1.  MakeaStrongFirstImpression

2.  Ar6culateaSimple,Concise,MemorableTheme

3.  AssembleandPresentFacts(notOpinions)andSpecifics

toTellaCompellingStoryaroundtheTheme

4.  DoYourHomework

5.  HaveandConsultaBrainTrust

•  RememberwhatMomtoldyou.“Youdon’thaveasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression.”

•  ConnectwiththeJury[Reviewers].Knowwhoyourreviewerswillbe(notnames,buttypes)andrememberthattheyareyouraudience.Somemaynotbeexperts—writewiththeseinmind.

•  DropaBomb.Givesomespecificfactorclaimthatjarsyouraudience,andthatyoucanbackup.

•  It’sAllAbouttheStory.“Thekeytoasuccessfulopeningisacompellingandcoherentnarra6ve…thatisbuiltaroundasimple,engagingandforcefulpresenta6onofthethemeofyourcase[proposal].Thegoalistocra=alensthroughwhichthejurywillseetheevidencethatprovidesthejurorswithaviewofwhathappened[whatyouproposetodo]thatleadsinexorablytoyourdesiredoutcome[funding!].ThedetailsmaBerless;thestoryisall.”

•  Don’tstretchthefacts.You’llbefoundoutlater.ABAJournal,March2017h^p://www.abajournal.com/magazine/ar6cle/trial_lawyers_best_opening_statements

•  “Asuperbopeningcansetyouonapathtowardwinningthecase,butadisastrousopeningmaybedifficulttoovercome.”

•  “Don’twastespacegedngtothetheme.”•  DropaBomb.Givesomespecificfactorclaimthatjarsyour

audience,andthatyoucanbackup.•  It’sAllAbouttheStory.“Thekeytoasuccessfulopeningisa

compellingandcoherentnarra6ve…thatisbuiltaroundasimple,engagingandforcefulpresenta6onofthethemeofyourcase[proposal].Thegoalistocra=alensthroughwhichthejurywillseetheevidencethatprovidesthejurorswithaviewofwhathappened[whatyouproposetodo]thatleadsinexorablytoyourdesiredoutcome[funding!].ThedetailsmaBerless;thestoryisall.”

•  Don’tstretchthefacts.You’llbefoundoutlater.AmericanBarAssocia6onh^ps://apps.americanbar.org/labor/lel-aba-annual/papers/2003/mcwilliams.pdf

•  AFewGoodWords

•  Crisp.Clear.Memorable.

•  Specific.•  Lensthroughwhichtoview

allthatistofollow.

AFewGoodMen:1:05:38

“TheFACTSofthecasearethese:•  OnmidnightofSeptember6th,theaccusedenteredthebarracks

roomoftheirplatoonmate,PFCWilliamSan6ago.

•  Theywokehimup,6edhisarmsandlegswithtape,andforcedaragintohisthroat.

•  Afewminuteslaterachemicalreac6oncalledlac6cacidosiscausedhislungstobeginbleeding.

•  Hedrownedinhisownbloodandwaspronounceddeadat37minutespastmidnight.

…ThesearetheFACTSofthecase,andtheyareUNDISPUTED.”

“TherewasNOPOISONONTHERAGandtherewasNOINTENTTOKILL;andanya^empttoproveotherwiseisfu6le…..WhenDawsonandSan6agowentintoSan6ago’sroomthatnight…it’sbecauseitwasWHATTHEYWEREORDEREDTODO.Now,outintherealworldthatmeansnothing….Butifyou’reaMarine,assignedtoRifleSecurityCompanyWindward,GuantanimoBay,Cuba,WHENYOUAREGIVENANORDER,youFOLLOWIT,oryouPACKYOURBAGS.Makenomistakeaboutit.HaroldDawsonandLowdenDownyaresidngherebeforeyoutoday,becausetheyDIDTHEIRJOB.”

NoAfrican-AmericanstudentsandnofemalestudentsofanyraceorethnicityhavebeenknowntopassanAdvancedPlacementcomputerscienceexaminMississippiinatleastthelastdecade.TheUniversityofMississippiwillincen6vizeandtrain48prac6cingMississippiteacherstoofferAdvancedPlacement(AP)ComputerSciencePrinciplesinsomeofthena6on’smostunderservedpublicschools.Theresultwillbea40-foldincreaseinMississippienrollmentsinAPComputersciencecourses,andacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberofstudentswhosuccessfullycompletetheAPComputerSciencePrinciplesexam(withascoreofatleast3outof5).

