REU Site: TECH SCEnE - Technology, Science and Community Engagement in Engineering

通过培养具有文化能力的教育工作者、科学家和专业人员进行能力建设是21世纪世纪劳动力的一个关键组成部分。虽然合作伙伴关系对于管理和保护社区内的所有居民不可或缺，但对于偏远农村社区和这些社区内代表性不足的少数群体来说，这种机会仍然是一个挑战。REU网站TECH SCENE -“技术，科学和社区参与工程”反映了大学在以社区为中心的环境中的研究，以促进STEM领域的多样化和包容性利益以及公平应用。REU网站TECH SCENE将为本科生提供工程和STEM实地研究经验，这些经验包括并响应不同的文化观点和当地社区的优先事项。通过共享的教学和学习方法，多学科团队，参与者和部落民族社区合作伙伴将从彼此的知识，技能组合和文化习俗中发现。该项目与NSF对能力建设的承诺保持一致，通过准备多元化，全球参与的STEM劳动力来扩大参与，并扩大努力，扩大代表性不足的群体和地理区域的不同机构在所有NSF活动中的参与。该项目促进共享知识交流、协作确定优先事项，并支持部落资源监测、管理和教育。此外，在计划范围内定义的项目的应用直接影响社区，提供相关的研究和文化体验。 REU网站TECH SCEnE的目标是：1）增加对工程和STEM相关职业的兴趣（工业和研究），特别是代表性不足的少数民族学生; 2）提高协作合作，沟通，领导和人际交往能力; 3）开发和应用多学科工程和STEM研究技能; 4）加强教师学习，导师制和教学法;和5）展示社区参与工程和STEM研究的转型价值。建立在长期的大学-社区合作伙伴关系，该REU网站科技SCEnE将提供工程和干实地研究经验的本科生是包容性的，并响应，不同的文化观点和当地社区的优先事项。通过共享的教学和学习方法，多学科团队，参与者和部落民族社区合作伙伴将从彼此的知识，技能组合和文化习俗中发现。生物启发的项目直接集中在互利的需求和公平的评估和结果。具体而言，该项目的智力重点将（1）确定REU对学生，导师和社区合作伙伴的影响的关键组成部分和方向，以及（2）检查REU对学生职业生涯和研究生院选择，导师教学法和社区的贡献。重点将是扩大代表性不足的少数民族和部落民族的参与。该团队希望为STEM领域多元化劳动力的发展以及与大学社区研究相关的最佳实践做出贡献，例如STEM研究的公平方法，不同参与者之间的共享教学和学习，以及多方向，多文化评估。教育部分旨在促进密歇根理工大学，基维诺湾印第安社区之间的知识交流，并为代表性不足的少数民族学生提供工程和STEM方面的就业机会。社会进步包括1）监测和管理社区资源和景观的工程方法，以及2）培养具有文化意识的未来劳动力的关键方法和挑战。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。

Capacity-building through developing culturally competent educators, scientists, and professionals is a critical component of the 21st century workforce. While collaborative partnerships are integral to manage and protect all the inhabitants within a community, such opportunities remain a challenge for remote, rural communities and underrepresented minorities (URMs) within these communities. The REU site TECH SCEnE - “Technology, Science, and Community Engagement in Engineering” reflects University research in a community-centric environment for the advancement of diverse and inclusive interests in, and equitable application of, STEM fields. The REU site TECH SCEnE will provide engineering and STEM field research experiences for undergraduates that are inclusive of, and responsive to, diverse cultural perspectives and local community priorities. Through a shared teaching and learning approach, the multi-disciplinary team, participants, and Tribal Nation community partners will discover from each other’s knowledge, skill sets, and cultural practices. The project aligns with NSF commitment to capacity-building by broadening participation through preparing a diverse, globally engaged STEM workforce and expanding efforts to broaden participation from underrepresented groups and diverse institutions across geographical regions in all NSF activities. The project facilitates shared knowledge exchange, collaborative priority-setting, and supports tribal resource monitoring, management, and education. Furthermore, the application of the projects defined within the scope of the program directly impacts the community, providing relatable research and cultural experiences. The objectives of the REU site TECH SCEnE are to: 1) Increase interest in engineering and STEM-related careers (for both industry and research), and particularly, for underrepresented minority students; 2) Improve collaborative cooperation, communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills; 3) Develop and apply multidisciplinary engineering and STEM research skills; 4) Enhance faculty learning, mentorship, and pedagogy; and 5) Demonstrate transformational values of community engagement in engineering and STEM research. Building on long-term university-community partnerships, The REU site TECH SCEnE will provide engineering and STEM field research experiences for undergraduates that are inclusive of, and responsive to, diverse cultural perspectives and local community priorities. Through a shared teaching and learning approach, the multi-disciplinary team, participants, and Tribal Nation community partners will discover from each other’s knowledge, skill sets, and cultural practices. The bio-inspired projects directly center on mutually beneficial needs and equitable evaluation and outcomes. Specifically, the project’s intellectual focus will (1) identify key components and directions of REU influence on students, mentors, and community partners, and (2) examine REU contributions to student career and graduate school choices, mentor pedagogy, and communities. Emphasis will be on broadening participation of under-represented minorities and Tribal Nations. The team expects to contribute to scholarship in the advancement of a diverse workforce in STEM fields, and best practices associated with university-community research, such as equitable approaches in STEM research, shared teaching and learning among diverse participants, and multi-directional, multi-cultural evaluation. The education components are designed to foster knowledge exchange between Michigan Technological University, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and to promote career opportunities in engineering and STEM for underrepresented minority students. Societal advances include 1) engineering approaches to monitoring and managing community resources and landscapes, and 2) key approaches and challenges of preparing a culturally aware workforce of tomorrow.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.