STudents Advancing through Involvement in Research Student Talent Expansion Program (STAIRSTEP)

该计划旨在增加在拉马尔大学获得计算机科学、化学、物理、地质学、地球科学和数学学士学位的高风险人才本科生的数量。高危学生包括在科学、技术和数学领域代表性不足的女性和少数族裔，以及由于经济负担和缺乏榜样而面临风险的低收入和第一代学生。目标是：(1)留住有才华的高危学生；(2)帮助他们过渡到科学领域的深造或职业；以及(3)吸引更多的学生进入该领域。战略包括：(1)通过辅导、指导和同伴支持，让阶梯式学生参与丰富的研究计划；(2)利用机构关系帮助学生过渡到下一个层次；(3)消除阻碍参与科学的误解；(4)让阶梯式学生参与针对普通学习或未申报专业的高中生、社区大学生和大学生的外展计划。阶梯式学生将他们在课堂上学到的概念应用到他们的研究中，他们的研究反过来又被纳入相关的课堂。该项目正在帮助新科学家为全球劳动力做准备，方法是让他们在不同的团队中工作，包括来自不同种族和社会经济背景的男性和女性。它使有风险的学生能够在科学领域获得满足感，从而使社会受益，而这反过来又通过灌输他们不同的想法和观点来加强这一领域。

This program is designed to increase the number of talented at risk undergraduate students receiving baccalaureate degrees in Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Earth Science, and Mathematics at Lamar University. At risk students include women and minorities who are underrepresented in science, technology, and mathematics, as well as low income and first generation students who are at risk because of financial burdens and the lack of role models. The goals are to: (1) retain talented at risk students; (2) help transition them into advanced study or careers in science; and (3) attract more students to the field. Strategies include: (1) engaging STAIRSTEP students in an enriched research plan with tutoring, mentoring, and peer support; (2) using institutional relationships to help students bridge to the next level; (3) dispelling misconceptions that discourage participation in science; and (4) engaging STAIRSTEP students in outreach programs for high school students, community college students and university students in general studies or undeclared majors. STAIRSTEP students are applying concepts they learn in class to their research, and their research is in turn incorporated into relevant classes. The program is helping prepare new scientists for the global workforce by having them work in teams that are diverse, including men and women from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. It is benefiting society by enabling at risk students to attain fulfilling careers in science, which in turn strengthens the field by the infusion of their diverse ideas and perspectives.