DAY ONE   Sat, October 24th

Time

Dur min

Description

Speakers &
Discussion leaders

8:00

30

Registration

8:30

5

Logistics

Stephanie Langhoff, ARC

8:35

10

Welcome/objectives

Pete Worden, Director ARC

8:45

15

Introduction of participants

Stephanie Langhoff

NASA's Educational Programs

Chair: Karen Bradford, ARC

9:00

25

Overview of NASA's Minority University Research and Educational Projects [PDF, 2 MB]

Carl Person, NASA Hqs.

9:25

15

Discussion

9:40

20

The Meyerhoff Experience: Addressing Diversity through Excellence in Science and Engineering Education and Mentoring

Earnestine Baker, University of Maryland–Baltimore County

10:00

15

Discussion

10:15

15

Break

10:30

15

How to Strengthen the STEM Scholars Programs that Target Minorities and Women [PDF, 1 MB]

Bernice Alston, NASA Hqs.

10:45

10

Discussion

10:55

15

NASA's University Research Centers: A Win-Win for NASA and Minority Institutions [PDF, 816 KB]

Katrina Emery, DFRC

11:10

15

Discussion

11:20

15

NASA Ames Minority Institution Education Outreach [PDF, 188 KB]

Brenda Collins, ARC

11:35

10

Discussion

11:45

15

How to Propose Research to NASA ARC [PDF, 104 KB]

12:00

10

Discussion

12:10

Lunch

Building Partnerships with Minority Institutions- Part I

Chair: Todd Gary, TSU

13:10

15

How my students ended up playing baseball with aliens: 'Impact' of the NASA Astrobiology Minority Institution Research Support program on students from the University of Puerto Rico [PDF, 5 MB]

Aaron Cavosie, University of Puerto Rico

13:25

10

Discussion

13:35

15

What's in a word (or a picture)? Constructing and demolishing roadblocks to community [PDF, 88 KB]

Linda Billings, George Washington University

13:50

10

Discussion

14:00

15

Bridging the Gap: Case Studies of What Works Well in the Preparation of Students from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups for a Future Career in the Space Sciences [PDF, 2.5 MB]

Erik Melchiorre, California State at San Bernadino

14:15

10

Discussion

14:25

15

National Hispanic University Collaborations with Ames Research Center [PDF, 2.1 MB]

David Johnson, National Hispanic University

14:40

10

Discussion

14:50

15

Minority and Woman Training in Advanced Photonics [PDF, 5.4 MB]

Robert Alfano, The City College of New York

15:05

10

Discussion

15:15

15

The Accomplishments and Challenges of the SPACE University Research Center [PDF, 3 MB]

Helen Boussalis, Cal. State Univ., LA/Pol Spanos, Rice University

15:30

10

Discussion

15:40

15

Break

Building Partnerships with Minority Institutions- Part II

Chair: Melissa Kirven-Brooks, ARC

15:55

15

Opportunities for Collaborations- Case Study With Hispanic Students at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico [PDF, 3 MB]

Wence Lopez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

16:10

10

Discussion

16:20

15

Empowering Culturally-Relevant Faculty Role Models [PDF, 2 MB]

Sergio Morales, University of Montana

16:35

10

Discussion

16:45

15

Build Partnerships and Strengthen Collaborations with the Liaison [PDF, 372 KB]

Johanna Porter Kelley, Winston-Salem State University

17:00

10

Discussion

17:10

15

Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Education, Outreach and Human Resource Development in Nanoscale Science for the Hispanic Community [PDF, 2.4 MB]

Ileana Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico

17:20

10

Discussion

17:35

15

An Emerging, Long-Term Collaboration: NASA and the Navajo Nation

Tom Davis, Navajo Technical College

17:50

10

Discussion

18:00

Adjorn

19:00

DINNER: Chef Chu's, 1067 N San Antonio Rd, Los Altos

DAY TWO  Sun., October 25th

Time

Dur. (min)

Description

Speakers &
Discussion leaders

Collaborative Models/Strategies for Increasing Minority Participation

James Harrington, GSFC

8:30

15

The University of Montana Native American Research Laboratory [PDF, 3.4 MB]

Michael Ceballos, University of Montana

8:45

10

Discussion

8:55

15

Outreach to Hispanic Community [PDF, 448 KB]

Rafaela Ornelas-Schwan HENAAC

9:10

10

Discussion

9:20

15

Successful Research Collaborations and Student Education Programs Involving Spelman College and NASA [PDF, 1.9 MB]

Albert Thompson, Jr., Spelman College

9:35

10

Discussion

9:45

15

Advancing Latinas in Computing [PDF, 312 KB]

Gilda Garreton, Sun Microsystems Laboratories

10:00

10

Discussion

10:10

15

Break

10:25

15

A Model for Meaningful Research Collaborations: The NASA Science and Technology Institute for Minority Institutions Project [PDF, 640 KB]

Aaron Andrews, UNCF Special Programs Corp.

10:40

10

Discussion

10:50

15

Center for Bionanotechnology and Environmental Research (CBER) - Using a NASA University Research Center to Illustrate the Potential to Increase Minority Participation [PDF, 1.7 MB]

Fisayo Jejelowo, Texas Southern University

11:05

10

Discussion

11:15

15

Recommendations to Improve Hispanics Participation in NASA's Programs [PDF, 2.8 MB]

Yolanda Serrano, Inter American University, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

11:30

10

Discussion

11:40

60

Lunch

Breakout Sessions

12:40

5

Introduction to Breakout Sessions

Stephanie Langhoff

12:45

90

(1) What are the key strategies for initiating and sustaining partnerships? [36 KB]

(2) What does NASA do well and what could they do better to strengthen collaborations with minority institutions? [93 KB]

(3) What metrics and measurements are needed to monitor progress? [44 KB]

Chairs: 1-Carolina Blake (ARC);
2-Mellissa Kirven-Brooks (ARC);
3-Benita Bell (GSFC)

14:15

15

Break

14:30

30

Reporting of breakout groups

Session Chairs

15:00

45

DISCUSSION: Summary of Key Points and Future Actions?

Pete Worden

15:45

Adjourn