DCL: NSF INCLUDES Conference Grant

September 15th, 2016 - August 31st, 2017 | PROJECT

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) intiative supports models, networks, partnerships and research to ensure the broadening participation in STEM of women, members of racial and ethnic groups that have been historically underrepresented, persons of low socio-economic status, and people with disabilities.

The University of Cincinnati, lead for a tri-state (OH, KY, IN) project, will convene a three-day conference to convene national and local experts to explore the best practices that support the development of a backbone organization in the context of using a social innovation model for broadening participation in STEM. The intent is to strengthen the network among participants and leverage learning from the Cincinnati Strive experience with collective impact across the Midwest and beyond.

Results from the NextLivesHere: Social Change Innovation Summit, will be disseminated in the tri-state region through the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC and the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN). National dissemination will occur through informal and formal STEM professional organizations and publications as well as through participation in the NSF-developed national backbone organization.

Project Website(s)

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Team Members

Kathie Maynard, Principal Investigator, University of Cincinnati
Ross Meyer, Co-Principal Investigator
Shiloh Turner, Co-Principal Investigator
Geoffrey Zimmerman, Co-Principal Investigator
Gisela Escoe, Co-Principal Investigator

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: NSF INCLUDES
Award Number: 1650433
Funding Amount: $249,486.00

Tags

Access and Inclusion: Ethnic | Racial | Low Socioeconomic Status | People with Disabilities | Women and Girls
Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Educators | Teachers | Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Conferences | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Resource Centers and Networks