DOCUMENT RESUME ED 433 873 JC 990 587 TITLE -N Shaping the Future: Str,ategies for Revitalizing Undergraduate Education. Proceedings from the National Working Conference (Washington, DC. July 11-13, 1996). INSTITUTION -- National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. REPORT NO NSF-98-73 PUB DATE 1996-07-00 NOTE 200p. PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Community Colleges; Conference Proceedings; Educational Change; Engineering; *Engineering Education; Higher Education; *Mathematics Education; Professional Associations; Program Implementation; *Science Education; *Technology Education; *Undergraduate Study IDENTIFIERS National Science Foundation ABSTRACT This conference, cosponsored by the NSF and the National Research Council (NRC), focused on developing and implementing strategies for improving undergraduate education in science, math, engineering and technology (SMET). Represented at the conference were various types of 2-year and 4-year institutions, private industry, professional societies, federal agencies and other organizations. The major session topics covered were: (1) The Challenge to Undergraduate Education;(2) Perspectives on Revitalizing Undergraduate Education;(3) The NSF Review of Undergraduate Education and the NRC "Year of Dialogue"; and (4) Institution-Wide Reform: Towards a Coherent Plan. Roundtable discussions and forums included the following: a Legislators Roundtable, an Industry Roundtable, a Corporate and Foundation Partners Forum, and an Academic Presidents Forum. Contains 4 appendices: excerpts from the 1996 report to the NSF "Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology" (NSF 96-139) and the companion NRC study "From Analysis to Action: Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology"; abstracts of institutional plans from various undergraduate institutions, including 6 community colleges; directory of exhibitors; and conference participants. 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NSF 98-73 ND A Shaping the Future: Strategies for Revitalizing Undergraduate Education Table of Contents Preface 1 Background 2 Plenary Session I: The Challenge to Undergraduate Education Introductory Remarks Robert F. Watson NSF Division Director for Undergraduate Education 5 Welcoming Address Luther S. Williams NSF Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources 6 Industry Roundtable 13 Denise D. Denton (Moderator) Dean of Engineering Designate, University of Washington 9 Focus on Exhibits 13 Plenary Session II: Perspectives on Revitalizing Undergraduate Education Institution-wide Reform: Time to Turn Up the Heat Neal F. Lane Director, National Science Foundation 15 Plenary Session III: The NSF Review of Undergraduate Education and the NRC "Year of Dialogue" 19 Luther S. Williams (Moderator) NSF Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources Melvin George Chair, EHR Advisory Committee for the Review of Undergraduate Education Donald Kennedy Chair, NRC Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education Breakout Sessions Introduction 23 Breakout Session I: Basic Premises: The Needs and Goals for Institution-Wide Reform 23 Breakout Session Ia: Perspectives from Industry /Employers 24 Breakout Session II: Effective Practices and Collaborations: A Base for Institution-Wide Reform 25 Breakout Session III: Facing Challenges: Strategies for Institution-Wide Reform 26 Breakout Session IV: Institution-Wide Reform: Towards a Coherent Plan 27 Plenary Session IV: Institution-Wide Reform: Towards a Coherent Plan 29 Donald Kennedy (Moderator) Chair, NRC Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education Bruce M. Alberts President, National Academy of Sciences 29 Clarence M. Eidt, Jr. President, Exxon Research and Engineering Company 33 Legislators Roundtable 37 Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr. (Moderator) Vice Chancellor for Educational Development, Maricopa Community Colleges Reception and Recognition Ceremony 41 Institution-Wide Reform of Undergraduate SME&T Education 41 Corporate and Foundation Partners 42 Memorandum of Understanding 43 Corporate and Foundation Partners Forum 45 Academic Presidents Forum 46 Luncheon Bill Kurtis (Invited Speaker) Chicago News Anchor, Executive Producer, "The New Explorers" 51 Academic Presidents Roundtable 55 Luther S. Williams (Moderator) NSF Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources Adjournment Closing Remarks Robert F. Watson NSF Division Director for Undergraduate Education 61 Appendix A: "Shaping the Future" and "From Analysis to Action" EHR Advisory Committee Reviews the State of Undergraduate Education in the 63 Nation The NRC Year of National Dialogue 70 Appendix B: Abstracts of Institutional Plans for Undergraduate Education Overview 75 Arizona State University 77 Bellevue Community College 79 Beloit College 81 California Institute of Technology 83 California State UniversityFullerton 85 Chemeketa Community College 87 City College of New York 89 Clark Atlanta University 91 Community College of Philadelphia 92 Drexel University 94 Eastern Iowa Community College District 96 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 97 Georgia Institute of Technology 99 Grinnell College 101 Harvard University 103 Indiana UniversityBloomington 105 6 ii Miami University 107 Middlesex County College 109 Montana State University 111 Morgan State University 113 New York University 115 Northeastern University 117 Oakton Community College 119 Panola College 121 Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute 123 The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey 125 St. Andrews Presbyterian College 127 Salish Kootenai College 129 Sinclair Community College 130 Spelman College 132 Stanford University 134 State University of New YorkBinghamton 135 Texas State Technical CollegeSweetwater 137 University of California at Berkeley 139 University of Hartford 141 University of MichiganAnn Arbor 143 University of MichiganDearborn 145 University of NebraskaLincoln 147 University of Northern Colorado 149 University of Puerto Rico 151 University of Southwestern Louisiana 153 University of TexasAustin 155 University of TexasEl Paso 157 University of Wisconsin - Madison 158 Wake Technical Community College 159 Appendix C: Directory of Exhibitors 161 Appendix D: Participants in the Shaping the Future Conference 171 iii7 Shaping the Future: Strategies for Revitalizing Undergraduate Education Conference Proceedings PREFACE The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Research Council (NRC) cosponsored this major working conference, July 11-13, 1996.It was attended by over 500 representatives from academic institutions,industry,professionalsocieties,Federal agencies, and