Enhancing the STEM Infrastructure Capabilities of Little Priest Tribal College

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，而且可以告知知识体系关于有针对性的教学和财政支持方法在招募和保留代表性不足的个人进入STEM研究中的重要性，并为下一代STEM专业人员做好准备。教师的连接，以确保成功转移到附近大学的高年级课程的学习计划的新机会的发展将证明从事全职，有资格的干教师致力于学习和准备的特定链的重要性。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。该项目的目的是在小牧师部落学院（LPTC）为学生提供经认证的STEM学术副学士学位选择，然后学生可以转入当地的四年制课程或准备在当地部落产业就业。 STEM教师的增加将确保项目开发、学生辅导和指导、学术衔接协议、对入学的支持以及对LPTC校园新科学教学设施设计的指导。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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 may inform the body of knowledge about the importance of targeted methods of instructional and financial support in recruiting and retaining underrepresented individuals into STEM studies, and preparing the next generation of STEM professionals. The connection of faculty to the development of novel opportunities for programs of study that ensure successful transfer to upper-division courses at nearby universities will demonstrate to essentiality of engaging full-time, credentialed STEM faculty devoted to a specific strand of study and preparation. 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 intent of this project is to provide an accredited STEM academic associate degree option at Little Priest Tribal College (LPTC) for students who may then transfer to a local four-year program or be prepared for employment at local tribal industries. The increase in STEM faculty will ensure program development, student tutoring and mentoring, academic articulation agreements, support for matriculation, and guidance on the design of a new science instructional facility on the LPTC campus.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.