Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the S&E Workforce Pipeline

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the S&E Workforce Pipeline First Meeting Keck Center of the National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Room 110 March 10-11, 2008 Monday, March 10, 2008 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) [Presentation Link] 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 [Presentation Link] John Yochelson, President, Building Engineering and Science Talent [Presentation Link] 12:15 Lunch Break 1:00 Review of Data Trends Lisa Frehill, Executive Director, Commission on Professionals in S&T [Presentation Link] Earnestine Psalmonds, Senior Program Officer, National Research Council [Presentation Link] 2:15 Federal Intervention Programs Clifton Poodry, Division of Minority Opportunities in Research, NIGMS, NIH [Presentation Link] Carl Person, Minority University Research and Education Programs, Office of Education, NASA [Presentation Link] Bernadette Hence, Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education Evelyn Kent, Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering U.S. Department of Defense 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 [Presentation Link] Charles Terrell, Vice President, Division of Diversity Policy and Programs, American Association of Medical Colleges [Presentation Link] Mary Williams, Director of Communications and Administration, Gates Millennium Scholars Program, United Negro College Fund [Presentation Link] 5:15 Recess Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Open Session 8:00 Program Evaluation (NRC Reports for NIH) Peter Henderson, National Research Council: NRC, Evaluation of NIH Minority Research Trainings Programs [Presentation Link] Adam Fagen, National Research Council: NRC, Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers [Presentation Link] 9:00 Standing Our Ground I and II Daryl Chubin, Director, AAAS Center for Advancing S&E Capacity [Presentation Link] 10:00 Break 10:15 Demand for and Supply of Scientists and Engineers Michael Teitelbaum, Vice President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation [Presentation Link] 11:00 Discussion of Schedule, Convocation, and Next Steps 12:00 Adjourn