MII: Performance Education and Research Laboratory

该项目计划在新泽西州城市大学（NJCU）计算机科学系建立一个绩效教育和研究实验室（PEARL），这是一个联邦政府指定的以少数民族和西班牙裔为主的服务机构。本计划鼓励大学生参与研究，以增加少数族裔学生被计算机科学所吸引和保留的人数。NJCU、布鲁克海文国家实验室和贝尔实验室的新泽西纳米技术之间正在建立研究伙伴关系。联合研究小组由NJCU的教师、本科生研究人员和国家实验室的科学家组成。其目标是扩大少数族裔本科生的研究经验，并改善教师的研究环境。目前正在拟订一项为期五年的持续赠款提案。该项目有可能成为类似城市大学少数族裔成功项目开发的典范。

This project is planning the creation of a Performance Education and Research Laboratory (PEARL) in the Computer Science Department of New Jersey City University (NJCU), a federally-designated Predominantly Minority and Hispanic Serving Institution. The project promotes undergraduate research participations in order to expand the number of minority students attracted to and retained in Computer Science. Research partnerships are being established between NJCU, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and New Jersey Nanotechnology in Bell Labs. Joint research teams are being formed with NJCU faculty, undergraduate student researchers, and scientists from national labs. The goals are to expand research experiences for undergraduate minorities and to enhance the faculty research environment. A proposal for a five-year continuing grant is being developed. The project has the potential to become a model for development of programs for minority success at similar urban universities.