Howard University Science, Engineering and Mathematics (HUSEM) Program

霍华德大学科学、工程和数学 (HUSEM) 项目

• 批准号: 0410328
• 负责人: Lorraine Fleming
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2013-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0410328&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Howard; University; Science; Engineering; Mathematics

Howard University is committed to establishing an infrastructure that coordinates STEM education campus-wide with a focus on producing graduates of excellent quality who can assume leadership roles in the engineering and scientific community. Through the NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), Howard will form a coordinated, cohesive community of STEM scholars, thereby increasing STEM enrollment at all levels with a special emphasis on students of exceptional quality. Howard University will provide all STEM students with access to a number of coordinated, multidisciplinary activities that will expose the student to the culture, traditions and rewards of scientific and engineering careers through a program called Howard University Science, Engineering and Mathematics Program (HUSEM). The ultimate goal is to retain these students in STEM disciplines, to have them graduate and to adequately prepare them to pursue advanced degrees (particularly the Ph.D.) in STEM fields. All STEM students will have access to HUSEM activities; however, some activities are particularly designed for the high-ability student who will be groomed for direct entry to a Ph. D. program. The proposed initiative will consist of four activities - the Distinguished Scholars Program; the Undergraduate Research Program; the Resource Retention Center; and the Interdisciplinary New Frontiers in Science and Engineering Modular Course. These programs will be integrated to accomplish the goals. Intellectual Merit: The activities will increase the production of underrepresented graduates who have a stronger fundamental understanding of mathematics and science, an improved level of undergraduate preparation and the ability to seek new knowledge through research. The objectives of the program and activities are all aimed at addressing these intellectual challenges. Broader Impacts: The activities will create a STEM culture, which produces students motivated to pursue advanced degrees in STEM and careers in the professoriate. This culture will produce scientists and engineers who have an appreciation for lifelong learning, leadership skills and the ability to work in multicultural, interdisciplinary teams. As a national leader in the on-campus production of African American Ph.D.s in STEM fields and the production of Black undergraduates who go on to earn Ph.D.s in STEM, Howard is uniquely capable of creating these broader impacts.

霍华德大学致力于建立一个基础设施，该基础设施协调STEM教育校园，重点是培养具有优质质量的毕业生，他们可以在工程和科学社区中扮演领导角色。 通过NSF历史上的黑人学院和大学的本科课程（HBCU-UP），霍华德将形成一个协调的，具有凝聚力的STEM学者社区，从而在各个层面上增加了STEM入学率，并特别强调了具有卓越质量的学生。霍华德大学将通过一项名为“霍华德大学科学，工程和数学计划”（HUSEM）的计划，使所有STEM学生获得许多协调的多学科活动，这些活动将使学生接触科学和工程职业的文化，传统和回报。 最终目标是将这些学生留在STEM学科中，使他们毕业并充分准备他们在STEM领域攻读高级学位（尤其是博士学位）。 所有STEM学生都可以参加Husem活动；但是，某些活动是专为高能力学生而设计的，他们将被修饰以直接进入Ph.D.计划。拟议的倡议将包括四项活动 - 杰出的学者计划；本科研究计划；资源保留中心；以及科学和工程模块化课程的跨学科新领域。 这些程序将集成以实现目标。知识分子的优点：这些活动将增加代表性不足的毕业生的生产，他们对数学和科学的基本了解更深刻，改善了本科准备水平以及通过研究寻求新知识的能力。 该计划和活动的目标均旨在应对这些智力挑战。更广泛的影响：这些活动将创造一种STEM文化，这会使学生有动力追求STEM和教授职业的高级学位。 这种文化将培养科学家和工程师，他们对终身学习，领导能力以及在多元文化，跨学科团队中工作的能力表示赞赏。 作为校园内非裔美国人博士学位在STEM领域的国家领导者，以及继续获得STEM博士学位的黑人本科生的生产，霍华德具有独特的能力产生这些更广泛的影响。