Wanda E. Ward Ph.D.Acting Assistant Director

Directorate for Education and Human Resources

October 30, 2009HBCU-UP 2009 National Research Conference

Innovative IdeasThe creative engagement of

diverse ideas and perspectives is essential to . . . transformative

research . . . National Science Foundation

Inclusive WorkforceIf we engage the talent . . . of all of our young people in science and

engineering studies and professions — we will . . have

acknowledged the value inherent in talent and inherent in diversity.

National Science Board

Greater Economic EfficiencyStudies have shown that appropriate

investment in preparing a diverse workforce yields substantial economic benefits to the

nation.Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering

HBCUHBCUss

1998HBCU UP - Cohort 1

•Morehouse College•Morgan State University•Southern University

18372009

105 HBCUs Nationwide

78% of HBCUs Received NSF Funding in the

Past Decade

30,000 STEM majors 16,000 STEM graduates

38% of graduates had research experience

IGERT -Tuskegee GK-12 -Savannah, Howard GRF -Hampton, Howard, NC A&T PREM -Tuskegee, Xavier PAARE -South Carolina State, Southern U. EEC -NC A&T

Increase the opportunities to participate in and benefit from federal programs

26 + Hampton Tennessee Howard Jackson State

NC A&T

11-25 Norfolk Delaware State

Southern U.

Tuskegee

Florida A&M Morgan Spelman

6-10 NC Central

Morehouse Savannah Texas Southern

Prairie View Xavier Winston

SalemUVI

NorfolkHamptonHowardJacksonTuskegeeMorehousePrairie ViewNC A&TTexas SouthernSouthern U.TennesseeShawFlorida A&MMorgan

HowardHamptonSouthern U.TuskegeeTennessee

VA StateNC A&TTuskegeeJohnson C. Smith

NorfolkJacksonTuskegee

Alabama StateUMD – ESFlorida A&M

Alabama StateTuskegee

NorfolkTennessee

Fort ValleySouthern U.NC CentralNorfolkWinston SalemHamptonHowardMississippi ValleyXavierBennettMorehouseUVINC A&TSouthern U.Florida A&MTennesseeSpelman

JacksonTuskegeeU. of Virgin IslandsMorgan

Sustaining New Progress Pathways

Sustaining New Progress Pathways

Fort ValleyU of AK – PBU of DCMorehousePrairie ViewNorfolkHamptonJacksonWinston SalemNC A&TFlorida A&MMorganSpelman

HowardSouthern U.TuskegeeJacksonXavierVA StatePrairie ViewNC A&TSothern U.Florida A&MSpelman

NorfolkJacksonTuskegeeNC A&TBethune- CookmanHowardFlorida A&MMorgan

NorfolkSavannahHamptonHowardJacksonJohnson C. SmithNC A&TTexas Southern

SavannahWinston-SalemHamptonHowardJackson

DillardHoward

SavannahBenedictHowardFlorida A&MSpelman

DelawareAlconHamptonNC A&THowardJacksonLincolnTuskegeeUMD-ESXavierTennessee

Bowie StateSouthern U.Tennessee

NC CentralSC StateNC A&TMorganTennessee

Jackson State University Cheyney University

Howard University

Benedict College

Shaw University

Norfolk State University

North Carolina A&T University

- President Barack ObamaApril 27, 2009