RCMS: GUIDED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES for MINORITY SCHOLARS

小行星9450347詹森 概述 工程的马奎特大学学院建议更新其研究生涯为少数民族学者（RCMS）计划题为“指导研究经验为少数民族学者”。 这个基础广泛的计划旨在吸引有才华的本科少数民族学生到工程，通过学位完成保留他们在工程项目，并为他们的研究生涯做好准备。 拟议的计划将依靠学院在生物医学，土木与环境，电气和计算机，工业和机械工程方面的强大学术课程;其最先进的设施，与行业的合作伙伴关系;以及成功教育少数民族学生的传统。 更新后的计划将扩大到每年包括12名学生参与者（增加20%），为期四年，18名学生在项目过程中。 该计划结合了学年课程工作，研究项目工作和夏季研究经验。 拟议的计划提供财政援助，通过导师制，角色塑造和强大的咨询计划培养学术成功和个人成长。 每个学生都将获得与工程专业的个人认同，以及进入研究生学习课程所需的鼓励，准备和帮助。 工程特点 该项目的背景是一个私人的国家城市，耶稣会，天主教教育。 该提案的总体范围是全国性的，因为该项目将吸引来自全国各地和当地的代表性不足的少数民族参与者。 威斯康星州约有36%的少数民族，威斯康星州东南部约有27.8%的少数民族，提供了相当大的当地潜在参与者。 该项目的供资期限为四年。 项目描述 该项目的目标是吸引未被充分代表的少数民族本科生学习工程，通过学士学位留住他们，鼓励他们为研究生学习做好准备，并帮助他们成功地在研究生院就业。 该计划的组成部分包括将参与者与研究导师一起安置，并在支持性环境中参与积极和有意义的研究经验。 以实验室工作津贴，部分（基于需求）学费援助，暑期研究机会，团体社交和专业活动，专业会议旅行和职业咨询的形式提供财政支持。 鼓励学生（尽可能）沉浸在学术生活中。 关键球员 该项目的主要参与者是国家科学基金会和马奎特大学。 大学经常包括外部组织作为间接合作者。 它们包括研究和合作工作场所，如退伍军人管理局研究中心，密尔沃基电动工具，威斯康星州电力公司，伊利诺伊州交通部。 参与者 个人将从当地和国家的少数民族申请人池由马奎特大学招生办公室确定招聘。 这些人将包括黑人，西班牙裔和美洲原住民。 所有个人必须符合马奎特大学工程专业的常规入学要求，其中包括数学和科学方面的表现标准。 完整的小组将包括12个人：6名新生，2名现任大三学生，2名现任大三学生和2名大四学生。 他们将有适当的建议，并将有3.000的平均绩点的4分制。 杠杆 马奎特大学打算在四年内提供该项目总成本的56.9%，超过NSF的资金。 这些资金将用于支持马奎特大学的指导和咨询、主任、研究生主任和学费援助的人事费用。 此外，随着成本逐年增加，NSF的份额将保持不变。 这导致了26.8%的减少，在每个学生的成本比目前的项目。 评价 该计划纳入了许多参与者的评价，用于从学生的角度评估该计划的有效性。 教师/导师评估也要求定期。 该项目的目标是100%的毕业率和100%的研究生课程安置率。 目前的项目率约为92%。 传播计划 项目成果将以年度报告、发给校友和其他学院和大学的通讯、提交论文和参加会议海报会议的机会等形式传播。

9450347 Jensen Overview The Marquette University College of Engineering proposes to renew its Research Careers for Minority Scholars (RCMS) program titled "Guided Research Experiences for Minority Scholars". This broad-based program proposes to attract talented undergraduate minority students to engineering, retain them in engineering programs through degree completion, and to prepare them for research careers. The proposed program will rely on the College's strong academic program in Biomedical, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering; its state-of-the-art facilities, partnerships with industry; and its tradition of successfully educating minority students. The renewed program will be expanded to include 12 student participants per year (a 20% increase) for four years, 18 students over the course of the project. The program combines academic year course work, research project work, and summer research experiences. The proposed program provides financial assistance, nurtures academic success and personal growth through mentorship, role modeling, and strong advising program. Each student will gain a personal identification with the engineering profession, and the encouragement, preparation, and assistance necessary to enter programs of graduate study. Project Characteristics The context of the project is a private national urban, Jesuit, Catholic education. The general scope of the proposal is national, in that project will attract underrepresented minority participants from around the nation as well as locally. The state of Wisconsin is approximately 36% minority and southeastern Wisconsin is approximately 27.8% minority, providing a sizable local pool of possible participants. Funding for this project is requested for four years. Project Description The goal of the project is to attract undergraduate underrepresented minority students to engineering, to retain them through the Baccalaureate degree, and t o encourage and prepare them for graduate studies, and, to assist them in seeking successful graduate school placement. Program components include placement of participants with a research mentor and inclusion in active and meaningful research experiences in a supportive environment. Financial support in the form of lab work stipends, partial (need based) tuition assistance, summer research opportunities, group social and professional activities, travel to professional conferences, and career advising. Students are encouraged to immerse themselves (to the extent possible) in the academic life. Key Players Key players for this project are the National Science Foundation and Marquette University. The university regularly includes outside organizations as indirect collaborators. They include research and coop work sites such as the Veterans Administration Research Center, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Wisconsin Electric Power Co., Illinois Department of Transportation. Participants Individuals will be recruited from the local and national pool of minority applicants as identified by the Marquette University Office of Admissions. These individuals will include Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans. All individuals must meet regular entrance requirements for engineering at Marquette University which includes criteria for performance in mathematics and science. The complete group will include 12 individuals: six freshmen, 2 current sophomores, 2 current juniors and 2 seniors. They will have appropriate recommendations and will have grade point average of 3.000 on a 4-point scale. Leverage Marquette University intends to overmatch NSF funds by providing 56.9% of the total cost of the project over four years. These funds will support personnel costs for mentoring and advising, Director, Graduate Director and tuition assistance from Marquette University. In addition, as costs increase from year to year, the NSF share will remain constant. This results in a reducti on of 26.8% in the per student costs over the current project. Evaluation The program incorporation numerous participant evaluations that are used in assessing the effectiveness of the program from a students perspective. Faculty/mentor evaluations are also requested on a regular basis. The goal of this project is a 100% graduation rate and a 100% placement rate in graduate programs. The current project rate is approximately 92%. Dissemination Plans Project results will be disseminated in the form of annual reports, newsletters to alumni and other colleges and universities, opportunities to present papers and participate in poster sessions at conferences.