Broadening Participation in Engineering Opportunity: HBCU Summer Engineering Faculty and Student Seminar

调查人员概述了一个夏季研讨会（讲习班），专门为HBCU工程学院（即，终身副教授）和本科生（即，升初中）。研讨会的总体目的是增加工程教师的人数不足;扩大HBCU工程教师和国家科学基金会（NSF）资助的工程研究中心（ERC）教师之间的合作机会;并让HBCU学生了解准备和申请工程研究生课程的技巧和策略，特别是在ERC资助的机构。一般来说，研讨会项目提供了丰富的机会，HBCU工程教师和学生能够相互联系，以及他们的ERC同行。此外，该项目具有巨大的潜力，可以在HBCU工程学院和NSF资助的ERC工程学院之间建立强有力的合作。它还为HBCU学生提供了更广泛的参与机会，让他们接触到ERC工程学院和ERC机构提供的不同机会。本次研讨会是及时的，因为它有可能扩大参与工程，特别是在NSF资助的ERC机构。关于HBCU工程学院，研讨会将提供关键信息，这将有助于副教授继续朝着晋升教授的行列取得成功的进展。此外，教师参与者将提供指导和帮助与投资组合的发展，并将接触到各种研究和资助机会在NSF和其他潜在的赠款和研究合作机会在NSF资助的ERC，并特别是HBCU本科生，研讨会将提供具体的策略和提示申请工程研究生课程，特别是在NSF资助的ERC机构。它还将为这些学生提供有关准备GRE，申请经济支持和完成有竞争力的研究生申请的信息。

The investigators outline a summer seminar (workshop), specifically for HBCU engineering faculty (i.e., tenured associate professors) and undergraduate students (i.e., rising juniors). The overall intent of the seminar is to increase the number of underrepresented faculty in engineering; amplify collaborative opportunities between HBCU engineering faculty and National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) faculty; and expose HBCU students to tips and strategies for preparing and applying to engineering graduate programs, particularly at ERC-funded institutions. Generally speaking, the seminar project offers an abundance of opportunities, where HBCU engineering faculty and students are able to network with each other as well as their ERC peers. Further, the project presents immense potential to establish strong collaborations between HBCU engineering faculty and engineering faculty at NSF-funded ERCs. It also offers great broadening participation opportunities for HBCU students to be exposed to ERC engineering faculty and the different opportunities available at the ERC institutions. This workshop is timely because of its potential to broadening participation in engineering, particularly at NSF-funded ERC institutions.In regard to HBCU engineering faculty, the seminar will provide critical information that will help associate professors to continue to make successful progress towards promotion to the rank of professor. Further, faculty participants will be provided coaching and assistance with portfolio development and will be exposed to various research and grant opportunities at the NSF and other potential grant and research collaborative opportunities at NSF-funded ERCs, and, specifically to HBCU undergraduate students, the seminar will offer specific strategies and tips for applying for engineering graduate programs, particularly at NSF-funded ERC institutions. It will also provide these students with information on preparing for the GRE, applying for financial support, and completing a competitive graduate application.