STEM BUILD@UMBC: Research Enrichment Core

提议的STEM Build@UMBC计划的目标是创建一个全面的、多维度的 公立研究型大学增加所有背景的学生完成学业的模式 主修生命科学和行为科学，并进入研究生院和/或STEM劳动力市场。 通过国家认可的迈耶霍夫学者和MARC U*STAR计划以及其他倡议 专注于增加STEM中少数族裔的参与，UMBC的教职员工和管理人员已经了解到 关于在有抱负的STEM专业的学生中建立社区的重要性的关键教训，设置很高 期望，并为学生提供重要的研究经验和学术、财务和 社会支持。UMBC是全国公认的创新和包容性卓越的典范， 在以白人为主的大学中，校园在数量上是领先的，在所有大学中也是6* 在继续完成STEM博士学位的非裔美国人学士学位获得者中，三分之二 那些完成生命科学博士学位的校友(NSF，2013)。 拟议的STEM建筑研究浓缩核心将借鉴密歇根大学的创新历史，如 我们对让学生参与STEM课程的最有效策略进行了为期五年的调查 和研究，并为涉及生物医学和行为科学的职业生涯做好准备。目前， 密歇根州立大学成功的奖学金项目侧重于那些开始本科学习的学生 对STEM有较强的准备能力。然而，大量有志于主修这些专业的学生 科目可能面临转到其他专业或无法毕业的风险。STEM Build@UMBC倡议 将努力通过扩大获得研究和实习经验的机会，将这些学生留在STEM 学生，并继续努力支持合作伙伴两年制学生的转学前准备工作 机构。它还将扩大努力，纳入应用学习经验(即传统实习 或一对一指导)通过积极赚钱的课程和机会进入学术计划 参加职业发展培训和研讨会(例如研究型大学导论)， 生物医学案例研究和研究课程中的负责任行为，以及亲和力小组研究 课程。除了要求为80名建筑实习生提供全面支持外，密歇根大学还计划在夏季 涉及新研究和研究准备的有偿实践计划增加多达90个 在五年资助期内在伙伴机构注册的学生。

The goal of the proposed STEM BUILD@UMBC initiative is to create a comprehensive, multidimensional model for a public research university to increase the number of students from all backgrounds completing majors in the life and behavioral sciences and entering graduate school and/or the STEM workforce. Through the nationally recognized Meyerhoff Scholars and MARC U*STAR programs, and other initiatives focused on increasing minority participation in STEM, UMBC faculty, staff, and administrators have learned key lessons about the importance of building community among aspiring STEM majors, setting high expectations, and providing students with significant research experiences and academic, financial, and social support. UMBC is nationally recognized as a model of innovation and inclusive excellence, and the campus is the leader among predominantly white Institutions - and 6* among all universities - in the number of African American bachelor's degree recipients who go on to complete STEM Ph.D.s, with two-thirds of those alumni completing Ph.D.s in the life sciences (NSF, 2013). The proposed STEM BUILD Research Enrichment Core will draw on UMBC's history of innovation as we conduct a five-year investigation of the most effective strategies to engage students in STEM coursework and research, and prepare them for careers involving the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Currently, UMBC's successful scholarship programs focus on students who begin their undergraduate studies with strong preparation in STEM. However, large numbers of additional students aspiring to major in these subjects may be at risk of switching to other majors or not graduating. The STEM BUILD@UMBC initiative will work to retain these students in STEM by expanding access to research and internship experiences for students, and continuing work to support the pre-transfer preparedness of students at partner two-year institutions. It will also expand efforts to incorporate applied learning experiences (i.e., traditional internship or one-on-one mentoring) into the academic program through active-earning courses and opportunities to participate in professional development training and workshops (e.g.. Introduction to a Research University), Biomedical Case Study and Responsible Conduct in Research courses, and Affinity Group Research courses. In addition to the comprehensive support requested for 80 BUILD Trainees, UMBC plans summer paid practicums involving novel research and research preparation are planned for up to 90 additional students enrolled at partner institutions over the five-year grant period.