BETTER: Building Excellence in Training, Teaching, Education and Research

在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，鲍伊州立大学将进一步发展其涉及更多少数民族学生的STEM能力，为最终增加STEM学科中代表性不足的学位寻求学生铺平道路。项目目标是：(1)发展培养高质量STEM毕业生的学术基础设施，(2)扩大代表性不足的少数民族学生和教师的参与，以及(3)加强由科学家、工程师和有充分准备的公民组成的具有国际竞争力和全球参与的多元化劳动力队伍。项目协同活动包括(1)修订STEM守门课程，促进概念课程的连续性；(2)加速毕业和开发STEM荣誉项目；(3)开设生物信息学与计算生物学、计算机网络安全等本科专业；(4)实施研究性教学技术与实践；(5)为STEM本科生提供研究和实习机会；(6)拓展辅导机会，建立评估、干预和辅导方案；(7)组织暑期学院招收STEM新生；(8)通过强大的本科课程和GRE准备，为成功进入STEM研究生课程提供支持；(9)为教师发展组织专业研讨会，并为教师提供在校内外的研究机会；（10）组织年度本科生研究研讨会。该项目的智力价值在于拟议的STEM基础设施增强，以及它们可能导致该机构STEM教学整体质量的显著和可持续改善。提议的努力的影响是扩大代表性不足的少数民族在STEM学科和国家STEM劳动力中的参与。

With NSF support, Bowie State University will develop further its STEM capabilities involving minority students in greater numbers, paving the way for eventual increase of underrepresented degree seeking students in STEM disciplines. Project goals are (1) to develop an academic infrastructure that produces quality STEM graduates, (2) to expand the participation of underrepresented minority students and faculty, and (3) to strengthen a diverse internationally competitive and globally engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and well prepared citizens.Project synergistic activities include (1) revising STEM gate-keeping courses and promoting conceptual curricular continuity; (2) accelerating graduation and developing STEM Honors Program offerings; (3) developing new undergraduate programs in Bio-informatics and Computational Biology, and Computer Network Security; (4) implementation of research-based teaching and learning techniques and practices; (5) providing research and Internship opportunities to STEM undergraduate students; (6) expanding tutoring opportunities and building an assessment, intervention and advisement plan; (7) organizing Summer Academy for entering STEM freshmen; (8) providing support for successful entry into STEM graduate programs through a strong undergraduate curriculum and GRE preparation; (9) organizing professional workshops for faculty development, and research opportunities for faculty on/off campus, and (10) organizing an annual symposium on undergraduate research.The intellectual merit of this project lies in the proposed STEM infrastructure enhancements and their potential to result in significant and sustainable improvements in the overall quality of STEM instruction at the institution.The impact of the proposed efforts is to broaden the participation of under-represented minorities in STEM disciplines and the national STEM workforce.