Equipment: Enhance STEM courses

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本国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。扩大这些机构的STEM课程基础设施可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供可能具有文化意义的领域的研究性学习，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。这个项目直接与这一目标相一致。基本实验室设备的必要性几乎与强迫STEM教学和研究的必要性一样重要。贝米尔斯社区学院正在增加其设备储备，使用STEM教学中常见的实验室设备。特别是，高压灭菌器在中学后STEM教学和研究中的使用如此普遍，以至于它们的缺乏可以被认为是学生的一个严重劣势，这些学生可能会在另一所学院或大学攻读更高级别的课程。此外，获得这类设备可以对学生的科学探究和职业选择产生不成比例的积极影响。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 infrastructure at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This project aligns directly with that goal. The necessity of basic laboratory equipment is almost as great a priority as the necessity of compelling STEM instruction and research. Bay Mills Community College is increasing its equipment holdings with laboratory equipment commonly found in STEM instruction. Autoclaves, in particular, are so commonly used in post-secondary STEM instruction and research that their lack can be considered a profound disadvantage to students who may pursue higher-division coursework at another college or university. Additionally, access to such equipment can have a disproportionately positive impact on the view students have of scientific inquiry and career options.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.