals

                           Caesar Jackson, Program Director, HBCU-UP

                           Division of Human Resource Development

                           Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)

                           National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

  9:30         Overview of the National Science Foundation (NSF)

                  Overview of the HBCU-UP Program

                  Marilyn Suiter, Program Director, HBCU-UP

                           Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)

                           Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)

                           National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

10:15         Coffee Break                                                                                          Heritage IV Foyer

 

10:30         Review of NSFÕs Merit Review Criteria and Process                                      Heritage IV

                           Arturo Bronson, Professor, University of Texas at El Paso,

                           Former NSF Program Director, and QEM Consultant

 

11:00         Concurrent Session I: (See Assignment Sheet)

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (First-time Implementation) 

                  Focus: Faculty Development Goals and Proposed Strategies
                              from Project Summaries

                                    Fitzgerald Bramwell, Professor of Chemistry                                    St. Louis

                                    University of Kentucky, and QEM Consultant

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (Second-time Implementation)

                  Focus: Accomplishments and Challenges from First Multi-year Grant

                                    William Sibley, Former NSF Division Director                             Heritage IV

                                    and QEM Consultant

                                    Arturo Bronson, QEM Consultant                                                      Natchez

 

PM

12:30         Lunch                                                                                                               Heritage IV

 

  1:30         Concurrent Session II: (Same Locations, Assignments, and

                                                        Session Leaders as Concurrent Session I)

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (First-time Implementation Proposals)

                  Focus: Curriculum Development, Student Support Goals, and
                              Proposed Strategies from Project Summaries                                         St. Louis

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (Second-time Implementation Proposals)

                  Focus: Brief Presentations of Project Summaries                               Heritage IV/Natchez

 

  3:00         Plenary Session:                                                                                              Heritage IV

                  Project Management and External Advisory Groups

                           William Sibley, QEM Consultant

 

  3:30         Refreshment Break                                                                                Heritage IV Foyer

 

  3:45         Plenary Session: Project Timeline and Budget                                                Heritage IV

                           Fitzgerald Bramwell, QEM Consultant

 

  5:00         Concurrent Session III: (Same Locations, Assignments, and

                                                          Session Leaders as in earlier Concurrent Sessions)

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (First-time Implementation Proposals)

                  Focus: Project Management, Timeline, and Budget                                             St. Louis

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (Second-time Implementation Proposals)

                  Focus: Discussion of "Value-Added" by the Proposed Projects         Heritage IV/Natchez

 

  6:00         Dinner (on your own)

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

 

AM

  8:30         Concurrent Session IV:

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (First-time Implementation Proposals)

      Focus: How to Use NSFÕs FastLane for Proposal Submissions                   Heritage IV

                  and Reviews and for Submission of Project Progress
                  and Financial Reports

                           Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer and Information Specialist       

                           Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF (retired) and

                           QEM Consultant

 

                  MULTI-YEAR PROPOSAL TRACK (Second-time Implementation Proposals)

                  Focus: Potential Collaborations/Partnerships                                       Natchez/Memphis

                              with Other Institutions

 

10:45         Refreshment Break                                                                                Heritage IV Foyer

 

11:00         Plenary Session                                                                                               Heritage IV

                  Multi-year Grantees Share Their HBCU-UP Experiences:

                  What Worked Well, What DidnÕt Work Well, and Lessons Learned

 

                  Panelists:   HBCU-UP PIs

                  Mazen Shahin, Professor of Mathematics and Director, HBCU-UP

                           Delaware State University

                  Janice Kennedy Sloan, HBCU-UP Program Manager

                           Johnson C. Smith University

                  Chellu Chetty, Dean, Graduate Study and Sponsored Research

                           Savannah State University
 

PM

12:30         Lunch                                                                                                              Heritage IV

 

  1:30         Plenary Session: Assessment and Evaluation                                                 Heritage IV

                           Patricia Freitag, Former NSF Program Officer, and QEM Consultant

 

  2:30         Plenary Session
                  Project Reports and the Self Evaluation Indicator System (SEIS)

                           J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network

 

  3:00         Break

 

  3:15         - Summary Comments by Consultants and QEM Project Staff                       Heritage IV

                  - Observations and Recommendations by Participants

                  - Next Steps

                  Facilitator: Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

 

  4:00         Adjournment