Presendential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring-Workshop/Conference

本项目的目的是在2005-06学年和2006年夏季，集中精力提高伊丽莎白城市州立大学教师的指导能力，以激励和培训数学与计算机科学系和地质、环境和海洋科学系的少数民族学生。为了支持国家科学基金会科学、数学和工程卓越指导总统奖（PAESMEM）计划，这个拟议的项目将增加ECSU受过良好训练的教师数量，以指导数学、计算机科学、海洋和环境科学等代表性不足的群体。这笔补充资金将支持扩大目标院系内少数民族专业的教师指导工作。该项目还将为教师提供基于NSF PAESMEM项目最佳实践的培训。教职员工将在学年或夏季与本科STEM专业团队一起工作。在学年期间，教师和学生之间的结构化会议将于9月中旬至4月初的周二和周四晚上举行，并在2006年夏季举行8周。重点将放在促进学生的专业发展，同时教授他们专业领域的研究基础。教师的重点将是提高教师与学生互动的能力，为学生提供支持性的环境，并传达各自领域的研究技术。这将提高教师的能力，为学生提供被研究生院录取并成功完成研究生院所需的课外经验。在暑期课程中，教师将与一组学生一起进行为期8周的紧张项目。拟议的项目将影响6名STEM教师和10名STEM学生。

AbstractIt is the intent of this project to focus efforts, during the 2005-06 academic year and 2006summer, on enhancing the mentoring capabilities of faculty members at Elizabeth CityState University with regards to their ability to motivate and train minority studentswithin The Mathematics and Computer Science Department and The Geological,Environmental and Marine Science Department.In support of the NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics andEngineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) program, this proposed project will increase thenumber of faculty at ECSU, who are well trained, in mentoring underrepresented groupsin mathematics, computer science, marine and environmental science. The supplementalfunds will support expansion of faculty mentoring efforts of minority majors within thetargeted departments. The project will also provide faculty with training based on bestpractices of the NSF PAESMEM program.Faculty members will be expected to work during the academic year or summer with ateam of undergraduate STEM majors. During the academic year, structured meeting willbe held between faculty and students on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from midSeptember through early April and for 8 weeks during the summer of 2006. Theemphasis will be on promoting the professional development of students while teachingthem the fundamentals of research within their major fields. The faculty emphasis willbe on promoting the ability of the faculty in interacting with students, providingsupportive environment for students, and conveying the techniques of research in theirrespective fields. This will enhance faculty ability to provide the out of classroomexperience that the students will need to be accepted into and successfully completegraduate school. During the summer program faculty will work on an intense 8 weekproject with a team of students. The proposed project will impact a total of 6 STEMfaculty and 10 STEM students.