Increasing Participation In Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Through Scholarships

工程-其他（59），数学科学（21）的密西西比州立大学（MSU）计划，“增加参与计算机科学，工程和数学（CSEM）通过奖学金”是提供更多的CSEM教育机会，为代表性不足的学生，以帮助满足对科学家，数学家，工程师和技术人员的需求，并有助于密西西比的经济增长，周边地区和国家。鼓励学生攻读CSEM学位并为CSEM专业提供经济支持是该计划的两个主要目标。具体的项目目标包括：1）增加学术天才，低收入学生和代表性不足的群体在CSEM的参与和保留; 2）通过将学术内容与工作环境联系起来，改善CSEM学生的教育经验; 3）通过加强现有的和建立新的行业伙伴关系，提高对就业机会的认识; 4）增加密西西比州立大学社区学院的学术天才学生的入学人数; 5）鼓励奖学金获得者在CSEM攻读高级学位。40名CSEM本科生和研究生研究员预计将从州和地区社区学院，历史上的黑人机构和四年制机构招募。大多数奖学金支持本科生，研究生奖学金仅限于那些提供经济困难证据的人。工程学院的八个业务部门和两个中心以及艺术和科学学院的数学和统计系正在参与该计划。每个部门都确定了一名CSEM计划代表，负责协调部门内的活动。CSEM研究员由教师和他们的同龄人一对一指导。此外，他们参加研究和设计项目，专业地展示他们的研究成果，并与行业代表互动。各部门正在维护其研究员的以下数据：学位，研究经验，设计项目和行业参与的进展。指导活动，专业发展机会，工作面试，研究生院申请，以及在CSEM中代表性不足的学生和转学生的数量变化也被记录为程序评估的目的。

Engineering - Other (59), Mathematical Sciences (21)The Mississippi State University (MSU) program, "Increasing Participation in Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics (CSEM) Through Scholarships" is providing increased CSEM educational opportunities for underrepresented students to help meet the demand for scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians and contribute to the growth of the economy of Mississippi, the surrounding region and the nation. Encouraging students to pursue degrees in CSEM and to provide financial support to CSEM majors are two of the major goals of the program. Specific project objectives include: 1) increasing participation and retention of academically-talented, low income students and underrepresented groups in CSEM; 2) improving the educational experiences of CSEM students through connections of academic content to the work environment; 3) increasing awareness of employment opportunities through strengthening existing and building new industry partnerships; 4) increasing enrollment of academically-gifted students from community colleges in CSEM at Mississippi State University; and 5) encouraging scholarship recipients to pursue advanced degrees in CSEM. Forty CSEM Undergraduate and Graduate Fellows are expected to be recruited from state and regional community colleges, Historically Black Institutions, and four-year institutions. The majority of the scholarships support undergraduates, with graduate student awards limited to those who provide evidence of economic hardship. The eight operating departments and two centers in the College of Engineering and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences are participating in the program. Each department has identified a representative to the CSEM program who is coordinating activities within the department. CSEM Fellows are mentored one-on-one by faculty and by their peers. In addition, they take part in research and design projects, present results of their research professionally, and interact with industry representatives. Departments are maintaining the following data on their Fellows: progress toward degree, research experiences, design projects, and industry involvement. Mentoring activities, professional development opportunities, job interviews, graduate school applications, and the change in the number of underrepresented students and transfer students in CSEM are also being documented for the purposes of program evaluation.