Schedule & Presentation: SPIN-UP Regional Workshop at Hampton University, May13-15, 2011Download the Hampton Workshop Report (PDF, 19 pages, 421KB) Human Capital Development in Physics Crown Plaza Hotel, Hampton, VA (all sessions will be held in the hotel) Friday, May 131:00 p.m. Registration begins 5:30 p.m. General wecome to the workshop Paul Gueye 5:40 p.m. Introductions 6:45 p.m. Break 7:00 p.m. Dinner: Welcome to the University: Dean Robert Dixon 8:00 p.m. Introduction to SPIN-UP and Its Results Ruth Howes 8:30 p.m. Goals of This Workshop Jim Stith Saturday, May 14
7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:15 a.m. The Experience of Three Physics Departments: Tuskegee University Zengjun Chen Jackson State University Wilbur Walters Spelman College Michael Burns-Kaurin 9:45 a.m. Planning Session I: Building Departments I: Departments determine where they would like to be in 5 or 10 years and identify the major challenges they face. 10:40 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. Administrative issues in Academia Quinton Williams 11:45 p.m. Planning Session II: Building Departments II: Using collaborations with a) other departments on one’s own campus and b) physics department at other institutions. 12:30 p.m. Lunch sponsored by SPS 1:15 p.m. SPS and the HBCUs Gary White, Director of SPS Hampton University SPS Chapter 2:00 p.m. Interaction Between the Physics Societies and HBCUs: APS Peter Muhoro AAPT Beth Cunningham NSBP Paul Gueye 3:00 p.m. Break 3:20 p.m. Current Programs at the Funding Agencies: NSF Caesar Jackson DoE Mark Koepke NIH Nathaniel Stinson NASA Thomas Pinelli
societies and funding agencies 5:50 p.m. Break 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Physics Departments and the National Landscape Jim Stith
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