Scholarship, Leadership, and Mentoring in the STEM Fields (SLMS)

STEM 领域的奖学金、领导力和指导 (SLMS)

• 批准号: 1154523
• 负责人: Richard McGinnis
• 金额: $ 59.8万
• 依托单位: Tougaloo College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1154523&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Scholarship; Leadership; Mentoring; STEM; Fields

The Scholarship, Leadership, and Mentoring in the STEM Fields (SLMS) project at Tougaloo College is supporting 15 students with 4-year scholarships as they earn degrees in science, computer science, or mathematics. To augment traditional studies, the SLMS program also is focusing on leadership training in addition to community building. SLMS scholars are benefiting from individual mentoring from a faculty team of two and from targeted academic support through the college's Science Success Center. In addition, SLMS scholars are being given opportunities for internships with workforce partners as well as research opportunities with on-campus faculty. SLMS scholars are being invited to take advantage of intensive career counseling in addition to leadership skill-building workshops and seminars. Scholars are participating in the ACTIVE seminar series in which they are building their scientific writing and presentation skills while also interfacing with the invited distinguished faculty visitors.Intellectual Merit: The SLMS program is removing one of the major hindrances concerning minority student success in STEM disciplines, namely financial need. With a revamped curriculum, Tougaloo is positioned to increase STEM student engagement and build hands-on investigative and critical thinking skills. This program is providing data on the impact of financial support on recruitment and retention-to-degree of African-American students at a small private HBCU .Broader Impact: The project is building on a strong base to provide everything a student needs to attend college and to succeed as a major in a STEM area. Academic enrichment, professional development, and a hands-on approach to mentoring are at the core of this program that is graduating well-rounded, scientifically literate, community-committed, minority students who are increasing the diversity in the STEM workforce.

奖学金，领导力，并在STEM领域（SLMS）项目辅导Tougaloo学院是支持15名学生与4年奖学金，因为他们获得科学，计算机科学或数学学位。 为了加强传统的研究，SLMS计划也专注于领导力培训，除了社区建设。 SLMS学者受益于来自两个教师团队的个人指导，并通过学院的科学成功中心获得有针对性的学术支持。 此外，SLMS学者被给予与劳动力合作伙伴实习的机会，以及与校园教师的研究机会。 除了领导技能建设讲习班和研讨会外，SLMS学者还被邀请参加密集的职业咨询。 学者们参加了ACTIVE系列研讨会，在此期间，他们正在培养自己的科学写作和演讲技能，同时也与受邀的杰出教师访问者进行交流。智力优势：SLMS计划正在消除少数民族学生在STEM学科取得成功的主要障碍之一，即经济需求。 通过改进课程，Tougaloo定位于提高STEM学生的参与度，并建立动手调查和批判性思维技能。 该计划提供的数据对非裔美国学生在一个小型的私人HBCU招聘和保留学位的财政支持的影响。更广泛的影响：该项目是建立在一个强大的基础上，提供学生需要上大学，并在STEM领域取得成功的一切。 学术充实，专业发展和实践指导方法是该计划的核心，该计划是毕业于全面发展，科学素养，社区承诺，少数民族学生，他们正在增加STEM劳动力的多样性。