Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity
http://www.aaas.org//inc/wrappers/centers/adv_sci_eng_capacity_top.inc
Accomplishments
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
- The Center's first visit to the campus of a prospective client occurred in November. There have been many other inquiries and conversations, but no signed contracts.
- The AAAS-NACME report, Standing Our Ground: A Guidebook for STEM Educators in the Post-Michigan Era, has drawn much attention both at the web site and in email requests for hard copies.
- Presentation in September as part of a panel of the Science and Technology Braintrust on Preparing Our Children for Careers of the Future, Annual Legislative Conference, Congressional Black Caucus.
- A roster of consultants is formed. Over two dozen colleagues have agreed to serve subject to scheduling and appropriateness to client needs. Contractor agreements are completed on a rolling basis. An invitation for candidate names and contact information is included on the web site and in publications describing the Center.
- A 7-person Capacity Center Advisory Committee was confirmed. A Committee meeting is scheduled in conjunction with the February 2006 AAAS Annual Meeting in St. Louis
- A web site about the Center is created www.aaascapacity.org.
- The AAAS Capacity Center is launched in August 2004, with a 3-year grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Announcement of the award in Science, Black Issues in Higher Education, Diversity Inc, and other journals provides initial publicity.
