Creating Windows of Opportunity for Success in the SMET Areas

贾维斯·克里斯蒂安学院提出了一种积极而全面的模式，以历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划(HBCU-UP)为基础，让学术合作伙伴社区共同努力，显著增加少数族裔的参与和进入科学职业的机会。该计划的目标是开发、实施、评估和制度化一个计划，以实现并保持高质量和有竞争力的科学、数学、工程和技术(SMET)教育计划。为贾维斯提出的综合计划强调以下四个要素：大学前外展计划；本科生奖学金；教师发展机会；以及课程、设备和实验室发展。具体目标是：(1)为对科学领域表现出兴趣和才能的新兴高中生实施暑期强化和技能发展暑期讲习班，以确保80%的参与者将完成十二年级并作为SMET专业进入大学；(2)为秋季进入Jarvis的学生实施夏季“桥牌”计划，该计划将影响第一年90%的成功率；(3)实施一项奖学金计划，以实现90%的本科生保留率和毕业率，并导致至少70%的研究生或专业SMET计划的入学人数；(4)制订和实施全面的师资发展计划，发展新课程和扩充现有课程以求改善；及。(5)增加多元化和每年增加20%的MMET主修课程数目。所有拟议的活动都支持国家科学基金会的使命，“为所有学生提供获得优质科学教育的途径”，以及贾维斯基督教学院的使命，“提供优质教育，以提高其学生在毕业后工作中的竞争力。”广泛的评估过程以及整个大学社区和社区合作伙伴的参与将确保其成功。这个提议的Jarvis方案代表了“在Smet领域创造成功的机会之窗”的模式。

Jarvis Christian College, ``the college with the personal touch and where dreams come true,'' proposes an aggressive and comprehensive model Historically Black College and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), engaging a community of academic partners working together to significantly increase minority participation and access to science careers. The Program goal is to develop, implement, evaluate and institutionalize a program that will achieve and sustain a high quality and competitive science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) education program. The comprehensive program proposed for Jarvis emphasizes the following four elements: Pre-College Outreach Programs; Undergraduate Student Scholars; Faculty Development Opportunities; and Curriculum, Equipment and Laboratory Development. The specific objectives are: (1) to implement a summer enhancement and skills development summer workshop for rising high school students who have demonstrated an interest and aptitude in the science areas that will ensure that 80% of the participants will complete the twelfth grade and enroll in college as a SMET major; (2) to implement a summer ``bridge'' program for students entering Jarvis in the Fall that will impact 90% success rate during the first year; (3) to develop an implement a Scholars program customized to achieve 90% undergraduate retention and graduation rates and result in at least 70% enrollment in graduate or professional SMET programs; (4)to develop and implement a comprehensive faculty development program, develop new curricular offerings and expand existing courses for improvement and (5) to increase diversity and the number of SMET majors by 20% annually. All proposed activities support the mission of the National Science Foundation, ``to provide access to quality science education for all students'', and the mission of Jarvis Christian College, ``to provide a quality education to increase the competitiveness of its students in post-baccalaureate efforts.'' The extensive evaluation process and the involvement of the total college community and the community partners will insure its success. This proposed Jarvis Program represents the model for ``Creating Windows of Opportunity for Success in the SMET areas.''