HBCU: Preparing for the Future: Strengthening Basic Science, Mathematics, and Biochemistry at Tuskegee University

塔斯基吉大学通过这项题为“为未来做准备：加强塔斯基吉大学的基础科学、数学和生物化学”的倡议，将开展广泛的活动，以提高学生在科学、数学、工程和技术（SMET）方面的成功。具体而言，这一中心目标将通过1. - 2.通过辅导和建立数学实验室，加强大学一年级的化学和数学课程; 3.扩大和加强300级和500级的生物化学课程，包括关于“细胞调节的生物化学”的跨部门讲座实验室; 4 -与在生物化学领域拥有强大的多学科项目的学术机构建立伙伴关系，特别是格鲁吉亚州立大学、爱荷华州州立大学和密歇根州州立大学;5 -通过外部咨询委员会加强工业伙伴关系，目标是为有前途的本科生提供奖学金;6 -建立一个资源中心/教室，可供指导。活动，联系塔斯基吉的毕业生和其他目前在研究生院的人，一般解决不直接涉及学术但关系到学生未来的问题; 7-支持博士学位。在生命科学领域的候选人谁将成为第一个从塔斯基吉大学毕业的博士学位。所有这些活动将密切合作，并经常在塔斯基吉大学为此目的而设计的办公室进行仔细监测。大学生的暑期课程，CREATE（化学和研究塔斯基吉教育科学家的进步），将涉及，每个。2012年夏季，20名来自SMET各学科的理科专业学生将以研究为导向的方法教授普通化学，并有机会参与塔斯基吉校园的研究。数学实验室将旨在帮助学生学习基础大学数学课程以及塔斯基吉大学提供的三个学期的微积分。数学实验室将在整个校园内联网，并将维护一个互动的网站。300级的生物化学课程将把学生与更高级的课程联系起来，同时建立在学生的化学和数学背景之上。学术和工业的合作伙伴关系对学生和教师的发展至关重要。此外，塔斯基吉大学和亚拉巴马少数民族参与联盟（AAMP）之间现有的强大联系将是这一努力的组成部分。在塔斯基吉校园的NSF/CREST赠款，支持一项倡议，以协助博士的发展。在材料科学与工程，提供了一个设置为CREATE的学生参与研究，如美国国家科学基金会支持的高性能计算在塔斯基吉大学的倡议。其他非NSF计划提供类似的机会。积极的，合格的学生注入这些方案将提供学生和方案的协同增强。

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITYThrough this initiative, entitled "Preparing for the Future: Strengthening Basic Science, Mathematics and Biochemistry at Tuskegee University," a broad range of activities will occur to enhance the success of students in, science mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET). Specifically, this central goal will be addressed through1. - establishing a summer program for rising college sophomores who are highly motivated but have weak backgrounds in science and mathematics;2 - strengthening of the first year college chemistry and mathematics courses, through tutorials and establishing a Math Lab;3 - expanding and enhancing the biochemistry curriculum, 300- and 500-level, including an interdepartmental lecture lab on the "Biochemistry of Cell Regulation";4 - developing partnerships with academic institutions having strong and multidisciplinary programs in Biochemistry, especially Georgia State University, Iowa State University, and Michigan State University;5 - strengthening industrial partnerships through an external advisory board, with the goal to develop a source of scholarships for promising undergraduate students;6 - establishing a resource center/classroom available for mentoring. activities, contacting Tuskegee graduates and others who are currently in graduate school, and generally solving problems which are not directly academic but are part of the student's future; and7 - supporting a Ph.D. candidate in the life sciences area who will become among the first to graduate from Tuskegee University with the doctorate degree.All these activities will be carefully monitored by working closely and often with the office at Tuskegee University designed for this purpose.The summer program for college sophomores, CReATE (Chemistry and Research for the Advancement of Tuskegee-Educated Scientists), will involve, each.-summer, 20 science majors from the various SMET disciplines in a research-oriented approach to the teaching of General Chemistry and the opportunity to be involved in research on the Tuskegee campus.The Math Lab will be designed to assist students in the basic college math courses as well as the three semesters of calculus offered at Tuskegee University. The Math Lab will be networked throughout campus and will maintain an interactive WEB site.The 300-level biochemistry course will link students to the more advanced courses, while building on the chemistry and math backgrounds of the students.The partnerships, academic and industrial, are essential to the development of the students and faculty. Additionally, the strong connections existing between Tuskegee University and the Alabama Alliance for Minority Participation (AAMP) will be integral to this effort. The NSF/CREST grant on the Tuskegee campus, which supports an initiative to assist in the development of the Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, provides a setting for the involvement of CReATE students in research, as does the NSF supported initiative in high performance computing at Tuskegee University. Other non-NSF programs provide similar opportunities. The infusion of motivated, qualified students to these programs will provide a synergistic enhancement of the students and the programs.