director’s council – march 2008 washington, dc
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Director’s Council – March 2008 Washington, DC. National Space Grant Foundation http://www.spacegrant.org/ 101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 650 East Washington, DC 20001 202-536-3030 202-536-3089 (Fax) [email protected]. NSGF General Information. Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Director’s Council – March 2008Washington, DC
National Space Grant Foundationhttp://www.spacegrant.org/
101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 650 East
Washington, DC 20001
202-536-3030
202-536-3089 (Fax)
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NSGF General Information
• Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization• Established by Space Grant Directors• Governed by a Board of Directors Elected by
Space Grant Directors• Board of Directors
– Wallace Fowler – President (TX)– Jack Higginbotham (OR)– Pat Hynes – Treasurer (NM)– Jaydeep Mukherjee (FL)– Mike Wiskerchen – Secretary (CA)
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Purpose
To support and enhance the Space Grant Consortia in every state
To carry out education, research, and public outreach activities related to space,
aeronautics, aviation, and Earth system science
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Distinguished Service Award
Award Presented at Fall Meeting in Atlanta
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Financial Report
Balance as of 31 December 2007
State Balances Available atwww.spacegrant.org/info/accounts.html
2006 2007Beginning Balance $ 474,684 $ 639,894Income
Operating $ 69,362 $ 89,913 EAP $ 2,469,531 $ 3,024,951 Services $ 33,897 $ 71,460 Other Contracts $ 89,327 $ 89,439 State Accounts $ 143,006 $ 245,427 Endowment $ 15,148 $ 9,732 Total $ 2,820,271 $ 3,530,922
ExpensesOperating $ 49,224 $ 60,293 EAP $ 2,447,385 $ 2,968,360 Services $ 18,802 $ 81,080 Other Contracts $ 97,434 $ 69,475 State Accounts $ 42,216 $ 228,859 Total $ 2,655,061 $ 3,408,066
Year End Balance $ 639,894 $ 762,749
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Sub-Account Balancesas of 31 December 2007
Account Endowment Expendable
NSGF 8,816 117,834
Council 6,014 13,734
EAP 91,967
Alabama 1,780 2,295
Alaska 1,065 6,186
Arizona 1,812 2,020
Arkansas 1,432 2,344
California 5,071 75,490
Colorado 1,377 652
Connecticut
1,268 1,198
Delaware 1,045 961
DC 1,771 47,241
Florida 2,241 1,928
Georgia 1,517 1,413
Hawaii 1,299 10,236
Idaho 1,744 2,276
Illinois 1,518 2,273
Indiana 1,431 1,520
Iowa 43,809 19,353
Account Endowment Expendable
Kansas 1,536 1,883
Kentucky 1,172 1,335
Louisiana 1,401 2,610
Maine 1,472 1,817
Maryland 1,783 13,076
Massachusetts 1,967 2,144
Michigan 2,179 9,311
Minnesota 1,816 3,015
Mississippi 1,839 6,308
Missouri 1,528 2,054
Montana 1,972 14,803
Nebraska 1,742 4,549
Nevada 1,381 1,351
New Hampshire 1,244 1,246
New Jersey 1,554 2,158
New Mexico 1,627 5,365
New York 1,632 1,294
North Carolina 1,140 2,513
AccountEndowmen
tExpendable
North Dakota 1,366 7,481
Ohio 2,041 2,027
Oklahoma 863 1,639
Oregon 1,387 7,314
Pennsylvania 1,964 11,340
Puerto Rico 1,525 2,461
Rhode Island 2,425 23,364
South Carolina 1,748 531
South Dakota 1,361 2,297
Tennessee 1,818 1,342
Texas 5,445 36,812
Utah 1,689 2,132
Vermont 926 1,107
Virginia 2,336 21,039
Washington 1,814 1,125
West Virginia 1,277 2,035
Wisconsin 2,308 15,626
Wyoming 1,929 2,677
Total 142,655 620,104
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Investments
• Expendable – Money Market at Prevailing Rates
• Endowment – Index Funds
Mid Cap30%
Large Cap39%
Small Cap20%
Emerging Markets
6%
Cash5%
December 31, 2007
Distribution
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Major Activities
• NASA Education Associates Program (CA / Ames)– Student and Faculty Internship Program at NASA/Ames– Prime Contractor with Subcontract to CASG Foundation– Contact: Lisa Brown (PA) or Mike Wiskerchen (CA)
• Aerospace Education Services Project (PA / Langley)– Bringing NASA to K-12 Education– Subcontractor to Penn State to Implement Professional
Development– Contact: Lisa Brown (PA)
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Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP)
• Linking the K-12 Community to NASA
• Longest Running NASA K-12 Program
• Administration Change in 2007– Previous Administration: Oklahoma State– Current Administration: Pennsylvania State
• Programmatic Shift
• Significant Budget Reduction
• Website: http://csats.psu.edu/aesp.htm
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AESP Programmatic Shift
AESP Teacher and Student
Program Enrollments
Programs 2005-06
K-12 pre-service workshops 42
# teachers 716
K-12 in-service workshops 896
# teachers 11,596
K-12 student assemblies 1,032
# students 80,374
K-12 classroom visits 1,688
