The I-Cubed Program at Hunter College Annemarie Nicols-Grinenko, Ph.D. University Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Office of Academic Affairs City University of New York What NSF’s I-Cube Program Has Taught Us August 5-6, 2015 Westat Conference Center Rockville, Maryland

What, When and Why – Part I SciMON: Science Mathematics Opportunities Network Website (Years 1-5) – provide students with easy access to science programs and resources; increase synergies; enhance sustainability ( General Application Matching Quiz Ask SciMON/SciMON Says Research Opportunities Database Professional Development (Years 1-5) – provide information and skills not provided by individual programs and other units; increase synergies; broaden participation Outreach (Years 1-5) – ensure that students have necessary information at critical educational junctures; broaden participation Database (Years 2-5) – track student progress and program outcomes

What, When and Why – Part II Centralized Undergraduate Research Initiative at Hunter Undergraduate Research Fellowships (Years 2-5) – support for undergraduate research outside the sciences; broaden participation ( Annual Undergraduate Research Conference (Years 3-5) – celebrate student-faculty research collaborations; provide undergraduates with practice presenting their research and networking opportunities ( ) New Website (Years 4-5) - one-stop-shop for information about undergraduate research at Hunter and beyond ( Expanded Database (Years 4-5) – include undergraduates conducting research outside the sciences; expand efforts to track students once they leave Hunter

Who – Part I Leadership Vita C. Rabinowitz, Provost & PI – intellectual leadership of the project; high-level institutional commitment, resources, extensive internal network Annemarie Nicols-Grinenko, Senior Advisor for Faculty Affairs & co-PI – intellectual leadership of the project, overall supervision of the project, extensive internal network Joan Lambe, Director of Institutional Research & co-PI – data access; analytic guidance and support SciMON/Undergraduate Research Director – day-to-day project implementation Michael Howard – External Evaluator – advice and guidance, especially in thinking about project direction as it related to sustainability; a “fresh eye”

Who – Part II Critical Partners SciMON Program PIs (mostly faculty) and PAs Division of Student Affairs Office of Communications Undergraduate Student Government SciMON/Undergraduate Research Student Advisory Council ACERT (Academic Center for Excellence in Research and Teaching) -Hunter’s Teaching and Learning Center Office of the President