Advancing Diversity in the US Industrial Science and Engineering Workforce: Summary of a Workshop (2014)

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Registration and Breakfast

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Welcome and Overview of the Workshop
Proctor Reid, Director, Program Office, National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
Catherine Didion, Senior Program Officer, NAE

9:45 – 10:45 AM

Opening Plenary: New Release of the National Science Foundation Report on Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) on Diversity in Industry

Moderator: Alice Agogino, Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; Councillor, NAE
Speaker: Jaquelina Falkenheim, Senior Analyst, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation

10:45 – 11:45 AM

Discussion Panel: Business Imperatives and Best Practices: Lessons on Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Underrepresented Populations in the Science and Engineering (S&E) Industrial Workforce

Moderator: Suzanne Jenniches, Vice President and General Manager (Retired), Northrop Grumman Corporation; and Chair, EngineerGirl! Steering Committee, NAE
Panelists:
Barry Cordero, Principal Project Engineer, Medtronic; National Vice President, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Sylvester Mendoza, Jr., Corporate Director, Diversity & Inclusion and EEO, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Rick Stephens, Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Administration, The Boeing Company

11:45 – 12:15 PM

General Discussion

12:15 – 1:30 PM

Luncheon Discussion Groups

Group One: Technical Career Paths versus Management Career Paths in S&E Industry: Differences for Underrepresented Populations?
Room: Keck 400

Moderator: Herman White, Jr., Senior Scientist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Rapporteur: Wei Jing, Research Associate, Policy and Global Affairs, The National Academies

Group Two: Lessons from Practices on Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Underrepresented Minorities in S&E Industries
Room: Keck 105

Moderator: Barry Cordero, Principal Project Engineer, Medtronic; National Vice President, SHPE
Rapporteur: Catherine Didion, Senior Program Officer, NAE

Group Three: Lessons from Practices on Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Women (and Women of Color) in S&E Industries
Room: Keck 500

Moderator: Suzanne Jenniches, Vice President and General Manager (Retired), Northrop Grumman Corporation; Chair, EngineerGirl! Steering Committee, NAE
Rapporteur: Rita Guenther, Program Officer, Policy and Global Affairs, The National Academies

1:30 – 1:45 PM

Key Elements from Luncheon Discussions
Room: Keck 201

1:45 – 2:00 PM

Next Steps & Adjournment