Cross-Sector Partnerships, Experiential Learning, and Professional Development to Build Pathways to STEM Careers

在改善本科生STEM教育：拉美裔服务机构(HSI)计划的支持下，这一轨道1：能力建设项目旨在改善STEM教育并扩大对STEM的参与。它打算通过一种协作的、跨行业的合作模式来实现这一点，这种模式将为学生和教职员工提供全年的、课外的、与STEM相关的体验。预计这些经验将有助于增加在HSI院校保留并成功完成STEM学位的学生数量。该项目的一个独特之处在于，教师将在课外体验中融入学生。因此，教师将与在其学科前沿工作的专业人员建立联系，并能够利用他们的经验来改进他们的教学。预计该计划还将有助于提高跨行业合作的数量和质量。项目团队已经与公司、非营利组织和政府组织建立了合作伙伴关系。主要合作伙伴是Packet公司、MillerCoors Brewing公司、CSU Fullerton公司、引力波物理与天文学公司、希望之城、可解释程序、正确问题研究所和蓝色大理石空间科学研究所。这些组织将为学生提供从讲习班和演示到编码新兵训练营和暑期研究实习的各种体验。该项目旨在服务于300名学生，他们将参与三个主题中的一个：1.地球科学；2.工程、物理、数学和计算机科学；以及3.生物和化学。预计参加该队列将扩大学生对职业机会的理解，向他们介绍他们所在学科的子领域，并提供实习或研究机会，同时与同行和专业人员建立持久的网络。该项目的研究和评估部分将有助于编写有关科学特性的文献。预计这项工作可作为增加科技和经济管理部门工作人员多样性的模式。HSI计划旨在加强本科生STEM教育和HSI的能力建设。HSI计划支持的项目也将产生关于如何实现这些目标的新知识。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。

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, this Track 1: Building Capacity project aims to improve STEM education and broaden participation in STEM. It intends to do so through a collaborative, cross-sector partnership model that will provide students and faculty with year-round, extra-curricular, STEM-related experiences. It is expected that these experiences will help increase the number of students who are retained in and successfully complete STEM degrees at HSI institutions. One of the unique features of this program is that faculty will be embedded with students during the extracurricular experiences. As a result, faculty will connect with professionals working at the forefront of their disciplines and be able to use their experiences to improve their teaching. The program is also expected to help increase the number and quality of cross-sector collaborations. The project team has already created partnerships with corporate, non-profit, and government organizations. The primary partners are Packet, MillerCoors Brewing, CSU Fullerton, Gravitational Waves Physics & Astronomy, City of Hope, The Explainables, The Right Question Institute, and the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. These organizations will provide students with experiences that range from workshops and demonstrations to coding boot camps and summer research internships. The project intends to serve 300 students, who will participate in one of three themed cohorts: 1. Geosciences; 2. Engineering, Physics, Mathematics & Computer Sciences; and 3. Biology and Chemistry. It is expected that participation in the cohort will broaden students’ understanding of career opportunities, introduce them to subfields within their disciplines, and provide internships or research opportunities, while building durable networks with peers and professionals. The research and evaluation components of the project will contribute to the literature regarding science identity. It is expected that this work may serve as a model for increasing the diversity of the STEM workforce. The HSI Program aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at HSIs. Projects supported by the HSI Program will also generate new knowledge on how to achieve these aims.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.