Grambling state university minority participation for futrue NASA workforc: curriculum imporvment 2 year to 4 year college bridge univeristy NASA research center collaboration the grambling state…

Grambling state university minority participation for futrue NASA workforc: curriculum imporvment 2 year to 4 year college bridge univeristy NASA research center collaboration the grambling state university's minority paticipation for future NASA worfore is a multi disciplinary proposal incorpprating curriculum improvement to intrgrate NASA related research at undergradute level and train minority undergraduate students in research and prepare them for the future NASA workforce. Activities include the development of a bridge program between southern university at shreveport louisians (susla) a 2 year institution and gramblind state university (GSU) a 4 year institution in order to attract minority students into stem fields initiate interest in scientific research and retain them in stem fields to prusue gradute studies or enter NASA related careers in academia/industries/NASA facilities. Some of the GSU faculties have alread yestablished links with NASA research enhancement in the areas of current NASA research interestes. The minority undergraduate research scholars will travel to the NASA center for summer internships as team of faculty/research scholars and continue the researc projects at GSU during the academic year. GSU faculty relationships with NASA centers will be enhanced by supporting faculty travel to NASA research facilities. A plan will be implemented to improve existing projects in physics and independent study in chemisty advanced cources to incorporate NASA related researc projects. Modules related to space science and recent trenda in NASA research will be placed at the curriculum resourc center for studen assignment in general physics/chemistry and astronomy courses. New episodes on NASA space and earth topic will be procured and introduced in the planetarium showa at GSU. In addition to the PI and two CO i's, two CO PI's from susla will coordinate the 2YEAR to 4 year institutions bridges program, organize interaction of susla students with GSU faculty via seminars at susla and visits to GSU research facilities.