# students 44,189
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
90 150 250
1,530 2,550 4,250
90 x 3 days 100 x 3 days 110 x 3 days
1,800 2,000 2,200
100 100 100
8,000 8,000 8,000
600 3,480 3,480
15,600 90,480 90,480
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AESP Programmatic Shift
• Develop Content Toolkits– AESP/NASA Determine Content Focus– Identification of High Quality Materials– Development of Materials to Fill Gaps– Participation of Content Experts– Aligned With National Standards– Toolkit Development Workshop– Packaged and Ready to Adapt to State Standards and Needs
• Toolkits Integrated Into Pre-Service Curriculum and In-Service Professional Development
• Mini-Grants to Integrate and Implement Toolkits• Follow-Up Activities by AESP Education Specialists
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AESP and Space Grant
• AESP Education Specialist Requests– http://csats.psu.edu/aesp.htm
• Mini-Grant Recipients
• Serve as Reviewers of Mini-Grant Proposals
• Host Content Toolkit Workshop
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Mini-Grants
• Provide Seed Funding To– Adapt Toolkits to State Standards and Needs– Integrate into Pre/In-Service Professional
Development– Conduct First Year of Professional Development
• Professional Development Characteristics– In Depth Training– Multi-Day (>=30 hours)– Sustainable Models– Participants Receive Undergraduate/Graduate Credit– Face to Face and/or e-learning
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Mini-Grants (Continued)
• Administered by the NSGF• Funding Pool: $300 K/ year• Awards: 10 – 20 / year• Mini-Grants Mini-Proposals• Mini-Grants Mini-Reporting Requirements• Open to Space Grant Affiliate Universities • Timeline
– Draft AO Released: ~May 1, 08– AO Released: ~July 1, 08– Proposals Due: September 15, 08– Selections Announced: October 24, 08– Grants Begin: January 1, 09
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Major Activities
• Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VA / Langley)– Interactive On-line and Residential Experience for High School
Juniors at NASA/Langley– Modeled after Texas Aerospace Scholars at NASA/JSC– Contact: Mary Sandy (VA)
• International Electric Propulsion Conference (MI)– Meeting Registration, Payment Processing, Web Site, and Other
Various Items– Contact: Bonnie Bryant (MI)
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Major Activities
• ESMD Student Paper Competition (KSC)– Administer NASA Funded Student Awards
• Systems Engineering Workshop and Curriculum Development (TX / JSC)– Systems Engineering Curriculum Development and
Implementation– Contact: Wally Fowler (TX)
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NASA Systems EngineeringWorkshop 2008
• Purpose– To disseminate an undergraduate systems engineering
curriculum– To discuss effectiveness of pilot systems engineering activities
at UT Austin• Hosted by Johnson Space Center• Held on August 11-12, 2008• Agenda
– NASA Guest Speakers– Discussion of Systems Engineering Curriculum– Panel / Roundtables– Other Topics
• Contacts– Lisa Guerra – [email protected]– Talia Jurgens – [email protected]– http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/workshop/
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Major Activities
• Support Services– Provide Economies of Scale to Space Grant Network– Various Projects With 26 States– Contact: Mark Fischer or Jaydeep Mukherjee (FL)
– Application System (IA, IN, NC, NM, TX, VA, VASTS, Kenan)
– Longitudinal Tracking System (AR, FL, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, WA)
– Meeting/Workshop Registration (National Meetings, Regional Meetings, IEPC, RockOn, StudentSat 6, SHOT II, Illinois
Aerospace Institute Camp)
– PathevoTM Contract(MD, TX, WV – 25 SG Institutions, ~20,000 students)
– Proposal Submission and Review System (FL, IN, NC, NM, TX, WV, AESP)
– Website Design/Redesign (DE, ND, VA, Council, IEPC, VASTS)
– Website Hosting(IA, Coordinators, Council, IEPC, VASTS)
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Other Activities
• Represent Space Grant Nationally (50th Year Publication, NSTA, ASP, Space Week)
• Serve as Contracting Entity (AESP, ESMD Paper Awards, USRP, EAP, NSIP)
• Proposal Submission – National/Regional/Local(USRP, AESP, STSP, NSIP, MUST)
• Accepts Donations On Behalf of State Consortia(HI, NC, OR, TX)
• Bank Accounts – Interest Bearing and Endowment(Each State, Council)
• Equipment Purchases(DC, RI, TN)
• Mailing Lists(sgDirectors, sgCoordinators, sgExec, Student_Satellites)
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Other Activities
• Distinguished Service Award
• Financial Arm for Regional Programs(Great Midwestern Region)
• Student Awards(IA, NC, WI)
• CMIS Forms
• Other(Penny Machines, TiViTz, Others)
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