Biochemical Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST)

密尔沃基地区技术学院(MATC)正在应对地方和国家的倡议，通过生物化学卓越科学与技术(BEST)计划，增加STEM学科过渡到学士学位的学生数量。这个项目的主要目标是加强理科副学士学位课程，并在该学位范围内为学生提供不同的途径，最明显的是在生化科学方面。预计所有STEM领域的入学人数都将增加。这个为期五年的项目提供了一系列的招聘、学术支持和丰富活动，以确保学术成功并激发学生在教育和研究相结合的情况下探索科学和技术职业道路的兴趣。它包括为高中高年级学生举办的暑期讲习班，与四年制机构和企业合作为大学生提供的研究实习，以及为高中教师和辅导员开设的以STEM为重点的专业发展课程。该计划对所有人开放，但少数族裔、妇女和其他代表性不足的人群是招募的主要目标群体。最佳方案提供了一个模式，通过开发课程和与研究机构的关键伙伴关系将学生的学习和研究结合起来。过渡性实习在MATC和当地高校之间建立了更牢固的转移关系。更重要的是，满足威斯康星州商业和工业劳动力发展需求的技术人员数量受到了更广泛的影响，生物化学科学和技术提供了该州增长最快的一些就业机会。

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is addressing local and national initiatives to increase the number of students transitioning to baccalaureate degrees in STEM disciplines through the Biochemical Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST) program. The primary goals of this project are to strengthen the Associate of Science degree program and offer students different tracks within this degree, most notably in the biochemical sciences. Enrollment in all STEM fields is expected to increase. This five-year project offers an array of recruitment, academic support and enrichment activities to ensure academic success and stimulate interest as students explore career pathways in science and technology when education and research are integrated. It includes summer workshops for high school seniors, research internships for college students in cooperation with four-year institutions and businesses, and a STEM-focused professional development course for high school teachers and counselors. The program is open to all, but minorities, women and other under-represented populations are major target groups for recruitment. The BEST program provides a model for integrating student learning and research through development of curriculum and key partnerships with research institutions. The bridge internships create stronger transfer relationships between MATC and local colleges and universities. More importantly, there is a broader impact on the number of technicians to meet the workforce development needs of Wisconsin business and industry, where biochemical science and technology provides some of the fastest growing job opportunities in the state.