Opening Pathways, Engaging, and Networking in Chemistry in Northern New Jersey (OPEN-NJ)

新泽西州北部化学领域的开放途径、参与和网络 (OPEN-NJ)

• 批准号: 1458499
• 负责人: Nina Goodey
• 金额: $ 60.4万
• 依托单位: Montclair State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458499&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Opening; Pathways; Engaging; Networking; Chemistry

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at Montclair State University in New Jersey will provide scholarships for talented students with demonstrated financial need pursuing Master of Science degrees in Chemistry, and Biochemistry. The program is called Opening Pathways, Engaging, and Networking in Chemistry in Northern New Jersey (OPEN-NJ). The program will provide pathways for supporting Biology B.S. graduates to transition into M.S. degree programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Program graduates are expected to contribute to the continued success of the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries located in Northern New Jersey. Scholarships for academically strong students, who may not otherwise be able to afford college, will increase the number of graduates prepared to support national, regional, and local companies. The success of the program will produce a well-trained workforce that will contribute to the economic growth of New Jersey and the nation.OPEN-NJ will award approximately 51 yearly scholarships to students admitted to the M.S. programs in Chemistry, Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry, and Pharmaceutical Biochemistry. The program will serve as a model for enabling Biology B.S. graduates to transition into M.S. degree programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Many recent biology B.S. graduates would like to pursue M.S. degrees in Chemistry or Biochemistry at MSU. However transitioning to Chemistry and Biochemistry from other STEM fields is difficult because these are fields where topics build on prior knowledge and a solid foundation is critical for success. The OPEN-NJ program creates a solution to this problem by creating a practical and easy-to-adopt track for biology graduates (and other related majors) to enter Chemistry and Biochemistry M.S. programs. OPEN-NJ will offer students support services including review of general chemistry during summer orientation, dedicated tutoring services, dedicated faculty mentors, and a learning community. OPEN-NJ program will enable students to move between disciplines and in the process come to chemistry with a new perspective, understand applications and make connections, and apply what they learn. Students will learn about careers and explore their interests via weekly exchanges with a mentor. Students will take part in a set of workshops on resume preparation, interviews, and on different aspects of professional skills development. The lessons learned, as determined through the program evaluation, will provide useful data for other field-to-field transitions within STEM. Effective practices that emerge from the program evaluation data will be disseminated widely to the STEM education community and help increase widespread understanding of the attributes and practices of successful student scholarship and support programs.

这个国家科学基金会（NSF）的科学，技术，工程和数学（S-STEM）奖学金项目在新泽西的蒙特克莱尔州立大学将提供奖学金，为有才华的学生与证明经济需要追求科学学位的化学和生物化学硕士。该计划被称为开放路径，参与和网络化学在北方新泽西（OPEN-NJ）。该计划将提供支持生物学学士学位的途径。毕业生过渡到MS。化学和生物化学学位课程。 计划毕业生预计将有助于化学，制药和生物技术行业位于北方新泽西的持续成功。 为那些可能无法负担大学学费的学业优秀的学生提供奖学金，将增加准备支持国家，地区和当地公司的毕业生人数。该计划的成功将产生一个训练有素的劳动力，这将有助于新泽西和国家的经济增长。OPEN-NJ将授予大约51个年度奖学金的学生录取到MS。在化学，化学与生物化学浓度，和药物生物化学程序。该计划将作为一个模型，使生物学B.S.毕业生过渡到MS。化学和生物化学学位课程。 最近的生物学B.S.毕业生想追求MS。化学或生物化学学位。 然而，从其他STEM领域过渡到化学和生物化学是困难的，因为这些领域的主题建立在先前的知识和坚实的基础是成功的关键。该OPEN-NJ程序通过创建一个实用的和易于采用的轨道为生物学毕业生（和其他相关专业）进入化学和生物化学硕士创建一个解决这个问题的方案。程序. OPEN-NJ将为学生提供支持服务，包括在夏季定向，专门的辅导服务，专门的教师导师和学习社区的一般化学审查。OPEN-NJ计划将使学生能够在学科之间移动，并在此过程中以新的视角进入化学，了解应用并建立联系，并应用他们所学的知识。学生将通过每周与导师的交流了解职业并探索他们的兴趣。学生将参加一系列关于简历准备，面试和专业技能发展不同方面的研讨会。通过项目评估确定的经验教训将为STEM内的其他领域到领域的过渡提供有用的数据。从项目评估数据中产生的有效做法将被广泛传播到STEM教育界，并有助于提高对成功的学生奖学金和支持项目的属性和做法的广泛理解。