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NSF PA/M 03-34 - June 13, 2003
Agents of Change
NSF Workshop Promotes Diverse Engineering Workforce
ARLINGTON, Va.—The press is invited to attend a special workshop
that examines the needs and practices necessary for achieving
diversity in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) research
and education.
As universities across the nation strive to achieve diverse
student populations and faculty, some ECE programs have been
successful while others have failed, regardless of university
size, location or prestige. Engineering department heads can
serve as agents of change, occupying a strategic leadership
position that impacts both faculty and students. To assist
academic leaders from a broad spectrum of engineering schools
become agents of change, at a broad spectrum of engineering
schools, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of
Electrical and Communication Systems will hold a workshop that
includes panels, presentations, and discussions with leaders who
have succeeded at diversifying classroom and research
environments.
Academic leaders including NSF's Deputy Director, Joseph
Bordogna, Assistant Director for Engineering, John Brighton,
Howard University provost A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, and NAFEO
(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education)
president and former president of Florida A&M Fredrick S.
Humphries will share insight based upon their personal
experiences. In addition to talks and breakout sessions,
W. Terrell Jones of Penn State will lead an interactive role-
playing workshop called the "Star Power Simulation" and a panel
of seven experts will present their personal experiences as
minorities in academia.
Howard Adams, former executive director of the National
Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and
Science, Inc. (GEM), will speak at the workshop dinner speaker.
His remarks preceding will be followed by a performance by the
S. Sparrow Music Ministries, a Washington, D.C.-based gospel
choir led by Solomon Sparrow. Sparrow has performed at such
venues as the Kennedy Center, the Spirit of Freedom Memorial
unveiling, and the first inauguration of President William
Jefferson Clinton.
Who:
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Leaders from academic engineering programs and experts
in diversity issues
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What:
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Two-day workshop to recommend best practices to
achieve diversity in the electrical and computer
engineering workforce. Optional dinner and luncheon
events ($50 fee to cover costs of food).
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When:
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Tuesday, June 17, 2003, through Wednesday, June 18,
2003
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Where:
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National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 375
Arlington, Va. (Ballston Metro stop)
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