QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM)
NETWORK
HBCU-UP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
(LDI)
SESSION THREE
InstituteÕs
Overall Goal
To broaden the participation of junior faculty at multi-year HBCU-UP grantee institutions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research and academic leadership on their campuses
6:00 Registration and Welcome Reception Arlington/Clarendon
Joint reception with participants in NSFÕs First Annual
Meeting of Broadening Participation Research Initiation
Grants in Engineering (BRIGE) Principal Investigators
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast Arlington/Clarendon
8:15 Welcome,
Overview, and Purpose of the Institute Arlington/Clarendon
Review of Session Packet and Table of Contents for Resource CD
J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network
8:30 Reports and Poster Presentations on Summer Research Experiences:
Four Presentations by LDI Chemistry Faculty (Host Site in Parentheses)
Max Fontus, Prairie View A&M University (Princeton University)
Kinesha Harris, Southern University at Baton Rouge (Princeton University)
Michelle Waddell, Hampton University (Princeton University)
Cherese Winstead, Delaware State University (Pennsylvania State University)
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Chemistry Faculty Reflect on Summer Research Experiences/Lessons Learned
Facilitator: Costello Brown, Retired, Professor of Chemistry
California State University-Los Angeles, and QEM Consultant
11:30 Panel Presentation: ÒModel Research and Education Programs: Best PracticesÓ
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
Casonya Johnson, Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Georgia State University, and QEM Consultant
Wayne Lutters, Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems
University of Maryland Baltimore County, and QEM Consultant
12:30 Working Lunch Ballston
ÒDeveloping Professional Portfolios for Tenure ConsiderationsÓ
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
2:00 Reports and Poster Presentations on Summer Research Experiences:
Four Presentations by LDI Psychology Faculty (Host Site in Parentheses)
Kimarie Engerman, University of the Virgin Islands (Temple University)
John Fife, Virginia State University (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Amber Hodges, Morgan State University (Boston University)
Zewelanji Serpell, Virginia State University (UC-San Diego)
4:00 Refreshment Break
4:30 Psychology Faculty Reflect on Summer Research Experiences/Lessons Learned
Facilitator: Myra Burnett, Vice Provost, Spelman College, and QEM Consultant
5:00 ÒRefining Your Research Agenda: The Next StepsÓ
(Assessing preliminary data; building collaborations; integrating research into
teaching; scholarly productivity; presentations at professional meetings;
mentoring and professional development of students)
Wayne Lutters, QEM Consultant
5:30 Break
6:00 Working Dinner Ballston
Table Discussion of the DayÕs Topics
7:00 Adjournment, Day One
Tuesday, August 3
8:00 Continental Breakfast Arlington/Clarendon
8:30 Reports and Poster Presentations on Summer Research Experiences:
Three Presentations by LDI Biology Faculty (Host Site in Parentheses)
Lawrence Flowers, Fayetteville State University (Georgia State University)
Anne Osano, Bowie State University (Cornell University)
Alexandria Peister, Morehouse College (MIT)
10:00 Biology Faculty Reflect on Summer Research Experiences/Lessons Learned
Facilitator: Casonya Johnson, QEM Consultant
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Reports and Poster Presentations on Summer Research Experiences:
Two Presentations by LDI Computer Science Faculty (Host Site in Parentheses)
Elvira Caldwell, Winston Salem State University (University of Pittsburgh)
Cyntrica Eaton, Norfolk State University (Florida International University)
12:00 Working Lunch Ballston
ÒAn Overview of NSF Directorates and ProgramsÓ
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
1:30 Reports and Poster Presentations on Summer Research Experiences:
Two Presentations by LDI Computer Science Faculty (Host Site in Parentheses)
Harold Ramcharan, Shaw University (Carnegie Mellon University)
Alicia Washington, Howard University (Florida International University)
2:30 Computer Science Faculty Reflect on Summer Research Experiences/
Lessons Learned
Facilitator: Wayne Lutters, QEM Consultant
3:00 Refreshment Break
3:30 Reports and Poster Presentations on Summer Research Experiences:
Two Presentations by LDI Mathematics Faculty (Host Site in Parentheses)
Latonya Garner, Mississippi Valley State University (UCLA)
Kimberly Kendricks, Central State University (University of Minnesota)
4:30 Mathematics Faculty Reflect on Summer Research Experiences/Lessons Learned
Facilitator: J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network
5:00 ÒThe NSF Proposal Process and Merit Review CriteriaÓ
Wayne Lutters, QEM Consultant
