CUR (Council on Undergraduate Research) Workshop: Supporting Research Active Biology Faculty and Students at Historicaly Black Colleges and Universities; May 2011 Charlotte NC

CUR（本科生研究委员会）研讨会：支持历史黑人学院和大学的活跃生物学教师和学生研究；

• 批准号: 1118031
• 负责人: Nancy Hensel
• 金额: $ 0.81万
• 依托单位: Council on Undergraduate Research
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-15 至 2012-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1118031&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CUR; Council; Undergraduate; Research; Workshop

Intellectual MeritThe Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) requests funds to support the increased participation of biology faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in a CUR Proposal Writing Institute. CUR has offered this institute each year since 2000. This particular institute will be offered at Johnson C. Smith University, May 23-25, 2011. The institute will only be for faculty from HBCUs and is partially funded from a private foundation grant. The institute will include: 1) one-on-one work with a mentor; 2) small groups discussions; 3) writing and critiquing of proposals, including mentor and peer review of proposals; 4) plenary sessions about effective proposal writing; 5) a meeting with an NSF biology program officer. Undergraduate research is a particularly effective way to develop the problem-solving skills and work habits needed by science professionals. It has been shown to improve retention in higher education, connecting students' classroom experience to the world of work and motivating them to continue their science studies at the baccalaureate and graduate levels. Undergraduate research supports the development of critical thinking, problem-solving skills, oral and written communication, and self-confidence (Lopatto, 2004). Mentors for undergraduate researchers need to be research-active themselves. Writing successful proposals is an essential skill for a research-active professor. Several reports have highlighted the importance of STEM education to maintain innovation and economic competitiveness in the United States (Business Roundtable, 2006; NAS, 2005; Council on Competitiveness, 2005). Many of these reports have made recommendations to increase the number of students studying in STEM fields with a particular focus on minority students. Students benefit from the mentoring they receive when they are involved in undergraduate research. The encouragement of a respected advisor, who can model research activities, may be especially significant for minority students and their aspirations for graduate work. Broader Impacts: The involvement of five additional biology faculty from HBCUs can foster either the development or strengthening of proposal writing on their campuses. Often successful proposal writing and undergraduate research will begin in one department, perhaps even with an individual faculty member, and expand to the whole department and other departments and disciplines on campus. Since many graduate programs now expect applicants to come with undergraduate research experience, the development or expansion of undergraduate research programs can assist students in preparing for graduate school and being competitive in the application process. This is a first step in increasing the STEM pipeline for minority science professionals.

本科研究委员会（CUR）要求资金支持历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）的生物学教师更多地参与CUR提案写作研究所。本校自2000年起每年开设此课程。该课程将于2011年5月23日至25日在约翰逊·c·史密斯大学开设。该研究所将只招收来自hbcu的教师，部分资金来自私人基金会的资助。该研究所将包括：1)与导师一对一的工作；2)小组讨论；3)提案的撰写和评论，包括导师和同行的提案评审；4)关于有效提案写作的全体会议；5)与NSF生物学项目官员的会面。本科研究是培养科学专业人员所需要的解决问题的能力和工作习惯的一种特别有效的方式。它已被证明可以提高高等教育的留级率，将学生的课堂经验与工作世界联系起来，并激励他们继续在学士学位和研究生阶段的科学学习。本科生的研究支持批判性思维、解决问题的能力、口头和书面沟通以及自信的发展（Lopatto, 2004）。本科生研究人员的导师本身也需要积极参与研究。撰写成功的提案是研究活跃的教授的基本技能。几份报告强调了STEM教育对保持美国创新和经济竞争力的重要性（Business Roundtable, 2006； NAS, 2005; Council on competitiveness, 2005）。其中许多报告都建议增加STEM领域的学生人数，特别关注少数民族学生。当学生参与本科研究时，他们会从指导中受益。一个受人尊敬的导师的鼓励，他可以示范研究活动，可能对少数民族学生和他们的研究生工作的愿望特别重要。更广泛的影响：来自HBCUs的五名额外的生物学教师的参与可以促进或加强校园内提案写作的发展。通常，成功的提案写作和本科生研究将从一个系开始，甚至可能从单个教员开始，然后扩展到整个系以及校园内的其他系和学科。由于许多研究生项目现在都希望申请者有本科研究经验，因此本科研究项目的发展或扩大可以帮助学生为研究生院做准备，并在申请过程中具有竞争力。这是为少数民族科学专业人员增加STEM管道的第一步。