TSIP: Associate of Science Capacity Building

部落学院和大学计划(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为国家土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教学和研究能力。在这些机构扩大STEM课程的范围，扩大了学生在STM Feed领域追求富有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供了在可能具有文化意义的领域进行研究的机会，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。通过留住有资格证书的STEM教员的人才，显著增强了能力增长的可持续性。该项目与这一目标直接一致。为了加强其STEM课程，海湾米尔斯社区学院正在开发四门额外的理科课程，并研究培养理科学士学位的效果。将开发的四门课程包括生物I、生物II、化学I和化学II。为了培养能力，当地的初中生和高中生都参加了科学夏令营。这些活动结合在一起，为寻求更高水平的教学经验、更有准备的未来学生经验的学生提供了更强大的转学课程，并有可能在不转学的情况下寻求STEM的四年学位。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。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging rewarding careers in STM feels, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. Sustainability of capacity gains is significantly enhanced by retaining the talent of credentialed STEM faculty. This project aligns directly with that goal.To strengthen its STEM offering, Bay Mills Community College is developing four additional science courses and researching the efficacy of developing a Bachelor of Science in Science degree. The four courses to be developed include biology I, biology II, chemistry I, and chemistry II. To build capacity, summer science camps are offered to local middle and high-school students. These activities combine to provide a stronger transfer curriculum for students seeking an upper-level instructional experience, a more prepared incoming student experience, and the potential for seeking a four-year degree in STEM without transfer.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.