The following timeline highlights some of the activities the New York BID project’s partnership identified as being most pivotal in the process of building their partnership with the other two teams.
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October 2017
Hire dedicated staff
Sciencenter and Cornell staff design and create a dedicated position at Cornell
BroaderImpacts Design (BID) Manager is hired at Cornell and BID duties added to position description at Sciencenter
November 2017 - Spring 2018
HEI BI Landscape Assessment
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BID Manager conducted interviews/ and organizational research to establish a comparable baseline for Broader Impacts structures and supports at the local campus level and at other HEI peer institutions nationally
Interviewed faculty that were part of BID to get early feedback on our new BID process
Meetings with Grant and Contract Officers (GCO) and other program administrators at Cornell to discover what they already knew and what they wanted to know about Broader Impacts opportunities and resources.
BID Manager establishes a role as a BI resource/network builder within the Office of Sponsored Program and beyond
December 2017 - Summer 2018
HEI and ISE co-develop partnership tools
Theme 2
Co-developed internal tools to streamline BID work within partnership/across institutions.
Co-created Google Drive database for shared documentation.
Co-developed tools for National BID projects based on what was successful here.
September 2018
Revisit mapping of the system
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A better understanding of how this project fits into our institutions.
In-person meetings proved very beneficial, and decided to continue monthly.
Power dynamics emerged in the partnerships; learning to negotiate individual and partner priorities.
BID team views ourselves as experts within the field; ready to share what we’ve learned with our communities.
See opportunities to elevate the quality of BI programs for everyone.
November 2018 - December 2018
SE Staff Turnover at Sciencenter
Theme 4
The learning curve for new staff in a BID role, no overlap for training; shared documentation helped create a smooth, fast transition.
Work again to quickly build new relationships within the partnership.
January 2019 - June 2019
BID Manager Integrated into variety of Faculty Development Initiatives at Cornell
March 2019
BID Manager Integrated into variety of Faculty Development Initiatives at Cornell
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March 4, 2019
Engaged Cornell workshop
First attempt to co-develop a workshop with another group on campus.
Unsuccessful because we relied on their recruitment and advertising, which resulted in zero PIs attending.
The realization that our team could and should take ownership of these workshops.
March 8, 2019
K-12 Outreach Lunch
Connecting to a potential local BI ecosystem
Assessing the landscape of BI activities within Cornell outreach organizations.
Realization of what we might be able to bring to a broader community.
Showing up so we can be seen as part of the BI community on campus.
March 16, 2019
CAREER BI Identity Workshop
Led by BID Manager with support from ISE. The starting point for many. faculty who now see BID Manager as an important resource.
Sciencenter increased its role as a resource for researchers interested in BI.
March 27, 2019
CAREER Panel
BID Manager more involved in planning, learned from previous year.
BID has seen as an important part of the CAREER workshop.
Sciencenter Director and a PI who worked with us are panelists to highlight the partnership.
August 2019
New Online NSF BI Resources Developed
Theme 3
Tools and resources developed through partnership now available on OSP website for faculty.
Accessible to faculty across campus.
September 5, 2019
ISE Empowered to Declined BI work
With Researchers that are Not a Good Fit
October 16, 2019
Community Partner Workshops
Theme 4
Including the broader community in BI projects has resulted in the planning of a series of workshops for informal science institutions.
Pilot workshop planned with a diverse group of community organizations that we have established relationships with to assess the needs of the community.
Conceived and co-developed by BID team members.
We view ourselves as experts within the field who have valuable knowledge and resources that we can share with the community to elevate the quality of BI for everyone.
January 2020 - May 2020
Changes to Cornell’s NSF CAREER Workshop
BID Manager more fully integrated into Faculty Development efforts at OSP, and a new NSF CAREER series is launched which takes place over 6 months and includes a number of campus BI resources and community partners.
May 2020
Community ISE Partnerships & Broader Impacts Forum
Theme 4
Theme 5
BID Manager created a new program within NSF CAREER series and over 80 Cornell faculty, and 10 ISE units on campus and in the community participated in a community-wide forum for Broader Impacts Design, Broadening Participation in STEM, Partnership Practices, Evaluation, and Resources.
October 2020
BID Manager Role Moves toward Institutionalization
Theme 5
BID Manager services and expertise are integrated into OSP Research Concierge program, and OSP Director looks for ways to make the staff position permanent during the COVID pandemic.
A new, temporary position is secured for January 2021. Temporary nature due to COVID uncertainty. The aim is to make the position full-time permanent.
November 2020 - Januuary 2021
Institutional Broader Impacts Visioning Statement Co-Created
Theme 4
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A Broader Impacts visioning document is developed by OSP and Cornell’s OEI Office of Engagement Initiatives) to support a larger campus-wide initiative for faculty development in broader impact activities.
OSP an OEI leaderships are in conversation to jointly develop infrastructure and a new BID Manager position, to serve both campus units (and potentially be jointly supported) by Vice Provost for Research and Vice Provost for Engagement and Land Grant Affairs.