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Position Statement on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Pages 161-166

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From page 161...
... is an informal national alliance involved in the growing effort to strengthen undergraduate programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Since 1989, PKAL has sponsored 150 workshops and other events, bringing faculty, administrators, and other STEM leaders together to focus on what works, and to outline agendas for individual and collective action.
From page 162...
... RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Expand and support collaborative efforts between research laboratories in business and industry; government agencies at the local, state, and national level; and colleges and universities that are closely integrated Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1999 (NSF 02-328~.
From page 163...
... · Sharing data and instrumentation from major research centers with the undergraduate community for the analysis of that data on site or electronically · An array of opportunities that link the undergraduate research community to global science and technology issues · A national electronic catalog of undergraduate research opportunities (for students and faculty) in laboratories in federal and state agencies, business and industry, and other major research centers · Regional advisory groups of government/university/industry colIn developing a broader set of collaborative opportunities, the following must be recognized: · The unique contributions of different types of educational institutions (ranging from K-12 schools, community colleges, and liberal arts colleges to large research universities)
From page 164...
... The education of future technicians highlights a major challenge facing higher education: placing content in context. Student and faculty internships in industry, industrial involvement in designing and teaching college courses, and cooperative projects in undergraduate education all promote continuous interaction between educational and industrial partners.
From page 165...
... These are also places where significant investments have been made: · In faculty, so they keep abreast of o advances in their scholarly field, connecting student learning to those advances o emerging technologies and pedagogies that enhance undergraduate learning · In an academic program, so that it o connects to real-world issues and problems o reflects contemporary science and technology, specifically its interdisciplinarity · In the physical infrastructure, so that o state-of-the art instrumentation can be accommodated o interdisciplinary programs can be nurtured o faculty and student research can be enhanced. BACKGROUND Attention to building and sustaining a strong undergraduate STEM community has been on the national agenda since the mid-1980s.
From page 166...
... CONCLUSION The need to increase the nation's technically trained workforce has an immediacy that should not override the continuing and critical need for first-rate undergraduate STEM programs grounded in the traditional liberal arts. Such programs as they challenge all students to be respectful of diversity and to engage as creative problem-solvers, critical thinkers, intelligent communicators, effective collaborators, and lifelong learnersare solid grounding for a career as a STEM professional, whether in business, industry, or academe.


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