Opening Pathways, Engaging, and Networking in Chemistry in Northern New Jersey (OPEN-NJ)

新泽西州北部化学领域的开放途径、参与和网络 (OPEN-NJ)

• 批准号: 1458499
• 负责人: Nina Goodey
• 金额: $ 60.4万
• 依托单位: Montclair State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458499&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Opening; Pathways; Engaging; Networking; Chemistry

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at Montclair State University in New Jersey will provide scholarships for talented students with demonstrated financial need pursuing Master of Science degrees in Chemistry, and Biochemistry. The program is called Opening Pathways, Engaging, and Networking in Chemistry in Northern New Jersey (OPEN-NJ). The program will provide pathways for supporting Biology B.S. graduates to transition into M.S. degree programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Program graduates are expected to contribute to the continued success of the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries located in Northern New Jersey. Scholarships for academically strong students, who may not otherwise be able to afford college, will increase the number of graduates prepared to support national, regional, and local companies. The success of the program will produce a well-trained workforce that will contribute to the economic growth of New Jersey and the nation.OPEN-NJ will award approximately 51 yearly scholarships to students admitted to the M.S. programs in Chemistry, Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry, and Pharmaceutical Biochemistry. The program will serve as a model for enabling Biology B.S. graduates to transition into M.S. degree programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Many recent biology B.S. graduates would like to pursue M.S. degrees in Chemistry or Biochemistry at MSU. However transitioning to Chemistry and Biochemistry from other STEM fields is difficult because these are fields where topics build on prior knowledge and a solid foundation is critical for success. The OPEN-NJ program creates a solution to this problem by creating a practical and easy-to-adopt track for biology graduates (and other related majors) to enter Chemistry and Biochemistry M.S. programs. OPEN-NJ will offer students support services including review of general chemistry during summer orientation, dedicated tutoring services, dedicated faculty mentors, and a learning community. OPEN-NJ program will enable students to move between disciplines and in the process come to chemistry with a new perspective, understand applications and make connections, and apply what they learn. Students will learn about careers and explore their interests via weekly exchanges with a mentor. Students will take part in a set of workshops on resume preparation, interviews, and on different aspects of professional skills development. The lessons learned, as determined through the program evaluation, will provide useful data for other field-to-field transitions within STEM. Effective practices that emerge from the program evaluation data will be disseminated widely to the STEM education community and help increase widespread understanding of the attributes and practices of successful student scholarship and support programs.

新泽西州蒙特克莱尔州立大学的美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 科学、技术、工程和数学 (S-STEM) 奖学金项目将为有经济需求、攻读化学和生物化学理学硕士学位的优秀学生提供奖学金。该计划称为新泽西州北部化学的开放途径、参与和网络 (OPEN-NJ)。该计划将为支持生物学学士学位提供途径。毕业生过渡到硕士学位化学和生物化学学位课程。 预计该项目的毕业生将为新泽西州北部化学、制药和生物技术行业的持续成功做出贡献。 为学业优秀的学生提供奖学金，这些学生可能无法负担大学费用，这将增加准备支持国家、地区和当地公司的毕业生人数。该计划的成功将培养出一支训练有素的劳动力队伍，为新泽西州和国家的经济增长做出贡献。OPEN-NJ 每年将为攻读硕士学位的学生颁发约 51 份奖学金。化学、生物化学专业化学和药物生物化学课程。该计划将作为实现生物学学士学位的模型。毕业生过渡到硕士学位化学和生物化学学位课程。 许多最近的生物学学士学位毕业生想攻读硕士学位密歇根州立大学化学或生物化学学位。 然而，从其他 STEM 领域过渡到化学和生物化学很困难，因为这些领域的主题建立在先验知识的基础上，而坚实的基础对于成功至关重要。 OPEN-NJ 计划通过为生物学毕业生（和其他相关专业）创建实用且易于采用的途径来进入化学和生物化学硕士学位，从而解决了这个问题。程序。 OPEN-NJ 将为学生提供支持服务，包括夏季迎新期间的普通化学复习、专门的辅导服务、专门的教师导师和学习社区。 OPEN-NJ 项目将使学生能够在不同学科之间进行交流，并在此过程中以新的视角接触化学、理解应用并建立联系，并应用所学知识。学生将通过每周与导师的交流来了解职业并探索自己的兴趣。学生将参加一系列关于简历准备、面试和专业技能发展不同方面的研讨会。通过项目评估确定的经验教训将为 STEM 内其他领域到领域的过渡提供有用的数据。项目评估数据中产生的有效实践将广泛传播到 STEM 教育界，并有助于增进对成功学生奖学金和支持项目的属性和实践的广泛理解。