1. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ NSF Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions (AN-MSI) Dave Staudt, AN-MSI Project Director, EDUCAUSE Valerie Rice, AN-MSI Project Assistant, EDUCAUSE Alex Ramirez, HSI Project Coordinator, HACU Major Madison, Jr., HBCU/Res. Dev. Committee Al Kuslikis, TCU Project Associate, AIHEC

2. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project Four-year, $6 million grant (ANI-9980537) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Includes $1 million subcontract to EOT-PACI (the Education, Outreach, and Training Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure) Overall Goal: To assist minority-serving institutions as they improve Internet connectivity, campus networks and their technical support, and advanced use of the networks

3. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Partners Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Executive Leadership Council and Foundation National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) The College Fund/UNCF National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

4. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Participants Currently 101 MSIs participate, including: Albany State University Alcorn State University California State University – Los Angeles Clark Atlanta University Dillard University Dull Knife Memorial College Fort Belknap College Fort Peck Community College Hampton University Inter American University of Puerto Rico – Arecibo Jackson State University LeMoyne-Owen College Lincoln University in Pennsylvania Morehouse College Norfolk State University North Carolina A&T State University Oglala Lakota College Stone Child College Talladega College United Tribes Technical College University of Houston – Downtown University of Maryland – Eastern Shore University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras University of Texas – Pan American Winston-Salem State University

5. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Committees Executive Awareness Assists campus decision-makers in visualizing and planning for effective integration of the Internet in their institutions Resource Development Locates additional funding to make possible the improvements developed by AN-MSI Network Technology Addresses the networking technical, operational, and support issues facing MSIs, including campus network planning, local consulting and training, and remote technical support centers

6. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Committees (continued) Internet Connectivity Develops wireless/satellite pilot projects, innovative wired technology, and cooperative connectivity projects Applications Encourages and implements high-performance applications and assists other applications making use of the improved networks Evaluation & Assessment Assesses the project’s effectiveness and modifies the project as appropriate

7. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ For more detailed information on the project, please visit our web site. http://www.anmsi.org Email inquiries are also invited! Send email to: info@anmsi.org How to contact us…

8. AN-MSI / EOT-PACI Project Overview About PACI The Grid Activities Project Leader: Stephenie McLean, NCSA

9. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ PACI (Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure) Foster/create partnerships between science researchers and computer scientists. Push the edges of computer science and application research. Develop access to distributed resources – the Grid

10. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Leadership Team Roscoe Giles, Raquell Holmes, Boston U. Greg Moses, U. Wisconsin Richard Tapia, Cynthia Lanius, Rice U. Ann Redelfs, SDSC Scott Lathrop, NCSA Mission: Develop human resources through the innovative use of emerging information technologies to understand and solve problems

11. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Some PACI Technical Thrusts Advanced Computing Supercomputers Scalable Clusters Advanced Networking: the Grid Distributed computers, databases, instruments, and other resources Access Grid for Group Collaboration

12. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Advanced Networking With Minority Serving Institutions Workshops/Training Grid Development Grid Forum Access Grid Deployment Participation in HPC Community SC conference Project Leader: Stephenie McLean, NCSA

13. Some AN-MSI / EOT-PACI Project Activities

14. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ HPC Training

15. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Clusters Linking Clusters of PC’s or Workstations to form a powerful parallel computer is a key affordable and scalable technology Cluster demonstrations Cluster workshop in the summer

16. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Nodes in Action: A large display screen shows the various Access Grid nodes participating in the Alliance Chautauqua on Sept. 14. At center, Alliance Director Larry Smarr addresses a live audience at Boston University while participants listen in from Access Grid nodes at University of Utah, University of New Mexico, Argonne National Laboratory, Moscow State University, NCSA, UIC's Electronic Visualization Laboratory and the Alliance Center for Collaboration, Education, Science and Software.

17. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ SC2000 Rap Session Kennard Love, Clark Atlanta University SC2000 Student volunteer Alliance access grid node operator Get your students there!!!

18. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ SC2000 Distributed Rap Session

19. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ SC Grant Overview Supercomputing Conference Grant written by Roscoe Giles and Allison Clark Funding provided by SC Sponsors IEEE and ACM for approximately 30 MSI Participants @ $1800 Travel Lodging Conference registration Twelve SC2000 MSI Participants Funded Grant runs until SC01 (then need to renew)

20. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Conclusions AN-MSI / EOT-PACI project links MSI’s to advanced computing and networking applications Working with select institutions to develop model applications Developing outside support such as SC grant, GridForum support, PACI Open to new activities that highlight educational applications of Internet2…

21. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ NSF Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions (AN-MSI) Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) Major Madison, Jr., J.D. Vice President, Institutional Advancement Langston, University

22. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Provide Technical Assistance: Local Network Planning Mainstream Network Architecture Model Williams Pilot Project - Assess and Redesign / Modify / Enhance Campus Network Architecture Establish Remote Technical Support Centers HBCU Pilot AN-MSI Strategies: A Closer Look

23. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ DRAFT AN-MSI Mainstream Network Architecture Model Version 5.0, 00/12/22 DRAFT Lead and Contributing Authors and Reviewers: Philip Long Yale University Al Anderson Salish Kootenai College Wendell Barbour California State University-Bakersfield Jack Barden Turtle Mountain Community College Tammy Belgarde Turtle Mountain Community College Laurie Burns Internet 2 Laura-Lee Davidson Executive Leadership Foundation Ricardo Diez Interamerican University-Arecibo Steve Dupuis Salish Kootenai College Art Gloster Florida International University Eric Harmon Winston Salem University John HurleyClark Atlanta University Henry Ingle University of Texas-El Paso Ronnie Jefferson Hampton University Ron Langley California State University-Bakersfield Kelvin Lawrence Sitting Bull College Margaret Massey Bethune-Cookman College Tim McDonald Oakwood College Caitlin Myers Northwest Indian College Trent Myers Northwest Indian College Adebisi Oladipupo Norfolk State University Alex Ramirez Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities John Smith Langston University Mark Trebian Lac Courte Orielles Ojibwa College Joyce Williams-GreenWinston Salem University

24. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Proposed Menu of Services Resource Development  Marketing / advertising support  Sources of funding  Articles, materials, news releases, PSAs  Federal and state level advocacy  Fundraising, in-kind and collective  Clearinghouse  Group Discounts on EQ and software and training Executive Awareness  CEO Institute, with IT experts  Info resources; bibliography  AN-MSI web site  Videoconferences  Conference Presentations e.g., EDUCAUSE 2001, Snowmass – SAC, SC2001

25. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Applications · SC2001 · GridForum · Custom design · MPATH · Remote access to research labs / projects · Visit faculty re: Distance Learning protocols · Videoconference series (6) · Pilot ALN projects Evaluation/Assessment Develop baseline and IT goal statements for the campuses Network Technology Network model and related materials   Training: Seminars on Network security and Network model Promote certification opportunities · Online networking course from UTEP · Assist with campus assessments Internet Connectivity · Level-setting seminar on internet capacity · Workshops & training · Showcase wireless pilot AN-MSI Proposed Menu of Services (continued)

26. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ EDUCAUSE NSF AN-MSI Project Hispanic-Serving Institutions Alex Ramirez, Ph.D. Chief Information Officer, HACU Title III Directors, 1 March 2001

27. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ About HACU HACU’s Mission: to promote the development of member colleges and universities; improve access to and the quality of post-secondary educational opportunities for Hispanic students; and to meet the needs of business, industry and government through the development and sharing of resources, information and expertise. 3 Categories of HACU Membership: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Associate Member Institutions International Member Institutions Currently, HACU has 253 members in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America and Spain! (6/7/2000)

28. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS MEMBERS OF HACU An HSI Member of HACU is a dues-paid, non-profit, accredited college, university or system, where total Hispanic enrollment constitutes a minimum of 25 percent of the total enrollment, including full-time and part-time students whether at the undergraduate or graduate level or both. HSIs that are members of HACU are voting members of the Association. HSI members vote at the Annual Business meeting during the Annual Conference. HSIs have representation on HACU’s Governing Board. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS 145 Member HSIs Located in 10 States and Puerto Rico (6/7/2000) WA CA AZ CO NM TX FL IL NY NJ PR

29. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP An Associate Member of HACU is a dues-paid, non-profit, accredited college, university or system, where total Hispanic enrollment constitutes at least 10 percent of the total enrollment, or a minimum of 1,000 Hispanic students enrolled, including full-time and part-time students whether at the undergraduate or graduate level or both. Associate members elect regional representatives who can vote at the Annual Business meetings of the voting (HSI) membership. AMIs have Bi-Annual Meetings during the Annual Conference. AMIs also have representation on HACU’s Governing Board. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP 84 Associate Members Located in 15 States (6/7/2000) CA AZ NM CO TX IL FL NY NJ IN MA MI PA WI KS

30. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ HACU/EDUCAUSE/NSF AN-MSI Project äFirst Year HSI Cohort l 34 institutions l 14 two year & 20 four year institutions l 25 public & 9 private institutions l Representing 7 states and Puerto Rico

31. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ HACU/EDUCAUSE/NSF AN-MSI Project äParticipation Criteria 4Commitment by the President/Chancellor to the project, and to funding or securing funding to implement the networking improvements desired by the institution. 4Existence of a Chief Information Officer or single point of responsibility for at least the campus network and Internet connectivity. 4Commitment to faculty and curriculum development to take advantage of the improved network infrastructure anticipated as a result of this project.

32. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project First Year HSI Cohort California Two Year Public Hartnell College Mount San Antonio College Oxnard College Rancho Santiago Community College Riverside Community College Santa Monica College

33. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project First Year HSI Cohort California 4 Year Public California State University - Bakersfield California State University - Fresno California State University - Los Angeles California State University - San Bernardino California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

34. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project First Year HSI Cohort Colorado 4 Year Public University of Southern Colorado Florida 2 Year Public Valencia Community College 4 Year Public Florida International University

35. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project First Year HSI Cohort Illinois 2 Year Public Richard J Daley College New Mexico 2 Year Public New Mexico State University at Carlsbad Santa Fe Community College 4 Year Private College of Santa Fe

36. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project First Year HSI Cohort New York 2 Year Private College of Aeronautics 2 Year Public Bronx Community College Hostos Community College/CUNY 4 Year Private Mercy College 4 Year Public CUNY Herbert Lehman College

37. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project First Year HSI Cohort Puerto Rico 2 Year Public Colegio Tecnologico de San Juan 4 Year Private Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Inter American University of Puerto Rico- Ponce Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Universidad Metropolitana 4 Year Public University of Puerto Rico, San Juan

38. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI Project First Year HSI Cohort Texas 4 Year Private Our Lady of the Lake University University of the Incarnate Word 4 Year Public University of Houston - Downtown The University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas, Pan American

39. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Current Projects lNetworking (of the human kind) lPuerto Rican Internet Connectivity Project lCalifornia Secure Network Management Partnership (CalSNMP) lWilliams technology assessment and planning lApplications lExecutive Awareness lCampus network architecture

40. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ For more information… WWW.ANMSI.ORG WWW.HACU.NET

41. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ In 1968, the first TCU was created by American Indians for American Indians. for American Indians.

42. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Tribal College Locations 1

43. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ AN-MSI: 33 Tribal Colleges and Universities Information Infrastructure Assessments  Information Infrastructure Assessments Virtual Library  Virtual Library Wireless Project  Wireless Project

44. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Project Components: 1. Tribal College Interfaces/Portals 2. Database Development 3. Training Virtual Library: Expanding information resources through technology

45. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Wireless campus backbone: delivering 30Mbps to end users over 10 mile radiusWireless campus backbone: delivering 30Mbps to end users over 10 mile radius Everything over IP: digital integrationEverything over IP: digital integration - telephony - Internet data - video conferencing 4 test sites: Ft. Berthold, Turtle Mountain, Ft. Peck, and Sitting Bull4 test sites: Ft. Berthold, Turtle Mountain, Ft. Peck, and Sitting Bull Wireless Project

46. Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu/ Impact on Title III Planning and Implementation Information Infrastructure assessment and planning involving latest communications and computational technologiesInformation Infrastructure assessment and planning involving latest communications and computational technologies Strengthened educational and student support programs through access to library and online learning resourcesStrengthened educational and student support programs through access to library and online learning resources