1. Introduction to Mentor-Connect Leadership Development and
Outreach for ATE
ATE PI Conference, November 24, 2012

2. Mentor-Connect Vision
A regenerative mentoring system for leadership development and knowledge transfer to broaden the impact of the ATE Program.

3. Why Mentor-Connect? Need for highly skilled technicians
ATE Community characteristics
Wealth of ATE resources
Experienced PIs willing to assist first-time applicants and less-experienced PIs

4. Why Mentor-Connect? Two-thirds of CC’s have never had NSF funding
NSF ATE preliminary proposals eliminated
Complexity of “grantsmanship”
Mentoring pilot projects – demonstrated need
Elaine, slides x to x, 10 minutes
Questions, 5 minutes

5. Mentor-Connect Goals
Increase the number and diversity of successful first-time grant applicants to the NSF ATE program
Enable new applicants to benefit from mentoring by experienced ATE principal investigators
Strengthen leadership skills among faculty in advanced technological education

6. Mentor-Connect First Steps
+ Proposal development assistance
for Small Grants for Institutions New to ATE
+ Guidance and resources for prospective and
funded PIs.

7. Contact Information
Contact information:
Mentor-Connect office:
(SC ATE Center)
Elaine L. Craft, Principal Investigator
Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC
Elaine, slides x to x, 5 minutes
Final questions, 5-10 minutes