Grant Chat 3: Integration of teaching and research and K-12 outreach in grant proposals

Meeting summary: Dr. Tina Cartwright presented information about the Marshall Upward Bound Program, a program that targets 9-12^th graders, that are low-income, first generation students and her currently NSF-Funded project, the Communities Educating Tomorrow’s Scientists (COMETS). Dr. Elaine Baker presented general information on how to strengthen your integration of teaching and research proposals. She also presented several resources to help develop these ideas.  Complete meeting report.

Handouts/Resources: 
Example broader impact activities
STEM Outreach Coordinator for COS and CITE: Beth Wolfe

Links:
• COMETS (COMmunities Educating Tomorrow's Scientists) Contact: Tina Cartwright
• MU TRIO programs - Federally-funded initiatives to help support low-income and first generation college students. The Upward Bound Program is a trio program. Contact: Jackie Hersman
• Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) West Virginia's nationally recognized program, reaches out to 9th - 12th grade under-represented students and follows them to college and toward professional school to help them prepare for health care careers. Contact: Elaine Baker
• LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation) Contact: David Cartwright
• Expand Your Horizons is hosted by the Association for Women in Science-WV Chapter. The EYH this year is at Wheeling Jesuit University on April 19, 2008; 9-3:30. The contact email is wv2008eyh@yahoo.com
• Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR) is an organization which promotes high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.
• Center for the Advancement of teaching and Learning (CATL) can help with innovative teaching methods to integrate teaching and research. Contact: Elaine Baker
• MU-ADVANCE Contact: Marcia Harrison

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