National Chautauqua Workshop Program

肖托夸项目每年举办一系列研讨会，在这些研讨会上，各种科学和工程前沿的学者与本科学院的科学和工程教师进行为期几天的密集会面。这些研讨会为受邀学者提供了一个机会，他们可以直接与大学教师交流新的知识、概念和技术，这对他们的教学有直接的好处。其主要目的是使理工科本科教师的教学与时俱进。该计划是全国性的，并使大量本科教师受益（第一年有1900人参加，第二年有2125人参加，第三年有2375人参加）。这一国家计划有助于吸引和保持科学、数学和工程专业毕业生的充足供应。参与者和参与该计划的各所大学为该计划的大部分费用提供资金。NSF在三年的时间里提供越来越少的资金用于招聘、发展和咨询委员会。

The Chautauqua Program is providing an annual series of workshops in which scholars at the frontiers of various sciences and engineering meet intensively for several days with undergraduate college science and engineering faculty. These workshops are providing an opportunity for invited scholars to communicate new knowledge, concepts, and techniques directly to college faculty in ways which are immediately beneficial to their teaching. The primary aim is to enable undergraduate faculty in the sciences and engineering to keep their teaching current and relevant. The program is national in scope and is benefiting large numbers of undergraduate faculty (1900 participants in the first year, 2125 in the second year, and 2,375 in the third year). This national program is helping in attracting and maintaining an adequate supply of graduates in science, mathematics and engineering. The participants and the various universities involved in the program are funding the majority of the costs of the program. NSF is providing decreasing funds over the three year period to cover recruitment, development, and the Advisory Committee.