The primary purpose of the workshop

The primary purpose of the workshop is to critically examine the goals of the Workforce for the 21st Century priority area. It is recognized that many institutions and alliances of institutions have implemented activities that serve as elements of pathways to STEM careers. To highlight this issue, a special emphasis will be placed on integrative institutional collaborations.

The workshop will focus on connecting such elements to create integrated pathways. At the same time, it will identify topics for research on the STEM workforce that have the potential to inform the design of such collaborations and pathways or answer questions about their effectiveness. In particular, the workshop's focus will be on the future, using extant knowledge of past and present efforts to achieve the priority area's goals to provide new directions.