Bridge to the Doctorate at UMBC, 2013-2015

马里兰大学系统（USM）路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）桥梁博士（BD）计划（队列8）是国家科学基金会（NSF）和USM机构之间的合作努力，以提高代表性不足的少数民族（URM）入学和完成科学，技术，工程和数学博士学位（STEM）领域的质量和数量。自2005年马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校（University of Maryland, Baltimore County，简称UMBC）第一批BD学员入学以来，已有79名BD学员在马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校和马里兰大学帕克分校（University of Maryland, College Park，简称UMCP）攻读STEM研究生课程。自一九九五年设立科学系学士学位计划以来，科学系一直是推动理科大学理科学士学位人数增加的主要力量，至今已有超过八千五百名理科学士学位获颁。S学位被授予了代表性不足的学生。作为一个高级联盟，USM LSAMP继续努力增加STEM学士学位的数量。5个学位，以及从事科学研究和继续攻读STEM博士学位的本科生人数。BD项目为12名参加LSAMP项目的本科生提供了获得大量资金和其他关键支持的机会，以成功地在UMBC和UMCP的不同STEM领域攻读研究生学位。参与者还有机会在学术生涯的早期，与顶尖的研究科学家在校园和靠近校园的国家实验室进行前沿研究。这次培训的结果是由USM的职业和国际贡献证明。这是BD研究员。作为一个例子，USM的一些职业？获得博士学位的BD研究员包括但不限于：高级航空航天工程师(QuinetiQ北美？美国巴克研究所博士后（化学与老化），美国海军学院助理研究教授（机械工程），北卡罗来纳州立大学博士后（生物医学工程）。BD研究员也因他们的研究而获奖，并共同撰写了国际会议的出版物和会议记录。此外，UMBC？5名BD研究员在前两年后获得了NSF研究生研究奖学金，国家创业板联盟，b谷歌以及学术部门的资助。UMBC的BD研究员将参加一系列专门为促进保留，专业发展，博士学位完成和为他们的STEM职业生涯做准备而设计的活动。2013- 2015年UMBC BD队列计划包括以下部分：？广泛的培训项目，包括强制性参加为期两天的暑期培训，全校范围内的研究生培训，以及与教员和同学一起参加的院系培训？每两周的队列会议，小组三合会，每月的个人咨询，以及以前队列的BD研究员的特殊同伴指导会议？每月专业发展研讨会(例如：？推销你的科学？, Professors-in-Training ?) ?持续多日的吗?为出版物写作？会议，周末硕士论文完成研讨会，随后访问和分配导师-教练论文之家？NSF研究生研究奖学金计划的概念研究思路和实践快车道培训课程，以及外部奖学金和竞争性研究机会的小组准备？与UMCP的BD研究员的联系以及与USM的联系？BD校友？接受公开演讲培训，并参加UMBC研究生研究会议？IRB和负责任的研究行为培训，包括花旗认证，50页？为研究做准备？概述和详细描述学生的发展计划？研究目标?有机会参加国家实验室、公司和UMBC战略合作伙伴网站的短期研究和实地考察，如生活质量技术（QoLT）中心和NSF工程研究中心，以及匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学之间的合作。BD项目为在LSAMP项目中担任本科研究人员的新研究生提供服务，其中许多人是传统上在STEM领域代表性不足的群体的成员。BD计划为LSAMP提供了下一步？通过在研究生阶段提供层层支持，促进STEM博士学位的完成。UMBC广泛的BD专业发展和支持活动建立在行之有效的激励、保留、研究准备、里程碑成就、学位完成和向博士级STEM职业过渡的方法之上。

The University System of Maryland (USM) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program (cohort 8) is a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the USM institutions to increase the quality and quantity of underrepresented minorities (URM) matriculating and completing doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Since the first BD cohort matriculated at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2005, 79 BD Fellows have enrolled in STEM graduate programs at UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). Since the inception of the USM LSAMP in 1995, the USM has remained a driving force in increasing the number of URM baccalaureate degree recipients in STEM disciplines, and more than 8,500 STEM bachelor?s degrees have been awarded to underrepresented students. As a Senior-level Alliance, the USM LSAMP continues to work to increase the number of STEM bachelor?s degrees awarded to URM students and the number of undergraduate URM students conducting scientific research and going on to pursue STEM doctorates.The BD Program provides a cohort of 12 students who have participated in LSAMP Programs as undergraduates the opportunity to receive substantial funding and other critical support to successfully pursue graduate degrees in diverse STEM fields at UMBC and UMCP. The participants also have the opportunity, early in their academic careers, to conduct cutting-edge research with top research scientists on the campuses and at national laboratories located in close proximity to the campuses. An outcome of this training is evidenced by the careers and international contributions that are being made by USM?s BD Fellows. As an example, some of the careers for USM?s BD Fellows who have received the Ph.D. include, but are not limited to: Senior Aerospace Engineer (QuinetiQ North America ? Defense and Space Industry), Postdoctoral Fellow at the Buck Institute (Chemistry and Aging), Assistant Research Professor at the United States Naval Academy (Mechanical Engineering), and Postdoctoral Fellow at North Carolina State University (Biomedical Engineering). BD Fellows also have won awards for their research and have co-authored publications and conference proceedings for international meetings. In addition, UMBC?s BD Fellows have received subsequent funding after the first two years from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the National GEM Consortium, Google, as well as funding from the academic departments.The BD Fellows at UMBC will participate in a number of activities that are specifically designed to facilitate retention, professional development, Ph.D. completion, and preparation for their STEM careers. Plans for the 2013-15 UMBC BD cohort include the following components:? Extensive orientation program, including mandatory participation in a two-day summer institute, the university-wide orientation for graduate students, and departmental orientations with faculty and peers? Bi-weekly cohort meetings, small group triad sessions, monthly individual consultations, and special peer mentoring sessions from BD Fellows in previous cohorts? Monthly professional development seminars (e.g., ?Marketing your Science?, Professors-in-Training?)? Multi-day ?Writing for Publication? conference, weekend M.S. thesis completion workshops, followed by access to and assigned mentor-coaches for Dissertation House? Conceptual research idea and hands-on Fastlane training sessions for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and group preparation for external fellowships and competitive research opportunities? Connections to the BD Fellows at UMCP and connections to the USM?s BD alumni? Training in public speaking, and participation in the UMBC Graduate Research Conference? IRB and Responsible Conduct of Research Training, including CITI Certification, 50-page ?Preparation for Research? development plan that outlines and details the students? research goals? Opportunities to participate in short-term research and site visits at national labs, corporations, and UMBC strategic partner sites such as the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center, and NSF Engineering Research Center and collaborative between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. The BD Program serves new graduate students who were undergraduate researchers in LSAMP programs, many of whom are members of groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in STEM fields. The BD Program provides the next step for LSAMP?s graduates by providing layers of support at the graduate level that will facilitate completion of STEM doctoral degrees. The extensive suite of BD professional development and supportive activities for UMBC have been built upon proven methods for motivation, retention, research preparation, milestone achievement, degree completion, and transition to Ph.D.-level STEM careers.