Central Indiana STEM Talent Expansion Program

印第安纳大学-普渡大学印第安纳波利斯分校（IUPUI）的这个项目正在创建印第安纳州中部的管道，以增加大印第安纳波利斯地区（印第安纳州中部）获得STEM学位的学生人数。一些活动涉及常青藤技术社区学院印第安纳中部和巴特勒大学。该项目的目标是增加追求STEM学术和职业道路的所有人口群体的学生人数；参与STEM研究、行业实习和荣誉活动；STEM专业本科毕业；并过渡到工业，研究生和专业课程。该计划的目标是每年将IUPUI的STEM毕业生人数增加10%，到2015年将增加约279名STEM毕业生。智力优势：该项目采用并评估了几个项目范围内的干预策略对学生成功的影响。这些干预策略包括暑期STEM桥梁学院、对转校生的同侪指导和学术建议支持、同侪主导的教学和学习、即时教学、荣誉研讨会、职业发展服务和实习。许多支持服务已经到位，以协助这一举措，使该项目能够将研究和教育结合起来，为STEM学科的学生学习提供有效的策略。此外，评估计划包括衡量单个计划的影响和整个计划的有效性的机制。更广泛的影响：该项目采用协调和系统的方法，从大学预科到重要的第一年经验，再到大二和毕业，通过领导力和职业发展，在各个层面提高本科生在STEM方面的成功。项目成果的传播将通过网络、同行评审的出版物以及向当地和全国STEM社区的演讲进行。该项目的第四年将在IUPUI举办一次全国会议，届时将邀请STEM教育方面的国家领导人分享他们的研究知识和最佳实践，并为本项目展示IUPUI和其他机构在增加完成STEM学位的学生数量方面所做的工作。

This project at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is creating a central Indiana pipeline to increase the number of students from the greater Indianapolis region (central Indiana) obtaining STEM degrees. Several activities involve Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana and Butler University. The goals of this project are to increase the numbers of students of all demographic groups who pursue STEM academic and career pathways; participate in STEM research, industry internships, and honors activities; graduate with an undergraduate degree in STEM fields; and transition into industry, graduate and professional programs. The program has set a target of increasing the number of STEM graduates at IUPUI by 10% per year to produce an estimated 279 additional STEM graduates in the year 2015.Intellectual Merit: The project employs and assesses the impact of several program-wide intervention strategies on student success. These intervention strategies include Summer STEM Bridge Academies, peer-mentoring and academic advising support for transfer students, Peer-led Teaching and Learning and Just-in-Time Teaching, Honor seminars, and Career Development services and internships. Numerous support services already are in place to assist with this initiative, making it possible for the project to integrate research and education on effective strategies for student learning in STEM disciplines. Additionally, the evaluation plan includes mechanisms for measuring the impacts of the individual initiatives and the effectiveness of the program as a whole.Broader Impact: This project takes a coordinated and systemic approach to increasing undergraduate success in STEM at all levels, from pre-college, to the important first year experience, to the sophomore year and onto graduation, through leadership and career development. Dissemination of the project's results will occur through the web, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations to the local and national STEM community. A national conference will be hosted at IUPUI during the fourth year of the project, which will bring national leaders on STEM education, to share their knowledge of research and best practices, and for this project to showcase the work being done at IUPUI and other institutions on increasing the number of students completing STEM degrees.