Implementation Grant: Raising Achievement in Mathematics and Science (RAMS)

温斯顿塞勒姆州立大学（winston Salem State University）正在实施“提高数学和科学成就（RAMS）计划”，以鼓励学生在本科期间在校内外进行研究，增加从WSSU毕业的STEM专业学生人数，加强WSSU的本科研究教育和能力，并增加STEM毕业生进入研究生课程的人数。这一努力建立在以往HBCU-UP供资所取得的成功的基础上。这些活动是基于HBCU-UP咨询委员会进行的强有力的需求评估，并听取了校园内所有利益相关者、机构数据和参与支持WSSU学生的大学社区的意见。该项目的目标和目的是基于明确和具体的干预措施，战略是根据文献和以前的机构经验中描述的最佳做法改编的。这些策略包括尽早让STEM UG学生参与进来。主动学习教学法？然后呢?通过研究来学习？为了提高留校率和毕业率。学生在校内外的研究参与是这个项目的基石。有了财政支持和广泛的合作，该项目将影响到高中学生、社区大学生和WSSU校园内的学生。大学研究日、课程变更和GRE准备研讨会等项目活动对校园范围有很大的影响。提高毕业率和留校率是一种营销手段，可以吸引有充分准备的高中生进入WSSU的STEM项目。总的来说，这导致更多的STEM学生从WSSU毕业，并进入研究型大学的研究生课程。

ABSTRACT HRD 0927905Winston Salem State University is implementing, Raising Achievement in Mathematics and Science (RAMS) Program, to engage students in research on and off campus throughout their undergraduate career at the university, and to increase the number of STEM majors graduating from WSSU, strengthen undergraduate research education and capacity at WSSU, and increase the number of STEM graduates who matriculate into graduate programs. This effort builds on the successes achieved under previous HBCU-UP funding.The activities are based on a strong needs assessment by the HBCU-UP advisory committee with input from all stakeholders on campus, institutional data, and the university community involved in supporting students at WSSU. The goals and objectives of the project are based on clear and specific interventions, and the strategies are adapted from best practices described in the literature and previous institutional experiences. The strategies involve engaging STEM UG students early through ?active learning pedagogy? and ?learning through conducting research? in order to increase retention and graduation rates. Student engagement in research on and off campus is a cornerstone of this project. With the availability of financial support and through extensive collaboration, the project will impact high school students, community college students, and students on the WSSU campus. Program activities such as university research day, curricula changes and GRE preparation workshops have a large impact campus wide. Improved graduation and retention rates serve as a marketing tool for recruiting well-prepared high school students into STEM programs at WSSU. Collectively, this leads to a larger pool of STEM students graduating from WSSU and matriculating into graduate programs at research intensive universities.