RCMS: MINORITY STUDENT RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

9450415 Steen俄克拉何马大学（OU）少数民族工程计划（MEP）对国家科学基金会（NSF）少数民族学者研究事业（RCMS）项目的增加感到兴奋。该项目将是欧共体环境保护计划的完美补充。欧尔班大学和欧尔班大学做出了真正的承诺，为少数民族学者提供更好的高等教育选择。这项承诺每年超过100万美元，用于支持少数民族工程专业学生的运营费用、奖学金和费用减免，并使OU MEP在1993年秋季学期的总入学人数达到484人。少数族裔工科本科生占工程学院本科生总数的20%以上——这是一个真正了不起的成就！这些少数民族工程专业的学生中有一些是全国最优秀的学生。例如，四名OU学生在该奖项的前七年获得了全国黑人工程师年度奖-学生领导类奖项。俄克拉何马大学的少数族裔工程专业学生为实现RCMS项目目标提供了无与伦比的成功机会。OU MEP RCMS项目旨在追求卓越。核心活动将是在教师导师的监督下进行高质量的研究体验。项目目标将通过两个层次的研究经验和活动来实现。第一阶段将是20名大一和大二学生的发展阶段，重点是学术成就、个人发展和对研究领域的介绍。第二阶段是为20到35名高级学生设计的，重点是研究经历和相关活动。二级参与者还将准备技术研究论文，在每月的会议上做口头报告，参加与他们的研究项目相关的区域和国家会议，提交他们的研究报告和公开，并担任年轻学生的导师。RCMS的参与者也将有更多的机会体验大学以外的研究。项目人员将与企业和国家实验室合作，提供暑期实习机会。NSF RCMS项目的参与者将从俄克拉何马大学的少数族裔工程专业学生中挑选。少数族裔工程专业的学生大约有450名本科生，其中有相当数量的学生来自三个未被充分代表的少数族裔：美国印第安人、黑人和西班牙裔。少数民族工程招生也在全国范围内，学生来自阿拉斯加州、华盛顿州、俄勒冈州、加利福尼亚州、爱达荷州、新墨西哥州、内布拉斯加州、堪萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州、德克萨斯州、阿肯色州、密苏里州、伊利诺伊州、密歇根州、宾夕法尼亚州、马里兰州、纽约州、田纳西州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州、佐治亚州、北卡罗来纳州、南卡罗来纳州和佛罗里达州。参与者将根据学术能力、动机、经济需求和职业目标进行选择。参与者将因参与该项目而获得一笔津贴。该项目的评估将基于向NSF提供的数据以及参与者数量、参与者保留率、技术论文提交数量和研究经验质量等因素。

9450415 Steen The University of Oklahoma (OU) Minority Engineering Program (MEP) is excited about the addition of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Research Career for Minority Scholars (RCMS) project. The project will be a perfect addition to the OU MEP. OU MEP and the university have made a true commitment to provide enhanced higher education options for minority scholars. This commitment exceeds one million dollars annually in support of operating expenses, scholarships, and fee waivers to minority students majoring in engineering and has allowed the OU MEP to reach a total enrollment of 484 students for the Fall 1993 semester. The minority engineering undergraduate enrollment constitutes over 20 percent of the College of Engineering enrollment--a truly phenomenal achievement! This minority engineering enrollment includes some of the best students in the nation. For example four OU students have won the National Black Engineer of the Year Award - Student Leadership Category in the first seven years of the award. The University of Oklahoma minority engineering student population provides the opportunity for unparalleled success in meeting the objectives of the RCMS project. The OU MEP RCMS project is designed for excellence. The centerpiece activity will be a quality research experience under the supervision of faculty mentors. The project objectives will be accomplished using two tiers of research experiences and activities. Tier I will be a developmental stage for twenty freshmen and sophomores and will focus on academic achievement, personal development and an introduction to the world of research. Tier II is designed for 20 to 35 advanced students and will focus on a research experience and related activities. Tier II participants will also prepare technical research papers, make oral presentations at monthly meetings, attend regional and national conferences related to their research projects, submit their research for presentations and public ation, and serve as mentors to younger students. The RCMS participants will also have enhanced opportunities to experience research outside the university. The project staff will work with corporations and national laboratories to provide summer internships. The participants for the NSF RCMS project will be selected from the minority engineering student population at the University of Oklahoma. The minority engineering enrollment is composed of approximately four hundred and fifty undergraduates with a significant number of all three underrepresented minority groups: American Indian, Black and Hispanic. The minority engineering enrollment is also national in scope with students from Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. The participants will be selected based on academic ability, motivation, financial needs and careers goals. Participants will be provided a stipend for their participation in the project. Evaluation of the project will be based on required data to NSF and such factors as number of participants, retention rate of participants, number of technical paper submissions and quality of research experiences.