TCU CI Planning Workshop Series

部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）的一个目标是提高为美国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的研究能力，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性、回报丰厚的职业的机会，为当地相关领域的研究提供机会，并鼓励教师群体超越传统课堂，寻求智力和专业发展。该项目直接符合这一目标，而且将提高TCUP院校与其主流大学或私营部门合作伙伴之间的伙伴关系的效率。美国印第安人高等教育联盟（AIHEC）将组织并召集一组TCU STEM和信息技术人员，以制定并将网络基础设施（CI）规划纳入机构规划流程。该项目将招募、培训和支持TCU教师、IT专业人员和管理人员进行CI规划工作，以支持STEM领域的发展。该团队将与TCU合作，参与规划研讨会活动，包括评估STEM计划和CI需求，将TCU团队与主题专家联系起来，并促进参与TCU制定CI战略计划。该项目将帮助技术合作单位确定潜在的资金来源，并协助拟订有竞争力的建议。其目的是促进支持和加强TCU STEM研究和教育项目所需的合作和规划。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the research capacity at these institutions expands the opportunities for students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be locally relevant, and encourages a faculty community to look beyond the traditional classroom for intellectual and professional growth. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will increase the efficacy of partnerships between TCUP institutions and their mainstream university or private sector partners.The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) will organize and convene a group of TCU STEM and Information Technology Staff to develop and incorporate cyberinfrastructure (CI) planning into institutional planning processes. The project will recruit, train, and support TCU faculty, IT professionals, and administrators in CI planning efforts to support growth in STEM fields. The team will work with TCUs to participate in planning workshop activities, which includes evaluating STEM plans and CI needs, linking TCU teams with subject matter experts, and facilitating the development of CI strategic plans from participating TCUs. The project will help TCUs identify potential sources of funding and assist in the development of competitive proposals. The aim is to foster the collaboration and planning needed to support and strengthen TCU STEM research and education programs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.