Recruiting and Retaining the Next Generation of STEM Professionals

招聘和留住下一代 STEM 专业人员

• 批准号: 0653094
• 负责人: Wendy Bohrson
• 金额: $ 99.97万
• 依托单位: Central Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-15 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0653094&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruiting; Retaining; Next; Generation; STEM

This project is increasing the total number of students obtaining science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees at Central Washington University (CWU) and the number of traditionally underrepresented students in STEM undergraduate majors. It is modeled after the Meyerhoff Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a program that has generated significant improvements in recruitment, retention, and career placement for African-American students. Program features include: (1) recruiting a pool of high-achieving students from traditionally underrepresented minority (URM)-serving high schools and community colleges; (2) providing merit-based financial support; (3) establishing an interdisciplinary freshman program with ample opportunities for academic and social integration;(4) enhancing knowledge and skill development through programs that involve students in mentoring, teaching and research; and (5) supporting and motivating students by emphasizing outstanding achievement, involving parents, and funding student travel to conferences. The program is also building on a STEP Pilot Program, integrating existing successful efforts such as interdisciplinary and inquiry-based Freshman Year Science Seminar Series, Sophomore Independent Research Experiences and Natural Sciences Living-Learning Community with new features such as: (1) contracting an outreach consultant to develop an effective recruiting plan for URMs; (2) establishing comprehensive scholarships; (3) paying continuing STEP students in good standing to recruit, mentor, and provide academic support for STEP participants in gateway classes such as Math and Chemistry; (4) developing a Bridging Program for transfer students to help them make the transition from community college to CWU; and (6) creating a STEP Strategic Planning Committee, which will link CWU STEP faculty and staff to students, their families, and community college and high school faculty. Intellectual merit: The proposed project will explore the transferability of the Meyerhoff Model to a different institution and a notably different target group of students. Broader impacts: Through special efforts to recruit Native American and Hispanic students the program is doubling the number of students from groups currently underrepresented in STEM disciplines. The program is also increasing STEM majors retention by a factor of two.

该项目正在增加中央华盛顿大学（CWU）获得科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学位的学生总数，以及STEM本科专业的传统代表性不足的学生人数。 它以马里兰州巴尔的摩大学的迈耶霍夫计划为基础，该计划在非裔美国学生的招聘，保留和职业安置方面有了显着改善。 计划功能包括：（1）招募来自传统代表性不足的少数民族（URM）的高成就的学生 - 服务高中和社区学院； （2）提供基于绩效的财政支持； （3）建立一个跨学科的新生计划，具有足够的学术和社会融合机会；（4）通过涉及学生参与指导，教学和研究的计划来增强知识和技能的发展； （5）通过强调杰出的成就，参与父母以及资助学生前往会议的资金来支持和激励学生。该计划还基于步骤试点计划，将现有成功的努力（例如跨学科和基于询问的新生年度科学研讨会系列，大二独立研究经验和自然科学生活社区）与以下新功能相结合，例如：（1）签约外展顾问，以制定有效的URMS招聘计划； （2）建立全面的奖学金； （3）向持续良好信誉的持续阶级学生招募，导师，并为诸如数学和化学等门户课程的步进参与者提供学术支持； （4）为转学学生制定桥接计划，以帮助他们从社区学院过渡到CWU； （6）建立一个步骤战略规划委员会，该委员会将CWU步骤教职员工与学生，他们的家人以及社区学院和高中教师联系起来。知识分子的优点：拟议的项目将探讨Meyerhoff模型向其他机构以及一个明显不同的学生群体的转移性。更广泛的影响：通过招募美洲原住民和西班牙裔学生的特殊努力，该计划将目前在STEM学科中人数不足的小组中的学生人数增加了一倍。 该计划还将STEM专业的保留率增加了两倍。