Planning Grant for Lincoln University under the NSF HBCU-UP STEM Program

NSF HBCU-UP STEM 计划为林肯大学提供规划拨款

• 批准号: 0408218
• 负责人: Joe Simmons
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Lincoln University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-05-01 至 2006-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0408218&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Grant; Lincoln; University; under

This planning grant proposal under the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program will enable Lincoln University to conduct an assessment of science, mathematics, engineering and technology education, in order to develop an institutional action plan to enhance and improve the quality of STEM education programs. Activities include curriculum improvement, student education enrichment and faculty professional development. The goal of the planning grant is to ensure greater participation of minorities in STEM program areas with the end result of more students enrolling in, successfully graduating from, and eventually working in the STEM areas. The objectives of this planning grant are to establish advisory committees; to gather information from other NSF HBCU-UP institutions; to develop and conduct assessments of the STEM curriculum, program areas, students, and faculty; to seek outside evaluators; and to develop an implementation plan and proposal for submission to NSF. These objectives will be accomplished through the commitment of faculty resources and time; through the participation of interested stakeholders; through visits to institutions that have already made improvements to the STEM program areas; through use of outside consultants for assessment, technical assistance and training; and through data collection and analysis. The intellectual merit of this project is that it will encompass both quantitative and qualitative approaches to understanding the problems associated with the STEM program areas, why these problems exist, and how plans might be developed to address these problems. Through visits to other universities, this planning grant will also contribute to the understanding of factors that lead to success in STEM program areas, curriculum, student preparation, recruitment and retention. Once data is collected and analyzed, it can be used by other institutions, and the results may be appropriate for publication or for presentation at professional conferences. The broader impacts of this planning grant are improvements to diversity, infrastructure, dissemination to enhance scientific understanding and society. Diversity - The assessment will include understanding the perspectives of underrepresented minorities in the STEM areas and the challenges they face, as well as understanding the perspectives of faculty and their competencies and abilities to mentor and advise these students. Infrastructure - The assessment will include understanding student perspectives of campus housing, facilities, classrooms, and equipment; and will include visits to other institutions where living and learning have been improved upon in the STEM program areas. These assessment activities will contribute to developing implementation plans to enhance the infrastructure of Lincoln University for its students. Dissemination to Enhance Scientific Understanding - The planning grant process will include building and strengthening relationships between and among stakeholders interested in the success of STEM programs at Lincoln University. Many of the stakeholders will have the resources to assist in the enhancement of dissemination of information and research to the public and to their constituencies. Benefits to Society - Establishing relationships with high school teachers who prepare students in the STEM areas and who could influence students to consider majoring in STEM areas could be beneficial to the recruitment process. These efforts may enhance the overall recruitment and retention process and contribute to a better understanding by the public of the STEM program areas.

历史上黑人学院和大学本科课程下的该计划赠款建议将使林肯大学能够对科学，数学，工程和技术教育进行评估，以制定一项机构行动计划，以提高和提高STEM教育计划的质量。 活动包括课程改进，学生教育丰富和教师专业发展。 计划赠款的目标是确保少数民族在STEM计划领域的更多参与，最终导致更多的学生入学，成功地从STEM地区毕业并最终工作。该计划赠款的目标是建立咨询委员会；从其他NSF HBCU-UP机构收集信息；制定和进行STEM课程，计划领域，学生和教职员工的评估；寻找外部评估者；并制定提交NSF的实施计划和提案。这些目标将通过教师资源和时间的承诺来实现；通过有兴趣的利益相关者的参与；通过访问已经改善了STEM计划领域的机构；通过使用外部顾问进行评估，技术援助和培训；并通过数据收集和分析。该项目的智力优点在于，它将涵盖了解与STEM计划领域相关的问题，为何存在这些问题以及如何制定计划来解决这些问题的定量和定性方法。通过访问其他大学，该计划赠款还将有助于理解导致STEM计划领域，课程，学生准备，招聘和保留的因素。收集和分析数据后，可以由其他机构使用，结果可能适合于出版或在专业会议上进行演示。这项计划赠款的更广泛的影响是改善多样性，基础设施，传播，以增强科学理解和社会。 多样性 - 评估将包括了解STEM领域中代表性不足的少数群体的观点以及他们面临的挑战，以及了解教师的观点以及他们的能力和能力，以指导和建议这些学生。 基础设施 - 评估将包括了解学生对校园住房，设施，教室和设备的看法；并将包括访问其他机构，这些机构在STEM计划领域有所改善。这些评估活动将有助于制定实施计划，以增强林肯大学的基础设施。传播以增强科学理解 - 计划赠款过程将包括对林肯大学STEM计划成功感兴趣的利益相关者之间的建立和加强之间的关系。 许多利益相关者将拥有资源来协助增强信息和研究向公众及其选区的传播。 对社会的好处 - 与在STEM地区做好准备并可能影响学生考虑在STEM领域进行专业的高中教师建立关系可能对招聘过程有益。 这些努力可以增强整体招聘和保留过程，并有助于公众对STEM计划领域的更好理解。