How?•  Layoutspecific,measurable,objec6ves•  Givespecific6melinesandmilestones•  Citespecificperformancerecord•  Givespecificexpectedimpacts•  Describespecificapproaches

Why?•  Demonstratesthatyou’vethoughtthingsthrough•  Demonstratescompetence•  Ins6llsreviewerconfidence•  An6cipatesandproac6velyanswersreviewerques6ons

•  AfricanAmericans•  Women•  Hispanics•  Na6veAmericans•  Na6veAlaskansandHawaiianIslanders•  PersonswithDisabili6es

ResearchOpportuni6esforUndergraduateStudentsK-12STEMOutreachProgramsIncreasingins6tu6onal,regional,&na6onalresearchinfrastructureBenefi6ngsociety

Increasingpar6cipa6oninSTEM(compu6ng)programsandcareers

Agroupof6ckresearchersatUMhasofferedanexci6ngcourseon6cks,editedausefulhandbookon6cks,developedseveraloutreachprograms,andcollaboratedonlotsofresearch.

Exercise:Whatwordsinthetextabovearetoogeneral(notspecificenough)?

Agroupof6ckresearchersatUMhasofferedanexci6ngcourseon6cks,editedausefulhandbookon6cks,developedseveraloutreachprograms,andcollaboratedonlotsofresearch.

Exercise:Whatwordsinthetextabovearetoogeneral(notspecificenough)?

Agroupof6ckresearchersatUM’shasofferedanexci6ngcourseon6cks,editedausefulhandbookon6cks,developedseveraloutreachprograms,andcollaboratedonlotsofresearch

•  with5seniorNa6veAmericanwomenstudents,builtatraveling“TickMobile”thathassofarshown1,000kindergartnersinNortheastMississippihowtosafelyextract6cksfromthemselvesorotherchildrenontheplayground;

•  developedthe“TickEngineeringCamp”throughwhichtheyhaverecruited10students(includingsevenwomenandoneAfricanAmerican)intotheCenterforManufacturingEngineering;and

•  sponsoredBradPaisleytotheOxfordScienceCaféin2012,whereheperformedhissong“I’dLiketoCheckYouforTicks”forover100communitymembers.

UM’sTicksfromOtherWorldsResearchGroup:•  published156ck-relatedar6clesinpeer-reviewedjournals,including5ar6cleswithundergraduateco-authors,andonewithanundergraduate,Hispanicstudentastheleadauthor[REF]

•  developeda500-levelinterdisciplinarycoursecalled“Gene6cTickEngineering,”whichhasbeenoffered106messince2005andcompletedby500studentsinbothchemistryandengineeringprograms.

•  developedane-handbook:“HowtoKillaZombieTick,”whichhasbeendownloaded15,0006mestoApple/iOS,Android,Kindle,andBlackberrymobiledevices.

AmongtheK-12,undergraduateandgraduatestudentsinthePI’sgroup,morethan50%ofthestudentsarefromunderrepresentedfemaleandAfricanAmericangroups

ThePIhasmentoredfourhighschool,nineundergraduate,andfourgraduatestudentstodate,over50%ofwhomarefromunderrepresentedgroupsandthiscommitmentwillcon6nueduringthisprojectperiod.

AmongtheK-12,undergraduateandgraduatestudentsinthePI’sgroup,morethan50%ofthestudentsarefromunderrepresentedfemaleandAfricanAmericangroups

Pictureshelpconveypriorrecordofworkingwithunderrepresentedgroups.

WewilldevelopaK-12outreachprogramofsciencedemonstra6onsattheNorthPanolahighschool,NorthPanolaJuniorhighschoolandGreenHillelementaryschools.97%ofthestudentsattheseschoolsareAfricanAmericanand87%qualifyforfreelunchprograms.Throughthisoutreachprogram,wewilltrytorecruitthesestudentsintoourhighschool,undergraduateandgraduateprograms.

Mississippileadsthena6onbyfarinthepercentageofresidentswhoareAfricanAmericans:37%.(Louisianaissecondnextat32%).

