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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Appendix B

Symposium Agenda

Symposium on Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Board on Science Education
Board on Higher Education and Workforce

Pre-Symposium Activities:

Posting and Discussion of Idea Competition Winners

Posting and Discussion of Commissioned Papers

Thursday, November 12
11:00 ET Welcome and Vision of the Future
The importance of undergraduate STEM education and how changes in science, technology, economics, and society coming in the next 20 to 40 years should drive changes in undergraduate STEM learning.
  • Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences
  • F. Fleming Crim, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
  • Annette Parker, President, South Central College, committee co-chair
  • Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, committee co-chair
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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11:30 Changing Landscapes: 2040 vs 2020
Rethinking how we see the history of higher education and pivoting to how and why undergraduate STEM education will (and should) look very different in 20 years than it does today.
Presentation on Commissioned Paper: Transformational Moments in U.S. Higher Education: Implications for Racial Equity
Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux, Senior Institutional Research Analyst, Caltech
Panelists:
  • Vicki Chandler, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Minerva
  • Mark Mitsui, President, Portland Community College
  • Tonya Matthews, Director of STEM Learning Innovation and Assoc. Provost for Inclusive Workforce Development, Wayne State University
  • Vicente Talanquer, Distinguished Professor, University of Arizona
  • Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux, Senior Institutional Research Analyst, Caltech
Moderator:
Annette Parker, President, South Central College, committee co-chair
12:30 STEM Education for What? Goals for the Future
What purposes does undergraduate STEM education serve now and how will (should) that change in the future?
Panelists:
  • William F. Tate IV, Provost, University of South Carolina
  • Eloy Oakley, Chancellor, California Community College System
  • Wanda Sigur, Lockheed Martin (retired)
  • Francis Su, Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Moderators:
  • Arthur Lee, Fellow and Principal Advisor, Chevron Services Company, committee member
  • Cathy Manduca, Director, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, committee member
1:30 Break
2:00 STEM Education for Whom?
A look at current research and trend data on equity, inclusion, and outcomes for undergraduate STEM students at various types of institutions.
Presenters:
  • Anne Marie Núñez, Professor of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University
  • Will Tyson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of South Florida
  • Erin Cech, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
Moderator:
Josipa Roksa, Director of Strategic Academic Programs and Professor of Sociology and Education, University of Virginia
2:45 Creating Inclusive Higher Education for STEM Students of the Future
Opportunity for participants to share ideas on making undergraduate STEM education resilient, adaptable, and equitable.
Moderators:
  • Ryan Kelsey, Executive Director, Partnership Development, Markle Foundation, committee member
  • Leanne Chukoskie, Director of the Power of NeuroGaming (PoNG) Center, University of California, San Diego, committee member
3:45 Break
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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4:15 Access and Inclusion: Beginning with the End in Mind
How could we redesign the future of STEM learning to increase access, create equity, and leverage community connections?
Panelists:
  • Theresa Maldonado, Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of California System
  • Yves Salomon-Fernández, President, Greenfield Community College
  • Shanika Hope, Principal Amazon Future Engineer, Amazon
  • Monica Van, student, University of California, San Diego
Moderator:
Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, committee co-chair
5:15-5:30 Day One Wrap Up and Preview of Day Two
  • Annette Parker, President, South Central College, committee co-chair
  • Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, committee co-chair
Friday, November 13
11:00 ET Seeds of Innovation: Lessons from Current Innovations in STEM Education
Current and recent work to reform undergraduate STEM education and ideas for improving equity in the future.
Presenters:
  • Karen Marrongelle, Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation, Study Sponsor
  • Aikaterini (Katerina) Bagiati, Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moderators:
  • Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, committee co-chair
  • Kirk Kolenbrander, Executive Vice President, College of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, Southern New Hampshire University, committee member
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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11:30 Fast-Changing Technology: Uses and Ethical Issues
The role of technology in altering both educational experiences and our larger society, the complexity of issues raised by current and potential changes, and how we as individuals and as a society can make informed decisions about its use.
Panelists:
  • Michael Torrence, President, Motlow State Community College
  • Sae Schatz, Director, Advanced Distributed Learning
  • Nishal Mohan, Founder, mohuman
  • Nicole Jackson, Chief Technology Officer, Duet Health
Moderator:
Christine Ortiz, Dean for Graduate Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, committee member
12:30 Challenging Our Strategies and Expectations: What Students Learn, Why, and How
Which of our current structures best support these goals and which should be rethought?
Panelists:
  • Amitava ‘Babi’ Mitra, Ph.D., Executive Director, New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Suzanne Weekes, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh, Professor of Chemistry, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Sakereh Carter, Ph.D. Student, Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health, University of Maryland
Moderators:
  • Lynn Andrea Stein, Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science, Olin College, committee member
  • Monique Umphrey, President, Houston Community College, committee member
1:30 Break
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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2:00 A Call to Action: Creating the Future that We Want
The Future STEM Ecosystem of 2040
Presenter:
Susan Singer, Provost, Rollins College
Panelists:
  • Alegra Eroy-Reveles, Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Rufus Glasper, President and CEO, League for Innovation in the Community College
  • David Soo, Chief of Staff, Jobs for the Future
Moderator:
Kinnis Gosha, Hortenius I. Chenault Endowed Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Director of the Culturally Relevant Computing Lab, Morehouse College, committee member
3:00 Building on Current Innovations to Create a Vision for the Future
Participant activity to imagine visions for the future of undergraduate STEM education.
Moderators:
  • Cathy Manduca, Director, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, committee member
  • Lynn Andrea Stein, Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science, Olin College, committee member
4:00 Break
4:30-5:30 Where Do We Go from Here?
Next Week and Beyond
  • Annette Parker, President, South Central College, committee co-chair
  • Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, committee co-chair

