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Open Meeting Agendas

Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century
AGENDA

First Committee Meeting
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The Keck Center
500 5th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Room 201
January 12–January 13, 2017

Meeting Objectives

Introduce committee members and discuss study process.
Secure input from the study sponsors about the task.
Begin discussion of existing resources. Including other efforts and national initiatives, existing data and research on graduate STEM education.
Discuss key questions for graduate education going forward.

Thursday, January 12, 2017

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.	*Continental breakfast*
8:30 a.m. –10:00 a.m.	*Closed session*

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10:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.	*Open sessions*
10:00 a.m. –10:15 a.m.	*Coffee break*
10:15 a.m. –11:45 a.m.	*Introduction and conversation with sponsors*
10:15 a.m. –11:45 a.m.	Panel discussion with perspectives from the study sponsors. Thomas Brock, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Research Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation Victoria McGovern, Senior Program Officer, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
11:45 a.m. –12:45 p.m.	*Lunch*
12:45 p.m. –2:15 p.m.	*Learning from recent initiatives in graduate education*
12:45 p.m. –2:15 p.m.	Panel discussion focusing on common recommendations, themes, and lessons learned from previous efforts to reform graduate education. Chris Golde, Assistant Director of Career Communities for Ph.D.’s & Postdocs, Stanford University Trish Labosky, Office of Strategic Coordination, Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health Linda Strausbaugh, Board Member and Consultant, National Professional Science Master’s Association
2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.	*Break*
2:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m.	*The state of graduate STEM education*
2:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m.	Panel discussion with a preliminary review of data on graduate students, career pathways, trends within and across disciplines, and innovations in data collection.

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	Nimmi Kannankutty, Deputy Division Director, Division on Graduate Education, National Science Foundation Hironao Okahana, Assistant Vice President, Research and Policy, Council of Graduate Schools Jason Owen-Smith, Executive Director, Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS)
4:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.	*Open discussion with guests*
4:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.	Committee welcomes additional input from audience members and guests

Friday, January 13, 2017

9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m.	*Closed sessions*
9:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m.	Closed session for internal committee deliberations
12:30 p.m.	*Meeting adjourns*

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Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century

Second Committee Meeting
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The Keck Center
500 5th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Room 101
March 23–March 24, 2017

Open sessions will also be available via webcast. Link will be available at NAS.edu/GradEd.

Meeting Objectives

Summarize recent and ongoing activities around graduate education in science.
Present findings from working groups.
Receive input and discuss key issues. Including presentations from and discussions with professional societies, employers, and current and recent students.
Identify priorities and plan next steps.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.	*Closed sessions*
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	*Open sessions*
1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.	*Panel I: Professional societies’ initiatives in graduate education*
1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.	Amy Chang, Education Director, American Society for Microbiology Dave Harwell, Assistant Director, Talent Pool, Science, American Geophysical Union Theodore Hodapp, Director of Project Development and Senior Advisor to Education Bassam Shakhashiri, William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea and Director of the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, and former president of the American Chemical Society

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2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	*Break*
3:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.	*Panel II: Career trends for graduate STEM degree holders*
3:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.	Dana (Keoki) Jackson, Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Cory Valente, R&D Leader—Strategic Recruiting & Research Assignments Program Network Leader—GLAD, The Dow Chemical Company
4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	*Closing comments*

Friday, March 24, 2017

8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m. –10:00 a.m.	*Open session*
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.	*Panel III: Perspectives from current and recent students*
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.	Jonathan Kershaw, Postdoctoral Trainee, Purdue University and ELISS Alumnus James Mathis, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan and American Physical Society Bridges Program participant Barbara Natalizio, AAAS Fellow, National Science Foundation and National Postdoctoral Association Board Member
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	*Closed sessions*
12:30 p.m.	*Meeting adjourns*

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Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century

Third Committee Meeting
North Carolina State University
Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center
2450 Alumni Drive Raleigh, NC 27606
Chancellor’s Board Room and Reception Room
May 22–May 23, 2017

Meeting Objectives

Discuss findings from working groups.
Finalize discussion paper.
Hear from stakeholders. Including institutional leaders and employers.
Discuss project work plan. Identify actions to advance the project by the September meeting.

