Increasing and Strengthening the Next Generation of Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: A Planning Proposal

潘恩学院将实施一项为期18个月的规划补助金，名为“增加和加强科学，技术，工程和数学的下一代领导者”，旨在实现HBCU-UP计划的目标：增加入学和毕业于科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科并进入研究生院或STEM职业的人数。 规划补助金有三个目标：目标1 -提高STEM教师的专业研究技术和教学能力，目标2 -评估和重组STEM课程，以加强数学，生物，化学和物理课程，目标3 -增加STEM学科学生的招聘和保留，并促进学生准备进入STEM劳动力。智力优点拟议的规划补助金将使潘恩学院有机会收集定量和定性的基线数据，以更好地了解与STEM学科的招生和留住学生相关的问题;从而，制定实施和资源分配的行动计划，以纠正发现的问题。 规划补助金的总体目标是加强潘恩学院学生和教师的STEM基础设施;从而改善和提高STEM学科中代表性不足的少数民族的招聘，保留和毕业率。 实现这一目标将产生巨大的社会影响，因为越来越多的合格的URM进入国家劳动力市场。

Paine College will implement a eighteen month planning grant called "Increasing and Strengthening the Next Generation of Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics" which addresses the goal of the HBCU-UP Program: to increase the number of underrepresented minorities enrolling in and graduating from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines and entering graduate school or STEM careers. The planning grant has three goals; Goal 1 - To enhance the professional research technology and teaching capabilities of STEM faculty, Goal 2 - To evaluate and restructure STEM curriculum in order to strengthen curriculum in mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics, and Goal 3 - To increase recruitment and retention of students in STEM disciplines and facilitate student preparation to enter the STEM workforce. Intellectual Merit The proposed planning grant will afford Paine College the opportunity to collect both quantitative and qualitative baseline data in an effort to better understand the problem(s) associated with recruiting and retaining students in the STEM disciplines; thereby, developing actions plans for implementation and resource allocation to correct the identified problem(s). Broader Impact The overall goal of the planning grant is to enhance the STEM infrastructure at Paine College for students and faculty; thereby, improving and increasing recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines. Accomplishing this goal will have a tremendous societal impact due to the increased number of qualified URM entering the National workforce.