Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grant in Industrial Hygiene

描述（由申请人提供）：北亚拉巴马大学（UNA）工业卫生（IH）计划目前是美国认可的IH五个学士学位课程之一。 赢得了声誉，毕业的合格工业企业家谁是提供有价值的服务，在这个地理区域和超越工人和雇主池。NIOSH培训项目补助金（TPG）的继续是必不可少的，以保持学术质量的当前期望，扩展到新的和有前途的可预见的机会，并有效地招募和留住学生具有良好的学业成绩。因此，本提案的目标是 NIOSH-TPG的延续有三个方面：（i）支持持续的学术改进;（ii）促进合格学生进入OH&S领域的招聘;以及（iii）扩大IH计划的教育机会和服务。将通过定期评估方案目标、每年评估教育成果和及时纠正缺点来实现持续改进。招聘将通过学术奖学金来促进 （NIOSH TPG和部门）和计划的活动，以接触潜在的候选人，包括少数民族（邮件，介绍，参加年度UNA预览日和化学和IH的年度开放日）。将寻求教育机会，以支持国际研究生课程协议（职业健康与安全，MBA的OH&S浓度）和UNA提供的新工程技术选项（服务，交付 OH&S组件）。NIOSH TPG在帮助IH的这个小型学士学位项目方面发挥了关键作用，该项目位于一所地区大学，作为OH&S国家进步的贡献者发挥了重要作用。这项补助金的停止无疑会阻碍我们的努力，主要是影响入学率和毕业率。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of North Alabama (UNA) Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program is currently one of five baccalaureate programs in IH accredited in the U.S. UNA has earned a reputation for graduating a pool of qualified industrial hygienists who are providing valuable services to workers and employers in this geographical region and beyond. The continuation of the NIOSH Training Project Grant (TPG) is essential to maintain the current expectations of academic quality, to expand into new and promising foreseeable opportunities, and to be effective in recruiting and retaining students with good scholastic merits. Therefore, the objectives of this proposal for the continuation of the NIOSH-TPG are threefold: (i) support the efforts of continuous academic improvement; (ii) promote the recruitment of qualified students into the OH&S field; and (iii) expand the educational opportunities and services of the IH Program. Continuous improvement will be approached by periodic evaluations of program objectives, annual evaluations of educational outcomes and by timely corrections of shortcomings. Recruitment will be promoted by academic scholarships (NIOSH TPG and departmental) and planned activities to reach out potential candidates including minorities (mailings, presentations, participation in the annual UNA Preview Day and the annual Department of Chemistry and IH open house). Educational opportunities will be sought after to support international graduate program agreements (occupational health and safety, OH&S concentration in MBAs) and the new engineering technology option to be offered at UNA (service, delivering the OH&S component). The NIOSH TPG has been pivotal in helping this small baccalaureate program in IH, housed at a regional university, reach a noticeable role as a contributor to the national advancement of OH&S. The discontinuation of this grant will undoubtedly hinder our efforts, principally by affecting enrollment and graduation rates.