The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
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QEM/HBCU-UP LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (LDI) FOR STEM FACULTY
The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network has received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to offer an HBCU-UP Leadership Development Institute (LDI). The four-part Leadership Institute will focus on campuses that have multi-year projects supported through NSF's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). Support is being provided to conduct the LDI for a cohort of 30 assistant professors in STEM disciplines at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with HBCU-UP Implementation Awards.
The LDI is designed to: (1) enhance the leadership and research capabilities of STEM junior faculty from underrepresented groups at HBCUs; and (2) build a community of emerging leaders in STEM at HBCUs. Two-person teams participating in the four-part LDI will come from 15 HBCUs that have multi-year projects supported through HBCU-UP. Selected participants will, to the extent possible, come from different STEM departments.
The Institute schedule consists of four sessions conducted between August 2009 and August 2010: a five-day summer session; a two-day winter session; a ten-week summer research appointment at an NSF-supported research center (June-August, 2010); and a five-day summer session (Monday-Friday, August 2-6, 2010). Between sessions, ongoing communication will be facilitated through the project’s web-based electronic community. The first five-day summer session of the 2009-2010 HBCU-UP LDI was conducted on Monday-Friday, August 10-14, 2009, in Washington, DC. The two-day winter session will be conducted on Friday-Saturday, February 5-6, 2010, in Atlanta, GA.
The cohort of 30 assistant professors selected for the 2009-2010 Institute represent the following 20 HBCU-UP grantee institutions.
QEM HBCU-UP LDI PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
Bowie State University |
Howard University |
Norfolk State University |
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge |
Central State University |
Jackson State University |
Prairie View A&M University |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
Delaware State University |
Morehouse College |
Saint Augustine’s College |
University of the Virgin Islands |
Fayetteville State University |
Morgan State University |
Savannah State University |
Virginia State University |
Hampton University |
Mississippi Valley State University |
Shaw University |
Winston-Salem State University |
Each participant will prepare an Individual Leadership Development Plan (ILDP) to assess and guide his/her leadership activities during and following the Institute. The ILDP includes short- and long-term goals and outlines participants’ planned involvement in an off-campus summer research activity at an NSF-supported research center. During the Institute’s one-year timeframe, ongoing communication will be facilitated through the project’s web-based electronic community that includes mentoring, an LDI Listserv, and an information exchange website describing professional development opportunities.
COHORT II: November 2010 - August 2011
HBCU-UP LDI Cohort II Session One • Thursday–Saturday, November 11-13, 2010
Hilton Atlanta Airport • Atlanta, GA
HBCU-UP LDI Cohort II Session Two • Friday–Saturday, May 20-21, 2011
Joint Meeting with the QEM HBCU-UP Education Research Project's Faculty Professional Development and Mentoring (PDM) Program
Four Points by Sheraton BWI Airport Hotel • Baltimore, MD
COHORT I: August 2009 - August 2010
AGENDA
HBCU-UP LDI Cohort I Session Two • Friday–Saturday, February 5-6, 2010 • Embassy Suites Atlanta Airport • Atlanta GA
AGENDA
LDI
Cohort I Summer 2010 Research Appointment Highlights
Cohort I members Max Fontus, Kinesha Harris, and Michelle Waddell conduct research |
... View Science Network Interview with LDI member Zewelanji Serpell below ... |
HBCU-UP LDI Cohort I Session Three • Monday–Friday, August 2-6, 2010 • Holiday Inn Arlington • Arlington VA
PROPOSAL DEADLINES FOR SELECTED NSF PROGRAMS (.htm) (.pdf)
ILDP Template ........
Proposal Development Resources ............. Evaluation and Assessment Resources .............. Research Links/Resources
LDI graduates will be prepared and expected to take a leadership role in the design, promotion, and management of new STEM Projects for their campuses as well as provide enhanced support to the principal investigators and project directors of current HBCU-UP projects at their institutions.As part of the HBCU-UP LDI project, participants will develop individual STEM or STEM education research proposals for their institutions. The topics featured at the Institute sessions are designed to promote academic leadership among the participants.
The HBCU-UP LDI participants will be expected to share the knowledge and experience gained through the Institute with other faculty at their institutions and with colleagues beyond their campuses through presentations at professional meetings, use of the dedicated project website and listserv, and the promotion of campus efforts that combine STEM education and research. They will form the basis for a network of faculty leaders who will increase the number of students on their campuses who engage in STEM research and, thereby, increase the students’ preparation for graduate school or for successful entry into the Nation’s STEM workforce.
Participants will be in a better position to assist their institutions in securing external support for research, including for campus-based undergraduate research opportunities for students, and establishing/enhancing research collaborations with other universities. The HBCU-UP LDI graduates (Fellows) will provide a foundation for sustaining and strengthening the STEM infrastructure at HBCUs beyond the duration of the project.
For further information on the QEM/HBCU-UP Project, please contact Shirley McBay, Project Director, at smmcbay1@qem.org or Althea Burns, Associate, at aburns@qem.org.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for participation in the Institute, applicants must: (1) be U.S. citizens or nationals, from an underrepresented minority group (African American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Mexican American, or Puerto Rican) or other underrepresented group teaching at an HBCU with an HBCU-UP implementation award, and hold a doctoral degree in a STEM field supported by NSF; (2) hold the rank of assistant professor in a STEM discipline at an HBCU-UP grantee institution; (3) have held that rank for at least two, but not more than three, years at that institution; and (4) be engaged in or prepared to conduct STEM research or STEM education research.
BENEFITS: QEM will cover travel, lodging, and meals for participants during each Institute session, and offer a $3,600 fellowship, payable in three installments ($1,500; $600; and $1,500). For the ten-week summer research appointment, round-trip transportation to the research center will be provided, along with a stipend ($10,000) and a housing allowance.
Completed applications, which include a letter of recommendation, were due at QEM by Friday, July 3, 2009.