Leveraging Experience to Accelerate Progress (LEAP)
Moving Towards Gender Equity in Engineering Education
Sponsored by Tufts University in collaboration with the Intel Foundation
Hosted by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). We would also like to thank our industry supporters for the conference: DuPont, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Exxon-Mobil
AGENDA
JANUARY 14, 2003
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| 11:00 am - Noon |
Registration
C Street Entrance
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| Noon - 1:15 pm |
Lunch with opening remarks by Wm. A. Wulf, President, NAE
Great Hall
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| 1:20 - 2:15 |
Research Presentation - Unlocking the Clubhouse
Dr. Allan Fisher, President and CEO iCarnegie
Auditorium
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| 2:15 - 2:30 |
Break
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| 2:30 - 4:00 |
Roundtable Discussions Lead by Speakers/Deans
1.Framework for Change--Creating a general framework for designing, effecting and monitoring institutional change for diversity at the undergraduate level.
Dr. Allan Fisher, President and CEO, iCarnegie
Auditorium
2.Short Courses--Recruiting and retaining undergraduates through thematically based introductory courses designed to inspire interest in engineering to engineering majors and non majors alike.
Dr. Ioannis Miaoulis, Dean of Engineering, Tufts University
Room 180
3.Learner-centered Curriculum--Integrating socially relevant, interdisciplinary and learner-centered curriculum into the undergraduate engineering curriculum.
Dr. Domenico Grasso, Dean of Engineering, Smith College
Room 180
Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention
4.Doctoral Programs--Helping women negotiate doctoral programs, and helping institutions respond to the needs of women in those programs.
Cinda Sue Davis, Director of Women in Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan
Room 150
Faculty Recruitment and Retention
5.Leadership Roles--Strategies to address helping women transition into academic leadership roles and prepare women for success.
Dr. Ilene Busch-Vishniac, Dean of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Room 150
6.Diverse faculty--Generating a diverse pool of faculty candidates and building a diverse faculty from that pool.
Dr. Janie Fouke, Dean of Engineering, Michigan State University
Room 280
7.Developing Academic Careers--Assisting women faculty in developing their academic careers with attention to simultaneous development of teaching and research programs and issues related to balancing family and work.
Dr. David Wormley, Dean of Engineering, Penn State University
Room 280
8.Faculty Recruitment ToolKit--Presentation of an award winning Faculty Recruitment Toolkit used to enhance the diversity and quality of the applicant pool.
Dr. Denice Denton, Dean of Engineering, University of Washington
Room 250
Institutional Change
9.Embracing Diversity--Strategies to change faculty attitudes about diversity, and establish a university culture that embraces diversity.
Dr. Jeff Wright, Dean of Engineering, UC Merced
Room 250
10.Addressing negativity--Examining the effect of the negative impact words and actions of students and faculty can have on female students and faculty, and the challenges that can arise in trying to address them.
Dr. Steve Director, Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan
Members Room
11.Monitoring Progress--Making institutions more welcoming to women faculty through learning about the current situation of women faculty, instituting administrative processes to promote objectives and monitor progress, and ensuring that developing a more diverse community remains a high priority.
Dr. Thomas Magnanti, Dean of Engineering, MIT
Members Room
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| 4:00 - 5:00 |
Working Session/Team Debrief
Auditorium
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| 5:30 - 6:30 |
Reception
Auditorium Gallery
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JANUARY 15, 2003
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| 7:30am |
Breakfast
Lecture Room
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| 8:45 - 10:15 |
Roundtable Discussions Lead by Speakers/Deans
Various Rooms (see above)
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| 10:30 - 11:15 |
Research Presentation - the WECE Study
Dr. Christine Cunningham, Director, Engineering Education Research, Tufts University
Auditorium
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| 11:15 - Noon |
Team Working Session
For rooms see above list
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| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch - Great Hall
Speaker: Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) - Title IX enforcement for math, science and engineering education
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| 1:40 - 3:00 |
Industry Panel
DuPont, ExxonMobil, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Intel, IBM
Auditorium
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| 3:00 - 4:00 |
Report-outs from Roundtables; Formal Close
Auditorium
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