AAAS - Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity

Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity

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December

Intel Foundation grant awarded to support the Engineering Education Leadership Institute

Chubin completed "Voices of the Future: Minority PhD Candidates in the Sciences Reflect on the Graduate Experience," Report on the Packard Graduate Scholars Program Annual Meeting, Talk Back Forum, Monterey, CA (July 15, 2005 ).

Malcom and Chubin published "Still Letting Nurture Take Its Course," in D. Fort, ed., A Hand U: Women Mentoring Women in Science, 2nd Edition. Washington, DC: AWIS, 2005, pp. 249-266.

November

Chubin facilitated National Postdoctoral Association Executive Board Retreat, Washington, DC.

Chubin and Stith facilitated Engaging Higher Education for Diverse Leadership Symposium and Workshop, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Raleigh, NC.

Chubin participation at OECD Conference on Declining Enrollment in Science & Technology, Panel on Gender and Minorities Issues, Amsterdam

October

Malcom, Chubin, and Babco published "Gender and STEM Disciplines: Beyond the Barriers," AAC&U On Campus with Women, vol. 34, October 2005

Chubin keynote at CONNvene: A Platform to Advance a Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy, "STEM, Higher Education, and Connecticut's Future"

Chubin presentation in the American Council on Education Educating All of One Nation Pre-conference Workshop on Increasing Participation in STEM panel on Opportunities, Constraints, and Possible Strategies for Increasing Collaboration and Achieving Diversity in STEM Fields, Phoenix, AZ.

September

Malcom presentation to the 57th Annual Meeting, Association of Graduate Schools panel on Diversity in Admissions: Best Practices, Future Prospects, and Legal Considerations, The Pennsylvania State University.

Prepared proposal to Hewlett-Packard, HP Technology for Teaching: Measuring Progress in Faculty Projects.

July

Chubin published:
- "Government and Science," in S. Restivo, ed., Science, Technology, and Society, Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 164-170.
- "Institutional Relations in Science," in S. Restivo, ed., Science, Technology, and Society, Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 223-225.
- "Peer Review," in C. Mitcham, ed., Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics . Detroit: Macmillan Reference, July 2005 (with E.J. Hackett).
- "Last Word"(back page) editorial, "Seeking a Safe Place for a Dialogue on Difference" in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education ), Aug. 25, 2005

Launched the Research Catalogue as a link on the Center web site as a biweekly digest of scholarly articles and policy reports of special relevance to our audience, some with commentary.

Awarded a 4-month contract to Laufer Green Isaac, a public relations firm, to help brand the Center through placement of 3 Chubin and Malcom-drafted editorials on key issues on which we seek to intervene.

Moderated "Graduate School: Good, Bad, and Ugly -- A 'Talk Back' Forum," at the AAAS-Packard Graduate Scholars Program meeting, Monterey, CA.

Submitted an informal pre-proposal to NSF/CISE to assist and evaluate the first cohort of BPC (Broadening Participation in Computing) Alliances to be awarded. Invitation pending to proceed with full proposal.

Susan Metz represented the Capacity Center at the University of Washington ADVANCE Summer Leadership Workshop for SEM Department Chairs, two days on effective practices in hiring, retaining, and mentoring faculty, and improving the departmental climate for faculty. The purpose was to determine the advisability of the Center offering such a workshop nationally or regionally.

June

Designed a brochure, "How's Your STEM Program?" directed to faculty and program administrators, reminding them of the Center's services. Distilling the major lessons of Standing Our Ground, it will be used as a kind of capability statement, mailed to various lists, and distributed at meetings where the Center is represented.

Met with the Education Working Group of the NSF Biological Sciences Directorate and subsequently submitted "Assessing Education Initiatives and Impacts in NSF/BIO -- A Proposed Work Plan" to assist in assessing their program investments in education, K-postdoc, and rebalancing the portfolio.

Submitted "AAAS Capacity Center Support for the Engineering Education Leadership Institute (EELI)," a proposal for a one-year project to the Intel Foundation. The Capacity Center would provide needs-assessments for five engineering colleges participating in the EELI. Sloan is acknowledged as the source of the Center's cost-sharing.

May

Began interviewing for a Center-focused Research Associate, preferably a PhD with staff experience (including science education) on Capitol Hill or in a federal agency.

Hosted a half-day overview of the Capacity Center and discussion with prospective partner organizations about the challenges it shares with other human resource development organizations, as well as opportunities for collaboration and expansion.

April

Organized and moderated a session, "A Systemic View of the S&T Workforce: From Policy to Institutional Practice to Personal Choice" at the 30th Annual AAAS Science and Technology Policy Forum, Washington, DC, April 2005. An SRO crowd of 150 heard a panel including Anthony Carnevale, Shirley Malcom, and Norine Noonan.

Submitted"Growing the Capacity to Support STEM on Campus,"a proposal for a 5-year project to the National Science Foundation, Gender in Science and Engineering Program, Extension Services. (Declined in July.)

February

Sloan Foundation awarded in February 2005 the Center an Officer’s Grant to disseminate Standing Our Ground to six sites around the U.S. Application sheets have been posted and continue to be distributed. The report serves as an asset both for marketing the Center and for advising colleagues.

January

Author (D.E. Chubin) of:
- "The AAAS Capacity Center: Helping Universities Shape the Local S&E Environment,"AWIS Magazine, vol. 34, Winter 2005, pp. 8-11.
- "Diversifying the Engineering Workforce," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, January 2005, pp. 73-86 (with G.S. May and E.L. Babco).
- "Education and Human Resources in the FY 2006 Budget,"AAAS Report XXX: Research and Development FY 2006, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005, ch. 5 (with W.S. Swail, S.M. Malcom, and K. Grogan).

Produced a leave-behind trifold brochure and a FAQs one-pager, both available on the web site and in hard copy.