Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities for MinorityEngineering Students

宾夕法尼亚州立大学将建立一个本科生研究机会中心（CURO），为少数族裔工科学生在本科期间提供研究经验。该中心将成为工程学院现有少数民族工程项目（MEP）的一个组成部分。CURO将选拔20名少数民族工科或理工科学生作为研究学者，开始运营。这些学生将被任命在工程学院的研究单位（实验室或中心）与教职员工一起工作，或参与大学内的跨学科研究单位。这些任命将为期两个学期，或者是夏季课程。香港大学的25个研究单位已初步同意参与这个项目。学生将被要求修一门“研究方法论”的课程，以获得进行研究的训练。将为研究人员提供文化多样性的介绍课程，以提高他们与不同背景的学生密切互动的技能。在预约期结束时，每个学生将被要求制作一份“研究活动报告”。在五年的时间里，该中心计划支持120名少数民族工程和理工科学生成为本科研究学者。在此期间之后，少数族裔工程专业本科生研究机会中心将成为大学和少数族裔工程项目参与研究单位的一个组成部分。

Pennsylvania State University will establish a Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) to provide research experiences for minority engineering students during their undergraduate years. The Center will be a component of the existing Minority Engineering Program (MEP) in the College of Engineering. CURO will begin operations with 20 minority engineering or science students selected as research scholars. These students will be appointed to work with faculty and staff in research units (laboratories or centers) within the College of Engineering, or participating interdisciplinary research units within the University. The appointments will be for a period of two academic semesters, or for the summer session. Twenty-five research units with the University have agreed to participate in this project initially. The students will be required to take a course in "Research Methodology" to get training in the conduct of research. The research faculty and staff will be provided with an orientation course on cultural diversity to improve their skills for interacting closely with students of diverse backgrounds. At the end of the appointment period each student will be required to make a "Report of Research Activity." Over a five year period the Center proposes to support a total of 120 minority engineering and science students as undergraduate research scholars. After this period, the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Minority Engineering Students will become an integral part of the participating research units with the University and the Minority Engineering Program.