Outreach Activities for the National Science Foundation?s Innovation Through Institutional Integration (Icubed) Program

摘要机构：少数民族素质教育网络标题：国家科学基金会的外展活动？在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，少数民族素质教育网络（QEM）将为服务少数民族的机构提供外联和技术援助，以增加他们对美国国家科学基金会的认识和理解。“i -cube”制度整合创新倡议。“通过机构整合进行创新”倡议要求各机构战略性地思考如何创造性地整合美国国家科学基金会资助的奖项，这本身就是教育和人力资源理事会内部的一项综合性、跨领域的努力。QEM将为服务少数民族机构的两人小组举办为期两天的信息和技术援助讲习班。讲习班将在该国地理上分散的地区举行，计划在2008年秋季和2009年春季期间容纳144名与会者。提供的技术援助将使为少数民族服务的机构能够编制当前国家科学基金？和其他联邦实体资助的STEM项目在他们的校园，并了解i立方项目的使命和关键概念。技术援助将使参与者能够批判性地审查机构内和机构间的伙伴关系、国际倡议和关键时刻的努力机会，这些机会具有协同和综合潜力，可以推进STEM研究和教育。更广泛的影响拟议项目的成果包括增加少数族裔服务机构社区参与“通过机构整合创新”倡议，以及通过创新和机构整合加强少数族裔服务机构的STEM研究和教育基础设施。随着i -cube项目提供的机会得到更好的理解，以及少数族裔服务机构提出有竞争力的i -cube提案，从事综合STEM教育和研究项目的主要研究人员将代表一个更多样化的想法和人才来源，以改善STEM计划。

AbstractInstitution: Quality Education for Minorities NetworkTitle: Outreach Activities for NSF?s Innovation through Institutional Integration InitiativeRef: Shirley McBay HRD 0844766With National Science Foundation support, the Quality Education for Minorities Network (QEM) will provide outreach and technical assistance to minority-serving institutions to increase their knowledge and understanding of the National Science Foundation?s Innovation through Institutional Integration (I-cubed) initiative. The Innovation through Institutional Integration initiative challenges institutions to think strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards and is itself an integrative, cross-cutting effort within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. QEM will conduct six two-day information and technical assistance workshops for two-person teams form minority-serving institutions. The workshops will be held in geographically dispersed areas of the country and are designed to accommodate 144 participants during Fall 2008 and Spring 2009.Intellectual MeritThe technical assistance offered will enable minority-serving institutions to develop an inventory of current NSF ? and other Federal entity funded STEM projects on their campuses and learn about the mission and key concepts of the I-cubed program. The technical assistance will enable participants to critically examine intra- and inter-institutional opportunities for partnerships, international initiatives, and efforts at critical junctures that have synergistic and integrative potential for advancing STEM research and education.Broader ImpactsOutcomes of the proposed project include increased participation of the minority-serving institution community in the Innovation through Institutional Integration initiative, as well as enhanced minority-serving institution infrastructure for STEM research and education through innovative and institutional integration. As opportunities provided by the I-cubed program are better understood and minority-serving institutions develop competitive I-cubed proposals, the pool of principal investigators engaged in integrative STEM education and research programs will represent a more diverse source for ideas and talent to improve STEM initiatives.