AMP: North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (NCAMP)

HRD-9702237马丁尽管作出了旨在改善的努力，但国家的科学家和工程师队伍仍然反映出代表不足的少数族裔的参与程度不足。在某种程度上，这是个人选择的自然和不可避免的结果，但缺乏少数民族科学、数学、工程和技术(SMET)专业的几个原因在很大程度上是可逆的。这些问题包括：(1)对科学和数学的消极态度；(2)很少或根本没有榜样；(3)缺乏动力；(4)对科学工程职业选择的了解很少或根本没有；(5)工程学平淡无奇的公众形象；(6)一些学术和文化障碍，特别令少数族裔望而却步。制定高质量的教育方案，以吸引和留住在MMET职业生涯中代表性不足的少数族裔，是一项公认的国家优先事项。这项提案描述了一项旨在改善新兴少数族裔科学家和工程师教育框架的计划。该提案侧重于将本科教育作为其核心组成部分，以及提高研究生入学比例所需的基本要素。提出的联盟中的合作伙伴代表着不同的项目，但有非常共同的目标。统一的目标是建立在现有的关于少数群体参与SMET领域的知识库的基础上，并扩大现有的意见，以丰富伙伴机构和其他机构的方案。北卡罗来纳农工州立大学(主校区)、费耶特维尔州立大学、北卡罗来纳中央大学、北卡罗来纳州立大学、北卡罗来纳大学彭布罗克分校、北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校、北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校和北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校参与了这一项目，以增加MMET少数族裔学生的入学机会和机会。该联盟的目标是：1)改善所有学校少数族裔MMET学生的学习环境质量；2)大幅增加获得MMET专业学位的少数族裔学生的人数；3)制定和实施有效的方法，吸引本来不会选择在MMET就业的有才华的少数族裔学生。该项目强调合作学习方法、与教职员工积极和持续的互动、与其他支持人员的密集互动以及实践研究和实习经验。按照这一理念，选择了三个项目领域作为实现项目质量和数量目标的关键协调中心。这些项目领域采用了在留住少数族裔学生方面具有明显成效的战略。他们还专注于创新方法，关注社区大学生在SMET职业生涯中的兴趣，并专注于进入研究生院的过渡点。所有项目领域都有教师和行业成员参与改进的设计和实施。在这个计划中，评估被纳入每个项目领域，作为制定具体的、可测量的定量和定性目标的结果。我们会不断检讨和修订这些目标。由八所大学的行政人员组成的咨询委员会监督该项目的所有方面。伙伴机构之间和联盟以外的机构之间的沟通和持续的思想交流是促进在中小型教育管理专业为少数族裔学生的教育基础设施创造永久性的、积极的变化的主要目标。

HRD-9702237 Martin Despite efforts aimed at amelioration, the nation's cadre of scientists and engineers continues to reflect an inadequate level of participation of underrepresented minorities. To some extent, this is a natural and inevitable consequence of individual choice, but several of the reasons for the lack of minority science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) majors are largely reversible. These include: (1) negative attitudes toward science and mathematics; (2) few or no role models; (3) lack of motivation; (4) little or no knowledge of scientific engineering career options open to them; (5) engineering's unexciting public image, and (6) a number of academic and cultural barriers that are particularly discouraging to minorities. Development of quality educational programs to attract and retain underrepresented minorities in SMET careers is a well-established national priority. This proposal describes a program designed to improve the educational framework for emerging minority scientists and engineers. The proposal focuses on undergraduate education as its core component as well as the essential elements required to increase the percentage of students in post-graduate SMET programs. The partners in the prmposed Alliance represent diverse programs, yet have remarkably common objectives. The unifying goal is to build on the existing knowledge base relative to minority participation in SMET fields and to expand the available opinions to enrich programs at partner institutions and beyond. North Carolina A&T State University (lead campus), Fayetteville Sate University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina-Pembroke, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro join in this project to increase access and opportunities for minority students in SMET. The goals of the Alliance are: 1) to improve the quality of the learning environment for minority SMET students at all schools, 2) to substantially increase the numbers of minority students graduating with degrees in SMET disciplines, and 3) to develop and implement effective methods of attracting talented minority students who would not otherwise choose careers in SMET. The project emphasizes collaborative learning approaches, positive and sustained interaction with faculty, intensive interaction with other support persons, and hands-on research and internship experience. Using this philosophy, three project areas have been chosen as crucial focal points for achieving that qualitative and quantitative goals of the project. These project areas utilize strategies with demonstrable effectiveness in the retention of minority students in SMET. They also focus on innovative methods interesting community college students in SMET careers and concentrate on the transition point to graduate school. All project areas involve faculty and industry members in the design and implementation of improvements. In this program, assessment is built into each project areas as a result of the formulation of specific, measurable quantitative and qualitative objectives. These objectives are reviewed and revised on an ongoing basis. Advisory committees composed of administrative personnel from the eight universities oversee all aspects of the program. Communication and ongoing exchange of ideas among partner institutions and beyond the Alliance are primary objectives contributing towards the creation of permanent, positive changes in the infrastructure of education for minority students in SMET disciplines.