[CCoE Notice] Invitation to Host NSF Workshops

[Fritz Claydon]

CCE Faculty:

Please let me know if you have an interest...

thanks

fc

September 26, 2010




Dear Colleague:





Are you interested in giving your faculty a competitive edge in writing NSF
proposals, particularly for educational research and development projects
such as those supported by the Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM
(TUES) Program {formerly the Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement
(CCLI) Program} or for research projects with significant educational
components supported by the BRIGE and CAREER programs? Then you will want to
make arrangements for them to participate as a group in one or more of the
five upcoming National Science Foundation sponsored interactive, web-based
workshops.



The first two scheduled workshops (F101and F102) are a continuation of the
successive series of *Proposal Writing Workshops* presented to over 1000
engineering faculty members at more than 100 different institutions during
Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. These two workshops will be followed by workshops
(F103 and F104) that will focus on two topics of significant importance to
the quality of TUES proposals- *Project Evaluation and Broader Impacts*.
Better understanding of the latter topic can also be of significant benefit
to young faculty members preparing proposals to the BRIGE and CAREER
programs. The final workshop in Fall 2010 is a new addition to the webinar
series. This webinar will consist of a *Mock Panel Review* of an actual
proposal submitted to the CCLI Program. The workshops will be led by
Engineering Program Directors from the NSF Division of Undergraduate
Education and will be provided at no cost to your institution. Abstracts of
the workshops are attached.



Act quickly to enroll your institution for one or more of the following
dates, as sessions will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis.



*Session* *Day*                                        *Date*
*Time***

*F101                       Wednesday                       October 20,
2010                              1:00 pm EDT*

*F102                       Tuesday                               October
26, 2010                              1:00 pm EDT*

*F103                       Wednesday                       November 3,
2010                           1:00 pm EDT*

*F104                       Thursday                             November 4,
2010                           1:00 pm EDT*

*F105                       Wednesday                       November 10,
2010                         1:00 pm EST*



The Workshop will be divided into two 75-minute segments with a 15-minute
break between the segments.



You will be asked to provide a local facilitator, an appropriate facility
and technical support for the workshop. An attachment summarizes guidelines
for submitting a request for your institution’s participation and for
hosting one or more of the workshops.



Please give this invitation your timely attention, since the number of
institutions that can be accommodated is limited. This invitation has also
been sent to the Dean and, if applicable, the other Associate Dean of your
college or school.



Sincerely,



Roger K. Seals, PE, Project Director

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Louisiana State University









Roger K. Seals, PE

Professor Emeritus

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Louisiana State University

1020 Rossmore Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70810

225-769-6566 (Home)

225-335-5327 (Cell)

ceseal at lsu.edu
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