November 16-18: Participant activities to expand on visions for the future of undergraduate STEM education and to revisit earlier discussion topics.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Thursday, November 19
1:00 ET Returning to the Present, Creating the Future
Working together to drive local and national change.
  • Annette Parker, President, South Central College, committee co-chair
  • Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, committee co-chair
1:15 Redesigning Campuses, Classrooms, and Learning Experiences
Creating more accessible and successful student experiences for 2040.
Panelists:
  • Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College
  • Amber Luther, Planner and Senior Associate, Populous
  • Annmarie Caño, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Gonzaga University
  • Michael Roberts, Founder and CEO, San Diego Code School
Moderators:
  • Nicholas Horton, Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society (Statistics and Data Science), Amherst College, committee member
  • Leanne Chukoskie, Director of the Power of NeuroGaming (PoNG) Center, University of California, San Diego, committee member
2:00 New Learning Pathways
Participant activity on designing flexible, personal, problem-focused, and lifelong learning experiences.
Moderators:
  • Leanne Chukoskie, Director of the Power of NeuroGaming (PoNG) Center, University of California, San Diego, committee member
  • Nicholas Horton, Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society (Statistics and Data Science), Amherst College, committee member
3:00 Break
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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3:30 Sharing Symposium Learning and Action Items for Change
Catalyzing innovations on our campuses and through our networks and soliciting participant input on NSF-sponsored activities to share insights from the symposium throughout 2021.
Moderator:
Ryan Kelsey, Executive Director, Partnership Development, Markle Foundation, committee member
4:15-4:30 Reflections and Closing Remarks
  • Robin Wright, Division Director, Division on Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation, Study Sponsor
  • Annette Parker, President, South Central College, committee co-chair
  • Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, committee co-chair
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Symposium Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26314.
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In November 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a multi-day virtual symposium on imaging the future of undergraduate STEM education. Speakers and participants pondered the future and the past and shared their goals, priorities, and dreams for improving undergraduate STEM education. Expert speakers presented information about today's students and approaches to undergraduate STEM education, as well as the history of transformation in higher education. Thoughtful discussions explored ideas for the future, how student-centered learning experiences could be created, and what issues to consider to facilitate a successful transformation. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the symposium.

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