Building Capacity: Improving STEM Graduation Rates through Engaged Learning

能力建设：通过参与式学习提高 STEM 毕业率

• 批准号: 1928622
• 负责人: Said Bettayeb
• 金额: $ 249.99万
• 依托单位: University of Houston - Clear Lake
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1928622&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Building; Capacity; Improving; STEM; Graduation

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), this Track 1 project aims to increase the number of underrepresented minority and low-income students who earn STEM bachelor's degrees from the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL), an HSI designated institution. In metropolitan Houston, with its high concentration of aerospace, petroleum, and biomedical employers, approximately one-third of jobs are in STEM fields. Houston ranks among the nation's top cities for job growth and for STEM workers. Over the past decade, Houston employers in growing STEM fields relied heavily on recruiting workers from other states and countries, citing a lack of qualified local residents. Despite the abundance of career opportunities in STEM fields, underrepresented minority and low-income students are not obtaining STEM degrees at a rate that keeps pace with the demand for qualified employees. This project will develop new student support infrastructures and create new opportunities for engagement in STEM research and professional activities. Expected outcomes include more students who successfully complete STEM gateway courses on their first attempt, increased retention in STEM majors, and improved STEM graduation rates. UHCL proposes an ambitious five-year project to address two Track 1 priorities. Evidence-based activities will address "Critical Transitions" by developing new support infrastructures for transfer students from two-year institutions and students enrolled in gateway courses. The project will address "Innovative Cross-Sector Partnerships" by collaborating with the UHCL Office of Strategic Partnerships to develop student research opportunities, internships, and career mentoring with leading regional companies in the aerospace, biomedical, petrochemical, and technology sectors. The project has three goals: (1) Use targeted outreach efforts, pre-college programming, and scholarships to attract new students to STEM majors; (2) Use social and academic support services to increase the retention of students enrolled in STEM majors; and (3) Use academic support services and data to increase the number of graduates in STEM majors. Proposed interventions include collaborative learning centers, mentoring, student organizations, student-led research, and financial support. This project examines the impact of these interventions on producing a qualified, diverse STEM workforce with the research skills, the communication skills, and the networking skills necessary to be successful in STEM careers. Data collected from each of the activities will be used to answer four research questions: (1) What is the impact of proactive interventions on retention and graduation for transfer students in STEM fields; (2) What is the impact of proactive interventions on retention and graduation for college students in STEM fields; (3) What forms of ongoing academic and social support yield higher retention and graduation rates for students in STEM fields; (4) What forms of career preparation produce higher placement rates in the STEM workforce. Project activities will be extensively evaluated with quantitative and qualitative data collected throughout the program's implementation. Project results and best practices will be disseminated via conference presentations, peer-reviewed journal publications, and formal and informal events each year so that elements can be replicated at other institutions. The National Science Foundation HSI Program aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at HSIs. Projects supported by the HSI Program will also generate new knowledge on how to achieve these goals.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.

在改善本科STEM教育的支持下：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI计划），这个轨道1项目旨在增加代表性不足的少数民族和低收入学生的数量，他们从休斯顿大学获得STEM学士学位-清湖（UHCL），HSI指定机构。在休斯顿大都市，航空航天、石油和生物医学雇主高度集中，大约三分之一的工作岗位在STEM领域。休斯顿在就业增长和STEM工人方面位居全国前列。在过去的十年里，休斯顿的雇主在不断增长的STEM领域严重依赖于从其他州和国家招聘工人，理由是缺乏合格的当地居民。尽管STEM领域有丰富的职业机会，但代表性不足的少数族裔和低收入学生获得STEM学位的速度无法跟上对合格员工的需求。该项目将开发新的学生支持基础设施，并为参与STEM研究和专业活动创造新的机会。预期成果包括更多的学生在第一次尝试时成功完成STEM网关课程，提高STEM专业的保留率，并提高STEM毕业率。UHCL提出了一个雄心勃勃的五年项目，以解决两个轨道1优先事项。循证活动将通过为两年制院校的转学生和入门课程注册学生开发新的支助基础设施，解决“关键过渡”问题。该项目将通过与UHCL战略伙伴关系办公室合作，与航空航天，生物医学，石化和技术领域的领先区域公司合作，为学生提供研究机会，实习机会和职业指导。该项目有三个目标：（1）利用有针对性的外展工作，大学预科课程和奖学金来吸引新生进入STEM专业;（2）利用社会和学术支持服务来增加STEM专业学生的保留率;（3）利用学术支持服务和数据来增加STEM专业的毕业生人数。建议的干预措施包括协作学习中心，辅导，学生组织，学生主导的研究和财政支持。该项目研究了这些干预措施对培养合格的，多样化的STEM劳动力的影响，这些劳动力具有在STEM职业生涯中取得成功所需的研究技能，沟通技能和网络技能。从每个活动中收集的数据将用于回答四个研究问题：（1）积极干预对STEM领域转学生的保留和毕业有何影响;（2）积极干预对STEM领域大学生的保留和毕业有何影响;（3）什么形式的持续学术和社会支持为STEM领域的学生带来更高的保留率和毕业率;（4）什么形式的职业准备在STEM劳动力中产生更高的就业率。项目活动将通过在整个项目实施过程中收集的定量和定性数据进行广泛评估。项目成果和最佳做法将通过每年的会议介绍、同行评审期刊出版物以及正式和非正式活动进行传播，以便其他机构可以复制这些内容。国家科学基金会HSI计划旨在加强本科STEM教育，并在HSI建立能力。HSI计划支持的项目也将产生关于如何实现这些目标的新知识。该奖项反映了NSF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。

项目成果

Effect of Architecture on Silk/Resin Wettability for Silk Reinforced Composites

结构对丝增强复合材料丝/树脂润湿性的影响

• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.580784
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: American journal of advanced research
• 作者: Lauren D. Cotten, Ava L.

Galois extensions and $$O^{*}$$-fields

伽罗瓦扩展和 $$O^{*}$$-字段

• DOI: 10.1007/s11117-023-00982-w
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Positivity
• 影响因子: 1
• 作者: Evans, Kenneth;Ma, Jingjing
• 通讯作者: Ma, Jingjing

Evaluation of the effects of repeated disinfection on medical exam gloves: Part 2. Changes in mechanical properties

反复消毒对医用检查手套的影响评估：第2部分：机械性能的变化

• DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2021.2015073
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• 影响因子: 2
• 作者: Phalen, Robert N.;Patterson, Jonathan;Cuadros Olave, John;Mansfield, Samuel A.;Shless, Jared S.;Crider, Yoshika S.;Pitchik, Helen O.;Qazi, Alliya S.;Styczynski, Ashley;LeMesurier, Roger
• 通讯作者: LeMesurier, Roger

Effects of Silk Humidity Exposure on Silk/Resin Affinity for Silk Reinforced Composites

丝湿度暴露对丝增强复合材料丝/树脂亲和力的影响

• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.580785
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: American journal of advanced research
• 作者: Ava L. Robson, Lauren D.

Mechanical Performance of Latex and Nitrile Medical Exam Gloves Under Repeated Soap and Water Treatment

乳胶和丁腈医疗检查手套在肥皂和水反复处理下的机械性能

• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.51126
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: American journal of advanced research
• 作者: Jonathan Patterson, Samuel A.