Diversity, External Engagement, and Workforce Development Sections 4.4, 4.5, and 4.7 of the proposal

EEWD Committee Randall Hall, LSU, Lead Pedro Derosa, Grambling, co-Lead Diola Bagayoko, Southern Daniela Mainardi, LA Tech Lamar Meda, Xavier Juana Moreno, LSU Noshir Pesika, Tulane Steve Rick, UNO 1.5 FTE staff (BTR and Ruston)

Diversity Diversity Advisory Council Bill Lester, UC Berkeley, Chair DiOnetta Jones, MIT Betsy Willis, SMU Mike Tomasello, University of California Stephanie Adams, VCU Sheila Edwards Lange, U of Washington Isiah Warner, LSU Juana Moreno, LSU Jenna Carpenter, LA Tech Coordinators: Bagayoko and Hall

Diversity Supplement RA stipends for URM and women Supplement startup packages for URM and women faculty Jenna Carpenter (LA Tech) will help develop mentoring networks Recruit URM and women graduate students through 4+1 (Grambling/LaTech), 3+2 (Xavier/Tulane), JFAP, Community colleges*

Workforce Development Yearly open houses for middle and high school students at each campus Weeklong summer workshops for high school students in NO, BTR, and Ruston Summer RET for high school and community college teachers in NO, BTR, and Ruston Summer workshops on discovery-based teaching methods Development of computational modules for community colleges (BRCC/ENGR to start)

Workforce Development Short courses for 2-year and technical college students (e.g., X-Ray) Expand Beowulf Boot Camp Summer REU program at each institution Materials Science courses delivered statewide Postdoc and graduate student training programs Industrial internships

External Engagement Guests to LPB Public lectures Leveraging existing NSF investments Lectures to local industries Posting videos of lectures, talks, etc. to website

External Engagement Distribute software, as appropriate, via website Biannual “all-hands” meetings Visits to international labs