Broadening Participation in Engineering Dr. Omnia EL-Hakim, Ph.D. Director of Diversity and Outreach NSF Directorate for Engineering Advisory Committee Meeting April 22, 2009 Credit: iStockphoto Who Am I? Former Assistant Dean and Executive Director for Diversity, Recruitment and Retention at Colorado State University (CSU) since 2003. Former Principal Investigator and Director of the StateWide LSCO-AMP (Louis Stokes Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation) since 1996. Department Chair of Physics and Engineering, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, 1993-1996. Professor of Civil Engineering, joint appointment at CSU and Ft. Lewis since 1984. Who Am I? (cont.) Civil Engineering / Hydraulics and Irrigation, CSU, Doctor of Philosophy, 1984. PI and Co-PI on several NSF projects (~$30M). Born and raised in Cairo, Egypt; lived in many cultures and places. Very passionate about diversity and broadening participation. What Do Underrepresented Groups Bring? Talents and skills Unique experiences Invaluable research approaches Creativity and innovation Excellence in diversity Challenges Awareness Confidence and trust Cultural understanding Environment Facilities Opportunities Support My Role Provide vision for activities that increase the number of women, persons with disabilities, and minorities. Collaborate on outreach activities with professional organizations and industry. Visit colleges and universities in U.S. and abroad. Create and participate in Broadening Participation Workshops and Conferences. Collaborate with ENG and others (OISE and EHR) on activities that promote cultural and global diversity. Implement the current diversity programs. My Role: Outreach Outreach activities at the annual meetings of engineering societies and schedule highly visible “NSF Sessions” that include solicitation information, panel content, career fair, and proposal writing. › National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) › Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) › American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) › Society of Women Engineers (SWE) › Society of Mexican American Engineers › Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) › Hispanic Associations of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Workshops (see future activities) NSF Broadening Participation Plan Prepare a diverse globally engaged STEM workforce. Expand efforts to broaden participation from underrepresented groups and diverse institutions in all NSF activities. Integrate research with education, and building capacity. Improve processes to recruit and select highly qualified panel reviewers. AdCom Recommendations October 2008 1. Faculty Research Advancement Program for individuals not eligible for BRIGE. (We are exploring.) 2. Establish workshop series. 3. Outreach Activities with the National Professional Societies. 4. Research Initiation Grants for Post-Docs. (We are exploring.) 5. Continue the GRS. 6. Expand the RET and REU. (We are exploring.) 7. Expand the Tribal College Initiative. Opportunities: Broadening Participation in Engineering Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE) Graduate Research Supplements (GRS) Broadening Participation Workshops Tribal College Initiative Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) ERC Diversity Plan CAREER and REU ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Graduate Research Fellowships for Women Demographic Data ENG BS Degrees Granted 1997-2007 African American Asian American Hispanic Native American White, Non-Hispanic Foreign National & Other 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 Data: NSF Science & Engineering Indicators; DoEd National Center for Education Statistics 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 19 99 19 98 19 97 0 Degrees Granted (Gender) Degrees Granted (Females) 1997-2007 African American Asian American Hispanic Native American White, Non-Hispanic Foreign National & Other 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 20 99 19 98 19 19 97 10,000 7,500 5,000 2,500 0 Degrees Granted (Males) 1997-2007 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 7 20 0 6 20 0 5 20 0 4 20 0 3 20 0 2 20 0 1 20 0 0 20 0 9 19 9 8 19 9 19 9 7 0 Recent Activities BRIGE: 130 proposals received; 5 returned without review. › 125 in the review process until mid-May 2009. › Grant by July 2009. › Under ARRA: Hoping to award more grants (last year awarded 28.) GRS: Issued Dear Colleague Letter to increase the level of support from $1.20 M last year to $1.95 M this year (45-50 awards). Workshops: Increasing the number of workshops to reach out to more diverse communities and impact more women and underrepresented groups. 