Overview
The mission of the MSI Network is to increase access to, awareness and utilization of advanced computing and communication technologies within communities that have been traditionally underrepresented in the technology revolution. These communities include faculty, students and staff at minority serving institutions (MSIs), which include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Members of the network chart a path for other MSIs interested in the use of advanced technologies on their campuses. They show the larger MSI community the possibilities of advanced technologies and inspire them to think of ways to use these technologies at their institutions.
The MSI Network is part of a larger, coordinated effort to bring advanced technologies to all the diverse groups of people who comprise our society and to encourage all people to participate in creating and using these technologies.
The MSI Network is led by Stephenie A. McLean, RENCI’s Director of Education and Outreach. McLean founded the organization and has been working with faculty, IT staff and students at MSI institutions via the Access Grid for five years. RENCI hosts local workshops and national Access Grid seminars with MSIs and is working to ramp up a North Carolina MSI Network Initiatives.
Overview
The mission of the MSI Network is to increase access to, awareness and utilization of advanced computing and communication technologies within communities that have been traditionally underrepresented in the technology revolution. These communities include faculty, students and staff at minority serving institutions (MSIs), which include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Members of the network chart a path for other MSIs interested in the use of advanced technologies on their campuses. They show the larger MSI community the possibilities of advanced technologies and inspire them to think of ways to use these technologies at their institutions.
The MSI Network is part of a larger, coordinated effort to bring advanced technologies to all the diverse groups of people who comprise our society and to encourage all people to participate in creating and using these technologies.
The MSI Network is led by Stephenie A. McLean, RENCI’s Director of Education and Outreach. McLean founded the organization and has been working with faculty, IT staff and students at MSI institutions via the Access Grid for five years. RENCI hosts local workshops and national Access Grid seminars with MSIs and is working to ramp up a North Carolina MSI Network Initiatives.
Funding
The MSI Network receives funding through the National Science Foundation project EPIC: Engaging People in Cyberinfrastructure
Project Leaders
Stephenie A. McLean, Renaissance Computing Institute MSI Network Founder/Director
Alson Been, Bethune-Cookman College SC2006 MSI Program Chair
Amado Gonzalez, Florida International University EPIC MSI Virtual Institute Chair
Monika Rabarison, Jackson State University Access Grid Mentoring Project
Tiki Suarez, Florida A&M State University Access Grid Mentoring Project
Partners
Bethune-Cookman College
Florida International University
Clark-Atlanta University
Blackfeet Community College
University of Hawaii
Crownpoint Institute of Technology
Little Priest Tribal College
Our Lady of the Lake University
Howard University
Saint Augustine’s College
Huston-Tillotson University
Winston Salem State University
North Carolina A&T State University
Florida A&M University
Rust College
St. Edwards University
United Negro College Fund
Joint Educational Facility
Central State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/ RENCI
Boston University
Jackson State University
University of Texas at Pan American
Hampton University
Prairie View A&M University
Spelman College
Norfolk State University
University of Texas-El Paso
D-Q University
Sinte Gleska University
Oglala Lakota College
Texas Southern University
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
RENCI
Links
EPIC: Engaging People in Cyberinfrastructure
SC06 MSI Program
