NSF Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions (AN-MSI)

1. NSF Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions (AN-MSI) Dave Staudt, AN-MSI Project Director, EDUCAUSE Valerie Rice, AN-MSI Project Assistant, EDUCAUSE Laura-Lee Davidson, HBCU Project Coordinator, ELC Al Kuslikis, TCU Project Associate, AIHEC

2. 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. 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. 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 AN-MSI ParticipantsCurrently 101 MSIs participate, including:

5. 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. 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. For more detailed information on the project, please visit our web site.http://www.anmsi.orgEmail inquiries are also invited!Send email to: info@anmsi.org How to contact us…

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

9. 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. Mission: Develop human resources through the innovative use of emerging information technologies to understand and solve problems Leadership TeamRoscoe Giles, Raquell Holmes, Boston U. Greg Moses, U. Wisconsin Richard Tapia, Cynthia Lanius, Rice U. Ann Redelfs, SDSC Scott Lathrop, NCSA

11. 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. 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. HPC Training

15. 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. 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. SC2000 Rap Session • Kennard Love, Clark Atlanta University • SC2000 Student volunteer • Alliance access grid node operator • Get your students there!!!

18. SC2000 Distributed Rap Session

19. 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. 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. HSI Project Activities • 35 institutions in 8 states - • CA, CO, FL, IL, NM, NY, PR, TX • Applications-oriented projects • Distance education training courses • Six courses • Summer campus visits • Graduate level networking course • EOT-PACI high performance activities

22. HSI Project Activities (cont) Cooperative projects • California remote technical support • Puerto Rico collaborative Internet connectivity • New York City applications and technical support center

23. NSF EDUCAUSE Advanced Networking with Minority-Serving Institutions(AN-MSI) Project Laura-Lee Davidson Project Coordinator, HBCUs Program Manager, Technology Transfer Project (TTP) ldavidson@elcinfo.com, 202/298-8226, ext. 201

24. AN-MSI Project Partners • EDUCAUSE AND EOT-PACI • THREE MINORITY-SERVING COMMUNITIES • (101 first cohort members out of over 300 higher education institutions) • - Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) • Executive Leadership Foundation’s Technology Transfer Project (TTP) • 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 • Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) • - Tribal Colleges • American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

25. AN-MSI Strategies: A Closer Look Provide Technical Assistance: Local Network Planning • Mainstream Network Architecture Model • Assess and Redesign / Modify / Enhance Campus Network Architecture – Williams Pilot Project Establish Remote Technical Support Centers • HBCU Pilot

26. 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 Hurley Clark 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-Green Winston Salem University

27. AN-MSI Proposed Menu of Services • Executive Awareness • ·CEO Institute, with IT experts • ·Info resources; bibliography • ·AN-MSI web site • ·Videoconferences • ·Conference Presentations • e.g., EDUCAUSE 2001, Snowmass – SAC, SC2001 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

28. AN-MSI Proposed Menu of Services (continued) • 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 • 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

29. A Closer Look at AN-MSI Strategies (continued) • Initiate Satellite / Wireless Pilot Projects • Tribal Colleges Wireless Initiative with Dandin Group • Prototype New Networking Technologies • AMPATH – Global Crossing Project • Involve communities in high performance computing applications / collaborations • EOT-PACI Grid Forum Activities, Seminars and Advanced Applications Development with I2 schools

30. In 1968, the first TCU was created by American Indians for American Indians.

31. 1 Tribal College Locations

32. AN-MSI: 33 Tribal Colleges and Universities  Information Infrastructure Assessments  Virtual Library  Wireless Project

33. Virtual Library:Expanding information resources through technology Project Components: • Tribal College Interfaces/Portals • Database Development • Training

34. Wireless Project • Wireless campus backbone: delivering 30Mbps to end users over 10 mile radius • Everything over IP: digital integration - telephony - Internet data - video conferencing • 4 test sites: Ft. Berthold, Turtle Mountain, Ft. Peck, and Sitting Bull

35. Impact on Title III Planning and Implementation • Information Infrastructure assessment and planning involving latest communications and computational technologies • Strengthened educational and student support programs through access to library and online learning resources