6:00 Adjournment, Day Two and Dinner on Your Own
Overnight
Assignment: Participants should refine project summaries
for a research or research education-focused proposal
Wednesday, August 4
AM
8:00 Continental Breakfast Arlington/Clarendon
8:30 ÒStrategic Planning for Research Program DevelopmentÓ
Fitzgerald Bramwell, Professor of Chemistry, University of Kentucky
9:30 Discipline-focused Groups Discuss Strategic Planning for Research Programs
Biology Casonya Johnson, Facilitator
Chemistry Costello Brown, Facilitator
Computer Science Wayne Lutters, Facilitator
Mathematics J. Arthur Jones, Facilitator
Psychology Myra Burnett, Facilitator
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Discipline-focused Groups Meet to Discuss Project Summaries
Biology Casonya Johnson, Facilitator
Chemistry Costello Brown, Facilitator
Computer Science Wayne Lutters, Facilitator
Mathematics J. Arthur Jones, Facilitator
Psychology Myra Burnett, Facilitator
12:00 Working Lunch Ballston
ÒNSFÕs Broadening Participation PortfolioÓ
J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network
1:30 Visits
with NSF Program Officers National Science Foundation
Participants with Wednesday afternoon appointments meet with Program Officers to
discuss their proposal concepts and project summaries
Participants with Thursday morning appointments will work with QEM Consultants to further
develop their plans for a research program and refine their project summaries
4:00 Refreshment Break
4:30 Participants with afternoon appointments discuss Program OfficersÕ feedback
to their research plans and project summaries with discipline-focused group
QEM Consultants
6:00 Adjournment, Day Three and Dinner on Your Own
Overnight Assignment: Participants with afternoon appointments should revise their project
summaries and adjust their research plans based on feedback from Program Officers
8:00 Continental Breakfast
Arlington/Clarendon
8:30 Visits
with NSF Program Officers National Science Foundation
Participants with Thursday morning appointments meet with Program Officers
to discuss their proposal concepts and project summaries
Participants who met with Program Officers on Wednesday discuss their
revised project summaries and modified research plans, based on feedback
received, with discipline-focused group QEM Consultants
11:30 Participants with morning appointments discuss Program OfficersÕ Feedback
to their Research Plans and Project Summaries with discipline-focused group
QEM Consultants
PM Theme for the Afternoon: Laying the Foundation for/Management of Projects
12:30 Working Lunch Ballston
ÒEstablishing and Managing a Research LaboratoryÓ
Casonya Johnson, QEM Consultant
2:00 ÒManaging Project PersonnelÓ
Myra Burnett, QEM Consultant
2:30 ÒTime ManagementÓ
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
3:00 ÒMaintaining Vision and FocusÓ
J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network
3:30 Refreshment Break
4:00 ÒFinancial Management and Reporting RequirementsÓ
Shirley McBay, QEM Network
5:00 ÒProject Dissemination and SustainabilityÓ
Wayne Lutters, QEM Consultant
6:00 Working Dinner Ballston
Discussion: Self-Assessment and Leadership Development
Completion of Leadership Practices Inventory
7:00 Adjournment, Day Four
Overnight Assignment: Participants with morning appointments should revise
their project summaries and adjust their research plans based on Feedback from Program Officers
Friday, August 6
7:30 Continental Breakfast Arlington/Clarendon
8:30 ÒProfessional Development for STEM StudentsÓ
Myra Burnett, QEM Consultant
9:00 ÒScholarly Productivity Expectations of STEM FacultyÓ
(Publications, Conference Presentations, and Professional Society Membership)
Wayne Lutters, QEM Consultant
9:30 ÒEthics in the Conduct of STEM ResearchÓ
(Use of Human Subjects, Institutional Review Boards, Conflicts of Interests,
Intellectual Property Rights, Integrity of Data and Reporting)
Casonya Johnson, QEM Consultant
10:00 Refreshment Break
10:30 ÒProfessional Development Opportunities for Early Career FacultyÓ
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
11:00 Participants who met with Program Officers on Thursday discuss their revised
project summaries and modified research plans, based on feedback received,
with discipline-focused group QEM Consultants
12:00 Working Lunch Ballston
ÒProviding STEM Leadership for the Future at HBCUsÓ
Marilyn Suiter, Program Director for Special Activities
Division of Human Resource Development
Education and Human Resources Directorate, NSF
1:30 Group Discussion of Overall Summer Research Experiences and
Recommendations for Improvements in Summer Research Appointments
Facilitator: Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network
2:30 Refreshment Break
3:00 Participants Report on their Next Steps
Facilitator: Wayne Lutters, QEM Consultant
4:00 Observations and Comments
NSF Program Officers, QEM Consultants, and Staff
4:15 Presentation of HBCU-UP LDI Certificates of Achievement
4:30 Adjournment