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，“第一轨道：能力建设”项目旨在改善STEM教育，扩大STEM参与。它打算通过一种协作的、跨部门的伙伴关系模式来实现这一目标，这种模式将为学生和教师提供全年的、课外的、与stem相关的体验。预计这些经验将有助于增加在HSI机构中保留并成功完成STEM学位的学生人数。这个项目的一个独特之处在于，教师将在课外经历中融入学生。因此，教师将与在其学科前沿工作的专业人士建立联系，并能够利用他们的经验来改善他们的教学。该计划还有望帮助提高跨部门合作的数量和质量。项目团队已经与公司、非营利组织和政府组织建立了伙伴关系。主要合作伙伴是Packet， MillerCoors Brewing, CSU Fullerton，引力波物理与天文学，希望之城，可解释的，正确的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研讨会和演示到编码训练营和暑期研究实习的各种体验。该项目计划为300名学生提供服务，他们将参加三个主题队列中的一个：1；地球科学;2. 工程、物理、数学及计算机科学；和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，向他们介绍其学科的子领域，并提供实习或研究机会，同时与同龄人和专业人士建立持久的网络。该项目的研究和评估部分将有助于有关科学身份的文献。预计这项工作可能会成为增加STEM劳动力多样性的典范。HSI计划旨在加强HSI的本科STEM教育和能力建设。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。

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.