“Building Partnerships and Consortia:
The Road to Success in Sponsored Programs and Research Enterprise”
20th Annual NSPAA
Technical Assistance Workshop Series
Draft Program
As of Friday, May 1, 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
7am-5pm
Registration (7am-12noon Pre-Technical Assistance Workshop
only—7am-5pm Full Workshop)
8am-9am
Pre-Technical Assistance Workshop Series Breakfast (Continental)
9am-12noon
Pre-Technical Assistance Workshop Series Session I
OMB Uniform Guidance – Part I
12noon – 1pm
Pre-Technical Assistance Workshop Series Luncheon
1:15pm – 4:30pm
Pre-Technical Assistance Workshop Series Session II
OMB Uniform Guidance – Part II
6pm – 9pm
Presiding: Mr. Elbert R. Malone, NSPAA President and
Associate Provost for Sponsored Programs and Research,
South Carolina State University
Greetings
General /Plenary Session III/Opening Banquet
Ms. Annie Whatley, Deputy Director, Office of Minority Education and
Community Development, Department of Energy
Greetings
TBA (Officials from Maryland, DC, DE, and/or PA)
College Presidents/
University of District of Columbia
Dr. James Lyons, Interim President
Coppin State University
Dr. Mortimer Neufville, President
“Building Partnerships and Consortia:
The Road to Success in Sponsored Programs and Research Enterprise”
Morgan State University
Dr. David Wilson, President
Bowie State University
Dr. Mickey L. Burnim, President
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Juliette B. Bell, President
Delaware State University
Dr. Harry Lee Williams, President
The Lincoln University of PA
Ms. Valerie I. Harrison, J.D., Acting President
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
6:30am – 7:30am
Exhibits Set-up
7am – 5pm
Registration
7:30am – 8:45am
Breakfast/General Body
Breakfast Executive Committee Meeting
7:30am – 5pm
Exhibits Open
9am – 9:05am
Welcome and T/A Overview
Mr. Elbert R. Malone, NSPAA President, Associate Provost for
Sponsored Programs and Research, South Carolina State University
9:05 am – 9:15am
Greetings/Remarks
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, President, Howard University
9:15 am – 10am
General/Plenary Session IV
The Sponsored Programs/Research Enterprise
FACILITATING: Dr. Edet Isuk, Director of Sponsored Programs,
Morgan State University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Ms. Danette Hall, Tuskegee
University
“Building Partnerships and Consortia:
The Road to Success in Sponsored Programs and Research Enterprise”
PRESENTING:
 Dr. G. Dale Wesson, VP for Research and Economic
Development, University of Maryland at Eastern Shore
 Dr. Victor McCrary, VP for Research and Economic
Development, Morgan State University
10am – 10:15am
Break
10:15 am – 12noon
General/Plenary Session V: Provosts and/or VP for Research
Administration
Building Partnerships/Collaborations/Establishing a Consortia
FACILITATING: Dr. Franklin Hamilton, Retired VP for Research
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS: Jovita Wells, University of the District of
Columbia
PRESENTING
Lincoln University (PA)
Bowie State University (MD)
Howard University DC)
Dr. Alton Thompson, Provost and Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs, Delaware State University
Cheyney State University (PA)
12:15 pm – 1:45pm
Luncheon
PRESIDING: Mr. Marvin Watkins, Retired, Associate Vice Chancellor
for Research, North Carolina A&T State University
Introduction of Speaker: Ms. Corine Williams, Alabama A&M
University
PRESENTING: Dr. A. James Hicks, Program Director
NSF, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
“Building Partnerships and Consortia:
The Road to Success in Sponsored Programs and Research Enterprise”
2pm – 3pm
General/Plenary Session VI
MSI-STEM Research and Development Consortium
FACILITATING: Dr. John Austin, Delaware State University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Mr. Harold Hazzard, Delaware State
University
PRESENTING:
Mr. Michael Hester, President & CEO, MSI STEM Research &
Development Consortium
Malik Hopkins, Vice President & COO, MSI STEM R&D Consortium
Glenn E. Hames, Director, Membership Engagement
3pm – 3:15pm
Break
3:15pm – 4:15pm
General/Plenary Session VII - MAXIMUS
Strengthening Your Grants/Contracts Management Systems
FACILITATING: Mr. Waverly McMichael, Jr., Morehouse School of
Medicine
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Mr. Alfred Galtney, Alcorn State
University
PRESENTING:
Ms. Kris E. Rhodes, Director, MAXIMUS, Higher Education
