Initiative for Transforming and Sustaining Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at North Carolina Central University

在美国国家科学基金会（NSF）通过传统黑人高校本科项目（HBCU-UP）的支持下，北卡罗来纳中央大学将通过一个名为“北卡罗来纳中央大学科学、技术、工程和数学转型倡议”的项目加强他们的STEM课程。该计划的目标是开发、实施、评估和制度化一个计划，该计划将实现并维持高质量和有竞争力的科学、技术、工程和数学计划在北卡罗来纳中央大学（NCCU）。该项目将增加成功完成守门员科学课程、完成学士学位以及继续进入STEM领域的研究生和专业学校的学生人数。该计划将由四个主要部分组成：1)本科培训和研究经验-每年为20名高中预科新生提供为期六周的住宿暑期充实计划。该计划的参与者必须已经发送了报名意向表，并宣布主修STEM领域之一。课程将包括科学奥德赛和数学核心课程的模块，阅读和写作课程以及实地考察。完成课程的学生将加入本科研究项目，在那里他们将与教师研究人员和一名研究科学家配对。鼓励本科研究项目的学生发展研究技能，并在当地、州和国家本科研究期刊上发表他们的研究成果；2)课程改进-电子，生物信息学，数学，环境和地球科学等新课程的开发将为STEM课程注入研究和技术，并使STEM领域的课程保持一致。将发展一种批判性思维模式，让学生加强将知识从讲座转移和应用到实验室经验的能力，以及从第一年的看门人课程到高级STEM课程的能力；3)师资发展——未来需要能够在生命科学公司和尖端研究实验室应用的众多学科之间轻松移动的员工。教师发展部分将侧重于教师交流、访问科学家、电子辅导网络和一系列专业发展研讨会，旨在促进中大理工学院教师与同行之间的科学和智力交流。该项目的目标是提高教师的研究竞争力，并支持教学创新，重点是跨学科知识的转移应用；4)合作伙伴关系-为了帮助学生发展研究经验，将开发实习，奖学金和奖学金的合作伙伴关系。这些合作伙伴关系将更好地为学生从大学到未来职业市场的无缝导航做好准备。该项目的更广泛影响包括使学生在生物技术、生物信息学劳动力方面有更好的准备，并建立学生进入研究生和专业课程的渠道。课程的改善是基于理大的使命和策略计划，并会对理大产生长远影响。作为发展知识和技能转移模式的一部分，中大将成为知识和最佳实践的创造者。科学研究支持计划，如少数民族获得研究职业（MARC），路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与科学和数学联盟（LSAMP）和少数民族生物医学研究科学（MBRS）将得到协调，为学生提供更大的利益。这个项目的智力价值将是学生在生物信息学和生物技术方面的知识深度的增加，因为他们接触了最先进的科学设备和访问科学家，以及研究实习和合作。项目的结果和进展将通过通讯、地区报纸、广播和电视媒体、专业期刊以及其他学生和教师出版物定期传播。最佳实践将在研讨会和会议上与当地大学分享。

With the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), North Carolina Central University will enhance their STEM programs through a project entitled, Initiative for Transforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at North Carolina Central University. The goal of the program is to develop, implement, evaluate, and institutionalize a program that will achieve, and sustain, a high quality and competitive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). The project will increase in the number of students successfully completing gatekeeper science courses, completing baccalaureate degrees, and going on to graduate and professional schools in the STEM areas. The program will consist of four major components: 1) The Undergraduate Training and Research Experience - A six-week residential summer enrichment program for 20 pre-freshmen post high school students each year. Participants in the program must have already sent in an intent to enroll form and declared a major in one of the STEM areas. The program curriculum will consist of modules from the science odyssey and mathematics core courses, reading and writing classes and field trips. Students who complete the program will join the Undergraduate Research Program, where they will be paired with faculty researchers and a research scientist. Students in the Undergraduate Research Program are encouraged to develop research skills, and present their results for publication in local, state, and national undergraduate research journals; 2) Curriculum Enhancement - The development of new courses in electronics, bioinformatics, mathematics, and environmental and earth sciences, will infuse research and technology in STEM courses, and align curricula across the STEM areas. A critical thinking model will be developed for involving students in strengthening their ability to transfer and apply knowledge from lectures to laboratory experiences, and from first year gatekeeper courses to upper level STEM courses; 3) Faculty Development - The future will require employees that are accomplished in moving easily among the many disciplines that will be applied in life-sciences companies and cutting-edge research laboratories. The faculty development component will focus on faculty exchanges, visiting scientists, an e-mentoring network, and a series of professional development workshops designed to promote scientific and intellectual exchanges between NCCU STEM faculty and their peers. The goals of this project are to enhance faculty research competitiveness and support innovations in teaching with emphasis on the transfer applications of knowledge across scientific disciplines; and 4) Partnerships - In order to assist students in developing research experiences partnerships for internships, fellowships and scholarships will be developed. These partnerships will better prepare students to navigate their way seamlessly from the university to the career markets of the future.The broader impacts of this project includes better prepared students competitive for a biotechnology, bioinformatics workforce and establishing a pipeline of students into graduate and professional programs. The curriculum enhancements are based on the mission and strategic plan of the University and will have long-term impact for the institution. NCCU will become a producer of knowledge and best practices as part of the development of a model on transferring knowledge and skills. Science research support programs such as Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC), Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science and Math (LSAMP), and Minority Biomedical Research Sciences (MBRS) will be coordinated to provide a greater benefit to students.The intellectual merits of this project will be the increased depth of knowledge students in bioinformatics and biotechnology as a result of exposure to state of the art scientific equipment and visiting scientists, and research internships and cooperatives. Results and progress of the program will be regularly disseminated through newsletters, area newspapers, radio and television media, professional journals, and other student and faculty publications. Best practices will be shared with local universities at seminars and conferences.