PRISM: CSUSB Strengthening the Scientific Workforce

PRISM：CSUSB 加强科学队伍

• 批准号: 1035120
• 负责人: Rolland Trapp
• 金额: $ 162.42万
• 依托单位: University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1035120&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PRISM; CSUSB; Strengthening; Scientific; Workforce

This project will strengthen the scientific workforce by increasing the number of well-prepared graduates in STEM disciplines. It will attract promising students to STEM disciplines through an early research experience, retain PRISM scholars through mentoring and advising, and incorporate them into the scientific community at large. The intellectual content of this project is substantial. Lasting partnerships between faculty in Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics and Physics will be developed as a result of this project. For five summers scholars will be recruited for a research experience, which will be followed by an extensive mentoring and advising process for the duration of their undergraduate careers. The summer research component will engage PRISM scholars in a three-week residential early research experience. Each partner discipline will offer a project designed by experienced faculty mentors to introduce scholars to the excitement of scientific discovery and the centrality of mathematics in applied fields. Participants will actively engage in research, developing effective teamwork and communication skills while being inspired to persevere in the pursuit of a scientific career. The residential aspect of the program, together with social activities, will develop the kind of peer-support group that is critical to continued success. Academic year research will be supported by the program, taking advantage of scholars' new-found enthusiasm for the sciences. Every effort will be made to not just retain scholars, but to have them succeed. Following the initial research component, PRISM scholars will undergo rigorous advising and mentoring. Scholars will meet quarterly with advisors to discuss course selection, current coursework, and academic/career opportunities. As a result of this program's partnerships with several existing programs, PRISM scholars will participate in five Career Education Workshops, a Science Networking and Recruiting Forum, workshops on research and graduate school opportunities, and GRE preparation courses. These mentoring and advising activities will ensure greater retention of PRISM scholars, and increased incorporation into the scientific community. Curricular changes include developing a non-calculus introductory course in mathematics, as well as a minor in Applied Mathematics. The curricular changes, mentoring activities, interdisciplinary partnerships and student research experiences combine to create a vibrant intellectual atmosphere that will effectively prepare PRISM scholars for scientific careers.This program will significantly enhance the development of a scientific workforce, and have a lasting impact on the scientific community at large. Committed to the principle of diversity, this program aggressively recruits from the diverse student population at CSUSB, a Hispanic-Serving and Minority Institution. PRISM scholars will positively influence area high schools and STEM disciplines at CSUSB through presentations and leadership roles on campus, as well as the broader scientific community through presentations, subsequent research, internships, and ultimately career choices. Hence this program will expose a large population of those underrepresented in the sciences to the excitement of scientific endeavor, and will significantly enhance human resource development by producing well-trained and better-prepared young scientists. PRISM scholars will also continue to contribute to the scientific community for years to come. By graduation, they will already be active community members through conference participation, being leaders in their local communities, and producing research that furthers knowledge in Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Math, and/or Physics. As PRISM scholars mature in their chosen careers this influence will only continue to grow, indicating that the potential impact of this program on the sciences is truly significant. Further, the program has an aggressive plan for broad dissemination in order to enhance scientific understanding. Avenues for dissemination include the program's website, support to present at conferences, publication when appropriate, as well as sharing best practices, developed lab/course materials, and educational advances. The activities and research resulting from this program, then, will well serve the broader framework of the scientific community at large.

该项目将通过增加STEM学科准备充分的毕业生数量来加强科学工作者队伍。 它将通过早期的研究经验吸引有前途的学生到STEM学科，通过指导和建议留住PRISM学者，并将他们纳入整个科学界。 这个项目的知识含量是巨大的。 作为该项目的结果，化学，计算机科学，地质学，数学和物理学教师之间的持久伙伴关系将得到发展。 五个夏天的学者将被招募的研究经验，这将是一个广泛的指导和咨询过程，为他们的本科生涯的持续时间。 夏季研究部分将让PRISM学者参加为期三周的住宅早期研究体验。 每个合作学科将提供一个由经验丰富的教师导师设计的项目，向学者介绍科学发现的兴奋和数学在应用领域的中心地位。 参与者将积极参与研究，发展有效的团队合作和沟通技能，同时受到启发，坚持追求科学事业。 该计划的住宅方面，再加上社会活动，将发展那种同侪支持小组，这是持续成功的关键。 学年研究将得到该计划的支持，利用学者对科学的新发现的热情。 我们将尽一切努力，不仅要留住学者，还要让他们取得成功。 在最初的研究部分之后，PRISM学者将接受严格的咨询和指导。 学者将每季度与顾问会面，讨论课程选择，当前课程和学术/职业机会。 由于该计划与几个现有计划的合作伙伴关系，PRISM学者将参加五个职业教育研讨会，一个科学网络和招聘论坛，研究和研究生院机会研讨会，以及GRE准备课程。 这些指导和咨询活动将确保更多地留住PRISM的学者，并使他们更多地融入科学界。 课程的变化包括开发一个非微积分的数学入门课程，以及应用数学的未成年人。 课程的变化，指导活动，跨学科的合作伙伴关系和学生的研究经验结合联合收割机，创造一个充满活力的学术氛围，将有效地准备PRISM学者的科学生涯。这个计划将显着提高科学劳动力的发展，并在整个科学界产生持久的影响。 致力于多样性的原则，该计划积极从CSUSB，一个西班牙裔服务和少数民族机构的多样化的学生群体招聘。 PRISM学者将通过在校园内的演讲和领导角色，以及通过演讲，后续研究，实习和最终职业选择更广泛的科学界，积极影响地区高中和CSUSB的STEM学科。 因此，这一计划将使大量在科学领域代表性不足的人接触到科学奋进的兴奋，并将通过培养训练有素和准备更充分的年轻科学家来显着促进人力资源开发。 PRISM的学者也将在未来几年继续为科学界做出贡献。 通过毕业，他们将已经通过参加会议，在当地社区的领导者，并产生进一步的化学，计算机科学，地质学，数学和/或物理知识的研究积极的社区成员。 随着PRISM学者在他们所选择的职业中成熟，这种影响力只会继续增长，这表明该计划对科学的潜在影响是真正重要的。 此外，该方案有一个积极的广泛传播计划，以提高科学认识。 传播途径包括该计划的网站，支持在会议上，出版物，以及分享最佳实践，开发实验室/课程材料，和教育进步。 因此，该计划所产生的活动和研究将很好地服务于整个科学界的更广泛框架。