Chemistry REU Leadership Group

化学部支持这个由NSF本科生研究经验领导小组(REU-LG)领导的项目，一个由化学REU网站主任和来自化学本科生研究界的其他人组成的小组。该小组是为了支持和加强REU站点计划而创建的，该计划由所有化学REU站点组成。拟议的活动利用以往成果的成功，同时采用新的方法来实现四个确定的目标。为了加强沟通，一年两次的LG高管会议允许根据对REU至关重要的想法继续规划、发展和采取行动。在国家科学基金会会议上引入“接触点”的新方法为现有和潜在的现场主任和首席调查员(SD/PI)提供了从国家科学基金会获取信息并向其提供反馈的机会。新网站http://www.nsfreu.com，为可持续发展司/可持续发展司宣传、推广，并充当其资源，特别是对新设立的网站。LG培育了精简和加强REU计划的新想法。例如，将讨论和概述通用应用程序协议的问题，以构建对REU模型的长期影响非常重要的新解决方案。为了质量和效率，计划中的2015年SD/PI研讨会将给社区提供机会来定义和讨论本科生研究面临的当代问题。为了保持连续性，在全国ACS春季会议上举行的年度研讨会将把社区聚集在一起，专注于一个具有切实成果的主题，例如一本ACS研讨会书籍。REU领导小组为化学REU社区提供了一个有凝聚力的沟通和资源中心。该项目将使REU Sites计划多样化，并与LSAMP和其他追求提高本科教育共同目标的组织建立协同伙伴关系。与路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与科学、技术、工程和数学教师联盟(LSAMP)合作的新倡议有可能创建一种新的NSF模式，扩大代表不足的群体的参与。LG和LSAMP小组每年将至少举行两次会议，为未来的倡议奠定基础。一种想法是复制2005年在亚特兰大举行的美国国家科学理事会全国会议上举行的国家科学基金/LSAMP联合讲习班，目标是可持续性。REU LG将专注于扩大化学REU社区中代表性不足的团体的参与，并在全国范围内提高整个REU Sites计划的知名度和声望。

The Division of Chemistry supports this project led by the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Leadership Group (REU-LG), a group of Chemistry REU Site Directors and others from the chemistry undergraduate research community. The group was created to support and enhance the REU Sites Program, which consists of all of the Chemistry REU Sites. The proposed activities leverage the success of prior results, while introducing new methods for achieving the four defined goals. For enhanced communication, biannual LG Executive meetings allows for the continued planning, development and action upon ideas critical to the REU. The new method of introducing "touchpoints" at national ACS meetings provides an opportunity for current and potential Site Directors and Principal Investigators (SD/PI) to obtain information from and give feedback to the National Science Foundation. The new website, http://www.nsfreu.com, advertises, promotes, and acts as a resource for SD/PI, especially for newly established Sites. The LG fosters new ideas that streamline and strengthen the REU program. For example, the problem of a common application protocol will be discussed and outlined to build towards a novel solution that is important to the long-range impact of the REU model. For quality and efficiency, the planned 2015 SD/PI workshop will give the community the chance to define and discuss contemporary issues facing undergraduate research. For continuity, annual symposia at the National ACS Spring meeting will bring the community together to focus upon a topic with a tangible outcome, such as an ACS Symposium Book. The REU Leadership Group provides a cohesive center of communication and resources for the Chemistry REU community. This project will diversify the REU Sites Program and create synergistic partnerships with LSAMP and other organizations that pursue the common goal of enhancing undergraduate education. The new initiative of partnering with the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (LSAMP) faculty has the potential to create a new NSF model for broadening participation of underrepresented groups. The LG and LSAMP groups will meet at least twice a year to set the groundwork for future initiatives. One idea is to replicate the 2005 joint NSF/LSAMP Workshop held at the ACS National Meeting in Atlanta with the goal of sustainability. The REU LG will focus on the broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in the Chemistry REU community and on increasing the visibility and prestige of the entire REU Sites Program nationally.