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Research Universities and the Future of America: A National Convocation on Breakthrough Actions
October 10th, 2013 The National Academies National Academy of Sciences Building 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418 8:00-8:30 Registration and Breakfast Great Hall
8:30-9:00 Opening Session Auditorium Overview of the Research Universities Project Chad Holliday, Chairman and CEO (retired) DuPont Jim Duderstadt, President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan
9:00-11:00 Plenary Addresses Auditorium
Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) Ernest Moniz, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Norman Augustine, Chairman and CEO (retired), Lockheed Martin Corporation
Hunter Rawlings, President, Association of American Universities
Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Teresa Sullivan, President, University of Virginia Francisco Cigarroa, Chancellor, University of Texas System
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break Great Hall
11:30-1:30 Working Group Discussions of Recommended Actions (Concurrent)
(boxed lunches available) (1) Revitalizing the Partnership Room 120 The first three actions—Federal Action, State Action, and Strengthening Partnerships with Business—will strengthen the partnership among universities, federal and state governments, philanthropy, and the business community in order to revitalize university research and speed its translation into innovative products and services. Chair: Lee Todd, President Emeritus, University of Kentucky
Scribe: Catherine Didion, Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Engineering Key Discussants: Stephen Barkanic, Senior Vice President, Business-Higher Education Forum Richard Bendis, President and CEO, Maryland BioHealth Innovation Bill Green, Chairman (retired), Accenture Robert Hardy, Director Contracts and Intellectual Property, Council on Governmental Relations Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs and Dean of Extension, University of California, San Diego Nicolas Zeppos, Chancellor, Vanderbilt University (2) Strengthening Institutions Member’s Room The next four actions—Improving University Productivity, Strategic Investment Programs, Full Federal Funding of Research, and Reducing Regulatory Burden— will streamline and improve the productivity of research operations within universities Chair: Brit Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland
Scribe: Guru Madhavan, Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Sciences Key Discussants: Francisco Cigarroa, Chancellor, University of Texas System Tony DeCrappeo, President, Council on Governmental Relations Landon King, Executive Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Ryan Oakes, Public Service and Education Managing Director, Accenture George Pernsteiner, President, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association Teresa Sullivan, President, University of Virginia (3) Building Talent Room 125
The final three actions—Reforming Graduate Education, STEM Pathways and Diversity, and International Students and Scholars— will ensure that America’s pipeline of future talent in science, engineering, and other research areas remains creative and vital, leveraging the abilities of all of its citizens and attracting the best students and scholars from around the world. Chair: Enriqueta Bond, President Emerita, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Scribe: Kevin Finneran, Director, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Key Discussants: Peter Agre, University Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Elizabeth Boylan, Director, STEM Education, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation James Clements, President, West Virginia University Ryan Kelsey, Program Officer, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Susan Singer, Director, NSF Division on Undergraduate Education Debra Stewart, President, Council on Graduate Schools
1:30-1:45 Coffee Break and Reconvene
1:45-2:15 Working Groups Report
2:15-3:15 General Discussion
3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks
3:30 Adjourn
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