STEM BUILD@UMBC: Research Enrichment Core

拟议的STEM BUILD@UMBC倡议的目标是创建一个全面的，多层面的 公立研究型大学的模式，以增加来自各种背景的学生完成 主修生命和行为科学，进入研究生院和/或STEM劳动力。 通过国家认可的Meyerhoff学者和MARC U* 星星计划以及其他举措 专注于增加少数民族参与STEM，UMBC教师，员工和管理人员已经了解到 关于在有抱负的STEM专业学生中建立社区的重要性的关键教训， 期望，并为学生提供重要的研究经验和学术，财务， 社会抚养费UMBC是全国公认的创新和包容性卓越的典范， 校园是以白色为主的机构中的领导者-在所有大学中排名第六-在数量上 获得学士学位的非洲裔美国人继续完成STEM博士学位，其中三分之二的 那些在生命科学领域完成博士学位的校友（NSF，2013）。 拟议的STEM BUILD研究丰富核心将借鉴UMBC的创新历史， 我们进行了一项为期五年的调查，以了解让学生参与STEM课程的最有效策略 和研究，并准备他们的职业生涯涉及生物医学和行为科学。目前， UMBC成功的奖学金计划专注于开始本科学习的学生， 在STEM方面做好充分准备。然而，大量的其他学生渴望在这些专业 受试者可能面临转读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， 学生，并继续努力，以支持学生在合作伙伴两年制的预转移准备 机构职能体系它还将扩大努力，纳入应用学习经验（即，传统实习 或一对一的指导）进入学术课程，通过积极赚取课程和机会， 参加专业发展培训和讲习班（例如，研究型大学简介）， 生物医学案例研究和研究课程中的负责任行为，以及Affinity Group Research 课程除了为80名BUILD受训人员提供全面支持外，UMBC还计划在夏季 涉及新的研究和研究准备的带薪实习计划增加到90个 在五年赠款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.