QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK

2008 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

CLOSING CEREMONY

August 1, 2008

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

 

QEM Network Conference Room

1818 N Street, NW, Suite 330 á Washington, DC 20036 á 202/659-1818

 

A G E N D A

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

Theme:  On the Road to Success: Roadmaps for Professional and Personal Achievements

 

AM

  9:30           Continental Breakfast

 

10:00          Welcome and Review of DayÕs Activities

                                  J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 

                       Overview of 2008 Internship Program: Summary of Key Activities

                                  Laura-Lee Davidson, Associate and Internship Coordinator, QEM Network

 

10:20           NSF Science Policy-focused Intern Presentations on Research Projects and
                      Enrichment Activities

 

                       - Bioengineering Reviewer Compilation and Statistics

                                  Zimuzor Ugochukwu, University of North Carolina Greensboro

                                  NSF Summer Scholar, Directorate for Engineering

 

                       - Diversifying the NSF Applicant Pool: An Analysis of the BIO Workshops

                                  Ashley Fry, Harvard University

                                  NSF Summer Scholar, Directorate for Biological Sciences

 

                       - Understanding How Science Policy is Made

                                  Antonio Rodriguez, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

                                  NSF Summer Scholar, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs

 

11:00           TCUP Science Education-focused Intern Presentations on Research Projects
                      and Enrichment Activities

 

                       - Profile of STEM Education at Little Big Horn College

                                  Jewanna Plenty Hawk, Little Big Horn College

 

                       - Retention Strategies for Tribal Colleges and Universities

                                  Willard Freemont, Little Priest Tribal College

 

11:30           Guest Speaker:    A Look at International Experiences and the Road to Success

                                  Dr. Joseph Edsel Edmunds, OBE

                                 former Ambassador of St. Lucia to the United States,
                                 the Organization of American States (OAS), and the United Nations

PM

12:15           Lunch (with Mentors and Guests)

 

  1:00           OMH/RISE Health-focused Intern Presentations on Research Projects and
                      Academic Year Plans

 

                       - SAAC: Sexual Activity Affects Children

                                  Brandolyn Pope, Prairie View A&M University

 

                       - Obesity and Diabetes

                                  Alice Johnson, Jackson State University

 

                       - Hypertension: The Silent Killer

                                  Jonnetta Gibson, University of the District of Columbia

 

  1:45           Guest Speaker:    Professional Societies and Other Scholarly Productivity Activities

                                  Dr. James H. Stith, Vice President, Physics Resources Center

                                 American Institute of Physics

 

  2:30           OMH/RISE Health-focused Intern Presentations (continued)

 

                       - Cervical Cancer

                                  Leatha Davis, Howard University

 

                       - Periodontitis Disease and Its Effect on the Body

                                  Roderita Mitchell, Albany State University

 

     - The AbcÕs of Viral Hepatitis

                                  Aleisha Smith, Kentucky State University

 

  3:15           Reflections from Interns

 

                    Remarks from QEM Mentors/Staff

                                  J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate

                                  Monica Mitchell, Associate

                                  Althea Burns, Associate and Conference Coordinator

                                  Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

 

  3:45           Next Steps

                                  Laura-Lee Davidson, QEM Network

 

  4:00           Adjournment of Closing Ceremony

 

INTERNS

  4:00 – 5:00       Administrative and Other Programmatic Procedures

                                  Interns and QEM Network Staff

 

*July 22, 2008 OMH Intern Presentation    - Lower Limb Amputation as a Complication of Diabetes

                       `                                                      Ewan Cobran, Howard University