Enhancing the STEM Infrastructure Capabilities of Little Priest Tribal College

提升小祭司部落学院STEM基础设施能力

• 批准号: 2052122
• 负责人: Manoj Patil
• 金额: $ 123.03万
• 依托单位: Little Priest Tribal College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-15 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2052122&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancing; STEM; Infrastructure; Capabilities; Little

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.

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本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(STEM)教学和研究能力。在这些机构扩大STEM课程的范围，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求富有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供在可能具有文化意义的领域进行研究的机会，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目与这一目标直接一致，而且可能使整个知识体系了解有针对性的教学和财政支助方法在招募和留住参加STEM研究的人数不足的个人以及培养下一代STEM专业人员方面的重要性。教师与开发新的学习计划机会的联系，确保成功地转移到附近大学的高级课程，将证明聘请全职、有证书的STEM教师致力于特定的学习和准备工作的重要性。对于那些直接从部落大学进入劳动力市场的学生来说，同样重要的是，他们拥有进入STEM劳动力市场的明确的数学、科学和技术技能。该项目的目的是在小牧师部落学院(LPTC)为学生提供经认可的STEM学术副学士学位选项，这些学生随后可以转到当地的四年制课程或为在当地部落行业就业做准备。STEM师资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校园新的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优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。