Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Centers, The MITRE Corporation; Michael A Balazs; Titilayo Ogunyale

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

participation in DOE programs and opportunities. In 2021, they hosted over a dozensessions with students, faculty, and administrators from minority serving institutions (MSIs) tohelp identify the barriers that exist. Then in February of 2022, they launched a program calledReaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW). RENEW aims to support projects atMSIs and non-R1 institutions of higher education to develop the capacity to train undergraduatesand graduate students in STEM fields.Though only one example was provided here, many of the FC-STEM agencies provide similartestaments when describing the changes they have made to existing efforts as well how their newSTEM education programs came to fruition. It remains evident, however, that there is a lack

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Simone Nicholson, Florida International University; Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University; Tina Fletcher; Brittany Boyd

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

to research. Furthermore, fostering an environmentwhere leadership is shared, and all members are motivated to contribute to the institution'sresearch agenda can lead to increased grant submissions, interdisciplinary research projects, andpartnerships with external stakeholders, ultimately driving growth in research activity andfunding (Commodore, Freeman, Gasman, & Carter, 2016).Integrating transformational and distributed leadership practices at HBCUs also has the potentialto strengthen partnerships with industry, government, and non-profit organizations. Thesecollaborations can provide additional resources, expertise, and opportunities for applied research,further boosting the institutions' research capabilities and funding prospects