Netzel Scholars: Opportunity in Chemistry and Biology

内策尔学者：化学和生物学的机会

• 批准号: 0806748
• 负责人: Dabney Dixon
• 金额: $ 59.95万
• 依托单位: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0806748&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Netzel; Scholars; Opportunity; Chemistry; Biology

The goal of this project is to provide support for the highest achieving entering students at the university declaring majors in chemistry and biology. Many of these students have significant financial need and thus balance university life, significant work hours, and commuting as they live at home during their university career. These responsibilities make it difficult for them to realize their scholarly potential. S-STEM funds provide need-based scholarships so that the students can live on campus and participate fully in the intellectual and research life of the university. Recruiting efforts include direct mail, web resources and on-campus recruiting fairs to promote the S-STEM Scholarships to prospective students in Georgia. Selection is based on multiple academic criteria, financial need, and an interview. Intellectual Merit: New activities include (a) a new Freshman Learning Community, (b) a new course, HON1001, (c) a program for freshman to participate in research group seminars, (d) peer-led honors tutorials, (e) a new honors biochemistry course, (f) biochemistry concentrations in both chemistry and biology, (g) a new course in career planning, (h) increased support for undergraduate research opportunities, (i) student presentations at local and regional conferences, (j) support for summer research programs, (k) support to develop leadership in chemistry and biology student clubs and (l) opportunities for the students to teach in supplemental instruction and the Writing Across the Curriculum courses. Broader Impacts: About 60 students are receiving S-STEM funding (approximately 20 each for three consecutive entering classes). The new programs benefit the other chemistry and biology students (approximately 300 and 1400, respectively). Scholarships from the S-STEM program enable the Netzel Scholars to live up to their considerable promise as scientific leaders.

该项目的目标是为在大学申报化学和生物专业的最高成就的学生提供支持。这些学生中有许多人有很大的经济需求，因此要平衡大学生活、重要的工作时间和通勤，因为他们在大学期间住在家里。这些责任使他们很难实现自己的学术潜力。S-STEM基金提供基于需求的奖学金，使学生能够住在校园里，充分参与大学的智力和研究生活。招聘工作包括直接邮件、网络资源和校园招聘博览会，向格鲁吉亚的潜在学生宣传S-STEM奖学金。选择是基于多种学术标准，经济需求和面试。学术价值:新的活动包括(a)新的新生学习社区，(b)新的课程HON1001， (c)新生参加研究小组研讨会的计划，(d)同行领导的荣誉教程，(e)新的荣誉生物化学课程，(f)化学和生物学的生物化学浓度，(g)职业规划的新课程，(h)增加对本科生研究机会的支持，(i)学生在地方和区域会议上的演讲，(j)支持夏季研究计划，(k)支持培养化学和生物学生俱乐部的领导能力；(l)为学生提供在补充指导和课程写作课程中授课的机会。更广泛的影响：大约有60名学生获得了S-STEM资助（大约20名学生连续三次进入班级）。新课程使其他化学和生物学生受益（分别约有300人和1400人）。来自S-STEM项目的奖学金使Netzel学者能够实现他们作为科学领导者的巨大承诺。