Workshop: URM Principal Investigators' Workshop: May 2011, Arlington, VA

这一奖项将使密苏里州大学在2011年5月组织一个研讨会，重点是提高本科生培训的有效性，这将使学生为科学事业做好准备，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体。该研讨会将允许参与NSF资助的生物科学（URM）本科生研究和指导计划的主要研究者（PI）讨论与本科生培训相关的重要问题。研讨会的主要目标是（1）分享改进个人计划实施的想法，包括道德培训，学生招聘和保留的方法，学生发展活动，研究生学习的准备和导师培训;以及（2）讨论和确定评估计划成功的最佳实践。这些目标将通过专家的专题介绍和小组讨论以及工地主任之间进行小组讨论和建立联系的机会来实现。将向国家科学基金会提交一份总结研讨会结果的最后报告，该报告也将分发给研讨会与会者。在该项目结束时，预计URM方案的PI将更好地掌握成功实施其方案和最佳实践的知识。这将直接影响学生将接受的培训质量，并为PI提供更好的方法来衡量计划的成功。

This award will allow the University of Missouri to organize a workshop in May 2011 that focuses on increasing the effectiveness of undergraduate student training that will prepare students for a career in science, particularly those from underrepresented groups. The workshop will allow Principal Investigators (PIs) involved in the NSF-funded Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in Biological Sciences (URM) program to discuss important issues associated with undergraduate student training. The main goals of the workshop are (1) to share ideas for improving individual program implementation including ethics training, methods for student recruitment and retention, student development activities, preparation for graduate study, and mentor training; and (2) to discuss and identify best practices for assessing program success. These goals will be accomplished through presentations and panel discussions by experts and through opportunities for group discussion and networking among site directors. A final report will be submitted to NSF summarizing the workshop findings, which will also be disseminated to workshop participants. At the end of this project, it is expected that PIs of the URM program will be better equipped with knowledge on successful implementation of their program and best practices. This will have a direct impact on the quality of training that students will receive and a better way for PIs to measure program success.