Workshop for Development of Minority Faculty in Engineering; October 16-19, 2004; Washington, DC

建议标题：NSF少数民族工程学教师发展研讨会编号：CTS-0450213主要调查者：Robert Y.Ofoli Institution：密歇根州立大学美国工程教育学会(ASEE)最近关于美国大学协会(AAU)机构中非裔美国人、西班牙裔或印第安人(AAHNA)工程教员人数的数据显示，这一群体的成员仅占提供人事数据的53所AAU机构8,400名工程教员的3.5%。目前的人口结构和人口趋势表明，越来越需要为工程学院注入比目前数量多得多的AAHNA教职员工，以保证该专业有足够的人力继续蓬勃发展并保持其卓越的传统。工程教室里缺乏AAHNA教员有几个缺点。它剥夺了工科学校和大学的基本多样性。它剥夺了有抱负的AAHNA学生的榜样和导师。它对少数族裔学生很少或根本没有鼓励，否则他们可能会选择学术作为可行的职业道路，这可能会剥夺潜在的合格少数族裔候选人的教授渠道，从而进一步加剧这一问题。拟议中的研讨会是一系列主动干预活动的第一步，旨在：a)为AAHNA工程系的年轻教授提供支持和指导；b)招募有才华的AAHNA候选人进入工程学学术职位，并为他们提供必要的准备，以确保他们的成功和留住；以及c)保证提供多样化的人力，以确保美国保持一流的工程教育。工作坊将为三组参与者提供有针对性和必要的计划：化学和机械工程方面的有抱负的教师，所有工程学科的新教师和非终身教师，以及有志成为正式教授的化学和机械工程的终身副教授。这一努力将为有兴趣从事学术事业的少数族裔学生提供丰富的榜样。这将有助于使全国各地的工科教室多样化，并使多数族裔和少数族裔学生在学业上受益。

AbstractProposal Title: NSF Workshop for Development of Minority Faculty in EngineeringPoposal Number: CTS-0450213Principal Investigator: Robert Y. OfoliInstitution: Michigan State University Recent American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) data on the number of engineering faculty who are African-American, Hispanic or Native American (AAHNA) in Association of American Universities (AAU) institutions in the US shows significant under-representation, with members of this group constituting only 3.5% of the 8,400 engineering faculty at 53 AAU institutions that provided personnel data. Current demographics and population trends suggest an increasing need to infuse the engineering academy with AAHNA faculty members in significantly higher numbers than currently exists, in order to guarantee that the profession has enough manpower to continue to thrive and maintain its tradition of excellence. The lack of AAHNA faculty in engineering classrooms has several drawbacks. It robs engineering schools and colleges of essential diversity. It deprives aspiring AAHNA students of role models and mentors. It provides little or no encouragement to minority students who may otherwise opt for academia as a viable career path, which may result in further accentuating the problem by depriving the professorial pipeline of potential qualified minority candidates. It puts US engineering education at risk.The proposed workshop is the first of a proactive series of intervention activities designed to: a) provide support and guidance to young AAHNA professors in engineering departments; b) recruit talented AAHNA candidates into academic positions in engineering and provide them with the essential preparation required to ensure their success and retention; and c) guarantee the availability of a diverse manpower to ensure maintenance of excellent engineering education in the United States. The workshop will provide targeted and essential programming for three groups of participants: aspiring faculty in chemical and mechanical engineering, new and untenured faculty in all engineering disciplines, and tenured associate professors in chemical and mechanical engineering aspiring to become full professors. This effort will provide a wealth of role models for minority students who have an interest in pursuing academic careers. It will help to diversify engineering classrooms across the country and benefit both majority and minority students in their academic pursuits.