Diversity, External Engagement, and

Workforce Development

Sections 4.4, 4.5, and 4.7 of the proposal

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)

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 Tech

Coordinators: Bagayoko and Hall

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*

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)

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

External Engagement

Guests to LPB

Public lectures

Leveraging existing NSF investments

Lectures to local industries

Posting videos of lectures, talks, etc. to website

External Engagement

Distribute software, as appropriate, via website

Biannual “all-hands” meetings

Visits to international labs