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

智力价值本科生研究委员会(CUR)要求提供资金，以支持历史悠久的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)的生物学教师更多地参与CUR计划书写作学院。自2000年以来，CUR每年都提供这个研究所。这一特定的学院将于2011年5月23日至25日在约翰逊·C·史密斯大学提供。该研究所将只面向HBCU的教职员工，部分资金来自私人基金会的拨款。该研究所将包括：1)与导师一对一的工作；2)小组讨论；3)撰写和评论提案，包括导师和同行对提案的审查；4)关于有效提案撰写的全体会议；5)与NSF生物项目官员的会议。本科生研究是培养科学专业人员所需的解决问题技能和工作习惯的一种特别有效的方式。它已被证明可以提高学生在高等教育中的留存率，将学生的课堂体验与工作世界联系起来，并激励他们继续在学士和研究生水平上学习科学。本科研究支持批判性思维、解决问题的技能、口头和书面交流以及自信的发展(Lopatto，2004)。本科生研究人员的导师本身也需要积极从事研究。对于一名积极从事研究的教授来说，撰写成功的提案是一项基本技能。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(商业圆桌会议，2006年；NAS，2005年；竞争力委员会，2005年)。这些报告中有许多建议增加在STEM领域学习的学生人数，特别侧重于少数族裔学生。当学生参与本科生研究时，他们会从他们得到的指导中受益。鼓励一位受人尊敬的导师，他可以模拟研究活动，可能对少数族裔学生和他们对研究生工作的渴望特别重要。更广泛的影响：来自HBCU的另外五名生物学教员的参与可以促进其校园内提案写作的发展或加强。通常，成功的提案撰写和本科生研究将从一个系开始，甚至可能是从个别教员开始，然后扩展到整个系和校园内的其他系和学科。由于许多研究生项目现在要求申请者具有本科研究经验，开发或扩大本科研究项目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。

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.