Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities for MinorityEngineering Students

宾夕法尼亚州立大学将建立一个本科生研究机会中心(CURO)，为少数族裔工科学生在本科期间提供研究经验。该中心将是工程学院现有少数民族工程方案(MEP)的组成部分。Curo将选择20名少数族裔工程或理科学生作为研究学者开始运营。这些学生将被任命与工程学院内的研究单位(实验室或中心)或大学内参与跨学科研究的单位的教职员工一起工作。任命将为期两个学期，或暑期课程。该大学的25个研究单位已初步同意参加这一项目。学生将被要求参加“研究方法论”课程，以接受进行研究的培训。将为研究教职员工提供一个关于文化多样性的迎新课程，以提高他们与不同背景的学生密切互动的技能。在预约期结束时，每个学生将被要求做一份《研究活动报告》。在五年期间，该中心建议总共支持120名少数族裔工程和理科学生作为本科生研究学者。在此之后，少数民族工程学生本科生研究机会中心将成为大学和少数民族工程项目参与研究单位的组成部分。

Pennsylvania State University will establish a Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) to provide research experiences for minority engineering students during their undergraduate years. The Center will be a component of the existing Minority Engineering Program (MEP) in the College of Engineering. CURO will begin operations with 20 minority engineering or science students selected as research scholars. These students will be appointed to work with faculty and staff in research units (laboratories or centers) within the College of Engineering, or participating interdisciplinary research units within the University. The appointments will be for a period of two academic semesters, or for the summer session. Twenty-five research units with the University have agreed to participate in this project initially. The students will be required to take a course in "Research Methodology" to get training in the conduct of research. The research faculty and staff will be provided with an orientation course on cultural diversity to improve their skills for interacting closely with students of diverse backgrounds. At the end of the appointment period each student will be required to make a "Report of Research Activity." Over a five year period the Center proposes to support a total of 120 minority engineering and science students as undergraduate research scholars. After this period, the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Minority Engineering Students will become an integral part of the participating research units with the University and the Minority Engineering Program.