Tribal Colleges and Universities STEM Leaders' Forum 2010

美国印第安人高等教育联盟(AIHEC)请求支持举办2010年TCU STEM领导人？国家科学基金/部落学院和大学项目(TCUP)获得者和每个国家的校长论坛？S 33认证的部落学院和大学(TCU)。论坛将聚焦于成功招收和留住美国印第安人科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学生的战略和最佳实践。在为期两天的TCU STEM领导人期间？论坛参与者(包括TCUP首席研究员和项目主任、TCU主席和NSF代表)将讨论问题并参加正式会议，期间他们将分享和探索加强美洲印第安人STEM管道的最佳做法和创新方法。该论坛将为部落大学提供一个机会，让他们参与并促进关于扩大STEM参与的全国性讨论。拟议的论坛的一个关键成果将是，随着有效做法的确定和实施，TCU在STEM项目中招收和留住印度学生的成功增加。拟议的论坛将促进NSF TCUP管理者和教职员工之间的实践社区，促进交流最佳实践和战略，以实现提高TCU印度学生参与STEM和成就的共同目标。拟议中的论坛将邀请国家STEM领导人，包括国家科学基金会和部落学院的领导人，进行批判性对话，重点关注部落大学应用扩大参与战略的知识和理解现状。广泛影响论坛将对正在进行的关于如何最好地促进国家更广泛参与的辩论做出重要贡献？S在STEM教育和职业中得不到充分的服务和代表。它将促进探索和更好地理解最先进的参与战略，不仅是部落学院的教职员工和管理人员，而且是NSF和其他负有科学任务的联邦机构的领导层。

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) requests support to conduct the 2010TCU STEM Leaders? Forum (Forum) for the National Science Foundation/ Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesProgram (TCUP) awardees and for the presidents at each of the nation?s 33 accredited TribalColleges and Universities (TCUs). The Forum will focus on strategies and best practices forsuccessfully recruiting and retaining American Indian students in science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM).During the 2-day TCU STEM Leaders? Forum participants (including TCUP principal investigatorsand project directors, TCU presidents, and NSF representatives) will discuss issues and participatein formal sessions during which they will share and explore best practices and innovativeapproaches to strengthening the American Indian STEM pipeline. The Forum will provide a opportunityfor tribal colleges to engage in and contribute to the national discussion on broadening participationin STEM.A key outcome of the proposed Forum will be increased success in recruiting and retainingIndian student in STEM programs at TCUs, as effective practices are identified and implemented.Intellectual MeritThe proposed Forum will promote a community of practice among NSF TCUP managers and faculty,facilitating the exchange of best practices and strategies for achieving the common goal ofimproving STEM participation and achievement among American Indian students. The proposedForum will engage national STEM leaders, including the leadership at NSF and tribal colleges,in a critical dialogue focusing on the current state of knowledge and understanding of broadeningparticipation strategies as they are applied by tribal colleges.Broader ImpactThe Forum will make an important contribution to the ongoing debate on how best to promotebroader participation of the nation?s underserved and underrepresented minorities in STEMeducation and professions. It will promote the exploration and greater understanding of state-of-the-artbroadening participation strategies not only by tribal college faculty and administrators,but by the leadership at NSF and other federal agencies with science missions.