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，正在召开一次受赠人会议，召集计算机和信息科学与工程少数群体服务机构(CESE-MSI)研究扩展计划的主要研究人员(PI)。会议为与会者提供了一次机会，分享他们项目的持续/形成经验，重点是创造机会，传播有希望的做法，并围绕共同的挑战参与协作解决问题。具体地说，这些会议：a)为受赠人和其他研究人员提供机会，让他们彼此直接交流，并与国家科学基金会的代表直接互动--进而增加知识、产生和分享想法；b)加强专业网络和协作关系；c)与计划在未来两年提交新的CEISE-MSI招标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的教职员工研究人员中，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职员工离面对面会议场地很近的优势，提供了一个机会，让有兴趣参与即将到来的一轮CESE-MSI基金的教职员工参与进来。项目目标有三个：1)主办为期2.5天的面对面受赠人会议，邀请所有当前的CESE-MSI PI团队受赠者参加全体会议、信息收集/共享、指导和社区建设；2)协助举办为期5周的虚拟建议书开发研讨会，为有抱负的CSE-MSI研究团队提供指导、编写实验室，并就其建议书的关键组成部分(例如，项目说明、预算/预算理由和项目摘要)的开发提供专家反馈；以及3)部署指导计划，以便每个有抱负的CSE-MSI研究团队都与经验丰富的指导相匹配，以支持他们在整个计划中的进展。会议的一个主要成果是一个解决当前工程面临的问题的多方利益相关者议程--最终，通过为MSI获奖者和利益相关者提供论坛来促进各种工程领域的知识，以学习、探索和分享促进教育、研究和实践创新的想法，并产生擅长技术创新和领导能力的变革性工程系统和工程毕业生。会议的结果包括为实践社区奠定基础，在这个社区中，来自历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)、西班牙裔服务机构(HSI)、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(ANNH)的PI可以共同推进他们各自的计划目标以及CESE-MSI计划的更广泛目标。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.