South Carolina EPSCoR Jurisdiction Education Outreach Diversity (EOD) Engagement in COVID-19

1. South Carolina EPSCoR’s
Education, Outreach, and Diversity
(EOD) Engagement in COVID-19
April Heyward, MRA
Program Manager, SC EPSCoR Program
april.heyward@scra.org
www.scepscor.org
Thursday, October 29, 2020
NSF EPSCoR PD/PA/EOD Meeting

2. South Carolina EPSCoR Jurisdiction Landscape
• 3 R1 Institutions
• 20 PUIs with STEM programs
• 5 Private HBCUs
• 1 Public HBCU
• Current NSF EPSCoR RII Track 1 – Materials Assembly
and Design Excellence in South Carolina (MADE in SC)

3. South Carolina EPSCoR Jurisdiction
COVID-19 Related Challenges
• Closure of SC colleges and universities
• Restriction of Faculty and Students on campuses
• Restricted laboratory access
• Reduced Research productivity
• Reduced Student research engagement
Note: Sample COVID-19 Related Challenges

4. MADE in SC Summer Seminar Series
Date Seminar Title Panelists Attendees
July 2, 2020 MADE in SC Overview and Graduate School 101 8 56
July 9, 2020 MADE in SC Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Presentations – Part 1
10 36
July 16, 2020 MADE in SC Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Presentations – Part 2
15 41
July 23, 2020 Computational Modeling Faculty Presentation 3 40
July 30, 2020 MADE in SC Faculty Research Presentations – Part 1 6 31
August 6, 2020 MADE in SC Faculty Research Presentations – Part 2 5 17
August 13, 2020 Machine Learning Faculty Presentation 3 22

5. MADE in SC Summer Seminar Series
[CELLRANGE], 29%
[CELLRANGE], 45%
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[CELLRANGE], 24%
Attendees
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Postdocs
Faculty

6. South Carolina EPSCoR Jurisdiction
2020 Virtual High School Summer Research Experience
• Virtual High School Summer Research Experience
• 21 High School Students
• Two Cohorts: 10 Students = Cohort 1 and 11 Students =
Cohort 2
• 9 Chemistry and Biology Research Mentors
• Research related supplies shipped to student’s homes
• Student engagement employed via Zoom

7. South Carolina EPSCoR Jurisdiction
2020 Virtual High School Summer Research Experience
• Entrepreneurship was incorporated into research experience
• Entrepreneurship Guest Speaker
• Students developed and presented a business concept
• Students presented their research during the virtual
Research Symposium