Initiative to Maximize Student Diversity

描述（由申请人提供）：新墨西哥州的大学是要求为少数民族学生发展（IMSD）计划的倡议5年的支持资金。在5年的时间里，UNM-IMSD每年将指导约75名UR本科生进入研究生院进行研究，指导和教育计划。我们估计，约80 - 90%的毕业生在常规IMSD计划将进入研究生院和约50%的学生在目标辅导组，其中许多人将转移到我们的其他本科研究计划。除了一个经典的本科研究计划，这一时期的计划是变革性的，旨在增加一倍的UR学生谁有机会获得研究经验，并准备研究生院的数量，超出了学生直接支持做研究。目标1：通过将IMSD支持的本科生人数增加到25人，并保持IMSD支持的毕业本科生为研究职业做好准备的百分比，为博士多样性做出贡献。目前的IMSD计划已经制定了一个指导计划，我们相信这有助于增加毕业生参加研究生院从2004年的25%到80 - 90%，在过去的3年。为了增加UR学生进入博士课程的数量，我们的目标是：1）将UNM的IMSD本科生数量从18增加到25，同时保持或增加进入研究生院的学生比例。学生还将参加：2）精心指导的研究经验，重点是发展关键的技术和智力技能; 3）1学分的会议课程秋季和春季学期，包括IMSD辅导计划，包括科学写作（包括准备简历，研究建议书，和意向书），领导力培训，旨在为学生准备一个成功的研究生涯的其他活动; 4）在夏季的非信贷会议课程，为新生提供程序和团队建设的介绍; 5）夏季和学年研究研讨会在UNM; 6）至少8个小时的相关课程工作在负责任的研究行为在2年期间; 7）在SACNAS和其他国家会议的研究报告;和8）夏季或短期研究经验远离UNM。通过这些努力，我们将大大增加进入研究生院和完成博士学位的学生人数。目标2：加强联合国墨西哥大学和新墨西哥州的联合国系统可持续发展综合管理司的影响。我们将增加我们的指导计划的影响，从而显着增加UR学生准备研究生院的数量1）建立2个有针对性的指导小组，每个小组约25人，作为“指导瀑布”方法的模型：盖茨学者小组和研究生和转学生的Pre-Grad STEM小组; 2）为指导瀑布中的学生提供咨询和辅导支持; 2）为这些学生的学生提供必要的咨询支持; 3）教授一学期和短期课程，旨在吸引更多的>2000名符合条件的UR STEM本科生在UNM; 4）建立一个由UNM学生研究项目的高级顾问和PI组成的咨询小组，以制定UNM更统一的指导计划。军事行动将包括：1）在4年内将参与IMSD辅导计划的非IMSD学生的数量从15增加到100+; 2）增加UNM准备进入研究生院的高级UR学生的数量;和3）通过改善获得优秀辅导的机会来解决UNM STEM UR学生中未满足的需求。目标3：扩大联刚特派团可持续发展综合管理组在全国的影响。在这个目标中，高级PI，项目总监和一组精选的评估人员将聚集在一起，提供项目建议，并确定导致我们所有项目成功的显式和隐式组件。这项工作将被记录在案，我们的结果将被公布。评价：与往年一样，将对IMSD学生和对照组进行评估，以确定每个计划要素的成功，确定需要改进的领域，并提供有关招生，成功和挑战的信息。这些目标中的每一个都与IMSD计划的目标保持一致，旨在使UR和URM研究生院的入学率和成功率可持续增长。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of New Mexico is requesting funding for 5 years of support for the Initiative for Minority Student Development (IMSD) program. In the 5-year period, UNM-IMSD will mentor ~ 75 UR undergraduates per year for graduate school in its research, mentoring, and education program. We estimate that ~ 80 - 90% of the graduating seniors in the regular IMSD program will enter graduate school and ~ 50% of the students in the targeted mentoring groups, many of whom will have transferred to our other undergraduate research programs. In addition to a classical undergraduate research program, the plan for this period is transformative and aimed at doubling the number of UR students who have access to research experience and are prepared for graduate school, beyond the students directly supported to do research. The aims and objectives we propose for the next five years are: Aim 1: To contribute to PhD diversity by increasing the number of undergraduates supported by IMSD to 25 and sustaining the percentage of graduating IMSD-supported undergraduates prepared for research careers. The current IMSD program has developed a mentoring program that we believe has contributed to the increase in graduating seniors attending graduate school from 25% in 2004 to 80 - 90% for the past 3 years. To increase the number of UR students entering PhD programs, our objectives are to: 1) increase the number of IMSD undergraduate students at UNM from 18 to 25 while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students who enter graduate school. Students will also participate in: 2) a well-mentored research experience focused on developing key technical and intellectual skills; 3) a 1-credit conference course Fall and Spring semesters that includes the IMSD mentoring program, including scientific writing (including preparation of a c.v., research proposal, and letter of intent), leadership training, an other activities aimed at preparing the students for a successful research career; 4) a non-credit conference course during the summer, to provide new students an introduction to the program and team building; 5) summer and academic-year research symposia at UNM; 6) at least 8 hours of relevant course work in Responsible Conduct of Research over the 2-year period; 7) research presentations at SACNAS and other national meetings; and 8) summer or short research experiences away from UNM. Through these efforts, we will significantly increase the number of students entering graduate school and completing PhDs. Aim 2: To increase the impact of UNM-IMSD at UNM and in New Mexico. We will increase the impact of our mentoring program and, thereby, significantly increase the numbers of UR students prepared for graduate school by 1) establishing 2, targeted mentoring groups of ~25 each as models of the "mentoring waterfall" approach: a Gates Scholars Group and Pre-Grad STEM Group for sophomores and transfer students; 2) provide advising and tutoring support to students in mentoring waterfall; 2) providing essential advising support to students in these students; 3) teaching one-semester and short courses aimed at engaging more of the >2000 eligible UR STEM undergraduates at UNM; 4) establishing an advisory group of senior advisors and PIs of student research programs throughout UNM to develop a more uniform mentoring plan at UNM. Milestones will include: 1) increasing the number of non-IMSD students involved in IMSD mentoring programs from 15 to 100+ in 4 years; 2) increasing the number of senior UR students at UNM prepared to enter graduate school; and 3) addressing the unmet need among STEM UR students at UNM by improving accessibility to excellent mentoring. Aim 3: To broaden the impact of UNM-IMSD nationally. In this aim, senior PIs, program directors, and a select group of evaluators will be brought together to provide program advice and identify the explicit and implicit components that lead to success of all of our programs. This exercise will be documented and our results published. Evaluation: As in previous years, evaluations of IMSD students and a control group will be carried out to determine the success of each program element, to identify areas for improvement, and to provide information about enrollments, success, and challenges to the program and departments. Each of these objectives is aligned with the goals for IMSD programs and aimed at making sustainable increases in UR and URM graduate school enrollment and success.