AttheUniversityofMississippi,overthepast10years(2002-2011),minorityenrollmenthasincreasedby78.9%andAfrican-Americanenrollmentisup84.0%.Lastfall,24.2%(nearlyoneinfour)ofUMstudentswereminori6esand16.5%wereAfrican-American.

Acollabora6onofcomputerscien6stsandK-12STEMteachereducatorsatUniversityofMississippiwillbuildaprofessionaldevelopmentprogramtoincen6vizeandtrain48prac6cingMississippiteacherstoofferAdvancedPlacement(AP)ComputerSciencePrinciplesinsomeofthena6on’smostunderservedpublicschools.Theresultwillbea40-foldincreaseinMississippienrollmentsinAPComputersciencecourses,andacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberofstudentswhosuccessfullycompletetheAPComputerSciencePrinciplesexam(withascoreofatleast3outof5).

Womenenrollatdispropor6onatelylowerratesinengineering,computersciences,physicalsciences,andeconomics.(NSF)"Foreignstudentsearned57%ofallengineeringdoctorates,54%ofallcomputersciencedegrees,and51%ofphysicsdoctoraldegrees.TheiroverallshareofS&Edegreeswasone-third."(NSF)By2020,employmentinallcomputeroccupa6onsisexpectedtoincreaseby22%.(ComputerWorld)

VeryfewstudentsinMississippitake(orhaveaccessto)AdvancedPlacementComputerSciencecoursesandexams;infact,only104Mississippianshavea^emptedtheAPCSAexamoverthepast10years(CollegeBoard,2014,2005-2013).NofemaleorAfricanAmericaninMississippiisknowntohavepassedtheAPCSexamoverthelastdecade,andnoAfricanAmericanhasevencomeclose.Inpar6cular,whereMississippiisconcerned:•  Overthepastnineyears,nowhitefemalehasa^emptedtheAPCSexam.•  Overthepastsixyears,noAfricanAmericanfemalehasa^emptedtheAP

CSexam.•  Overthelastdecade,nofemaleofanyraceorethnicgroupisknownto

havepassedtheAPCSexam.•  Overthelastdecade,noAfricanAmericanisknowntohavescoredany

be^erthana1(outof5)ontheAPCSexam,eventhough59AfricanAmericans(26male,33female)havetried.

WhileMississippi’sAPCSsta6s6csarepar6cularlybleak,Mississippiisnotexactlyleadingthena6oninotherAPsubjectseither.Mississippilagsthena6oninboththepercentageofitsstudentswhotakeAPexamsinanysubject(2014rank:49that17.2%,leadingonlyNorthDakota)andthepercentageofAPexamspassedinanysubjectwithascoreof3orbe^er(2014rank:49that32.4%,leadingonlyArkansas).In2014,onlyabout44%(126out282)ofMississippi’spublichighschoolsevenofferedAPcoursesofanytype(CollegeBoard,2014).

Bad:•  Mississippiistheworststateinthena6onwhenitcomesto

AdvancedPlacement.•  Mississippi’spoli6calelitedevaluespubliceduca6on;thatiswhy

ourAdvancedPlacementofferingsaresodismal.Good:•  Mississippilagsthena6oninboththepercentageofitsstudents

whotakeAPexamsinanysubject(2014rank:49that17.2%,leadingonlyNorthDakota)andthepercentageofAPexamspassedinanysubjectwithascoreof3orbe^er(2014rank:49that32.4%,leadingonlyArkansas).

•  In2014,onlyabout44%(126out282)ofMississippi’spublichighschoolsevenofferedAPcoursesofanytype(CollegeBoard,2014).

•  AFewGoodMen:1:16:38

•  AFewGoodMen:1:38:00 h^ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOnRHAyXqYY

•  Usefactsinstead•  Theusersshoulddrawtheirownconclusions•  Someadverbstowatchoutfor:

clearly,importantly,significantly

•  Whenisitoktouseadverbs?

•  Sparingly,foreffect•  Toconveyfactualcontent—notopinion•  Theresultsweresta$s$callysignificant

Partners include the nonprofit Mississippi Economic Growth Alliance Point of Presence (MEGAPOP), the Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission (WCC), the Mississippi Research Consortium (MRC, representing the four research universities), the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS), with strong support from numerous other organizations in the public and private sector.

