Targeted Infusion Project: Earlier Access to Cutting-Edge Research Experiences for Undergraduate STEM Education at Jackson State University

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）通过有针对性的输液项目支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。杰克逊州立大学的这个项目旨在让本科生在他们的课程中参与原创性研究问题。预计工程本科课程将得到加强，学生将增强学术信心，并对STEM知识有更深入的了解。这个拟议的项目旨在为HBCU的本科生提供尖端的基于课程的本科研究经验（CUREs），以便他们能够在STEM领域取得成功。该项目的目标是：(1)通过CUREs促进非裔美国学生在各个STEM学科上的坚持和成功；(2)帮助非裔美国学生更多地参与STEM学习，使研究能够为更多元化的群体所接受；(3)提高学生的创造力、分析能力和解决问题的能力；(4)激发非裔美国学生在STEM领域接受更高水平教育的愿望。拟议的CUREs模型可以扩展到其他hbcu和工程教育界，以帮助少数民族学生不仅在STEM课堂上取得成功，而且在STEM职业生涯中取得成功。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。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects support the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. This project at Jackson State University intends to involve undergraduate students in original research problems during their coursework. It is expected that the undergraduate curriculum in Engineering will be enhanced and students will have increased academic confidence and a deeper understanding of STEM knowledge. This proposed project aims to include cutting-edge course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) for undergraduate students at an HBCU so that they can succeed in STEM. The project goals are: (1) to promote African American students’ persistence and success in various STEM disciplines through CUREs; (2) to help African American students become more engaged in STEM learning and make research accessible to a more diverse group; (3) to improve students’ creativity, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and (4) to inspire African American students’ desire to pursue a higher level of education in STEM. The proposed CUREs models can be expanded to other HBCUs and the engineering education community to help minority students succeed in not only the STEM classroom but also in STEM careers.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.