HBCU Presentation 2004 The Beginning Oakwood began its
HBCU Presentation
2004 - The Beginning Oakwood began its relationship to support our nation’s space flight business in 2004 as a subcontractor to SAIC on NASA’s UNITe. S Contract This partnership was based on a comprehensive needs assessment, to position Oakwood for aggressive participation in NASA programs, as well as other federal and commercial contracting opportunities. 2
2004 - The Beginning COST-PLUS-AWARD-FEE CONTRACT NASA’S LARGEST (BILLION $) IT CONTRACT o o Part-time / summer employment Scholarships 2008 SAIC HBCU/MI Award of the Year Mentor-Protege 3
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3 YEAR MENTOR PROTÉGÉ AGREEMENT First MP agreement between a NASA prime contractor, and a HBCU FEBRUARY 9, 2009 5
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Mentor Protégé Objectives • • • Enhanced Networking Infrastructure Curriculum Enhancements - ITEL, JAVA, Helpdesk System Support, etc. SAIC University: Management, IT, Software, Federal Contract Training, etc. Quality Management: ISO 9000 Certifications Oakwood University Internship Development Assistant New Workforce Opportunities for NASA Financial System Study/Survey Improved Oakwood University/NASA and SAIC contracting relationships Increased institutional contracting opportunities and revenue
GOALS ACHIEVED • SAIC UNIVERSITY e-LEARNING • SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM • ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION • WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT • NETWORK ENGINEERING CLASSROOM TRAINING • HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS OVER 120 STUDENTS PLACED 9
Contracts: Clients/Customers o NASA o NIH o SAIC o NSF o Do. D o Do. A o Mc. Bay o MDA o UNCF o EPA
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UNITe. S Subcontractors IBM Corporation Honeywell Technology Solutions Cortez Booz Allen Hamilton Metters Industries Alabama State University General Dynamics-Network Systems Morgan Research New Millennium Technologies AZ Technologies B. G. Smith and Associates Info. Pro Corporation Media Fusion Oakwood University
OU Capabilities o More than 47 course offerings – Several in STEM o Faculty Scientific Research – Approximately 59% of faculty possess terminal degrees – Strong push for faculty research o Internship experience in IT, Engineering, Computer Science and Business o Over 100 interns sinception o Engineering and IT support o IT Help Desk support
STEM Disciplines Analytical Chemistry Applied Mathematics/Engineering * Applied Physics/Optics Chemistry Computational Chemistry Computer Science Management Information Systems * Mathematics Physics
Faculty Research Interest o o o o o Acoustics Analytical Method Development using Spectroscopic Methods Biophysics Computational Physics Database Design Environmental Chemistry Environmental Contaminants in Surface and Effluent Waste Water Analysis using GC-MS Genetic Algorithms Heavy Metal Pollution (Basic and Applied Research) High Resolution Power Fiber Laser Instrumental Methods/Chemical Analysis Nanomaterials and Nanaocolloids in Optics Nanoparticle Technology Networking Optical Signal Processing Photochemistry/Laser Spectroscopy Programming (Visual Basic, C/C++) Web Design
PART-TIME AND SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS 16
INTERNSHIP SELECTION PROCESS o o o Junior or Senior 3. 2 GPA STEM major US Citizen Credible character
INTERNSHIP DETAILS o o o Students are OU employees Mandatory hiring orientation and ethics training Part-time and Full-time possibilities OU Supervisor contact and evaluation End of summer outbrief presentations Dependent on funding availability 18
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OU Certificates and Registration o ISO 9001 o Corporate Structure = HBCU, 501 c (3) o SAM Registered o DUNS Number = 07 -209 -5326 o CAGE Code = 5 N 399 o NAICS Code = 611310 o SIC = 8221
Forming Partnerships • The best people to decide a university’s strategy are its own board and faculty heads. • Without freedom to operate – with appropriate checks and balances – Oakwood could not form partnerships. • Build partnerships on a set of principles. The golden rule is understanding each other. Spend time on the agenda of each • Develop win-win partnerships
OU Contract Relationships Built § SAIC, in Huntsville and Houston, TX § BOEING, in Huntsville § LEIDOS, in Virginia- supported in the Huntsville and Birmingham areas § Raytheon - Colorado, but supported in Huntsville § Tec-Masters, in Huntsville § Northrop Grumman, Huntsville § Dyn. Corp, in the Houston, Texas § Honeywell - Huntsville
Oakwood’s Best Practices • University leadership is vital. • Long-term strategic partnerships with built-in flexibility work best. • Start with a shared vision and develop a strategy. • Put the right people in charge – those who cross boundaries and have the energy to keep up with the Government trends.
Oakwood’s Best Practices • Kick-start the dialogue – encourage crossfertilization of ideas • Don’t get hung up on intellectual property (IP) • Promote a multi-disciplinary approach to research and learning • Redefine the role of the research university as a source of competence and problem-solving for society • Responsiveness: you have to respond…no matter what
WE ARE READY TO PARTNER WITH YOU It has been a win-win, and we couldn’t be prouder of our success in the government sector FOR PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Sabrina Cotton, Vice Presidents for Financial Administration cotton@oakwood. edu 256 -726 -7408 Evangeline Lang, Contracts Manager erivers@oakwood. edu 256. 726 -7495 Dr. Everett Roper, OU Consultant/Internship Supervisor eroper@oakwood. edu
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