Someadjec6vestowatchoutfor:

numerous,significant,important,useful,exci6ng,several

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Similarly,bythe6meyousubmitaGOODproposal,itmightbethe15th,20th,or30threvisedversion.So,leaveplentyof6meforreviewsandrevisions.

•  ORSPEnhancedreview(15dayslead6me)

•  ORSPResearchDevelopmentFellowsresearchfellows@olemiss.edu

•  ColleagueswithintheUniversity:ComingSoon:ORSPGrantMentorsProgram:

•  ExternalColleagueswithSuccessinFieldorwithSponsor/Program

•  ProgramOfficersatFundingAgencies

•  Non-Experts(spouses,partners,in-laws)

•  Earlyon,allproposalswillsuck.

•  Yourtask:go“fromsucktonot-suck”

•  Rework,rework,andreworkagain

•  Submitthe27thversion,notthe1st

•  Giveyourself6me

•  Getlotsofotherstolook

•  ORSP:EnhancedReviewServices

•  Sponsor’sSources•  Solicita6on/RFP/BAA•  Grantproposalguides

•  Whatdocumentsarerequired?

•  AllowableCosts?•  Reviewcriteria?

•  Deadlines(including6mes,formats)

•  Requireddocuments,sec6ons,etc.

•  Pages/words/margins

•  Costsharing?F&Acosts?(29%,44%,50%)

•  Whowillcoverthecostshare?

•  HowcanfederalgrantfundsbespentatUM?ORSP

deadlines(including6mes)

•  ORSPOn-TimeProposal:5workingdaysahead

•  EnhancedORSPReviews:15workingdaysahead•  Researchintegrityandcompliance

•  Intellectualproperty&confiden6alityprotec6on

•  Self-containeddescrip6onoftheac6vitythatwouldresultiftheprojectwerefunded

•  Notanabstractoftheproposalitself

•  Don’treferto“thisproposal”•  Notanintroduc6on

•  Wri^enin3rdperson

•  Statemethodsandobjec6ves

•  Understandablebyaneducatedlayreader

•  Separatestatementsfor:•  Overview•  IntellectualMerit•  BroaderImpacts

RulesforNSFProjectSummaries:

“In2010,thenMississippiGovernorHaleyBarbournego6atedwithAT&TtocreatetheMississippiOp6calNetwork(MissiON).Inthisproposal,wedescribeourvisiontouseNSFfundstoupgradeMissiON,aregionalhighereduca6onresearchnetwork.Theplanisto:1)increaseaggregateconnec6vitythroughtheInternet2POPfrom10Gbpsto100Gbps;2)incorporateforthefirst6meMississippi’s15communitycolleges;and3)incorporate(andconnectforthefirst6metoInternet2)aregionaluniversityfromtheDelta.Weplantoenablegreaterpar6cipa6onindata-intensiveresearchacrossourstate.

Anyjargonhere?

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Anyunnecessarybackgroundstatements?

“In2010,thenMississippiGovernorHaleyBarbournego6atedwithAT&TtocreatetheMississippiOp6calNetwork(MissiON).Inthisproposal,wedescribeourvisiontouseNSFfundstoupgradeMissiON,aregionalhighereduca6onresearchnetwork.Theplanisto:1)increaseaggregateconnec6vitythroughtheInternet2POPfrom10Gbpsto100Gbps;2)incorporateforthefirstourstate’sMississippi’s15communitycolleges;and3)incorporate(andconnectforthefirst6metoInternet2)aregionaluniversityfromtheDelta.Weplantoenablegreaterpar6cipa6onindata-intensiveresearchacrossourstate.”Jargon 1stPerson Unnecessarybackground ReferencestoProposal

“TheMississippiOp6calNetwork(MissiON),aregionalhighereduca6onresearchnetwork,willbeupgradedto:1)increasebytenthebandwidthofMissiON’sconnec6ontoana6onalresearchnetwork—Internet2;2)incorporateforthefirst6meMississippi’s15communitycolleges;and3)incorporate(andconnectforthefirst6metoInternet2)aregionaluniversityfromtheMississippiDelta.Theenhancednetworkwillenablegreaterpar6cipa6onindata-intensiveresearchbyfacultyandstudentsfromthesecommunityandregionalcolleges.Itwillalsoleadtoenhanceddata-intensivecollabora6onsbetweenMississippi’sresearch-intensiveins6tu6onsandtheirpartnersacrossthena6on.