BETTER: Building Excellence in Training, Teaching, Education and Research

在NSF的支持下，鲍伊州立大学将进一步发展其STEM能力，让更多的少数民族学生参与进来，为STEM学科中代表性不足的学位寻求学生的最终增加铺平道路。 项目的目标是：（1）建立一个能够培养高质量STEM毕业生的学术基础设施;（2）扩大代表性不足的少数民族学生和教师的参与;（3）加强由科学家、工程师和准备充分的公民组成的具有国际竞争力和全球参与的多元化劳动力队伍。（2）加速毕业和开发STEM荣誉课程产品;（3）开发生物信息学和计算生物学以及计算机网络安全的新本科课程;（4）实施基于研究的教学和学习技术和实践;（5）为STEM本科生提供研究和实习机会;（6）扩大辅导机会，建立评估、干预和教育计划;（7）为STEM新生举办暑期学校;（8）通过强大的本科课程和GRE准备，为成功进入STEM研究生课程提供支持;（9）为教师发展组织专业研讨会，并为校内/校外的教师提供研究机会，（10）组织本科生研究年度研讨会。该项目的智力价值在于拟议的STEM基础设施增强及其潜在成果在该机构的STEM教学的整体质量的显着和可持续的改进.拟议的努力的影响是扩大在STEM学科和国家STEM劳动力的代表性不足的少数民族的参与.

With NSF support, Bowie State University will develop further its STEM capabilities involving minority students in greater numbers, paving the way for eventual increase of underrepresented degree seeking students in STEM disciplines. Project goals are (1) to develop an academic infrastructure that produces quality STEM graduates, (2) to expand the participation of underrepresented minority students and faculty, and (3) to strengthen a diverse internationally competitive and globally engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and well prepared citizens.Project synergistic activities include (1) revising STEM gate-keeping courses and promoting conceptual curricular continuity; (2) accelerating graduation and developing STEM Honors Program offerings; (3) developing new undergraduate programs in Bio-informatics and Computational Biology, and Computer Network Security; (4) implementation of research-based teaching and learning techniques and practices; (5) providing research and Internship opportunities to STEM undergraduate students; (6) expanding tutoring opportunities and building an assessment, intervention and advisement plan; (7) organizing Summer Academy for entering STEM freshmen; (8) providing support for successful entry into STEM graduate programs through a strong undergraduate curriculum and GRE preparation; (9) organizing professional workshops for faculty development, and research opportunities for faculty on/off campus, and (10) organizing an annual symposium on undergraduate research.The intellectual merit of this project lies in the proposed STEM infrastructure enhancements and their potential to result in significant and sustainable improvements in the overall quality of STEM instruction at the institution.The impact of the proposed efforts is to broaden the participation of under-represented minorities in STEM disciplines and the national STEM workforce.