Practice
Dr. Mildred Huff Ofosu, Asst. VP of Research
Administration, Morgan State University
4:15pm – 5:15pm
General/Plenary Session VIII – Department of the Navy
Funding Opportunities with the Department of the Navy
FACILITATING: Dr. William Belisle, South University of New Orleans
INTRODCTION OF SPEAKER: Dr. Norma Frank, Director, Southern
University, Baton Rouge
PRESENTING: Mr. Anthony Smith, C SR CIV ONRA, 03R
Department of the Navy HBCU/MI Program
“Building Partnerships and Consortia:
The Road to Success in Sponsored Programs and Research Enterprise”
Dinner on Your Own
Thursday, June 4, 2015
7:30am – 5pm
Exhibits Open
Registration –
7:30am – 8:45am
Breakfast/Executive Committee OnlyBreakfast/General Body
9am – 10:30am
General/Plenary Session IX
Funding Opportunities: Grants and Contracts Part I
FACILITATING: Ms. Sherwanda Watkins-Esuke, Special Assistant to
the President, Coppin State University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Ms. Helga Greenfield, Spelman College
PRESENTING: (panel discussion and interaction)
Ms. Amber Bullock, MPH, Executive Vice President, LEGACY
Community and Youth Engagement
Mr. Mark Oliver, Department of the Interior
Dr. Nicole Harris, Department of Education
10:30am – 10:45am
Break
10:45 am – 12:15noon
General/Plenary Session X
Funding Opportunities: Grants and Contracts Part II
FACILITATING: Ms. Javacia Harris, Research Administrative Services,
Howard University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Mrs. Linda Jackson, Virginia Union
University
PRESENTING: Dr. Irelene P. Ricks, Ph.D.
American Association of State Colleges and Universities-GRC
Dr. Ali I. Mohamed
National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
“Building Partnerships and Consortia:
The Road to Success in Sponsored Programs and Research Enterprise”
12:15pm – 1:50pm
Luncheon
PRESIDING: Ms. Paula Shaw, Director, Sponsored Programs, Norfolk
State University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Ms. Veronica Goodman, Assistant
Director of Sponsored Programs, Norfolk State University
PRESENTING: TBA
2pm – 3:15pm
General/Plenary Session XI
Funding Opportunities: Grants and Contracts Part III
FACILITATING: Ms. Dana Hector, Executive Director, Research
Administrative Services, Howard University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Dr. Mildred Huff Ofosu, Morgan State
University
PRESENTING:
Mr. Edward Lee, Program Coordinator AFOSR Diversity Council
Chair, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Ms. Tabisa Kalisa, NASA, Program Manager, Small Business
Program
Ms. Joeletta Patrick, MUREP, Manager
Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, Chief Scientist, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy
3:15pm – 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm
General/Plenary Session XII
Funding Opportunities: Grants and Contracts, Part IV
FACILITATING: Mrs. Vareva Harris, Benedict College
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Mr. Eddie Crosby, Bowie State University
PRESENTING:
Ms. Evelyn Kent, Cyber Security, Department of Defense
Ms. Bernadette Hence, Department of Education (Invited)
“Building Partnerships and Consortia:
The Road to Success in Sponsored Programs and Research Enterprise”
4:30pm – 5:30pm
General/Plenary Session XIII
MAXIMUS: Uniform Guidance at the Institutional Level
FACILITATING: Deborah Blacknall, South Carolina State University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Dr. Lawrence Green, Cheyney State
University
PRESENTING:
Ms. Kris E. Rhodes, Director
Mr. Jason Guilbeault, Senior Consultant
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Business Meeting
7pm – 10pm
Dinner and Networking Session
Friday, June 5, 2015
7:30am – 8:30am
Breakfast/General Body
8:30am – 10am
General/Plenary Session XIV
Audit/Compliance Issues: Ask the Expert
FACILITATING: Dr. Anika Bissahoyo, Director, Sponsored Programs,
Bowie State University
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Dr. Franklin Hamilton, Emeritus, Florida
A&M University (formerly)
PRESENTING: Ms. Fara Damelin, Director, Office of Investigations Legal
Division, Office of the Inspector General, National Science Foundation
Other Agency Representatives - TBA
10am – 10:15am
Wrap Up (NSPAA President)
Mr. Elbert R. Malone, NSPAA President and Associate Provost
for Sponsored Programs and Research, South Carolina State University
10:30am-12noon
NSPAA Board Members Planning Meeting