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

在改善本科STEM教育：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）计划的支持下，该轨道1：建设能力项目旨在改善STEM教育并扩大STEM的参与。 它打算通过协作，跨部门的伙伴关系模式，将为学生和教师提供全年，课外，STEM相关的经验这样做。 预计这些经验将有助于增加在HSI机构保留并成功完成STEM学位的学生人数。该计划的独特之处之一是教师将在课外活动中与学生一起嵌入。因此，教师将与在其学科前沿工作的专业人士联系，并能够利用他们的经验来改善他们的教学。 预计该计划还将有助于提高跨部门合作的数量和质量。项目团队已经与企业、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，MillerCoors Brewing，CSU Fullerton，引力波物理天文学，City of Hope，The Explainables，The Right Question Institute和Blue Marble Space Institute of Science。 这些组织将为学生提供从研讨会和演示到编码靴子营地和夏季研究实习的经验。该项目旨在为300名学生提供服务，他们将参加三个主题组之一：1。地球科学; 2.工程、物理、数学、计算机科学;以及3.生物学和化学。预计参与该队列将拓宽学生对职业机会的理解，向他们介绍各自学科内的子领域，并提供实习或研究机会，同时与同行和专业人士建立持久的网络。该项目的研究和评价部分将为有关科学特性的文献作出贡献。 预计这项工作可以作为增加STEM劳动力多样性的典范。 HSI计划旨在加强本科STEM教育，并建立HSI的能力。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。

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.