1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Registration

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Focus Groups

• Moderator: Linda Akli (TACC)

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Welcome Reception 

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast 

• Includes one-on-one consultations sign-up

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM | Welcome & Workshop Overview

• Moderator: Kinnis Gosha (Morehouse College)

• Host welcome remarks

• Participant introductions

• Goals of the workshop

9:20 AM – 10:30 AM | Session 1: Intro to TACC & Supercomputing Concepts

• Moderator: TBA (TACC)

• What is TACC? Why it matters in CS education

• Overview of TACC systems (Stampede3, Frontera, etc.)

• Types of problems suited for supercomputing

• Real-world research examples

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Break / Networking

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Session 2: Hands-On — Accessing TACC Systems

• Moderator: Virginia Trueheart (TACC)

• Setting up a TACC account

• Overview of the TACC User Portal

• Logging into TACC (SSH)

• Running your first job on a cluster

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch (Provided)

• Moderator: TBA

• Keynote Speaker: NSF Program Officer TBA

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Session 3: ERI Faculty Demos & Panel

• Moderator: TBA

• Faculty at ERI who specialized in either teaching or research

• Brief Demo of Teaching or Research Projects

• Q&A from moderator

• Q&A from attendees

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Break / Networking

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Session 4A: Curriculum Integration Strategies

• Moderator: TBA

• Sample modules using TACC (e.g., HPC intro, Python parallelization, bioinformatics pipelines)

• Aligning TACC usage with course learning objectives

• Example assignments and labs

• Adapting to introductory vs. advanced courses

• Collaborative Curriculum Design Sprint

  • Faculty work in small groups by course type (e.g., systems, data science, intro CS)

  • Draft a TACC-integrated assignment, lab, or unit

  • Peer feedback

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Session 4B: Grant Proposal Development Strategies

• Moderator: Kinnis Gosha (Morehouse College)

• Prospective NSF programs

• How to select a program to submit to (e.g., alignment with institution, collaborators, experience, etc)

• How to Include Advanced Computing Resources in Your Proposal

• Roundtable & Proposal Outline Breakouts

• Roundtable Reporting

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Dinner On Your Own

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | [Optional] Group Cultural Activity

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast 

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome Session

• Moderator: Kinnis Gosha (Morehouse College)

• Agenda for the day

• Announcements

• Morning Keynote on the NAIRR Pilot (Speaker: TBA)

9:15 AM – 11:15 AM | Session 5: Tools & Platforms for Teaching Advanced Computing

• Moderator: Virginia Trueheart (TACC)

• Using Jupyter Notebooks on TACC

• TACC's portal-based interfaces (e.g., Web TACC)

• Using TACC for student projects and capstones

• Security, FERPA, and account management tips

• Basic Linux commands refresher

• Onboarding Students

• Science Gateway: Tools and Datasets

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Break / Networking

11:30 AM – Noon | Wrap-Up & Next Steps

• Moderator: Kinnis Gosha (Morehouse College)

• Closing remarks

• TACC education resources (documentation, helpdesk, training sessions)

• Discussion: What support is needed moving forward?

• Follow-up opportunities (e.g., TACC workshops, summer programs, research collaboration)

• Post-workshop survey

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | OPTIONAL 1-on-1 Expert Consultations

• Grant Proposal Writing Expert: TBA

• Teaching Expert: TBA

• Research Expert: TBA

• NSF Program Officer: TBA