QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program ((TCUP) Research-focused Workshop

Sofitel Hotel Minneapolis • 5601 W 78^th Street • Bloomington, MN

June 10-11, 2011

AGENDA

Workshop Purposes: (1) To assist STEM faculty from Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions in the development and/or expansion of their research programs; and (2) to increase their awareness of potential sources of support, from various federal agencies, for research and education infrastructure development at their institutions.

Friday, June 10

AM
8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30	Opening Plenary Session: Welcome, Introductions, and Review of Workshop Purpose and Agenda Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network Opening Prayer Althea Burns, Associate, QEM Network
9:00	Plenary Session: Potential Sources of Research Support Facilitator: Costello Brown, QEM Consultant William Valdez, Acting Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversit, U. S. Department of Energyy Jody TallBear, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, U. S. Department of Energy James Dobrowolski, National Program Leader, Division of Environmental Systems Saleia Afele-Faamuli, National Program Leader (remotely) and Timothy Grosser, National Program Leader (remotely), Division of Community and Education, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture
10:30	Break
10:45	Plenary Session: Potential Sources of Research Support - Continued Facilitator: Michael Ceballos, Director, Native American Research Laboratory, University of Montana, and QEM Consultant Nancy Maynard, Senior Research Scientist and NASA Tribal College & University Project Manager, Cryospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sally O’Connor, Program Director, Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure Directorate for the Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation Tuwanda Smith, Program Manager, and Dora Stuart, Program Analyst (remotely)Office of Outreach and Compliance Coordination Program U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
11:45	Concurrent Sessions: Participants Divide into Groups based on Research Interests and Begin to Discuss their Proposed Research Projects with Representatives from Appropriate Federal Agencies
PM
12:30	Luncheon Working Session Presentation: The Influence of Undergraduate Research Experiences on Career Choices Dereck Stonefish, Doctoral Student, Department of Biological Sciences , North Dakota State University
1:30	Plenary Session: Environmental Research at Tribal Colleges -Environmental Toxins Perry Charley, Director, Environmental Science, Dine College - Shiprock Campus -Ethnobotany and Restoration Ecology Linda Different Cloud Jones, Science Education Instructor, Sitting Bull College -Management and Sustainability of Natural Resources Diane Sam, former faculty member, Interior-Aleutians campus ,University of Alaska Fairbanks Facilitator: Althea Burns, Associate, QEM Network
2:15	Break
2:30	Concurrent Sessions: Participants Continue to Discuss their Proposed Research Projects with Representatives from AppropriateFederal Agencies
4:15	Plenary Session: Alchemy- Or Turning Students into Scientists: Developing and Nurturing the Research Skills of Undergraduate Students Presenter:Michael Ceballos, QEM Consultant
5:00	Group Discussion: The Integration of Research and Education with a Cultural Perspective Facilitator: Linda Different Cloud Jones, Sitting Bull College
6:00	Working Dinner Table Discussions with representatives from federal agencies, QEM staff/consultants and Program Directors on Key Points from the day’s sessions
7:00	Adjournment
	Overnight Assignments: Participants (1) refine, as necessary, the description of their research interests, based on feedback provided during the day; and (2) identify potential agency funding sources
Saturday, June 11
AM
8:30	Plenary Session: The Ten Commandments of Establishing and Maintaining a Viable Research Program Presenter: Michael Ceballos, QEM Consultant
9:15	Plenary Session: Obtaining Preliminary Research Data Prior to Submission of a Proposal: Practical Considerations Panelists: Robert Madsen, TCUP Research Director, Chief Dull Knife College Alessandra Higa, Instructor and Researcher, Oglala Lakota College Moderator: Althea Burns, QEM Network
10:15	Break
10:30	Plenary Session: Identifying Potential Funding Sources and Obtaining Research Support John Rand, STEM Program Director, Kapi’olani Community College
11:00	Plenary Session: Essential Components of a Competitive Proposal Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
12:15	Working Lunch Presentation: Budget Preparation Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
1:30	Plenary Session: Submission of Proposals through Grants.gov Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer Specialist Division of Information Systems, Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF (Retired), and QEM Consultant (Part 2)
3:30	Plenary Session: Next Steps and Reflections Moderator: Shirley McBay, QEM Network
4:00	Adjournment