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Open Meeting Agendas
Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century
AGENDA
First Committee Meeting
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The Keck Center
500 5th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Room 201
January 12–January 13, 2017
Meeting Objectives
- Introduce committee members and discuss study process.
- Secure input from the study sponsors about the task.
- Begin discussion of existing resources. Including other efforts and national initiatives, existing data and research on graduate STEM education.
- Discuss key questions for graduate education going forward.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
8:30 a.m. –10:00 a.m. | Closed session |
10:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m. | Open sessions |
10:00 a.m. –10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
10:15 a.m. –11:45 a.m. | Introduction and conversation with sponsors |
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11:45 a.m. –12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
12:45 p.m. –2:15 p.m. | Learning from recent initiatives in graduate education |
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2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Break |
2:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m. | The state of graduate STEM education |
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4:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. | Open discussion with guests |
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Friday, January 13, 2017 | 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
9:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m. | Closed sessions |
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12:30 p.m. | Meeting adjourns |
Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century
Second Committee Meeting
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The Keck Center
500 5th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Room 101
March 23–March 24, 2017
Open sessions will also be available via webcast. Link will be available at NAS.edu/GradEd.
Meeting Objectives
- Summarize recent and ongoing activities around graduate education in science.
- Present findings from working groups.
- Receive input and discuss key issues. Including presentations from and discussions with professional societies, employers, and current and recent students.
- Identify priorities and plan next steps.
Thursday, March 23, 2017 | 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Closed sessions |
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Open sessions |
1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Panel I: Professional societies’ initiatives in graduate education |
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2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Break |
3:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Panel II: Career trends for graduate STEM degree holders |
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4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Closing comments |
Friday, March 24, 2017 | 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
8:30 a.m. –10:00 a.m. | Open session |
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Panel III: Perspectives from current and recent students |
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10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Closed sessions |
12:30 p.m. | Meeting adjourns |
Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century
Third Committee Meeting
North Carolina State University
Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center
2450 Alumni Drive Raleigh, NC 27606
Chancellor’s Board Room and Reception Room
May 22–May 23, 2017
Meeting Objectives
- Discuss findings from working groups.
- Finalize discussion paper.
- Hear from stakeholders. Including institutional leaders and employers.
- Discuss project work plan. Identify actions to advance the project by the September meeting.
Monday, May 22, 2017 | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
8:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Closed sessions |
12:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Open sessions |
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m. | Lunch with guests (Reception Room) |
1:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Panel I: Perspectives on implementing change in graduate education |
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3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Refreshments break (Reception Room) |
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Panel II: Building university partnerships |
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4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Closing comments |
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 | 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. |
9:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m. | Open session |
9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. | Panel III: Creating institutional practices to improve support for all students |
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10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Refreshments break as guests depart (Reception Room) |
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. | Closed sessions |
Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century
Fourth Committee Meeting
University of California, San Francisco
Closed Sessions
Byers Hall
Room 211
550 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94158
Open Sessions
Genentech Hall
600 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94158
September 14-15, 2017
Meeting Objectives
- Receive input and updates from researchers and focus groups.
- Discuss report outline and lay out process for drafting the final report.
- Review and discuss preliminary recommendations.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Closed sessions |
1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Open sessions (Genentech Hall Auditorium) |
1:30 p.m.–1:35 p.m. | Welcome remarks from Keith Yamamoto |
1:35 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Panel I: Bold visions for the future of science |
Chair: Alan I. Leshner | |
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(10 minutes) followed by discussion with the Committee.
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3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Break |
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Panel II: Perspectives from postdoctoral researchers |
Chair: Ron Daniels | |
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4:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m. | Open discussion |
5:15 p.m.–5:20 p.m. | Closing remarks from Ron Daniels |
Friday, September 15, 2017
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Closed sessions |
Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century
Fifth Committee Meeting
Keck Center
500 5th Street
Room 201
Washington, DC 20001
Monday, November 6
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Closed session |
Tuesday, November 7
8:30 a.m.–8:50 a.m. | Closed session |
8:50 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Break (to allow members of the public to join the open session). |
For public guests, please refrain from entering the room until the doors have been opened to preserve the confidentiality of the closed session immediately preceding the panel. | |
9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | Panel: Open session |
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10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Break (to allow members of the public to depart). |
10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Closed session |