Community College Presidents Initiative - STEM (CCPI STEM)

根据美国国家科学委员会（National Science Board）的数据，到2022年，美国将出现大约340万个熟练技术岗位的劳动力短缺缺口。这一数据和其他类似的统计数据呼吁社区大学采取行动，解决STEM教育和劳动力发展即将出现的短缺和现有的需求。该项目是STEM社区大学校长倡议（CCPI-STEM），通过努力激励、启发和激励社区大学的领导，包括大学校长、董事会成员和副校长，来颁布和支持当地、州和地区的STEM教育、NSF ATE资助和校园内的劳动力发展，为国家利益服务。该项目有两个重点：(a)管理人员和董事会在社区学院为STEM教育提供外部资金方面的重要领导作用，以及(b)有效制定和实施赠款所需的机构基础设施和能力，克服成功的挑战。四个目标将指导这个项目的执行。首先是促进社区大学校长、董事会和其他高级管理人员参与为他们的学院和社区制定STEM行动项目。其次，识别和分析各地区社区学院领导人感兴趣和重要的需求和问题。第三，为现有和未来的社区大学校长和领导人开发和试点测试教学课程材料，以加强他们对STEM教育问题的理解。第四，加强与企业界的合作，调查和促进ATE项目的经济影响。7个地区网络（RNs）将由一名社区大学校长领导，并与AACC、ACCT、创新联盟等国家组织以及工商界代表密切合作。每个注册护士将根据成员社区学院、企业和社区的意见制定自己的倡议清单。CCPI-STEM还将与外部组织合作，如经济建模专家国际公司。（EMSI）和Burning Glass，以评估ATE奖项对选定大学的经济影响。与社区学院研究生项目的负责人合作，将开发和测试有关ATE资助和项目实施的课程材料。STEM教育的多样性、公平性和包容性将通过RNs的倡议以及外部资金和机构基础设施的棱镜来解决。CCPI-STEM的结果将通过RNs、网站以及国家、区域和地方会议和场所广泛传播。将编写和广泛传播具体的指南和出版物，包括“有效的模型”。CCPI-STEM年度峰会将与AACC全国大会同时举行，将为国家层面的互动和传播提供一个论坛。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。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。

According to the National Science Board, by 2022 the U.S. will experience a workforce shortage gap of approximately 3.4 million skilled technical jobs. This and other similar statistics are a call to action for community colleges to address the impending shortage and existing need for STEM education and workforce development. This project, the Community College Presidents Initiative in STEM (CCPI-STEM), serves the national interest through its efforts to galvanize, enlighten, and inspire community college leadership including college presidents, board members, and vice presidents to promulgate and support local, state, and regional STEM Education, NSF ATE funding, and Workforce Development on their campuses. The project has two major emphases: (a) the important leadership role of administrators and Boards of Trustees in community college external funding for STEM education, and (b) the institutional infrastructure and capacity necessary for effective grant development and implementation, overcoming challenges to success. Four objectives will guide the execution of this project. First is to catalyze the engagement of community college presidents, boards of trustees, and other senior administrators in developing STEM action items for their colleges and communities. Second is to identify and analyze the needs and issues of interest and importance to community college leaders by region. Third is to develop and pilot test instructional curricular materials for existing and future community college presidents and leaders that will strengthen their understanding of STEM education issues. Fourth is to strengthen collaborations with the business community that investigate and promote the economic impact of the ATE program. Seven Regional Networks (RNs), each led by a community college president in close collaboration with national organizations including AACC, ACCT, and the League of Innovation, as well as with representatives of business and industry will be developed. Each RN will formulate its own list of initiatives with input from member community colleges, businesses and its community at large. CCPI-STEM will also work with external organizations, such as Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) and Burning Glass, to assess the economic impact of ATE awards in select colleges. Curricular materials on ATE funding and program implementation will be developed and tested in collaboration with leaders of community college graduate programs. Diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM education will be addressed in the initiatives of the RNs and through the prism of external funding and institutional infrastructure. CCPI-STEM results will be broadly disseminated through the RNs, a website, and national, regional and local conferences and venues. Specific guides and publications, including “Models that Work,” will be developed and broadly disseminated. The CCPI-STEM Annual Summit, to be held in conjunction with the AACC National Convention, will provide a forum for interaction and dissemination on a national level. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.