Institutionalizing the IGERT Innovations at Rutgers

该项目将“实践社区”和“情境学习”的理论观点与四个综合研究生研究与教育培训项目（IGERT）中开发的创新研究、课程和社区最佳实践相结合。这是在该机构的STEM研究生项目和中心横向完成的，在本科生研究体验项目中纵向完成的。这个广泛的活动项目正在提高完成STEM学位的本科生和研究生的质量。此外，该项目正在使用经过验证的方法来增加STEM领域中代表性不足的群体的参与，包括第一代、经济弱势和残疾学生。为了解决关键的教育问题，高级领导团队正在创建研究生创新与整合中心（GIIC），以加强机构与研究和教育工作的整合。GIIC中心正在与五个现有的跨学科校园中心合作，建立合作和协同成果。一项综合计划正在评估项目的各个方面，包括关键时刻以及项目对促进机构协作和协同作用的影响。正在计划对学生进行毕业后三年的纵向研究。这个项目更广泛的影响是广泛的本科和研究生课程之间的协同作用；扩大本科生对研究经验的参与，特别是来自STEM学科中代表性不足的群体的学生；提高了研究生的多样性；这是一个学生成功的典范，可以在其他机构中使用。

This project is combining the theoretical perspectives of "communities of practice" and "situated learning" with the innovative research, curriculum, and community best practices developed in four Integrative Graduate Research and Education Traineeship (IGERT) projects. This is done horizontally across the institution's STEM graduate programs and centers, and vertically within the undergraduate research experience programs. This extensive program of activities is improving the quality of undergraduate and graduate students completing STEM degrees. Additionally, the project is using proven methods to increase the participation of groups underrepresented in STEM fields, including first generation, economically disadvantaged, and disabled students. With attention to addressing critical educational junctures, the senior leadership team is creating the Graduate Innovation and Integration Center (GIIC) to enhance the integration of the institution's and research and educational efforts. GIIC center is working with five existing interdisciplinary campus centers to build collaborations and synergistic outcomes. A comprehensive plan is evaluating each aspect of the project including critical junctures as well as the impact of the project on promoting institutional collaboration and synergy. Longitudinal studies are being planned that follow students for three years post graduation. The broader impact of this project is the synergy between a wide array of undergraduate and graduate programs; the broadened participation of undergraduate students in research experiences, particularly students from populations underrepresented in STEM disciplines; the improved retention of a diverse body of graduate students; and a model for student success that can be used at other institutions.