S-STEM: Challenging and Nurturing Students to Become Academically and Civically-Engaged Scientists

S-STEM：挑战和培养学生成为学术和公民参与的科学家

• 批准号: 1356028
• 负责人: LeAnn Faidley
• 金额: $ 61.47万
• 依托单位: Wartburg College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-15 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1356028&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STEM; Challenging; Nurturing; Students; Become

The goal of this S-STEM project is to guide high-achieving STEM students in becoming academically and civically-engaged scientists (ACES). The underlying premise of this proposal is that as the US increases the number of STEM professionals in order to excel in innovation, it is equally important that those STEM professionals see their chosen vocations as giving them a responsibility to serve their community, nation, and world as citizens. The ACES program will support a diverse cohort of 10-11 STEM students who will be awarded scholarships each year. As freshmen, scholars live in a residential cluster, enroll in common courses together, and explore what it means to be civically-minded scholars. As seniors, scholars complete an individualized honors research project with a faculty member. Each ACES cohort completes community engagement projects every year that allow them to apply their STEM knowledge and their leadership skills. They will also participate in mentoring programs and career development opportunities. The specific measurable objectives of this project are to: (1) recruit diverse students to STEM fields, (2) retain 85% of scholarship recipients in a STEM field, (3) increase civic mindedness and engagement among participants, and (4) achieve a STEM placement for 90% of the program graduates. The ACES program will enable scholars to develop professional relationships with their peers and community partners, and articulate what it means to be a civically-engaged scientist to a variety of audiences. As a result of this program, ACES students will be able to actively engage with community issues by applying their scientific body of knowledge and skills. Assessment and evaluation of the ACES program will contain both formative and summative components using both direct and indirect evidence-based measures.

该 S-STEM 项目的目标是指导成绩优异的 STEM 学生成为学术和公民参与的科学家 (ACES)。 该提案的基本前提是，随着美国增加 STEM 专业人员的数量以在创新方面脱颖而出，同样重要的是，这些 STEM 专业人员将他们所选择的职业视为赋予他们作为公民服务社区、国家和世界的责任。 ACES 计划将支持每年 10-11 名 STEM 学生组成的多元化群体，他们将获得奖学金。 作为新生，学者们住在一个住宅区，一起参加公共课程，并探索成为有公民意识的学者意味着什么。作为大四学生，学者们与教职人员一起完成个性化的荣誉研究项目。每个 ACES 团队每年都会完成社区参与项目，使他们能够运用他们的 STEM 知识和领导技能。他们还将参与指导计划和职业发展机会。该项目的具体可衡量目标是：(1) 招募多元化的学生进入 STEM 领域，(2) 在 STEM 领域保留 85% 的奖学金获得者，(3) 提高参与者的公民意识和参与度，以及 (4) 为 90% 的项目毕业生实现 STEM 安置。 ACES 计划将使学者们能够与同行和社区合作伙伴建立专业关系，并向各种受众阐明成为一名积极参与公民的科学家意味着什么。通过该计划，ACES 学生将能够运用他们的科学知识和技能积极参与社区问题。 ACES 计划的评估和评价将包含使用直接和间接循证措施的形成性和总结性组成部分。