NSF CISE Research Expansion Principal Investigators Conference, 2023-2024

美国工程教育学会（ASEE）与美国印第安人高等教育联盟（AIHEC）合作，正在召开一次受助人会议，召集计算机与信息科学与工程少数族裔服务机构（CISE-MSI）研究扩展计划的主要研究人员（pi）。会议为参与者提供了一个机会，分享有关他们项目的正在进行/形成性经验，重点是创造机会，传播有前途的实践，并围绕共同的挑战进行协作解决问题。具体来说，这些会议：a)为受资助者和其他研究人员提供了与彼此和NSF代表直接互动的机会——反过来，增加知识，产生和分享想法；B)加强专业网络和合作关系；c)与计划在未来两年内提交新的CISE-MSI征求提案的新兴研究人员分享经验教训。该项目建立在社区建设实践的基础上，特别是在msi的教师研究人员之间，他们共同关注多样性和包容性。该项目利用了部落学院和大学教师与面对面会议地点的接近性，为有兴趣参与下一轮CISE-MSI资助的教师提供了一个机会。项目目标有三个：1)举办为期2.5天的面对面受资助者会议，邀请所有目前的CISE-MSI PI团队受资助者参加全体会议、信息收集/分享、指导和社区建设；2)为有抱负的CISE-MSI研究团队提供为期5周的虚拟提案开发研讨会，为他们的提案的关键组成部分（例如，项目描述、预算/预算论证和项目摘要）的开发提供指导、写作实验和专家反馈；3)部署指导计划，以便每个有抱负的CISE-MSI研究团队都能得到经验丰富的指导，以支持他们在整个计划中的进步。会议的一个关键成果是一个多利益相关者议程，解决当前面临的工程问题，最终，通过为MSI CISE获奖者和利益相关者提供论坛，学习，探索和分享促进教育，研究和实践创新的想法，从而推进各种工程领域的知识，并产生善于技术创新和领导的转型工程系统和工程毕业生。会议的结果包括建立一个实践社区的基础，来自历史黑人学院和大学（HBCUs），西班牙裔服务机构（HSIs），部落学院和大学（tcu）以及阿拉斯加原住民和夏威夷原住民服务机构（ANNHs）的pi可以共同推进各自的项目目标以及CISE-MSI项目的更广泛目标。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), in collaboration with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), is conducting a grantees meeting to convene principal investigators (PIs) from the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Minority-Serving Institutions (CISE-MSI) Research Expansion Program. The meeting provides an opportunity for participants to share ongoing/formative experiences about their project, with a focus on creating opportunities to disseminate promising practices and engage in collaborative problem-solving around shared challenges. Specifically, the meetings: a) provide the opportunity for grantees and other researchers to interact directly with one another and NSF representatives—in turn, increasing knowledge, generating and sharing ideas; b) strengthen professional networks and collaborative relationships; and c) share lessons learned with emerging researchers who plan to submit a new CISE-MSI solicitation proposal in the next two years. The project builds on practice in community-building, particularly among faculty researchers at MSIs, who share a common focus on diversity and inclusion. The project takes advantage of the proximity of Tribal College and University faculty to the in-person meeting venue, providing an opportunity to engage faculty interested in participating in an upcoming round of CISE-MSI funding.The project goals are threefold: 1) host an in-person 2.5-day Grantees Meeting inviting all current CISE-MSI PI Team Grantees to participate in plenary sessions, information gathering/sharing, mentoring and community building; 2) facilitate a virtual 5-week Proposal Development Workshop providing aspiring CISE-MSI research teams with instruction, writing labs, and expert feedback on the development of key components of their proposals (e.g., project description, budget/budget justification, and project summary); and 3) deploy a Mentoring Program so that each aspiring CISE-MSI research team is matched with experienced coaching to support their progress throughout the program. A key outcome of the meetings is a multi-stakeholder agenda that addresses current issues facing engineering—ultimately, advancing knowledge in a variety of engineering fields by providing forums for MSI CISE awardees and stakeholders to learn, explore, and share ideas that promote innovation in education, research, and practice and produce transformational engineered systems and engineering graduates adept at technological innovation and leadership. Results of the meetings include establishing the groundwork for a community of practice where PIs from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHs) can collectively further their respective program goals as well as the broader goals of the CISE-MSI program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.