Proposal to Provide Workshop(s) to Utilize the Expertise of MIEs to Expand The K-12 Pool of Potential STEM Graduates

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AbstractThe McKenzie Group (TMG) proposes a two-year workshop and planning pilot initiativeto support the NSF Model Institutions for Excellence (MIEs) (and subsequently otherinstitutions) to broaden their strategies for recruiting and preparing African-American,Latino, and Native-American students to pursue careers in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As the first stage towards developing aframework for bridging STEM training and recruitment efforts undertaken by MIEinstitutions at the undergraduate level with those implemented at the middle school andsecondary education levels, TMG seeks funding to convene representatives from thesix MIE institutions, MIE graduates who are now graduate students or serving asprofessionals in STEM fields, high school counselors, representatives fromcommunity colleges, recognized researchers and practitioners in K-14 or HighSchool-College partnerships, and representatives from exemplary pre-college STEMprograms serving African-American, Latino, and Native American students. Theworkshop convening will permit these researchers and practitioners to plan anintegrated, research-based design and framework for implementing appropriateprogrammatic strategies that eventually will then be piloted at MIEs and 1 or morenon-MIE university sites. During the pilot phase, TMG will provide each site with supportfor addressing programmatic challenges and enhancing success.