Targeted Infusion Project: Implementation of an HBCU Undergraduate Center for Forensic Sciences at Lincoln University

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）通过有针对性的输液项目支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求科学、技术、工程或数学（STEM）研究生课程和/或职业。林肯大学（PA）的项目旨在建立一个跨学科的法医学中心（LU-CFS），加强该机构的课程设置，现代化实验室能力，并改善图书馆资源。该项目旨在通过提供实习、专业网络和跨学科研究等高影响力实践的机会，增加具备在研究生项目和/或法医实验室中脱颖而出所需基本技能的合格少数族裔学生毕业生的数量。该项目的主要目标是建立一个涵盖化学、生物学、生物化学和刑事司法的跨学科法医学证书课程。证书课程的课程设置将根据司法教育项目认证委员会（FEPAC）的学术标准进行设计，通过加强现有课程和开发新课程。与教师、从业人员和其他法医专业人员一起工作的研究和实习机会将被开发，同时为学生创造专业网络机会。实验室空间将现代化，配备气相色谱质谱（GC/MS）等仪器，与法医学实验室使用的仪器相媲美，同时将通过增加关键的法医学期刊来扩大现有的图书馆资源。预计该项目可能会解决非裔美国人和其他少数群体在STEM领域的不成比例参与问题，特别是在司法科学领域，代表性不足限制了充分参与刑事司法系统和正当法律程序。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。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Lincoln University (PA) seeks to create an interdisciplinary Center for Forensic Sciences (LU-CFS), enhancing the institution’s curricular offerings, modernizing laboratory capabilities, and improving library resources. The project aims to increase the number of well-qualified, minority student graduates having the foundational skills necessary to excel in graduate programs and/or forensics laboratories by providing opportunities for high impact practices such as internships, professional networking, and interdisciplinary research.The primary objective of this project is to establish an interdisciplinary Forensic Science Certificate Program encompassing chemistry, biology, biochemistry and criminal justice. The course curriculum for the Certificate Program will be designed in accordance with the Forensic Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) academic standards through enhancements of existing courses, and the development of new courses. Research and internship opportunities working alongside faculty, practitioners and other forensic professionals will be developed while creating professional networking opportunities for students. Laboratory space will be modernized with instrumentation such as gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) comparable to what is used in forensic science laboratories, while existing library resources will be expanded through addition of key forensic science journals. It is anticipated that this project may address the disproportionate participation of African Americans and other minority groups in STEM fields, specifically in the forensic sciences where underrepresentation restricts full participation in the criminal justice system and the due process of law.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.