Diversity, External Engagement, and Workforce Development
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Diversity, External Engagement, and
Workforce Development
Sections 4.4, 4.5, and 4.7 of the proposal
EEWD CommitteeRandall Hall, LSU, LeadPedro Derosa, Grambling, co-LeadDiola Bagayoko, SouthernDaniela Mainardi, LA TechLamar Meda, XavierJuana Moreno, LSUNoshir Pesika, TulaneSteve Rick, UNO1.5 FTE staff (BTR and Ruston)
DiversityDiversity Advisory Council
Bill Lester, UC Berkeley, ChairDiOnetta Jones, MITBetsy Willis, SMUMike Tomasello, University of CaliforniaStephanie Adams, VCUSheila Edwards Lange, U of WashingtonIsiah Warner, LSUJuana Moreno, LSUJenna Carpenter, LA TechCoordinators: Bagayoko and Hall
DiversitySupplement RA stipends for URM and womenSupplement startup packages for URM and women facultyJenna Carpenter (LA Tech) will help develop mentoring networksRecruit URM and women graduate students through 4+1 (Grambling/LaTech), 3+2 (Xavier/Tulane), JFAP, Community colleges*
Workforce DevelopmentYearly open houses for middle and high
school students at each campusWeeklong summer workshops for high school students in NO, BTR, and RustonSummer RET for high school and community college teachers in NO, BTR, and RustonSummer workshops on discovery-based teaching methodsDevelopment of computational modules for community colleges (BRCC/ENGR to start)
Workforce DevelopmentShort courses for 2-year and technical
college students (e.g., X-Ray)Expand Beowulf Boot CampSummer REU program at each institutionMaterials Science courses delivered statewidePostdoc and graduate student training programsIndustrial internships
External Engagement
Guests to LPBPublic lecturesLeveraging existing NSF investmentsLectures to local industriesPosting videos of lectures, talks, etc. to website
External Engagement
Distribute software, as appropriate, via websiteBiannual “all-hands” meetingsVisits to international labs