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The OSSI is a powerful response to NASA’s need for change that meets the new demands of the President’s vision. The initiative is an innovative, mission-enabling, NASA-wide approach to market and provide access to college and university students to a portfolio of internship, fellowship, and scholarship opportunities offered by NASA Mission Directorates and Centers. The OSSI enables eligible students to access all opportunities through a single portal and single application, enable NASA to continually reengage students throughout their academic careers. As strategic partners, NASA Education, Human Capital, and Diversity Management collaborate with external stakeholders to support the entry of OSSI students into the NASA workforce, including industry and academia.
The Second NASA Education Stakeholders' Summit, co-sponsored by NASA Offices of Education, Human Capital and Management, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and Communication, will explore how to maximize the “cool” factor in attracting young people to careers in NASA, the Federal Government, and academic and industry sectors.
The Summit will also feature best practices and the successes and lessons learned from the first completed year of NASA's One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI).
Expected Outcomes:
1. Ensure an understanding of NASA’s perspective on STEM work force development and competency needs;
2. Ensure understanding and appreciation of the OSSI, its placement in context of national and NASA policy initiatives, and its benefits to students, NASA and the nation;
3. Familiarize stakeholders and customers with implementation plans, timelines, and practices for the OSSI to facilitate their access to and use of the OSSI tools.
The OSSI Guiding Principles
Mission Enabling: One application, one point of entry to increase branding and access to all Agency-wide internship/fellowship opportunities for students pursuing degrees in STEM fields that meet NASA’s critical competency needs.
Application Integration: Promote collaboration, standardization, and integration of information related to OSSI pillars: (1) student recruitment, retention and development; (2) interns/fellows placement and mentoring; (3) workforce entry; and (4) longitudinal studies (see OSSI Strategic Model).
Secured Solutions: Implement, sustain, coordinate and secure information technology processes to protect privacy information from unauthorized disclosure in compliance with requirements outlined in the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 USC 3501-3520), Privacy Act of 1974 and amendments, and other federal law regulations, and guidance pertaining thereto.
Expert Advocacy: Culturally competent Broker-Facilitator Corps networking for selected types of institutions to enhance the recruitment and retention of highly qualified STEM students for the NASA workforce pipeline; and career path liaisons engaging, inspiring, and guiding STEM students toward career-self understanding.
