Workshop for Development of Minority Faculty in Engineering; October 16-19, 2004; Washington, DC

摘要提案标题：美国国家科学基金会少数民族工程学院发展研讨会提案编号：CTS-0450213主要研究者： 罗伯特·Y OfoliInstitution： 密歇根州立大学美国工程教育协会（ASEE）最近关于美国大学协会（AAU）机构中非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人或印第安人（AAHNA）工程教师人数的数据显示，这一群体的成员在提供人事数据的53所AAU机构的8，400名工程教师中仅占3.5%。 目前的人口统计和人口趋势表明，越来越需要注入工程学院与AAHNA教职员工在显着高于目前存在的数量，以保证该行业有足够的人力继续蓬勃发展，并保持其卓越的传统。工程教室缺乏AAHNA教师有几个缺点。它剥夺了工程学校和学院必要的多样性。它剥夺了有抱负的AAHNA学生的榜样和导师。它很少或根本没有鼓励少数群体学生选择学术界作为可行的职业道路，这可能导致进一步加剧问题，因为它剥夺了潜在合格少数群体候选人的教授管道。拟议的讲习班是一系列积极干预活动的第一个，旨在：a）为工程系的年轻AAHNA教授提供支持和指导; B）招募有才华的AAHNA候选人担任工程学学术职位，并为他们提供必要的准备，以确保他们的成功和保留;以及c）保证提供多样化的人力资源，以确保在美国保持优秀的工程教育。该研讨会将为三组参与者提供有针对性的和必要的编程：有抱负的教师在化学和机械工程，新的和非终身教职的教师在所有工程学科，并在化学和机械工程终身副教授渴望成为正教授。 这一努力将为有兴趣从事学术事业的少数民族学生提供丰富的榜样。它将有助于使全国各地的工程教室多样化，并使大多数和少数民族学生在学术追求中受益。

AbstractProposal Title: NSF Workshop for Development of Minority Faculty in EngineeringPoposal Number: CTS-0450213Principal Investigator: Robert Y. OfoliInstitution: Michigan State University Recent American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) data on the number of engineering faculty who are African-American, Hispanic or Native American (AAHNA) in Association of American Universities (AAU) institutions in the US shows significant under-representation, with members of this group constituting only 3.5% of the 8,400 engineering faculty at 53 AAU institutions that provided personnel data. Current demographics and population trends suggest an increasing need to infuse the engineering academy with AAHNA faculty members in significantly higher numbers than currently exists, in order to guarantee that the profession has enough manpower to continue to thrive and maintain its tradition of excellence. The lack of AAHNA faculty in engineering classrooms has several drawbacks. It robs engineering schools and colleges of essential diversity. It deprives aspiring AAHNA students of role models and mentors. It provides little or no encouragement to minority students who may otherwise opt for academia as a viable career path, which may result in further accentuating the problem by depriving the professorial pipeline of potential qualified minority candidates. It puts US engineering education at risk.The proposed workshop is the first of a proactive series of intervention activities designed to: a) provide support and guidance to young AAHNA professors in engineering departments; b) recruit talented AAHNA candidates into academic positions in engineering and provide them with the essential preparation required to ensure their success and retention; and c) guarantee the availability of a diverse manpower to ensure maintenance of excellent engineering education in the United States. The workshop will provide targeted and essential programming for three groups of participants: aspiring faculty in chemical and mechanical engineering, new and untenured faculty in all engineering disciplines, and tenured associate professors in chemical and mechanical engineering aspiring to become full professors. This effort will provide a wealth of role models for minority students who have an interest in pursuing academic careers. It will help to diversify engineering classrooms across the country and benefit both majority and minority students in their academic pursuits.