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

项目摘要 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星星）计划是一个培训计划，旨在提高BIPOC（黑人， 土著人，有色人种）的学生在研究集中在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州大学最多样化的学生群体 位于该州最具种族和民族多样性的城市。随着人口老龄化， 对代表性不足和弱势群体的需求敏感的卫生相关领域工作人员 社区也会成长。UWM的星星计划旨在帮助填补这一空白，准备学生从 在老龄化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。 UWM星星计划是一个多年的，基于队列的计划，匹配来自代表性不足的学生 背景与导师进行老龄化和健康差距的研究。它是基于成功的方案 由UWM的本科生研究办公室在过去的20年里开发。星星计划提供 提供财政支助，以便在学年和学年期间开展关于老龄化和健康差距的研究; 夏天这些指导多年的研究经验作为该计划的基石， 研究导师已被选定为该计划的基础上，他们的研究计划的卓越 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以下方式得到加强： 研讨会和课程机会，包括专门的第一年星星研讨会，向学生介绍 研究，星星老化座谈会，让学生接触到杰出的老化研究人员，星星的工作 启动潜在的研究生培训校园之旅，以及星星高级研讨会，以帮助学生规划他们的 毕业后的生活为了让学生及时毕业，星星计划将提供 补充学术咨询。星星计划还旨在为学生提供社会支持 和同伴指导他们才能成功定期的社交聚会为项目中的学生提供了空间 与项目导师和管理者建立联系。项目内部的关系 形成一个支持网络，帮助学生克服挑战，并支持彼此的成功， 在节目中不断增加。 通过结合结构化的研究经验，量身定制的学习机会和社会参与，UWM的 星星计划旨在提高参与，保留，并在代表性不足的大学生毕业， UWM。实现这些目标将是实现研究人员多样化这一长期目标的第一步 以及公共卫生工作者，他们为减少老年人的健康差距做出了贡献。

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.