Planning Grant for STEM Program Evaluation and Improvement at West Virginia State University

西弗吉尼亚州立大学（WVSU） STEM项目评估和改进规划拨款是一个为期18个月，分为两个阶段的规划过程，旨在1)确定该机构本科STEM项目中需要改进的关键领域，2)制定解决这些需求的机构计划。该规划项目代表了近年来对WVSU STEM项目的最全面审查，并提供了一个制定计划的机会，以改变该机构的产品，以更好地为学生在STEM领域的工作和进一步学习做好准备。项目的评估阶段包括一些数据收集活动，旨在描述学生和教师对项目优势和劣势的看法，从历史学生的成绩中描述项目的成功和挑战，确定以前未被认识到的学生保留和成功的障碍，并将当前项目与其他hbcu的STEM项目中观察到的成功基准进行比较。此外，评估阶段包括对区域STEM劳动力需求的广泛审查，这将为规划阶段提供信息。一份关于地区STEM劳动力需求的报告和一份关于改善STEM项目的循证方法的报告将提供给hbcu、其他机构和公众。

The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Planning Grant for STEM Program Evaluation and Improvement is an 18-month, two phase planning process designed to 1) identify critical areas for improvement within the institution's undergraduate STEM programs and 2) develop an institutional plan for addressing those needs. The planning project represents the most comprehensive review of WVSU's STEM programs in recent years and presents an opportunity to develop a plan to transform the institution's offerings to better prepare students for work and further study in STEM fields. The evaluation phase of the project includes several data gathering activities designed to characterize student and faculty perception of program strengths and weaknesses, characterize program successes and challenges as demonstrated from historical student outcomes, identify previously unrecognized barriers to student retention and success, and compare current programs against benchmarks of success observed in STEM programs at other HBCUs. In addition, the evaluation phase includes an extensive review of regional STEM workforce needs that will inform the planning phase. A report on regional STEM workforce needs and a report on evidence-based approaches for improving STEM programs will be made available to HBCUs, other institutions, and the public.