Science and Technology Access to Research and Graduate Education

杰克逊州立大学(JSU)科学、工程和技术学院(JSU)将在美国国家科学基金会(NSF)先前的历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)成功成果的基础上，实施一个名为--科学和技术获取研究和研究生教育(STARGE)的项目。该项目的总体目标是提高少数民族学生在STEM的成绩，并增加攻读这些学科研究生学位的少数民族学生人数。JSU计划旨在实施一系列综合活动(特别是在工程和技术领域)，以进一步提高STEM学生的入学率、保留率和毕业率；增加STEM学生的研究参与度，并增加STEM专业的课程、课程和课程的多样性。科学、工程和技术学院(CSET)在研究生产率、STEM专业毕业以及吸引和维持优秀教师方面取得了杰出的成就。CSET在吸引和留住优秀学生方面的成功，是其创建了独特的教育继续教育计划(ECP)的结果。ECP侧重于影响从大学前科学和数学意识/准备到大学特定学科研究/培训职业的各种活动。该计划是CSET战略计划的核心，促进大学、政府、行业、大学前教育实体和专业/社区组织之间的沟通和合作，以在我们的教育环境中实现卓越。这些课程使科学和数学变得有趣，并与所有大学预科学生和大学生的生活相关。ECP的一些活动包括角色建模、接触科学、工程和其他技术领域的各种职业机会。大学和国家实验室的不同实验室设置为大学预科学生提供实时、无价的动手研究体验。智力优势：该项目将侧重于：进一步提高STEM学生的入学率、保留率和毕业率；提高STEM学生的研究参与度，特别是在工程领域；增加STEM专业的课程、计划和课程的多样性，特别是在技术和工程领域；以及为JSU的STEM教师专业发展提供支持结构。新的CSET项目的一个主要组成部分是建立机械工程、电气工程的学士学位课程。CSET还将在此期间为工程项目寻求更好的认证。建议的目标将通过由高素质的支持团体和CSET教职员工的大力参与来实施制定的战略计划来实现。战略计划的每个组成部分都将通过课堂上的师生互动、校园内外的研究实验室、与榜样和同行的互动以及接触不同的科学家群体来无缝整合。人口和机构研究处将实施一项全面、形成性和总结性评价计划，以衡量项目的成果指标。更广泛的影响：佐治亚州立大学处于领先地位，为生物、化学、计算机科学、环境科学、物理、工程和技术等领域的研究生和本科生培养少数民族STEM毕业生。HBCU-UP项目和其他项目将继续改变JSU的研究和教学事业。该大学已从一个教学机构转变为博士研究密集型机构。成功的ECP模式将与更广泛的学院和大学社区分享，这些学院和大学正在努力增加进入科技劳动力队伍的少数族裔人数。结果将通过网站、大众媒体和专业演示文稿进行传播。

Building on the successful outcomes of the previous Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) project from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Jackson State University (JSU) College of Science, Engineering and Technology will implement a project entitled - Science and Technology Access to Research and Graduate Education (STARGE). The overall goal of the project is to enhance the achievement of minority students in STEM and increase the number of minority students pursuing graduate degrees in these disciplines. The JSU plan is designed to implement a set of integrated activities (especially in engineering and technology) to further increase the enrollment, retention, and graduation rate of STEM students; increase the research participation of the STEM students and increase the diversity of courses, programs, and curricula for STEM majors. The College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) has distinguished itself with an outstanding record of achievement in research productivity, graduation of STEM majors, and attracting and sustaining outstanding faculty. The success of CSET in attracting and retaining excellent students is a result of its creation of a unique Education Continuum Program (ECP). ECP focuses on activities that impact the pipeline from pre-college science and mathematics awareness/preparation through collegiate discipline-specific research/training careers. The plan, which is the centerpiece of the CSET strategic plan, fosters communication and collaboration among universities, government, industry, pre- college educational entities and professional/community organizations to achieve excellence throughout our educational environments. The programs make science and mathematics interesting and relevant to the lives of all pre-college as well collegiate students. Some of the ECP activities include role modeling, exposure to a variety of career opportunities in scientific, engineering, and other technical fields. Diverse laboratory settings at the university and national laboratories offer real-time, priceless, hands-on research experiences to pre-college through collegiate students. Intellectual Merit: The project will focus on: further increasing the enrollment, retention, and graduation rate of STEM students; increasing the research participation of the STEM students especially in the area of engineering; increasing the diversity of courses, program, and curriculum for STEM majors especially in the areas of technology and engineering; and providing a structure of support for STEM faculty professional development at JSU. A major component of the new CSET project is to establish BS degree programs in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering. CSET will also seek ABET accreditation during this period for the engineering program. The proposed objectives will be obtained by implementing a developed strategic plan by a highly qualified support groups and strong participation of CSET faculty members. Each of the components of the strategic plan will be seamlessly integrated through student-faculty interactions in classroom, research laboratories on and off campus, interaction with role models and peers, and exposure to diverse groups of scientists. Demographic and Institutional Research Services will implement a comprehensive formative and summative evaluation plan to measure the outcome-based indicators of the project. Broader Impacts: JSU is well positioned to be the leading producer of minority STEM graduates at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in areas like, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, physics, engineering and technology. The HBCU-UP project and other projects will continue to transform the research and instructional enterprise at JSU. The University has moved from a teaching institution to a designation of doctoral research-intensive institution. The successful ECP model will be shared with the broader community of colleges and universities who are working to increase the numbers of minorities entering the scientific and technological workforce. The results will be disseminated via website, mass media and at professional presentations.