Thursday, February 1, 2007

7:00am to
8:00am
Condado

Breakfast & Poster Set-up

8:00am to
8:30am
Ponce de Leon B

Welcome, Opening Remarks, Expectations & Introductions

Speakers:
Yolanda George, Deputy Director, AAAS-EHR.   View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.
Roosevelt Johnson, Program Director, NSF AGEP

8:30am to
9:00am
Ponce de Leon B

Perspectives from the NSF Directorate for Education & Human Resources (HRD)

Speaker: Roosevelt Johnson, NSF AGEP

9:00am to 9:30am
Ponce de Leon B

National Science Board (NSB) Commission on 21st Century Education in STEM—Feedback Session on STEM Graduate Education

Speaker:
Shirley M. Malcom, Head, AAAS-EHR and Co-Chair, NSB Commission
View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

9:30am to
10:15am

Ponce de Leon B

Panel — Lessons Learned From Longitudinal Research Studies
What lessons can we learn from a longitudinal research studies on undergraduates to design a data collection system to track student retention and progress in STEM PhD programs?

Presentations by Speakers from The Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, Academic Pathway Studies
http://www.engr.washington.edu/caee/index.html

Speakers:
Lorraine Fleming, Professor of Civil Engineering, Howard University;
Kimarie Engerman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of the Virgin Islands.  View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

10:15am to
10:30am

Break

10:30am to
11:15am

Ponce de Leon B

Lessons Learned from Graduate Student Studies
What lessons can we learn from research studies on graduate students to design a data collection system to track student retention and progress in STEM PhD programs?

Speaker:
Catherine Millet, Research Scientist, Policy Evaluation and Research Center, Educational Testing Service and co-author of Three Magic Letters:  Getting to Ph.D.
View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

11:15am to
Noon

Ponce de Leon B

Perspectives from the NSF Directorates for Education & Human Resources (HRD) and Social, Behavioral & Economics Sciences (SBE)

Speaker:
Wanda Ward, Deputy Assistant Director, NSF SBE and Acting Assistant Director, NSF EHR
View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Noon to
1:00pm

Buffet Lunch

1:00pm to
3:30pm

Condado

Poster Session
Group A – 1:00pm to 2:15pm
Group B – 2:15pm to 3:30pm

4:00pm to 7:00pm

Networking Time

7:00pm to 10:00pm

Ocean Terrace

Reception

Friday,  February 2, 2007

8:00am to
9:00am

Condado

Buffet Breakfast

9:00am to
10:45am

Ponce de Leon B

Lessons Learned from Retention and Longitudinal Studies at the Graduate School Level
What lessons can we learn from retention studies on graduate students to design a data collection system to track student retention and progress in STEM Ph.D. programs?

Moderator:  Gail Smith, Acting Assistant Provost, City University of New York

Speakers:
Wendy A. Stock, Co-Interim Department Head & Professor of Economics, Montana State University.  View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Daniel Denecke, Director, Best Practices, Council on Graduate School, PhD Completion Project.  View powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Ken Redd, Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Council on Graduate Studies.

Chris Golde, Consultant and author of “The Role of the Department and Discipline in Doctoral Student Attrition:  Lessons from Four Departments.” 
View powerpoint  or  View PDF.

10:45am to
11:00am

Break

11:00am to
11:45am

Ponce de Leon B

The Leadership Alliance – Pathways to Graduate Studies
http:///www.theleadershipalliance.org/matriarch/default.asp

Speakers: 
Valerie Petit Wilson, Executive Director, Leadership Alliance.  View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Cheryl Leggon, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology.  View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

11:45am to
12:30pm

Ponce de Leon B

Feedback and Suggestions on Pre-assignments

Speakers:  
Carlos Rodriguez, Principal Research Scientist, American Institute for Research.  View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Patricia Campbell, President, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc. View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Lisa Frehill, Executive Director, Council on Professionals in Science and Technology.  View powerpoint  or  View PDF.

12:30pm to
3:00pm

Ponce de Leon C

Lunch and Discussions with NSF Program Officers from Research Directorates
Small Group Assignment for Saturday Morning

Speakers: 
Luis Echegoyen, Director, Division of Chemistry, NSF.  View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Robb Winter, Program Manager, Chem. Eng., Broadening Participation and East Asia and Pacific Programs, NSF.  View powerpoint  or  View PDF.

3:00pm

Free Time and Dinner on Your Own

Saturday, February 3, 2007 

7:00am to
8:00am

Condado

Buffet Breakfast

8:00am to
9:45am

Small Group Discussions
Group 1 - Acapulco Room
Group 2 - Ponce de Leon C
Group 3 - Ponce de Leon A
Group 4 - Ponce de Leon B
Group 5 - Ponce de Leon B

9:45am to
10:45am

Ponce de Leon B

Report from Small Groups

10:45am to Noon

Ponce de Leon B 

AAAS AGEP Project Updates

Moderator:Yolanda George, AAAS

Speakers:
Patricia Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.
Report on Data and Upcoming Data Collection.   View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Tracy Compton and Marty McGihon, AAAS
AGEP Website Needs

Lenell Allen, AAAS
HBCU-UP Conference Needs

Jose Fernandez, AAAS
GrantsNet Updates and Coordinating AGEP Exhibit Outreach.  View Powerpoint  or  View PDF.

Noon to
12:30pm

Ponce de Leon B     

Closing Remarks

Speaker:  Roosevelt Johnson, NSF

12:30pm

Lunch on You Own

Saturday, February 3, 2007

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Ponce de Leon B

PH.D. COMPLETION PROJECT TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
Ph.D. Completion Project Technical Workshop
This workshop will focus on new funding opportunities available for both current participants and for new partners in the Ph.D. Completion Project.

Topics will include:
(1) Utilizing tools and templates for the collection and submission of data;
(2) Establishing processes for verifying data completion;
(3) Analyzing the role of institutional and program factors in Ph.D. attribution and completion;
(4) Designing a set of successful and integrated interventions to minimize attrition and increase Ph.D. completion for all students, particularly for women and underrepresented minorities across all programs.

Characteristics of an effective proposal for Phase II participation will be discussed.