UW-Milwaukee Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Academic Success Through Aging Research Program (UWM STAR)

项目总结 威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校通过老龄化促进公平、多样性和学术成功 研究(UWM STAR)计划是一项旨在增加BIPOC(Black， 土著、有色人种)学生的研究重点是减少老年人的健康差距。UWM 是这个项目的理想地点，因为它拥有威斯康星大学最多样化的学生群体 位于该州种族和民族最多元化的城市。随着人口老龄化，需要 对于卫生相关领域的工作者来说，他们对代表不足和处境不利的人的需求很敏感 社区也会发展壮大。威斯康星大学的STAR项目寻求帮助填补这一空白，为来自 在老龄和公共卫生领域的研究生培训和职业生涯中代表性不足的背景。 密歇根大学WM STAR项目是一项为期多年、以队列为基础的项目，将来自代表性不足的学生进行匹配 有导师在老龄化和健康差距方面进行研究的背景。它以成功的项目为基础 由威斯康星大学本科生研究室在过去20年里开发的。STAR计划提供 资助在学年和年内进行有关老龄化和健康差距的研究 夏天。这些有指导的多年研究经验是该计划的基石， 研究导师的选择是基于他们的研究项目的卓越表现 以及他们对培养本科生的奉献精神。在实验室中获得的经验将通过 研讨会和课程机会，包括专门的一年级明星研讨会，向学生介绍 研究，明星老龄化座谈会，让学生接触到杰出的老龄化研究人员的工作，明星 启动潜在的研究生培训校园之旅，以及STAR高级研讨会，以帮助学生计划他们的 毕业后的生活。为了让学生及时走上毕业的轨道，明星计划将提供 辅助性学术建议。STAR计划还旨在为学生提供社会支持 和同伴指导，他们需要成功。定期的社交聚会为项目中的学生提供了空间 彼此之间以及与项目导师和管理员建立联系。计划内的关系 形成一个支持网络，帮助学生克服挑战，相互捍卫成功， 在计划中增加持久性。 通过将结构化的研究经验、量身定做的学习机会和社会参与相结合，UWM的 STAR计划旨在提高未被充分代表的大学生的参与率、留存率和毕业率 UWM。实现这些目标将是朝着使研究人员队伍多样化的长期目标迈出的第一步 以及为缩小老年人健康差距作出贡献的公共卫生工作者。

PROJECT SUMMARY The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Academic Success through Aging Research (UWM STAR) program is a training program aimed at increasing the participation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) students in research focused on reducing health disparities in older adults. UWM is the ideal location for this program because it has the most diverse student body in the University of Wisconsin System and is situated in the state’s most racially and ethnically diverse city. As the population ages, the need for workers in health-related fields who are sensitive to the needs of underrepresented and disadvantaged communities will also grow. UWM’s STAR program seeks to help fill that gap by preparing students from underrepresented backgrounds for graduate training and careers in aging and public health. The UWM STAR program is a multi-year, cohort-based program that matches students from underrepresented backgrounds with mentors to conduct research in aging and health disparities. It is based on successful programs developed by UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research over the last 20 years. The STAR program provides financial support to conduct research on aging and health disparities during the academic year and in the summer. These mentored multi-year research experiences serve as the cornerstone of the program, and research mentors have been selected for the program based on both the excellence of their research program and their dedication to training undergraduates. The experience gained in the lab will be reinforced through seminars and curricular opportunities, including a dedicated First-Year STAR Seminar to introduce students to research, STAR Aging Colloquia to expose students to the work of distinguished aging researchers, STAR Launch trips to potential graduate training campuses, and the STAR Senior Seminar to help students plan their post-graduation lives. To keep students on a timely track for graduation, the STAR program will provide supplemental academic advising. The STAR program is also designed to provide students with the social support and peer mentoring they need to succeed. Regular social gatherings provide space for students in the program to bond with one another and with program mentors and administrators. The relationships within the program form a support network to help students overcome challenges and to champion each other’s successes, increasing persistence in the program. By combining structured research experiences, tailored learning opportunities, and social engagement, UWM’s STAR program aims to increase participation, retention, and graduation of underrepresented college students at UWM. Achieving these aims would be a first step toward the long-term goal of diversifying the pool of researchers and public health workers who contribute to reducing health disparities for older adults.