Tribal Colleges and Universities STEM Leaders' Forum 2010

美国印第安人高等教育联盟（AIHEC）要求支持举办2010TCU STEM领导者？国家科学基金会/部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）获奖者论坛（论坛）和每个国家的校长？美国有33所经认证的部落学院和大学（tcu）。论坛将重点讨论在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域成功招募和留住美国印第安学生的策略和最佳实践。在为期两天的TCU STEM Leaders？论坛参与者（包括TCUP首席研究员和项目主任、TCU校长和NSF代表）将讨论问题并参加正式会议，在此期间，他们将分享和探索加强美国印第安人STEM管道的最佳实践和创新方法。该论坛将为部落学院提供一个机会，参与并促进有关扩大STEM参与的全国性讨论。拟议论坛的一个关键成果将是，随着有效做法的确定和实施，在tcu的STEM项目中招募和留住印度学生方面取得更大的成功。拟议中的论坛将促进NSF TCUP管理人员和教师之间的实践社区，促进最佳实践和策略的交流，以实现提高美国印第安学生STEM参与和成就的共同目标。拟议的论坛将吸引国家STEM领导人，包括美国国家科学基金会和部落学院的领导人，进行关键对话，重点讨论部落学院应用的扩大参与战略的知识现状和理解。更广泛的影响该论坛将对如何最好地促进全国更广泛的参与这一正在进行的辩论作出重要贡献。在stem教育和专业领域，少数族裔得不到充分的服务和代表。它将促进探索和更深入地了解最新的参与策略，不仅是部落学院的教师和管理人员，而且是国家科学基金会和其他肩负科学使命的联邦机构的领导。

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) requests support to conduct the 2010TCU STEM Leaders? Forum (Forum) for the National Science Foundation/ Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesProgram (TCUP) awardees and for the presidents at each of the nation?s 33 accredited TribalColleges and Universities (TCUs). The Forum will focus on strategies and best practices forsuccessfully recruiting and retaining American Indian students in science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM).During the 2-day TCU STEM Leaders? Forum participants (including TCUP principal investigatorsand project directors, TCU presidents, and NSF representatives) will discuss issues and participatein formal sessions during which they will share and explore best practices and innovativeapproaches to strengthening the American Indian STEM pipeline. The Forum will provide a opportunityfor tribal colleges to engage in and contribute to the national discussion on broadening participationin STEM.A key outcome of the proposed Forum will be increased success in recruiting and retainingIndian student in STEM programs at TCUs, as effective practices are identified and implemented.Intellectual MeritThe proposed Forum will promote a community of practice among NSF TCUP managers and faculty,facilitating the exchange of best practices and strategies for achieving the common goal ofimproving STEM participation and achievement among American Indian students. The proposedForum will engage national STEM leaders, including the leadership at NSF and tribal colleges,in a critical dialogue focusing on the current state of knowledge and understanding of broadeningparticipation strategies as they are applied by tribal colleges.Broader ImpactThe Forum will make an important contribution to the ongoing debate on how best to promotebroader participation of the nation?s underserved and underrepresented minorities in STEMeducation and professions. It will promote the exploration and greater understanding of state-of-the-artbroadening participation strategies not only by tribal college faculty and administrators,but by the leadership at NSF and other federal agencies with science missions.