Research-Oriented Learning Experiences (ROLE) Program

该奖项由2021年美国救援计划法案提供全部或部分资金（公法117-2）在新墨西哥州州立大学（NMSU）的研究型学习经验（ROLE）计划的发展将为拉丁美洲/大学生提供在电气和计算机工程（ECE）专业取得成功所需的工具和知识，特别是在科学，技术，工程，和数学（STEM）相关的学位。欧洲经委会是一个与我们现代社会非常相关的领域，拉丁美洲人/美洲人通常代表不足。该项目将鼓励拉丁裔本科生参加高影响力的研究型教育活动，在那里他们将与拉丁裔/研究生和欧洲经委会教师合作进行研究，从而通往研究生课程。该项目还将培训拉丁美洲/a研究生，以指导选定的一组本科生，以便他们能够加强和完善他们的指导和领导技能，这对面向STEM的学术界和行业职位非常有用。参与研究和指导活动将有助于提高学生的参与度和领导力，认识到他们的工程学位的重要性和价值，从而培养他们对专业和校园的强烈归属感。角色的好处是两个方向;一方面，更高的学位的兴趣和成就将增加拉丁美洲本科生在欧洲经委会;另一方面，拉丁美洲/研究生会觉得更好地准备在他们的领域内占据领导地位无论是在学术界或私营部门。通过关注拉丁美洲人/作为与NMSU人口统计学相关的人口，该研究项目将产生与NSF的扩大参与工程（BPE）计划的使命相一致的成果，这些成果是可扩展的，可持续的，适用于各种背景，环境，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用评估的支持。基金会的学术价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2)The development of a Research-Oriented Learning Experiences (ROLE) program at New Mexico State University (NMSU) will provide Latino/a college students with the tools and knowledge required to succeed in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) majors in particular, and in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related degrees in general. ECE is a field of great relevance for our modern society, and where Latinos/as are commonly underrepresented. This project will encourage Latina undergraduates to participate in high-impact research-oriented educational activities, where they will conduct research in collaboration with Latino/a graduate students and ECE faculty, leading to pathways to graduate programs. This project will also train Latino/a graduate students to mentor a selected group of undergraduates, in order that they can strengthen and refine their mentoring and leadership skills, which are very useful in STEM-oriented academia and industry positions. The involvement in research and mentoring activities will help increase students’ engagement and leadership, realizing the importance and value of their engineering degree, and consequently, develop a strong sense of belonging to their major and campus. The benefits of ROLE are two directional; on the one hand, higher degree interest and attainment will increase for Latina undergraduate students in ECE; and on the other hand, Latino/a graduate students will feel better prepared to occupy leadership positions within their field either in academia or the private sector. By focusing on Latinos/as, a population relevant for the demographics of NMSU, this research project will produce outcomes aligned with the mission of the NSF’s Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) program, that are scalable, sustainable, and applicable to various contexts, settings, and demographics within Engineering and Sciences.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.