Seeds of Success: A Comprehensive Program for the Retention, Quality Training, and Advancement of STEM Students

标题：成功的种子：STEM学生保留、质量培训和提升的综合计划特拉华州立大学HRD 0310163PI：William B.Delauder特拉华州立大学(DSU)将实施综合方法，加强学院本科生的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育和研究基础设施。该大学将利用国家科学基金会的支持来提供：(I)一项新生暑期计划，将帮助学生从高中过渡到大学，并为在把关课程中取得成功提供坚实的学术基础；(Ii)教师指导，将引导STEM学生进入学习文化；(Iii)在DSU、其他大学、工业和国家实验室提供本科生研究机会；(Iv)课程改革和增强，以强调科学和数学课程的研究性实践方法，并鼓励开发跨学科课程；(V)教师发展；(Vi)开发和实施电子预警系统和专家咨询系统，以便在学期初查明看门人班级中的高危学生；(Vii)在课堂上采用现代教学系统；(Vii)建立一个科学资源中心，提供同行辅导、小组学习、讲习班和研讨会，以及解决向研究生院或STEM工作人员过渡的衔接举措。

Title: Seeds of Success: A Comprehensive Program for the Retention, Quality Training, and Advancement of STEM StudentsDelaware State UniversityHRD 0310163PI: William B. DelauderDelaware State University (DSU) will implement comprehensive approaches to strengthen the institution's undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research infrastructure. The University will use NSF support to provide: (i) a Pre-Freshman Summer Program that will assist students in the transition from high school to college and provide a solid academic foundation for success in gatekeeper courses; (ii) faculty mentoring that will initiate STEM students into a culture of learning; (iii) undergraduate research opportunities at DSU, other universities, industry, and national laboratories; (iv) curriculum reform and enhancement to emphasize investigative, hands-on approaches in science and math courses and to encourage the development of inter-disciplinary courses; (v) faculty development; (vi) development and implementation of an electronic early warning system and expert advising system to identify at-risk students in gatekeeper classes early in the semester; (vii) modern instructional delivery systems in the classroom; and, (viii) a Science Resource Center to provide peer tutor-mentoring, group study, workshops and seminars, and bridging initiatives to address the transitions to graduate school or to the STEM workforce.