The Navajo Technical University Pathways to STEM Careers Project

部落学院和大学方案的一个目标是提高为全国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的STEM课程设置，扩大了学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，为可能具有文化意义的领域提供了研究，并鼓励社区和一代人对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目直接与这一目标相一致，而且将告知有关大学预科和本科研究和教育经验的重要性和行为的知识体系，以招募和保留代表性不足的个人进入STEM研究，并为下一代STEM专业人员做好准备。教师与研究的联系，从而学生与文化和当地相关的研究是毕业生谁更有可能追求高级学位的重要一步。对于那些直接从部落学院进入劳动力市场的学生来说，同样重要的是他们在数学，科学和技术方面具有明确的技能，以便进入STEM劳动力市场。纳瓦霍技术大学STEM职业途径项目旨在通过以下方式加强大学的电子学习能力：提供提供此类教学的资源;开发针对此类教学的工程预科证书和课程，使来自偏远地区和新墨西哥州、亚利桑那州、犹他州和科罗拉多高中的美国印第安学生能够进行工程研究;为这些学生提供工程学位的学术阶梯;并与纳瓦霍，普韦布洛和尤特学生一起研究电子学习的有效性。 该项目还提供资源，让纳瓦霍技术大学的工程专业学生在专业支持下工作，学生们努力获得工程预科证书。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will inform the body of knowledge about the importance and conduct of pre-college and undergraduate research and educational experiences in recruiting and retaining underrepresented individuals into STEM studies, and preparing the next generation of STEM professionals. The connection of faculty to research and thereby the students to culturally and locally relevant research is an important step in graduating students who are more likely to pursue advanced degrees. For those students entering the workforce directly from a tribal college it is equally important that they have a well-defined skill set in mathematics, science, and technology for entry into the STEM workforce. The Navajo Technical University Pathways to STEM Careers Project is designed to strengthen the university's E-Learning capabilities by: providing resources to deliver such instruction; developing a pre-engineering certificate and curriculum designed for such instruction, to enable American Indian students from remote areas and high schools in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado to pursue engineering studies; providing an academic ladder to an engineering degree for those students; and researching the effectiveness of E-Learning with Navajo, Pueblo, and Ute students. The project also provides resources to engage engineering students at Navajo Technical University, working with professional support, with students working toward the pre-engineering certificate.