Mentor-Connect: A Faculty Development and NSF ATE Program Assistance Opportunity!

• Are you from a community college that has not benefitted from National Science Foundation grant funding in the past 10 years?
• Does your college need to develop or strengthen STEM technician education programs to meet industry needs?
• Could your college benefit from improved leadership skills among STEM faculty?
• Would your college like assistance in preparing a competitive grant proposal for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program?

If you answered “yes” to the above questions, then Mentor-Connect is for you! The Mentor-Connect project will provide mentors, faculty development, and resources to help your faculty and college benefit from the National Science Foundation’s ATE program.

Mentor-Connect:  A Faculty Development and NSF ATE Program Assistance Opportunity!

Orientation Webinars:

• September 12, 2012, 1:30 p.m. (EDT): A Newcomer’s Introduction to the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) Grant Funding Program
• September 13, 2012, 1:30 p.m. (EDT): NSF ATE Grant Preparation Assistance Opportunity for Two-year College Technician and Related Two-year College STEM Educators

Visit www.TeachingTechnicians.org for more information and to register for the webinars.

Required Workshop (with financial support) for selected faculty teams:  January 23-25, 2013; with mentoring continuing through grant submission in October 2013. For more information, contact Mentor-Connect@fdtc.edu or call the SC ATE Center (843)676-8547.