Implementation Project: Trojan Center for Undergraduate Applied Research

实施项目支持传统黑人学院和大学(HBCU)设计、实施、研究和评估全面的机构努力，以增加获得科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)本科学位的学生数量，并通过加强STEM教育和研究提高他们的准备质量。弗吉尼亚州立大学的这个项目寻求在之前成功努力的基础上，增加非裔美国学生对STEM学科的参与。该项目的目标是显著提高STEM本科生的招生率、留校率和毕业率，并建立一个框架，以培养在科学、技术、工程和数学领域取得成功所需的技能和素质。该项目将利用循证、高影响力的教学实践来改善学生的学习和成果。活动包括：帮助高中生过渡到大学的暑期工程学院，就业跟踪计划，本科生研究体验，学生参与地方和全国会议，建立先进数字制造系统实验室，以及出国留学经验。该项目将确定当地行业希望STEM学生毕业后拥有的能力，并研究影响STEM本科生在大学坚持不懈的因素。该项目将由内部和外部咨询委员会和一名评估员提供咨询意见并对其效果进行评估。

Implementation Projects provide support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts to increase the number of students receiving undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and enhance the quality of their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research. The project at Virginia State University seeks to build on previous successful efforts to increase participation of African-American students in STEM disciplines. The goal of this project is to significantly improve recruitment, retention and graduation rates for STEM undergraduate students, as well as to establish a framework for developing the skills and attributes needed for a successful career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The project will utilize evidence-based, high-impact pedagogical practices to improve student learning and outcomes. Activities include: the Summer Engineering Institute to help high school students transition to college, a job shadowing program, undergraduate research experiences, student participation in local and national conferences, the establishment of an Advanced Digital Manufacturing System Lab, and study abroad experiences. The project will identify the competencies that local industries desire STEM students to have upon graduation and study the factors that influence persistence in STEM undergraduate students at the university. The project will be advised and evaluated for effectiveness by internal and external advisory boards and an evaluator.