QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK

A Workshop for Women Faculty in STEM at Hispanic-serving Institutions

Las Vegas Hilton • 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV • (702) 732-5111

July 30-31, 2010

AGENDA

THURSDAY, July 29

7:00 PM     Early Registration and Reception Ballroom G

FRIDAY, July 30

AM

8:30     Registration and Continental Breakfast Pavilion 11

8:45     Opening Plenary Session                                                                             Pavilion 11

                  Introductions

                  Review of Workshop Purpose, Packet, Agenda, and Working Group Topics

               Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

9:00      Plenary Session: Presentation on Related Research Findings

Keynote Speaker:     Aida Hurtado, Professor, Department of Psychology

                                                University of California, Santa Cruz

9:30      Balancing Teaching and Research

Presenters:

Martha Centeno, Associate Professor

                        Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

                        Florida International University

Casonya Johnson, Associate Professor

                       Department of Biology

                       Georgia State University

Discussion Facilitator: Monica Mitchell, President, MERAssociates

10:30 Break

10:45      Working Groups (Five) Meet [Topics 1,2,3,4, & 5] Conference Rooms 4, 5, 6, 9, 10

               (See Working Group Assignment Sheet with Facilitators/Reporters Identified)

11:45      Plenary Session: Working Group Facilitators and Reporters                       Pavilion 11

                                    Identify Key Points from Discussions of Topics 1-5

Discussion Facilitator: Diana Marinez, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry and

                           Former Dean of the College of Science and Technology,
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and QEM Board Member

PM

12:30      Buffet Lunch Ballroom G

               with Table Discussion of Key Points reported for Topics 1-5

1:30      Plenary Session: Obstacles to/Opportunities for Quality Education Pavilion 11

                                in STEM for Students from Diverse Backgrounds

Presenters:

Richard Alo, Professor

Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences

University of Houston Downtown

Phyllis Nelson, Professor

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Discussion Facilitator: Carlos Rodriguez, Principal Research Scientist

                                                     American Institute for Research

2:30     Break

2:45      Working Groups (Five) Meet [Topics 6,7,8,9, & 10] Conference Rooms 4, 5, 6, 9, 10

               (See Working Group Assignment Sheet with Facilitators/Reporters Identified)

3:45      Plenary Session: Working Group Facilitators and Reporters Identify          Pavilion 11

                                    Key Points from Discussions of Topics 6-10

Discussion Facilitator: Diana Marinez, QEM Board Member

4:30      Two Concurrent Sessions

Session I: Participants with Active Research Projects/Interests                   Pavilion 11

                        Discuss their Areas of Research Interest and Potential Funding Sources

Session Facilitators: Carla Mattos, Associate Professor

                                                            Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

                                                            North Carolina State University

                                                Martha Centeno, Florida International University

Session II: Participants with Current Education Outreach Initiatives           Pavilion 6

                        Discuss their Outreach Efforts and Potential Funding Sources

Session Facilitators: Monica Mitchell, MERAssociates

                                                Casonya Johnson, Georgia State University

6:00      Dinner on Your Own

SATURDAY, July 31

AM

8:30     Continental Breakfast Pavilion 11

9:00     Plenary Session Pavilion 11

              Promotion, Salary, Tenure Policies, and Other Forms of Recognition

Presenters:

Josephine Davis, Professor

                        Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

                        Fort Valley State University, and former President, York College

                  Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment  
                        National Women's Law Center 

Discussion Facilitator: Carlos Rodriguez, American Institutes for Research

10:30     Break

10:45     Plenary Session

Keynote Speaker: Balancing Work and Family Demands

Arcelia Hurtado, Executive Director

                                    Equal Rights Advocates

Discussion Facilitator: Monica Mitchell, MERAssociates

11:30      Plenary Session

Topic: The Persistence of Women of Color in STEM Fields - What Research Tells Us

Lorelle Espinosa, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives

                           Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP

PM

12:15      Buffet Lunch Ballroom G

               Group Discussion: Enhancing the Climate on My Campus for Women STEM Faculty

                        -Steps Participants from Two-Year Institutions Plan to Take

                        -Steps Participants from Four-Year Institutions Plan to Take

Discussion Facilitator: Carlos Rodriguez, American Institutes for Research

2:00      Group Discussion                                                                                        Pavilion 11

               Topic: Contents of Workshop Report and Dissemination Plan

Discussion Facilitator: J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

2:30      Adjournment