Research-Oriented Learning Experiences (ROLE) Program

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。新墨西哥州州立大学(NMSU)制定的研究型学习体验(ROLE)计划将为拉丁裔/a大学生提供在电气和计算机工程(European)专业以及与科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)相关的学位方面取得成功所需的工具和知识。欧洲经委会是一个与我们的现代社会非常相关的领域，在这个领域，拉丁裔/AS的代表性通常较低。该项目将鼓励拉美裔本科生参加以研究为导向的高影响力教育活动，在那里他们将与拉丁裔/a研究生和欧洲经委会教员合作开展研究，从而为研究生课程铺平道路。该项目还将培训拉丁裔/a研究生，指导选定的一批本科生，以便他们能够加强和完善自己的指导和领导技能，这在以STEM为导向的学术界和行业职位上非常有用。参与研究和辅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，从而培养对他们的专业和校园的强烈归属感。担任这一职位的好处是双向的；一方面，拉美裔本科生对欧洲经委会的更高学位兴趣和成就将增加；另一方面，拉美裔/a研究生将感到更好地准备在其领域内担任学术界或私营部门的领导职位。通过专注于与NMSU人口统计相关的拉丁裔/AS群体，该研究项目将产生与NSF扩大参与工程(BPE)计划的使命相一致的结果，这些结果是可扩展的、可持续的，并适用于工程和科学领域的各种背景、环境和人口统计。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。

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.