Appendix D
Agendas for Public Meetings
MEETING ONE
Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20001
Room 110
March 10-11, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Continental breakfast available in the meeting room
Closed Session
8:00 |
Welcome and Overview of Agenda Freeman Hrabowski, Committee Chair |
8:15 |
Charge to the Committee Freeman Hrabowski, Committee Chair |
8:45 |
National Academies Discussion of Committee Balance and Potential Sources of Bias or Conflict of Interest Richard Bissell, Executive Director, Policy and Global Affairs, National Academies |
Open Session
9:30 |
Welcome to Open Session Freeman Hrabowski, Committee Chair |
9:35 |
Congressional Perspective on Issues and Study Charge Peter Ambler, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Joye Purser, Office of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson |
10:00 |
Break |
10:15 |
Pathways to STEM Careers Willie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology, Workshop Report: Broadening Participation Through a Comprehensive, Integrated System (2005) |
10:45 |
CAWMSET and BEST Beatriz Clewell, Urban Institute and former Executive Director, Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science Engineering and Technology Development John Yochelson, President, Building Engineering and Science Talent |
12:15 |
Break |
Lunch available in meeting room
1:00 |
Review of Data Trends Lisa Frehill, Executive Director, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology Earnestine Psalmonds, Senior Program Officer, National Research Council |
2:15 |
Federal Intervention Programs Clifton Poodry, Division of Minority Opportunities in Research, NIGMS, National Institutes of Health Carl Person, Minority University Research and Education Programs, Office of Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Bernadette Hence, Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education |
3:45 |
Break |
4:00 |
Private Foundation Programs Gail Christopher, Vice President for Programs, Health, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Peter Bruns, Vice President of Grants and Special Programs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Charles Terrell, Vice President, Division of Diversity Policy and Programs, American Association of Medical Colleges Mary Williams, Director of Communications and Administration, Gates Millennium Scholars Program, United Negro College Fund |
5:15 |
Recess |
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Continental Breakfast will be available in the meeting room
Open Session
8:00 |
Program Evaluation (NRC Reports for NIH) Peter Henderson, National Research Council: NRC, Evaluation of NIH Minority Research Trainings Programs Adam Fagen, National Research Council: NRC, Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers |
9:00 |
Standing Our Ground I and II Daryl Chubin, Director, AAAS Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity |
10:00 |
Break |
10:15 |
Demand for and Supply of Scientists and Engineers Michael Teitelbaum, Vice President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
11:00 |
Discussion of Schedule, Convocation, and Next Steps |
12:00 |
Adjourn |
MEETING TWO
Joint Meeting of Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the S&E Workforce Pipeline
and
Committee on Capitalizing on the Diversity of the S&E Workforce in Industry
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Board Room
June 11-12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Joint Meeting of Committees
8:00 |
Breakfast available in the meeting room |
8:30 |
Welcome from the National Academies Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering Freeman Hrabowski, Chair, Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the S&E Workforce Pipeline Nicholas Donofrio, Co-Chair, Committee on Capitalizing on the Diversity of the S&E Workforce in Industry |
9:00 |
Perspectives from the U.S. Congress U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes |
9:30 |
Review of Study Committee Charges Richard Bissell, Executive Director, Policy and Global Affairs, National Academies |
10:00 |
Break |
10:15 |
Perspectives of Constituent Groups Shirley Malcom, Head, Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science Edward M. Swallow, Chairman, National Security Science and Technology Workforce Division, National Defense Industrial Association |
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Jennifer McNelly, Vice President, National Center for the American Workforce, National Association of Manufacturers |
12:00 |
Lunch Speaker Irma Arispe, Assistant Director for Life Sciences, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy |
1:00 |
Perspectives from Federal Agencies Raynard Kington, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health Wanda Ward, Deputy Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources Directorate, National Science Foundation William Valdez, Director of the Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, U.S. Department of Energy |
2:15 |
S&E Labor Markets and Diversity: An Economic Perspective Sharon Levin, Research Professor of Economics, University of Missouri-St. Louis Mark Regets, Senior Analyst, Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Science Foundation |
3:15 |
Break |
3:30 |
Joint Planning Session Topics Speakers |
4:30 |
Closing Remarks Freeman Hrabowski, Committee Chair Nicholas Donofrio, Committee Chair |
5:00 |
Adjourn |
Thursday, June 12, 2008,
Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the S&E Workforce Pipeline
Open Session
8:00 |
Breakfast available in the meeting room |
8:30 |
Recent Developments on Diversity in STEM Fields “The Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (E-STEM) Act of 2008” Edward Potosnak III, Einstein Fellow, Office of Congressman Michael M. Honda |
Closed Session
9:30 |
Committee Business
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10:30 |
Break |
10:45 |
Committee Business (continued) |
12:00 |
Working Lunch |
1:00 |
Adjourn |
MEETING THREE
Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Room 206
October 22-23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008,
Room 206
Closed Session
1:00 |
Welcome Freeman Hrabowski, Committee Chair |
1:15 |
Committee Discussion of Balance and Conflict of Interest Richard Bissell, Executive Director, Policy and Global Affairs, The National Academies |
Open Session
1:45 |
Strategies for Minority Success in STEM Richard A. Tapia, University Professor, Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering, Director of the Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, and Associate Director of Graduate Studies, Rice University Isiah Warner, Vice Chancellor, Office of Strategic Initiatives, and Professor of Chemistry, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College |
2:45 |
Break |
3:00 |
Mary Ann Rankin, Dean of Natural Sciences and UTeach, University of Texas at Austin John Slaughter, President and CEO, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. |
4:00 |
Power of Diversity Scott E. Page, Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics, University of Michigan and author of The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies |
Closed Session
5:00 |
Reception Keck Center, Room 1024 |
6:00 |
Committee Dinner Keck Center, Room 1024 |
Thursday, October 23, 2008,
Room 206
Open Session
Continental Breakfast Available in the Meeting Room
8:30 |
Welcome Freeman Hrabowski, Committee Chair |
8:45 |
Increasing Minority Participation and Success in K-12 STEM Education Robert P. Moses, President, The Algebra Project, Inc. Philip Sakimoto, Outreach and Diversity Specialist, Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame Joseph Merlino, Director, Math & Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia, Lasalle University |
9:50 |
Break |
10:00 |
Minority Success in Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Programs |
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Gilda A. Barabino, Vice Provost for Academic Diversity, and Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Aaron Velasco, President, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), and Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso Valerie Petit Wilson, Associate Dean, Recruitment & Professional Development, Brown University Graduate School; Clinical Professor, Community Health, Brown University; and Executive Director, Leadership Alliance |
11:30 |
Data Issues Mary Frase, Deputy Director, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Directorate of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation |
12:00 |
Committee Discussion |
[Lunch will be available in the meeting room during this session]
1:00 |
Role of Minority Serving Institutions in Minority Success in STEM Education Norman C. Francis, President, Xavier University of Louisiana Carol Davis, Tribal College Liaison, North Dakota EPSCoR, and former Vice President, Turtle Mountain Community College |
2:15 |
Break |
Closed Session
2:30 |
Committee Discussion Report from staff on data analyses and review of literature Outline of Report: structure and recommendations Agenda for meeting four |
4:30 |
Adjourn |