STEM BUILD@UMBC: Student Training Core

拟议的STEM BUILD@UMBC倡议的目标是创建一个全面的，多层面的 公立研究型大学的模式，以增加来自各种背景的学生完成 主修生物医学和行为科学，并进入研究生院和/或STEM劳动力。 通过国家认可的Meyerhoff学者和MARC U* 星星计划以及其他举措 专注于增加少数民族参与STEM，UMBC教师，员工和管理人员已经了解到 关于在有抱负的STEM专业学生中建立社区的重要性的关键教训， 期望，并为学生提供重要的研究经验和学术，财务， 社会抚养费UMBC是全国公认的创新和包容性卓越的典范， 校园是以白色为主的机构中的领导者-在所有大学中排名第六-在数量上 获得学士学位的非洲裔美国人继续完成STEM博士学位，其中三分之二的 那些在生命科学领域完成博士学位的校友（NSF，2013）。 大量的学生开始他们的大学经历渴望完成专业的生活 科学和其他STEM领域，但切换到非STEM专业或离开没有获得学士学位 度STEM BUiLD@UMBC学生培训核心提案的核心是开发一个 结合学术，社会和财政支持的培训计划，以帮助参与者开展研究 完成生命科学及相关领域专业所需的习惯和技能。该计划将提供 在五年的学习期间为80名学生提供全面的支持-本地UMBC和转学生- 并特别旨在让来自目前在STEM中代表性不足的群体的学生参与进来。一个关键 该计划的一个要素是开发UMBC的第一个STEM生活和学习社区（LLC）， 最大化社会和情感支持，同时鼓励小组学习和其他活动， 社区一个基于项目的亲和小组研究模式将涉及学生在有意义的研究 活动，提供学术丰富的机会，同时也增加了他们将 坚持生命科学和其他STEM专业。

The goal of the proposed STEM BUILD@UMBC initiative is to create a comprehensive, multidimensional model for a public research university to increase the number of students from all backgrounds completing majors in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and entering graduate school and/or the STEM workforce. Through the nationally recognized Meyerhoff Scholars and MARC U*STAR programs, and other initiatives focused on increasing minority participation in STEM, UMBC faculty, staff, and administrators have learned key lessons about the importance of building community among aspiring STEM majors, setting high expectations, and providing students with significant research experiences and academic, financial, and social support. UMBC is nationally recognized as a model of innovation and inclusive excellence, and the campus is the leader among predominantly white institutions - and 6* among all universities - in the number of African American bachelor's degree recipients who go on to complete STEM Ph.D.s, with two-thirds of those alumni completing Ph.D.s in the life sciences (NSF, 2013). Large numbers of students begin their college experiences aspiring to complete majors in the life sciences and other STEM areas but switch to non-STEM majors or leave without earning baccalaureate degrees. Central to the STEM BUiLD@UMBC Student Training Core proposal is the development of a training program combining academic, social and financial support to help participants develop the study habits and skills needed to complete majors in the life sciences and related areas. The program will provide comprehensive support to 80 students over the five-year study period -native UMBC and transfer students - and aims in particular to involve students from groups that are currently underrepresented in STEM. One key element of the program is the development of UMBC's first STEM Living and Learning Community (LLC) to maximize social and emotional support while encouraging group study and other activities that build community. A project-based Affinity Group Research model will involve students in meaningful research activities, providing opportunities for academic enrichment while also increasing the likelihood they will persist in life science and other STEM majors.