Monday, May 22, 2017

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.	*Closed sessions*
12:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	*Open sessions*
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m.	*Lunch with guests* (Reception Room)
1:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	*Panel I: Perspectives on implementing change in graduate education*
1:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	The panel will begin with a review of recommendations from recent reports on graduate education, and the panelists will respond to the key themes and share their perspectives on how different parts of an institution contribute to the implementation of new programs, policies, and practices. Patrick Brennwald, Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Yasmeen Hussain, Associate Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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	Thomas Miller, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Outreach and Entrepreneurship, North Carolina State University Debra Stewart, President Emerita, Council of Graduate Schools Kimberly Weems, Associate Professor, Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.	*Refreshments break* (Reception Room)
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.	*Panel II: Building university partnerships*
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.	This panel will focus on the ways in which partnerships between industry and universities and across campuses can enrich graduate STEM education. Joseph Graves, Professor & Associate Dean for Research and Integrative Bioinformatics for Investigating and Engineering Biomes (IBIEM), Co-Director, North Carolina A&T Claudia Gunsch, Theodore Kennedy Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Integrative Bioinformatics for Investigating and Engineering Biomes (IBIEM), Director, Duke University Steven Hunter, IBM Fellow, North Carolina State University Michael Lipps, Managing Director, Business of Law Software Solutions, LexisNexis Le Tang, Vice President and Head of U.S. Corporate Research Center ABB
4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	*Closing comments*

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.

Open session

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9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.	*Panel III: Creating institutional practices to improve support for all students*
9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.	This panel will examine the ways in which admissions, orientation, mentoring, academic support, and other practices help ensure that students from diverse backgrounds are able to enter and persist through graduate school and into the careers that align with their interests. Dona Chikaraishi, Professor Emeritus, Duke University Christine Grant, Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Special Initiatives, College of Engineering, and Professor of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University David Shafer, Assistant Dean for Outreach and Diversity, North Carolina State University Ayanna Boyd Williams, Assistant Dean, The Graduate College, North Carolina A&T
10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.	*Refreshments break as guests depart* (Reception Room)
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.	*Closed sessions*

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Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century

Fourth Committee Meeting

University of California, San Francisco

Closed Sessions
Byers Hall
Room 211
550 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

Open Sessions
Genentech Hall
600 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94158
September 14-15, 2017

Meeting Objectives

Receive input and updates from researchers and focus groups.
Discuss report outline and lay out process for drafting the final report.
Review and discuss preliminary recommendations.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.	*Closed sessions*
1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	*Open sessions* (Genentech Hall Auditorium)
1:30 p.m.–1:35 p.m.	*Welcome remarks from Keith Yamamoto*
1:35 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	*Panel I: Bold visions for the future of science*
	Chair: Alan I. Leshner
	Panelists will share their vision on how changes to today’s system of graduate education and early research careers can ensure a future research enterprise that fosters innovation, promotes equity and inclusion, and advances U.S. national interests. Each panelist will provide remarks

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	(10 minutes) followed by discussion with the Committee. David Asai, Senior Director for Science Education, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Elizabeth Baca, Senior Health Advisor, the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Michael Richey, Associate Technical Fellow, Learning Sciences and Engineering Education Research, The Boeing Company
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.	*Break*
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.	*Panel II: Perspectives from postdoctoral researchers*
	Chair: Ron Daniels
	Panelists will share their research on postdoctoral researchers with a focus on the implications for graduate education and early-career researchers. Each panelist will provide remarks (10 minutes) followed by discussion with the Committee. Samantha Hindle, Assistant Professional Researcher, University of California, San Francisco Sean McConnell, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago Marina Ramon, STEM Project Specialist, Cabrillo College and National Postdoctoral Association Board Member Nancy Schwartz, Professor, Biomedical Sciences, and Director, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, University of Chicago
4:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m.	*Open discussion*
5:15 p.m.–5:20 p.m.	*Closing remarks from Ron Daniels*

Friday, September 15, 2017

8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Closed sessions

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Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM
Education for the 21st Century

Fifth Committee Meeting

Keck Center
500 5th Street
Room 201
Washington, DC 20001

Monday, November 6

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Closed session

Tuesday, November 7

8:30 a.m.–8:50 a.m.	*Closed session*
8:50 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Break (to allow members of the public to join the open session).
8:50 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	For public guests, please refrain from entering the room until the doors have been opened to preserve the confidentiality of the closed session immediately preceding the panel.
9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.	*Panel: Open session*
9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.	Remarks from Earnestine Psalmonds Easter, Program Director, Division of Graduate Education, National Science Foundation David Feldon, Professor of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences, Utah State University Julia Lane (virtual), Professor at Center for Urban Science + Progress and Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University Bruce Weinberg, Professor of Economics, Ohio State University
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.	Break (to allow members of the public to depart).
10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	*Closed session*

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