{"55514":{"#nid":"55514","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Initiative Seeks to Aid Collaboration with Historically Black Colleges and Universities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the spirit\nof collaboration, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is stepping up\nefforts with its Historically Black Colleges \u0026amp; Universities and Minority\nInstitutions (HBCU\/MI) Outreach Initiative. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in\nthe early 1990s, the program seeks to be less of a mentoring outreach, instead\nfocusing on creating partnerships with colleges and institutions that already\nhave strong research infrastructures in place. According to GTRI Outreach\nManager Margie Brown, the Army Environmental Policy Institute contracted with\nGTRI in the early \u201990s to help develop its HBCU\/MI and minority-owned\nsmall-business outreach partnership policies to ensure continued relationships\nwith a diverse group of vendors and institutions. \u201cThis initiative was\nformalized by Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, who at the time was the Vice Provost for\nResearch,\u201d Brown said. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking in\ntandem with the U.S. Department of Defense and industry partners, Brown helps engage researchers\nfrom Tech\u2019s academic units and GTRI with complementary researchers and programs in\nminority-serving institutions. \u201cThe objectives of this initiative are to\nincrease interactions with HBCUs, sustain relationships for long-term impact\nand growth by all participants, and monitor efforts to ensure that they are\nmeasurable and meaningful,\u201d she said. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe outreach\ninitiative seeks interested faculty members and researchers with an interest in\ncollaborative proposals. Support is provided to researchers in the way of\nassistance with proposals, access to a research database of HBCU\/MI expertise\nand capabilities, travel costs to contract development meetings or conferences,\nand a calendar of events involving minority institutions and professional\norganizations. Funding for the program is a partnership between the Institute\nand GTRI, through the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research and\nInnovation, and the GTRI director\u2019s office. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProgram\ncollaborators include Alabama A\u0026amp;M University, Florida International\nUniversity, Hampton University, Tennessee State University, University of Texas\nSan Antonio, Morehouse College, Savannah State and Florida A\u0026amp;M University.\nThe initiative has more than 15 institutions as past or present partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis effort is in keeping with the Institute\u2019s mission of being the\npremier international technological university in a global society, and in\nkeeping with its institutional commitment to the local and larger communities\nserved by Georgia Tech,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThe vision for current outreach efforts\nincludes building upon previous experiences with these institutions,\nestablishing new partnerships and collectively enriching the talent pool of\nscientists, technologists and engineers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech program aims to facilitate cooperation with Institute researchers and those at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2010-04-29 15:20:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55515":{"id":"55515","type":"image","title":"HCBU\/MI Outreach Initiative","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"HCBU\/MI Outreach Initiative","file":{"fid":"190307","name":"HBCU_logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HBCU_logo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HBCU_logo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":27560,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/HBCU_logo_0.jpg?itok=57njQsdy"}}},"media_ids":["55515"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/hbcumi.ittl.gtri.org\/index.html","title":"Historically Black Colleges \u0026 Universities \/ Minority Institutions Outreach Initiative"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"415","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"id":"9225","name":"Historically Black Colleges \u0026 Universities"},{"id":"9226","name":"Minority Institutions"},{"id":"9227","name":"outreach initiative"},{"id":"167806","name":"small business"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMargie Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E, Outreach Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-407-6069\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}