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