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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25257.

Appendix B

Public Session Agendas

COMMITTEE MEETING

April 10, 2017

Meeting Location
The National Academies’ Keck Center
Room 201
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Open Session Agenda

1:00 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Remarks
Kent McGuire, Committee Chair
1:10 p.m.
  • Introductory Remarks
    • Kenneth Wright
      Policy Advisor
      Office of Science and Technology Policy
      Executive Office of the President
    • Ja’Ron K. Smith
      Director of Urban Affairs and Revitalization Policy
      Domestic Policy Council
      Executive Office of the President
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25257.
  • Remarks from Sponsor Organizations
    • Elizabeth Boylan
      Program Director, Programs on STEM Higher Education
      Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
    • Mary K. Blanusa
      Program Officer, Education
      The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
    • Carol S. Jimenez
      Acting Director, Deputy Director
      Office of Minority Health
      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Question and Answer Session with Committee and Sponsors
  • Public Comment Period

COMMITTEE MEETING

July 17, 2017

Meeting Location
American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-939-9300

9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction to Study

Mr. Tom Rudin, Director, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, Committee Co-Chair

Dr. Kent McGuire, Committee Co-Chair

9:40 a.m. Introductory Remarks

The Value of Diversity in Higher Education and the 21st Century Workforce

Dr. Earl Lewis, President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

10:00 a.m. Speakers: PANEL 1: Current Challenges and Opportunities for MSIs
  • Dr. Robert Terry Palmer, Associate Professor, Howard University
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25257.
  • Chancellor Judy Miner, Chancellor, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
  • Dr. Julie Park, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Dr. Lee Bitsoi, Chief Diversity Officer, Stony Brook University
Moderator: Dr. Cecilia Rios Aguilar, Associate Professor, Director of the Higher Educational Research Institute, UCLA
11:00 a.m. Q/A with audience
11:30 p.m. Break for Lunch
(Catered lunch for committee and guest speakers)
12:30 p.m. PANEL 2: Innovative Programs and Strategies on MSI Campuses
Speakers:
  • Dr. Herb Schroeder, Founder, Vice Provost, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program
  • Ms. Rachael Brown, Associate Professor, STEM Accelerator Grant Professional Development Coach, South Texas College
  • Dr. Wil Del Pilar, Vice President of Higher Education Policy and Practice, The Education Trust
Moderator: Dr. Anthony Carpi, Committee member
1:15 p.m. Q/A with audience
1:45 p.m. PANEL 3: Partnerships with Business, Industry, Government Agencies
Speakers:
  • Mr. Derek McGowan, Program Manager, Higher Education Institutions, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Lockheed Martin
  • Mr. Melvin Greer, Grant Managing Director and Senior Research Fellow, Greer Institute for Leadership and Innovation
  • Dr. Tien Pham, Senior Campaign Scientist, Information Sciences, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
  • Mr. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall Fund
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25257.
Moderator:
  • Dr. Chad Womack, National Director, STEM Initiatives and the Fund II Foundation UNCF STEM Scholars Program
2:45 p.m. Q/A with audience
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. PANEL 4: Ensuring the Success of Minorities at MSIs Through Effective Public Policy
Speakers:
  • Ms. Lezli Baskerville, President and CEO, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
  • Mr. Neil Horikoshi, President & Executive Director, Asian & Pacific
  • Islander American Scholarship Fund
  • Mr. Jim Hermes, Associate Vice President of Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges
  • Dr. John Moder, Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Office, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
  • Ms. Carrie L. Billy, President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Moderator: Mr. Tom Rudin, Director, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
4:30 p.m. Q/A with audience
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25257.
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