Home News About Us Contact Us Scholarships Contribute Publications Newsletter GuideMeNACME SiteMap Privacy Policy Of Corporate Interest For Pre-College Students For University Students Research/Policy For Educators For Alumni For the Media   Partner Workshop 2007 2007 NACME University and Corporate Partner Workshop "Expanding Opportunities for Minority Students in Engineering in the Post-Michigan Era" Sponsored by Chevron Corporation Sixty-five educators and corporate partners, as well as seven educational non-profit organizational leaders joined the NACME Staff on July 29-31, for the NACME 2007 University and Corporate Partner Workshop. The workshop, hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder, focused on four key objectives: To discuss the implications of raced -based scholarships in the Post-Michigan Era To explore how companies can maximize campus recruitment efforts focused on underrepresented minority engineering students To discuss "best practices" in recruiting, enrolling, educating and graduating underrepresented minority students in engineering To review lessons learned from the first-year pilot of a Community College pathway to engineering The workshop provided a platform for discussion and sharing of contemporary issues as they relate to American competitiveness and the under-tapped minority pool. Agenda Sunday, July 29, 2007 Best Practices in Recruiting, Enrolling, Educating, Retaining and Graduating Underrepresented Minority Students in Engineering Moderator: Ms. Aileen Walter: Vice President, Scholarship Management, NACME Panelists: Ms. Earnestine Baker: Executive Director, Meyerhoff Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore County     »»  View Presentation (PDF 4,642KB) Dr. Mary Anderson-Rowland: Associate Dean of Admissions, Arizona State University     »»  View Paper (PDF 52KB) Dr. David duKor-Jackson: Associate Dean of Admissions, Bucknell University     »»  View Presentation (PDF 55KB) Ms. LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin: Director, MEP Program, Kansas State University     »»  View Presentation (PDF 35KB) Best Practices in College Recruitment: A Panel Discussion with Corporate Representatives Moderator: Ms. Chris Anderson: Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity, Michigan Technological University     »»  View Presentation (PDF 551KB) Panelists: Mr. William K. Kindred: Employment Representative, Lockheed Martin     »»  View Presentation (PDF 30KB) Mr. Vernon T. Veira: Vice President, Internet & PC Solutions, Pitney Bowes     »»  View Presentation (PDF 242KB) Monday, July 30, 2007 Welcome: Ms. Aileen Walter: Vice President, Scholarship Management, NACME Opening Remarks: Dr. Robert H. Davis: Dean of Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail: Executive Vice President and COO, NACME The Michigan Decision and Race-Based Scholarships: What impact have these actions had on the enrollment of underrepresented minority students in engineering? What decisions are academic institutions making in regard to the legal issues surrounding race-based scholarships? Moderator: Dr. Eulas Boyd: Assistant Provost, Diversity, Rochester Institute of Technology Panelists: Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail: EVP & COO, NACME Dr. Bud Peterson: Chancellor, University of Colorado, Boulder Mr. Robert Colon, Esq.: General Counsel, Rochester Institute of Technology     »»  View Presentation (PDF 95KB) Prof. Richard Collins: School of Law, University of Colorado, Boulder     »»  View Presentation (PDF 96KB) Overview of NACME Strategy: Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail: EVP & COO, NACME     »»  View Presentation (PDF 241KB) The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP): Dr. Herb Schroeder: Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Professor of Engineering, Director of ANSEP, University of Alaska, Anchorage     »»  View Presentation (PDF 3,068KB) Cultural Commentary: Dr. Iris PrettyPaint: Co-Director of Research Opportunities in Science for Native Americans (ROSNA), University of Montana     »»  View Presentation (PDF 245KB) Generation Y: They're Here! High Gear! No Fear! Presenters: Ms. Linda Wilson: Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Malcolm Pirnie Ms. Monica Lugo: Program Manager, Diversity Initiative, Malcolm Pirnie Panel of Students The NACME/Qualcomm Community College Pre-Engineering Student Transfer Scholarship Program: Lessons From the First-Year Pilot Moderator: Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail: EVP & COO, NACME Panelists: Dr. Alison Primoza: District Transfer Officer, San Diego CC District     »»  View Presentation (PDF 1,539KB) Dr. Jacqueline Azize-Brewer: Coordinator, CAMP Science, Engineering & Mathematics Program, University of California, San Diego     »»  View Presentation (PDF 101KB) HISPA: Enabling Hispanic/Latino Role Models to Inspire our Youths Presenter: Dr. Ivonne Diaz-Claisse, HISPA National President     »»  View Presentation (PDF 477KB) Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Online Resume Directory Update: Ms. Aileen Walter, VP, NACME     »»  View Presentation (PDF 152KB) Alfred P. Sloan Ph.D. Graduate Scholar Program Overview: Ms. Julie Saltzman, Program Manager, NACME     »»  View Presentation (PDF 55KB) Formative Evaluation of the Block Grant Program Presenters: Dr. Watson Scott Swail: President, Education Policy Institute Facilitators: Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail: EVP & COO, NACME Ms. Aileen Walter: VP, NACME Preview - CU Integrated Teaching and Learning Program Dr. Jacquelyn Sullivan: Co-Director ITL Program, University of Colorado, Boulder     »»  View Presentation (PDF 2,613KB) »»  Back to Top   Links & Documents   »» NACME 2006 Annual Report »» NACME Partner Schools »» NACME NOW: Free Newsletter »» Learn more about NACME »» More on NACME scholarships »» Contribute to NACME now