Opening Plenary Session 1 and Dinner

February 21, 2019 6:00 pm - February 21, 2019 8:00 pm

Room: Marriott Ballroom

AAAS Welcome:

Shirley M. Malcom Senior Advisor, and Director of SEA Change, AAAS

Welcome Remarks:

Karen Marrongelle Assistant Director, NSF EHR, National Science Foundation

Linda G. Blevins Deputy Assistant Director, Engineering Directorate, NSF, National Science Foundation

Johnathan Holifield Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Willie Rockward NSBP President-Elect, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Dual-Degree Engineering, Morehouse College, Morehouse College

Quincy Brown AAAS Program Director, EHR and Lead for HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase, AAAS

ERN Alumni Panel and Q&A:

Intruction:

Claudia Rankins Program Director, HRD, NSF, National Science Foundation

Moderator:

Kelly Mack Vice President and Executive Director, Project Kaleidoscope, Ofﬁce of Undergraduate Science Education, AAC&U

Panelists:

Deonnia N. Pompey PhD Candidate, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Omar Alberto Movil-Cabrera Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Kaaba White Engineer, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command

Isa Watson CEO & Founder, Envested, Envested

ERN Agenda Review and Announcements:

Iris R. Wagstaff ERN Conference Lead and NSF PI, STEM Program Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), AAAS

See 2019 Agenda