Hi Ivory - I enjoyed watching your video and would love to hear more about your work!  I have a few follow up questions. In the video, you explained that you are expanding evidence-based models. I'm hoping you can explain more specifically what those models look like and how you will know they are working in the context of this project?

Also, you explain that your audiences are African Americans, Native Americans and people with disabilities. I'm curious to know more about the disabilities part of the audience. Could you share a little more about that?

Thanks very much - Jeanne

Hi Ivory. Terrific video! It's clear that INCLUDES is building on prior successes, partnerships, and knowledge from prior QEM efforts. I am wondering about the decision to focus on males who are African American, Native American, and persons with disabilities. Could you describe the rationale and some of the ways they might be distinctively served by the project? What findings about underrepresented males (as opposed to UR females) do you anticipate finding in your work?

Hi Ivory -- thanks for your video.  I'd love to know more about the professional development you are planning to offer through your project.  Is your goal to help all faculty be more effective supporting your target demographic, or is the goal to help faculty in your target demographic succeed?  I am the Project Director for the INCLUDES--LEVERAGE project, focused on engineering faculty pathways, and wondering if there might be opportunities to collaborate.  

QEM has a long history of success for people from under represented groups.  What have you learned from past work.  I wondered why you would place a special focus on only two groups and on males.  Given the demographics of the STEM fields it feels shortsighted.  Can you provide your rationale for limited your focus?

Hi, Ivory!  Like everyone else, I enjoyed watching your video. Like Jeanne, I too am curious about the models you are using and how they are integrated.  Do you have any information about that?  Thanks!

Ivory: I very much enjoyed your video. One of the issues I've encountered at HBCUs (I don't have experience with TCUs) is lack of reliable physical plant necessary to support research in STEM. A potential solution is to focus on computation and mathematical modeling---two highly prized yet still relatively rare skills sets that might position MSIs to be even more valuable partners for schools that have the infrastructure for wet labs. I wonder if you have considered that option./ Suzanne

 Dear Ivory, thank you for the information on QEM INCLUDES project.  I would like to learn more.  Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis University, and Washington University along with community partners are vying for an INCLUDES grant.  All the best in your work! Dwyane Smith