Research-Oriented Learning Experiences (ROLE) Program

新墨西哥州立大学（NMSU）的研究型学习经验（ROLE）计划的发展将为拉丁裔/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）相关学位。欧洲经委会是一个与我们现代社会密切相关的领域，而拉丁美洲/美洲人在该领域的代表性通常不足。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，他们将与拉丁裔/非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裔/拉丁裔研究生指导一组选定的本科生，以加强和完善他们的指导和领导技能，这对stem导向的学术界和工业界职位非常有用。参与研究和指导活动将有助于提高学生的参与度和领导能力，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。ROLE的好处是双向的；一方面，拉丁裔本科学生对欧洲经委会的学位兴趣和成就会增加；另一方面，拉丁裔/非裔研究生在学术界或私营部门担任各自领域的领导职位时，会感觉准备得更好。通过关注与新密歇根州立大学人口统计相关的拉美裔/亚裔人口，该研究项目将产生与美国国家科学基金会扩大工程参与（BPE）计划的使命一致的成果，这些成果是可扩展的，可持续的，并适用于工程和科学领域的各种背景，设置和人口统计。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

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.