Academic Alliance Meeting 1 Agenda

Tuesday, May 21st, 9:15AM - 12:15PM

9:15 AM   Welcome and Introductions

Presented by AA Co-Chairs: Christine Alvarado, UC-San Diego, Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University, Charlie McDowell, UC-Santa Cruz

9:30 AM   Symantec sponsors 7th round of Student Seed Fund

Presented by Malina Pech, Symantec

9:33 AM   Microsoft Research

Presented by Tony Hey

9:35 AM Aspirations Winners

A shout out to a few of the wonderful AA institutions that have supported Aspiration Winners at their institutions: Shannon Brady – University of Rhode Island, Allison Collier – Virginia Tech, Emily Peed – Purdue University.

9:45 AM   Members in Action

Presented by AA Recruitment & Engagement Team: Kiranmai Bellam, Prairie View A&M University, Douglas Blank, Bryn Mawr College, Amy Csizmar Dalal, Carleton College

Brainstorm with other AA members and set a goal for your institution. We’ll show you how to enter and track your goals on the NCWIT website.

10:45 AM  Break

11:00 AM  And the NCWIT Faculty Award Winners are…

Presented by NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award Team: Scott McCrickard, Virginia Tech; Patricia Morreale, Kean University; Tommy Simpson, AT&T

NCWIT will be recognizing four outstanding faculty mentors of Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU). Members of the AA were asked to nominate faculty members who conduct research with undergraduate students which embody the objectives of NCWIT: individual or team research experiences, including undergraduate women, leading to student accomplishment and professional success. Two junior faculty awards and two senior faculty awards will be given at the Summit. Come hear what they are doing with their students and applaud their success.

11:20 AM  How to Use NCWIT Resources

Presented by Wendy DuBow, NCWIT Internal Evaluator

NCWIT has a wealth of resources—perhaps so many that you’re a bit overwhelmed. Wendy will walk you through a few that other AA members have implemented most frequently so you can see how to use them to set goals and implement them at your institution. There will be plenty of time for Q&A so bring your questions.

12:15 PM  AA Meeting Concludes for the Day