Planning Proposal: Saint Augustine's University STEM Ecosystem Analysis

规划建议：圣奥古斯丁大学 STEM 生态系统分析

• 批准号: 2232563
• 负责人: Lawrence Flowers
• 金额: $ 14.72万
• 依托单位: Saint Augustine's College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-05-15 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2232563&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Proposal; Saint; Augustine; University

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) provides support to strengthen STEM undergraduate education and research at HBCUs. Using a mixed methods research design, this project plans to conduct an institutional analysis of factors that affect the mentoring, recruitment, persistence, interdisciplinary research and develop practical approaches to enhancing the success of undergraduate STEM majors. Saint Augustine’s University seeks to collect appropriate data, engage constituents and conduct collaborative activities with institutional stakeholders that will inform and guide the development of research activities and curriculum improvements. This planning project aligns with the goals of the HBCU-UP program in its efforts to bolster institutional capacity building for the purpose of enhancing STEM Undergraduate education and research endeavors. Poor retention and student preparation are important underlying elements contributing to reduced minority participation in the STEM pathway. The objective of this planning project is to conduct an ecosystem analysis to understand and develop practical approaches to impact mentoring, recruitment, infrastructure, retention, capacity building, undergraduate research, and curricular modifications aligned with the university's strategic goals and mission. Data from pedagogical efficacy studies and an institutional landscape analysis will establish metrics to enhance STEM departments. Expansion of external partnerships with STEM companies, government laboratories, and research-intensive institutions will broaden participation in STEM education and careers. The extraction and synthesis of effective strategies will produce transformative solutions to improve underrepresented STEM students' academic and professional experiences. Codifying empirical data from the planning project will also stimulate future grant proposal development to enhance the success and sustainability of cost-effective mitigation activities at Saint Augustine's University.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.

历史悠久的黑人学院和大学 - 本科课程（HBCU -UP）为加强HBCUS的STEM本科教育和研究提供了支持。使用混合方法研究设计，该项目计划对影响心理，招聘，持久性，跨学科研究和开发实用方法的因素进行机构分析，以增强本科STEM专业的成功。圣奥古斯丁大学旨在收集适当的数据，参与构成并与机构利益相关者进行合作活动，以指导和指导开发研究活动和课程改进。该计划项目与HBCU-UP计划的目标保持一致，以加强机构能力建设，以增强STEM本科教育和研究工作。保留不良和学生准备是重要的基本因素，导致少数族裔参与STEM途径。该计划项目的目的是进行生态系统分析，以了解和开发影响心理，招聘，基础设施，保留，能力建设，本科研究以及与大学战略目标和使命一致的当前修改。来自教学效率研究和机构景观分析的数据将建立指标以增强STEM部门。与STEM公司，政府实验室和研究密集型机构建立外部合作伙伴关系将扩大参与STEM教育和职业的参与。有效策略的提取和综合将产生变革性的解决方案，以改善代表性不足的STEM学生的学术和专业经验。计划项目中的经验数据还将刺激未来的赠款提案开发，以增强圣奥古斯丁大学的成本效益缓解活动的成功和可持续性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的审查标准通过评估来通过评估来获得的支持。