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Comprehensive Proposal for Diversity, External Engagement & Workforce Development

The proposal outlines strategies to enhance diversity, engage external stakeholders, & develop the workforce in academic institutions. Initiatives include staff support, mentoring networks, recruiting programs, open houses, workshops, summer programs, and industry partnerships. The plan also emphasizes public engagement through lectures, online resources, and software distribution.

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Comprehensive Proposal for Diversity, External Engagement & Workforce Development

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  1. Diversity, External Engagement, and Workforce Development • Sections 4.4, 4.5, and 4.7 of the proposal

  2. EEWD Committee • Randall Hall, LSU, LeadPedro Derosa, Grambling, co-LeadDiola Bagayoko, SouthernDaniela Mainardi, LA TechLamar Meda, XavierJuana Moreno, LSUNoshir Pesika, TulaneSteve Rick, UNO • 1.5 FTE staff (BTR and Ruston)

  3. Diversity • Diversity 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 Tech • Coordinators: Bagayoko and Hall

  4. Diversity • Supplement RA stipends for URM and women • Supplement startup packages for URM and women faculty • Jenna Carpenter (LA Tech) will help develop mentoring networks • Recruit URM and women graduate students through 4+1 (Grambling/LaTech), 3+2 (Xavier/Tulane), JFAP, Community colleges*

  5. Workforce Development • Yearly open houses for middle and high school students at each campus • Weeklong summer workshops for high school students in NO, BTR, and Ruston • Summer RET for high school and community college teachers in NO, BTR, and Ruston • Summer workshops on discovery-based teaching methods • Development of computational modules for community colleges (BRCC/ENGR to start)

  6. Workforce Development • Short courses for 2-year and technical college students (e.g., X-Ray) • Expand Beowulf Boot Camp • Summer REU program at each institution • Materials Science courses delivered statewide • Postdoc and graduate student training programs • Industrial internships

  7. External Engagement • Guests to LPB • Public lectures • Leveraging existing NSF investments • Lectures to local industries • Posting videos of lectures, talks, etc. to website

  8. External Engagement • Distribute software, as appropriate, via website • Biannual “all-hands” meetings • Visits to international labs

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