DSU-SMILE: A Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enrichment

DSU-SMILE：丰富学习的科学和数学计划

• 批准号: 0928404
• 负责人: Alton Thompson
• 金额: $ 245.42万
• 依托单位: Delaware State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0928404&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: DSU; SMILE; Science; Mathematics; Initiative

The HBCU-UP program at Delaware State University will focus on engaging incoming freshman STEM students in programs that will enhance their academic success and identification with the University and their major discipline. We expect to significantly improve the retention and graduation rates of minority STEM students. STEM freshmen will be divided into learning communities of 5 - 6 students who will enroll together in three linked courses: a mathematics class, an English class and Freshman Seminar. Each learning community will be assigned a peer mentor who will communicate with their mentees daily and ensure that they attend their classes, go to tutoring and office hours, and meet with their study groups. Faculty mentors responsible for 4 - 5 of the freshman learning community groups will meet weekly with the peer mentors and will lead co-curricular activities involving both students and mentors. The project brings together STEM and English faculty and student services administrators to focus on revising the freshman experience of STEM students to involve them in a community of peers, peer mentors and faculty. To support student engagement with research we will continue the successful undergraduate research program begun in the first HBCU-UP project. The proposed program will support faculty development and research. Faculty will submit research proposals for research grants to work with undergraduate students. These proposals will be reviewed by a committee. This process will help faculty develop better student research projects and give them experience in writing research grants.

特拉华州州立大学的HBCU-UP项目将专注于让即将入学的STEM新生参与项目，这些项目将提高他们的学术成功和对大学及其主要学科的认同。我们希望显着提高少数STEM学生的保留率和毕业率。STEM新生将被分为5 - 6名学生组成的学习社区，他们将一起参加三门相关课程：数学课、英语课和新生研讨会。每个学习社区将被分配一个同伴导师谁将每天与他们的学员沟通，并确保他们参加他们的课程，去辅导和办公时间，并会见他们的学习小组。负责4 - 5个新生学习社区小组的教师导师将每周与同伴导师会面，并将领导学生和导师参与的课外活动。 该项目汇集了STEM和英语教师和学生服务管理人员，专注于修改STEM学生的新生体验，让他们参与到同龄人，同龄人导师和教师的社区中。为了支持学生参与研究，我们将继续在第一个HBCU-UP项目开始成功的本科研究计划。拟议的计划将支持教师的发展和研究。教师将提交研究提案以获得研究赠款，与本科生合作。这些提案将由一个委员会审查。这一过程将帮助教师开发更好的学生研究项目，并为他们提供撰写研究赠款的经验。