Initiative to Maximize Student Diversity

描述(由申请者提供)：新墨西哥大学正在申请为少数民族学生发展倡议(IMSD)项目提供5年的资金支持。在5年的时间里，UNM-IMSD每年将指导约75名UR本科生进入其研究、指导和教育计划的研究生院学习。我们估计，常规IMSD项目中约80%-90%的毕业大四学生将进入研究生院，目标辅导小组中约50%的学生将进入研究生院，其中许多人将转到我们的其他本科生研究项目。除了经典的本科生研究计划外，这一时期的计划具有变革性，旨在将有机会获得研究经验并准备进入研究生院的UR学生数量翻一番，超过直接支持进行研究的学生。我们为未来五年提出的目标和目标是：目标1：通过将IMSD资助的本科生人数增加到25人，并保持IMSD资助的本科生为研究生涯做准备的比例，促进博士学位的多样性。目前的IMSD项目已经制定了一个指导计划，我们认为这有助于将毕业的大四学生到研究生院就读的比例从2004年的25%增加到过去3年的80%-90%。为了增加UR学生进入博士课程的人数，我们的目标是：1)在保持或增加进入研究生院的学生比例的同时，将UNM的IMSD本科生人数从18人增加到25人。学生还将参加：2)注重发展关键技术和智力技能的经过良好指导的研究体验；3)秋季和春季学期的1学分会议课程，其中包括IMSD的指导计划，包括科学写作(包括准备简历、研究计划书和意向书)、领导力培训，这是旨在帮助学生为成功的研究生涯做准备的其他活动；4)夏季的非学分会议课程，为新学生介绍项目和团队建设；5)在新墨西哥州大学举办夏季和学年的研究座谈会；6)在两年期间至少进行8小时负责任的研究行为的相关课程工作；7)在SACNAS和其他国家会议上发表研究报告；8)在夏季或短期离开UNM的研究经验。通过这些努力，我们将大幅增加研究生入学人数和博士学位。目标2：提高UNM-IMSD在新墨西哥州和新墨西哥州的影响力。我们将增加我们导师计划的影响力，从而显著增加准备进入研究生院的UR学生的数量：1)建立2个目标辅导小组，每个小组约25人，作为“导师瀑布”方法的典范：盖茨学者小组和研究生前STEM小组，为大二学生和转校生；2)在辅导瀑布方面为学生提供建议和辅导支持；2)向这些学生提供必要的咨询支持；3)教授一学期和短期课程，旨在吸引更多符合条件的UR STEM本科生在新墨西哥州大学学习；4)在整个UNM建立一个由高级顾问和学生研究方案的主管人员组成的咨询小组，以便在UNM制定一个更统一的指导计划。这些里程碑将包括：1)在4年内将参加IMSD导师计划的非管理和可持续发展学院学生人数从15人增加到100多人；2)增加UNM准备进入研究生院的高级UR学生的人数；3)通过改善获得优质指导的机会，满足UNM STEM UR学生未得到满足的需求。目标3：扩大UNM-IMSD在全国的影响。在这一目标中，高级绩效指标、项目总监和选定的评估者小组将被召集在一起，提供项目建议，并确定导致我们所有项目成功的显性和隐性因素。这项工作将被记录在案，我们的结果也将公布。评估：与往年一样，将对IMSD的学生和控制组进行评估，以确定每个计划要素的成功程度，确定需要改进的领域，并提供有关招生、成功和该计划和系面临的挑战的信息。这些目标中的每一个都与可持续发展管理学院项目的目标相一致，旨在可持续地增加大学研究生院和城市管理学研究生院的入学人数和成功。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of New Mexico is requesting funding for 5 years of support for the Initiative for Minority Student Development (IMSD) program. In the 5-year period, UNM-IMSD will mentor ~ 75 UR undergraduates per year for graduate school in its research, mentoring, and education program. We estimate that ~ 80 - 90% of the graduating seniors in the regular IMSD program will enter graduate school and ~ 50% of the students in the targeted mentoring groups, many of whom will have transferred to our other undergraduate research programs. In addition to a classical undergraduate research program, the plan for this period is transformative and aimed at doubling the number of UR students who have access to research experience and are prepared for graduate school, beyond the students directly supported to do research. The aims and objectives we propose for the next five years are: Aim 1: To contribute to PhD diversity by increasing the number of undergraduates supported by IMSD to 25 and sustaining the percentage of graduating IMSD-supported undergraduates prepared for research careers. The current IMSD program has developed a mentoring program that we believe has contributed to the increase in graduating seniors attending graduate school from 25% in 2004 to 80 - 90% for the past 3 years. To increase the number of UR students entering PhD programs, our objectives are to: 1) increase the number of IMSD undergraduate students at UNM from 18 to 25 while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students who enter graduate school. Students will also participate in: 2) a well-mentored research experience focused on developing key technical and intellectual skills; 3) a 1-credit conference course Fall and Spring semesters that includes the IMSD mentoring program, including scientific writing (including preparation of a c.v., research proposal, and letter of intent), leadership training, an other activities aimed at preparing the students for a successful research career; 4) a non-credit conference course during the summer, to provide new students an introduction to the program and team building; 5) summer and academic-year research symposia at UNM; 6) at least 8 hours of relevant course work in Responsible Conduct of Research over the 2-year period; 7) research presentations at SACNAS and other national meetings; and 8) summer or short research experiences away from UNM. Through these efforts, we will significantly increase the number of students entering graduate school and completing PhDs. Aim 2: To increase the impact of UNM-IMSD at UNM and in New Mexico. We will increase the impact of our mentoring program and, thereby, significantly increase the numbers of UR students prepared for graduate school by 1) establishing 2, targeted mentoring groups of ~25 each as models of the "mentoring waterfall" approach: a Gates Scholars Group and Pre-Grad STEM Group for sophomores and transfer students; 2) provide advising and tutoring support to students in mentoring waterfall; 2) providing essential advising support to students in these students; 3) teaching one-semester and short courses aimed at engaging more of the >2000 eligible UR STEM undergraduates at UNM; 4) establishing an advisory group of senior advisors and PIs of student research programs throughout UNM to develop a more uniform mentoring plan at UNM. Milestones will include: 1) increasing the number of non-IMSD students involved in IMSD mentoring programs from 15 to 100+ in 4 years; 2) increasing the number of senior UR students at UNM prepared to enter graduate school; and 3) addressing the unmet need among STEM UR students at UNM by improving accessibility to excellent mentoring. Aim 3: To broaden the impact of UNM-IMSD nationally. In this aim, senior PIs, program directors, and a select group of evaluators will be brought together to provide program advice and identify the explicit and implicit components that lead to success of all of our programs. This exercise will be documented and our results published. Evaluation: As in previous years, evaluations of IMSD students and a control group will be carried out to determine the success of each program element, to identify areas for improvement, and to provide information about enrollments, success, and challenges to the program and departments. Each of these objectives is aligned with the goals for IMSD programs and aimed at making sustainable increases in UR and URM graduate school enrollment and success.