13 BRIGE Proposals in 2008 WA 3 ME MT ND 2 1 OR MN SD ID 3 5 4 KS NM 1 1 1 3 AR 1 TX WV VA 7 KY 1 4 MS 1 PA 2 OH 7 TN AL 10 IN MO OK AZ IL CO 2 CA 2 GA NC 2 SC 3 6 LA AK FL 7 HI PR 3 MA 7 13 4 IA NE UT NY MI 1 WY NV WI No Submissions NJ 1 RI 1 MD 1 DC 2 2008 BRIGE Awards WA ME ND MT OR MN ID WI SD WY NV IA NE UT CA AZ PA IL CO KS OK NM IN OH WV MO KY AR TX VA NC TN SC AL MS Awardees GA 5 LA AK NY MI FL 4 2 1 None HI PR Workshops WIRES: Women’s International Research Engineering Summit (Georgia Tech) Venue: Barcelona, Spain. June 2-4, 2009 Theme: Enable sustainable research exchanges among female engineers in the world! Tribal College Initiative Goal: To expand the engineering and preengineering capacities of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) through curriculum development and partnerships. Approach: Develop a 3-year pre-engineering curriculum based on success-oriented student cohorts, distance education, relevant coursework and projects, and mainstream university participation. Tribal College Initiative (cont.) Accomplishments: › Developed conceptual pre-engineering curriculum. › Visited tribal colleges and mainstream universities in AZ, MT, ND, NM, and SD. › Held workshop (Feb. 2009) to identify successful partnering, involving 11 universities and 12 tribal colleges. Next Steps: › Phase I project report. › Phase II: concept papers and a regional demonstration. Future Workshops Mentoring workshop for undergraduates who are from underrepresented groups or have a disability, Fall 2009. Recruitment and Transition of Community College Students to Four Year Institutions, Fall 2009. Creating Partnerships and Pathways among Faculty and the Hispanic Community, UTEP, El-Paso, January 2010. Nanotechnology and Gender Issues: Addressing under representation of women and women minorities in nanoscience fields, Spring 2010. International Workshop on Water Quality, Desalination, Climate Change, and Impacts on the Environment, Spring 2010. Broadening Participation: Mechanisms, impacts and sharing best practices, Summer 2010. Global Collaboration via OISE Explore global activities and international workshops to involve women and minorities. Inform current PIs about opportunities for supplements to support international activities. International Planning Visits: travel to plan collaborative research with prospective foreign partners. International Workshops: hold meetings to identify common priorities and approaches for collaboration on specific, well-defined research areas. Trip to Egypt and Turkey In Egypt: met with the Cairo University president, V.P., deans of Engineering, Agriculture, and Science, as well as the Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Higher Education. Discussed Partnership opportunities with U.S. universities. Discussed Collaborative research with U.S. universities. › Water resources, climate change, renewable energy, alternative energy and sustainable energy. Discussed Workshops on topics of interest to both countries to include women and minorities. Discussed Research training opportunities. Trip to Egypt and Turkey (Cont.) The Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) in Egypt is willing to contribute funds towards the potential partnerships with U.S. universities. In Turkey: Met with the President and Vice President of Ozyegin University, as well as the director of the international office and the director of the Center of Entrepreneurship to explore opportunities. 22 CAREER and LSAMP Evaluation Process (External Evaluators) Response to AdCom request from October 08 CAREER Impact on: Research and Education Productivity ¾ The Department ¾ Faculty Engagement and Outreach ¾ LSAMP Focus: Understanding effective Broadening Participation and Constraints. ¾ Progress of participating students in science and engineering pipeline. ¾ Post BS studies and employment. ¾ Impact on the participating institutions. ¾ Directorate for Engineering 23 Suggested Assessment for BRIGE Melding the CAREER and LSAMP approaches. Impact on Awardees: ¾ Research and education productivity. ¾ Time to tenure. ¾ Outreach and Mentoring activities. ~ Impact on Departments/College: ¾ Recognition. Impact on Students: ¾ Progression through the S&E pipeline. We look forward for your input! ¾Assessment, BRIGE, cultural and global diversity, other programs and workshops.
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