Bridge to the Doctorate at UMBC, 2013-2015

马里兰州大学系统(USM)路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟(LSAMP)博士学位桥(BD)计划(队列8)是美国国家科学基金会(NSF)和USM机构之间的合作努力，旨在提高入学和完成科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域博士学位的少数族裔代表(URM)的质量和数量。自2005年第一批BD学员被巴尔的摩县马里兰大学(UMBC)录取以来，已有79名BD研究员报名参加UMBC和马里兰大学学院园区(UMCP)的STEM研究生课程。自1995年USM LSAMP成立以来，USM一直是推动STEM专业URM学士学位获得者数量的推动力，已有8,500多名STEM学士学位？S学位授予了代表性不足的学生。作为一个高级联盟，USM LSAMP继续努力增加授予URM学生的STEM学士学位-S学位，以及从事科学研究并继续攻读STEM博士学位的URM本科生数量。BD计划为12名作为本科生参加LSAMP项目的学生提供机会，获得大量资金和其他关键支持，以成功在密歇根大学和密歇根大学攻读不同STEM领域的研究生学位。参与者还有机会在他们的学术生涯早期，在校园和靠近校园的国家实验室与顶尖研究科学家一起进行尖端研究。USM S BD研究员的职业生涯和国际贡献证明了这次培训的结果。例如，获得博士学位的USM？S BD研究员的一些职业包括但不限于：高级航空航天工程师(QuinetiQ North America？他是巴克研究所博士后研究员(化学和老龄化)、美国海军学院助理研究教授(机械工程)、北卡罗来纳州立大学博士后研究员(生物医学工程)。BD研究员还因他们的研究而获奖，并为国际会议共同撰写出版物和会议记录。此外，密歇根大学S博士研究生在毕业两年后将获得美国国家科学基金会研究生奖学金、国家创业板联盟、谷歌的资助，以及学术部门的资助。密歇根大学的博士研究生将参加一系列旨在促进留住、专业发展、博士学位完成和为其STEM职业生涯做准备的活动。2013-15年度UMBC BD队列的计划包括以下组成部分：？广泛的迎新计划，包括强制参加为期两天的暑期学院，为研究生提供全校范围的迎新，以及与教职员工和同行进行部门迎新？两周一次的队列会议，三合会小组会议，每月的个人咨询，以及之前队列中BD研究员的特别同伴指导会议？每月专业发展研讨会(例如，营销您的科学？，培训中的教授？)？多天？为出版而写作？会议，周末硕士论文完成研讨会，然后访问并为学位论文之家分配导师-教练？NSF研究生研究奖学金计划的概念研究想法和实践快速通道培训课程，以及为外部奖学金和竞争性研究机会进行的小组准备？与UMCP的BD研究员的联系以及与USM的联系？S BD校友？接受公开演讲培训，参加密歇根大学研究生研究会议？IRB和负责任的研究培训，包括花旗认证，50页？研究准备？勾勒和详细介绍学生的发展计划？研究目标是什么？有机会参加国家实验室、企业和UMBC战略合作伙伴网站的短期研究和实地访问，如生活质量技术(QOLT)中心、NSF工程研究中心以及匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学之间的合作。BD计划服务于LSAMP项目的本科生研究生，他们中的许多人来自传统上在STEM领域代表性不足的群体。BD计划为LSAMP？S的毕业生提供下一步的支持，为完成STEM博士学位提供研究生层面的层层支持。密歇根大学广泛的BD专业发展和支持活动建立在激励、保留、研究准备、里程碑成就、学位完成和过渡到博士水平STEM职业生涯的成熟方法的基础上。

The University System of Maryland (USM) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program (cohort 8) is a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the USM institutions to increase the quality and quantity of underrepresented minorities (URM) matriculating and completing doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Since the first BD cohort matriculated at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2005, 79 BD Fellows have enrolled in STEM graduate programs at UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). Since the inception of the USM LSAMP in 1995, the USM has remained a driving force in increasing the number of URM baccalaureate degree recipients in STEM disciplines, and more than 8,500 STEM bachelor?s degrees have been awarded to underrepresented students. As a Senior-level Alliance, the USM LSAMP continues to work to increase the number of STEM bachelor?s degrees awarded to URM students and the number of undergraduate URM students conducting scientific research and going on to pursue STEM doctorates.The BD Program provides a cohort of 12 students who have participated in LSAMP Programs as undergraduates the opportunity to receive substantial funding and other critical support to successfully pursue graduate degrees in diverse STEM fields at UMBC and UMCP. The participants also have the opportunity, early in their academic careers, to conduct cutting-edge research with top research scientists on the campuses and at national laboratories located in close proximity to the campuses. An outcome of this training is evidenced by the careers and international contributions that are being made by USM?s BD Fellows. As an example, some of the careers for USM?s BD Fellows who have received the Ph.D. include, but are not limited to: Senior Aerospace Engineer (QuinetiQ North America ? Defense and Space Industry), Postdoctoral Fellow at the Buck Institute (Chemistry and Aging), Assistant Research Professor at the United States Naval Academy (Mechanical Engineering), and Postdoctoral Fellow at North Carolina State University (Biomedical Engineering). BD Fellows also have won awards for their research and have co-authored publications and conference proceedings for international meetings. In addition, UMBC?s BD Fellows have received subsequent funding after the first two years from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the National GEM Consortium, Google, as well as funding from the academic departments.The BD Fellows at UMBC will participate in a number of activities that are specifically designed to facilitate retention, professional development, Ph.D. completion, and preparation for their STEM careers. Plans for the 2013-15 UMBC BD cohort include the following components:? Extensive orientation program, including mandatory participation in a two-day summer institute, the university-wide orientation for graduate students, and departmental orientations with faculty and peers? Bi-weekly cohort meetings, small group triad sessions, monthly individual consultations, and special peer mentoring sessions from BD Fellows in previous cohorts? Monthly professional development seminars (e.g., ?Marketing your Science?, Professors-in-Training?)? Multi-day ?Writing for Publication? conference, weekend M.S. thesis completion workshops, followed by access to and assigned mentor-coaches for Dissertation House? Conceptual research idea and hands-on Fastlane training sessions for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and group preparation for external fellowships and competitive research opportunities? Connections to the BD Fellows at UMCP and connections to the USM?s BD alumni? Training in public speaking, and participation in the UMBC Graduate Research Conference? IRB and Responsible Conduct of Research Training, including CITI Certification, 50-page ?Preparation for Research? development plan that outlines and details the students? research goals? Opportunities to participate in short-term research and site visits at national labs, corporations, and UMBC strategic partner sites such as the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center, and NSF Engineering Research Center and collaborative between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. The BD Program serves new graduate students who were undergraduate researchers in LSAMP programs, many of whom are members of groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in STEM fields. The BD Program provides the next step for LSAMP?s graduates by providing layers of support at the graduate level that will facilitate completion of STEM doctoral degrees. The extensive suite of BD professional development and supportive activities for UMBC have been built upon proven methods for motivation, retention, research preparation, milestone achievement, degree completion, and transition to Ph.D.-level STEM careers.