Reviving and Strengthening STEM Instructional and Research Programs to Increase Minority Students Participation at Kentucky State University

历史上的黑人学院和大学-本科计划为设计，实施和评估战略的项目提供支持，这些战略可以导致全面的机构努力，以增加获得科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）本科学位的学生人数，并通过加强STEM教育和研究提高他们的准备质量。肯塔基州立大学的这个项目旨在通过实施基于证据的教学、学习、研究、招聘、保留和专业发展战略，扩大少数族裔学生对STEM领域的参与。总体目标是显著提高代表性不足的少数族裔学生在STEM研究生项目和劳动力中选择职业道路的留校率和毕业率。该项目通过以下活动支持这一目标：开展暑期学徒计划，为即将入学的学生做好数学准备；与高中开展重点招聘活动；为选定的STEM二年级学生提供研究经验；修改和开发关键的STEM看门人课程；在课程中融入主动学习活动，为学生提供支持系统；并制定教师教学发展计划。这些活动和战略都是以证据为基础的，从这个项目中学到的东西可以作为其他机构的榜样。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program provides support for projects to design, implement, and assess strategies that can lead to comprehensive institutional efforts to increase the number of students receiving undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and enhance the quality of their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research. The project at Kentucky State University seeks to broaden minority student involvement in STEM fields by implementing evidence-based teaching, learning, research, recruitment, retention, and professional development strategies. The overall goal is to significantly increase the retention and graduation rate of underrepresented minority students choosing career paths in STEM graduate programs and the workforce.This project supports the goal with activities to: develop a Summer Apprentice Program to prepare incoming students in mathematics; develop focused recruitment activities with high schools; provide a research experience for selected STEM sophomores; revise and develop critical STEM gatekeeper courses; integrate active learning activities in courses and provide a support system for students; and develop a faculty pedagogy development program. The activities and strategies are evidence-based and what is learned through this project can serve as a model for other institutions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.