RCMS: GUIDED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES for MINORITY SCHOLARS

马奎特大学工程学院提议更新其少数民族学者的研究事业（RCMS）计划，名为“少数民族学者的指导研究经验”。这个基础广泛的项目旨在吸引有才华的本科少数民族学生进入工程专业，通过完成学位将他们留在工程专业，并为他们的研究职业做好准备。该计划将依靠学院在生物医学、土木与环境、电气与计算机、工业和机械工程方面的强大学术课程；其最先进的设施，与工业界的合作伙伴关系；以及它成功教育少数民族学生的传统。更新后的项目将扩大到每年有12名学生参加（增加20%），为期四年，整个项目过程中将有18名学生参加。该计划结合了学年的课程工作，研究项目工作和暑期研究经验。该计划提供财政援助，通过指导、榜样和强有力的建议计划培养学术成功和个人成长。每个学生都将获得与工程专业的个人认同，并获得进入研究生学习项目所需的鼓励、准备和帮助。项目的背景是一个私人的国家城市，耶稣会，天主教教育。该提案的总体范围是全国性的，因为该项目将吸引来自全国各地以及当地代表性不足的少数民族参与者。威斯康辛州约有36%的少数族裔，威斯康辛东南部约有27.8%的少数族裔，这为当地提供了相当大的可能参与者群体。这个项目的资助期限为四年。项目描述该项目的目标是吸引未被充分代表的本科少数民族学生进入工程专业，通过学士学位留住他们，并鼓励他们为研究生学习做好准备，并帮助他们成功地在研究生院找到工作。项目的组成部分包括将参与者安置在研究导师身边，并在一个支持性的环境中参与积极而有意义的研究经历。以实验室工作津贴、部分（基于需求的）学费援助、夏季研究机会、团体社交和专业活动、参加专业会议的旅行和职业建议的形式提供经济支持。鼓励学生（尽可能地）沉浸在学术生活中。这个项目的主要参与者是美国国家科学基金会和马凯特大学。大学定期邀请外部组织作为间接合作者。它们包括研究和合作工作场所，如退伍军人管理研究中心、密尔沃基电动工具、威斯康星州电力公司、伊利诺伊州交通部。参与者将从马奎特大学招生办公室确定的当地和全国少数族裔申请人中招募个人。这些人包括黑人、西班牙裔和印第安人。所有个人必须满足马奎特大学工程学专业的常规入学要求，其中包括数学和科学方面的表现标准。整个小组将包括12个人：6名大一学生，2名大二学生，2名大三学生和2名大四学生。他们将有适当的建议，并且在4分制中平均绩点为3000。马奎特大学打算在四年的时间里提供该项目总成本的56.9%，从而超过美国国家科学基金会的资金。这些资金将用于支持指导和咨询、主任、研究生主任的人事费用和马奎特大学的学费援助。此外，随着成本逐年增加，国家科学基金的份额将保持不变。这使得每个学生的成本比目前的项目降低了26.8%。该计划包括许多参与者评估，用于从学生的角度评估该计划的有效性。还要求定期对教员/导师进行评价。这个项目的目标是100%的毕业率和100%的研究生安置率。目前的项目率约为92%。项目成果将以年度报告、校友和其他学院和大学的通讯、发表论文和参加会议海报的机会的形式传播。

9450347 Jensen Overview The Marquette University College of Engineering proposes to renew its Research Careers for Minority Scholars (RCMS) program titled "Guided Research Experiences for Minority Scholars". This broad-based program proposes to attract talented undergraduate minority students to engineering, retain them in engineering programs through degree completion, and to prepare them for research careers. The proposed program will rely on the College's strong academic program in Biomedical, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering; its state-of-the-art facilities, partnerships with industry; and its tradition of successfully educating minority students. The renewed program will be expanded to include 12 student participants per year (a 20% increase) for four years, 18 students over the course of the project. The program combines academic year course work, research project work, and summer research experiences. The proposed program provides financial assistance, nurtures academic success and personal growth through mentorship, role modeling, and strong advising program. Each student will gain a personal identification with the engineering profession, and the encouragement, preparation, and assistance necessary to enter programs of graduate study. Project Characteristics The context of the project is a private national urban, Jesuit, Catholic education. The general scope of the proposal is national, in that project will attract underrepresented minority participants from around the nation as well as locally. The state of Wisconsin is approximately 36% minority and southeastern Wisconsin is approximately 27.8% minority, providing a sizable local pool of possible participants. Funding for this project is requested for four years. Project Description The goal of the project is to attract undergraduate underrepresented minority students to engineering, to retain them through the Baccalaureate degree, and t o encourage and prepare them for graduate studies, and, to assist them in seeking successful graduate school placement. Program components include placement of participants with a research mentor and inclusion in active and meaningful research experiences in a supportive environment. Financial support in the form of lab work stipends, partial (need based) tuition assistance, summer research opportunities, group social and professional activities, travel to professional conferences, and career advising. Students are encouraged to immerse themselves (to the extent possible) in the academic life. Key Players Key players for this project are the National Science Foundation and Marquette University. The university regularly includes outside organizations as indirect collaborators. They include research and coop work sites such as the Veterans Administration Research Center, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Wisconsin Electric Power Co., Illinois Department of Transportation. Participants Individuals will be recruited from the local and national pool of minority applicants as identified by the Marquette University Office of Admissions. These individuals will include Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans. All individuals must meet regular entrance requirements for engineering at Marquette University which includes criteria for performance in mathematics and science. The complete group will include 12 individuals: six freshmen, 2 current sophomores, 2 current juniors and 2 seniors. They will have appropriate recommendations and will have grade point average of 3.000 on a 4-point scale. Leverage Marquette University intends to overmatch NSF funds by providing 56.9% of the total cost of the project over four years. These funds will support personnel costs for mentoring and advising, Director, Graduate Director and tuition assistance from Marquette University. In addition, as costs increase from year to year, the NSF share will remain constant. This results in a reducti on of 26.8% in the per student costs over the current project. Evaluation The program incorporation numerous participant evaluations that are used in assessing the effectiveness of the program from a students perspective. Faculty/mentor evaluations are also requested on a regular basis. The goal of this project is a 100% graduation rate and a 100% placement rate in graduate programs. The current project rate is approximately 92%. Dissemination Plans Project results will be disseminated in the form of annual reports, newsletters to alumni and other colleges and universities, opportunities to present papers and participate in poster sessions at conferences.