Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships Program (CSEMS)

科技正迅速成为新经济的推动者。以技术为导向的工业的重大进步为商业和社会互动创造了新的基础设施，同时改变了我们日常生活、学习和工作的方式。在新千年里，这些进步将继续对熟练劳动力的供需产生深远的影响。事实上，预计到2006年，美国大约50%的工作岗位将与信息技术（IT）和电信产品及服务相关或密切相关。与周边社区的人口构成相一致，我们的校园为非传统的，种族多元化的学生群体服务。这项计划可让符合既定学术标准的低收入、少数族裔及/或女学生，取得计算机科学、数学或工程的文科副学士或理科副学士学位。这些学生有资格转入高级学校或直接进入他们选择的领域的劳动力。因此，该项目的目标包括：(1)增加低收入，少数民族和/或女性学生获得计算机科学，数学和工程学位的人数；(2)提高计算机科学、工程和数学专业全体学生的综合教育质量；(3)增加参与学生的专业发展和职业选择机会。在为期两年的项目期间，奖学金将发放给计算机科学、工程和数学专业的学生。可衡量的标准包括平均绩点、留校率和毕业率，用于确定奖学金获得者与非奖学金获得者之间的学术成就、留校率和专业发展/毕业程度。

Technology is rapidly becoming the enabler of the new economy. Significant advances in technologically- oriented industries have created new infrastructure for both business and social interaction while transforming the way we live, learn and work on a day- to- day basis. These advances will continue to have a profound impact on the supply and demand for skilled labor in the new millennium. Indeed, approximately 50% of all jobs in the United States are expected to be either in or closely related to information technology (IT) and telecommunications products and services, by the year 2006. Consistent with the demographic composition of the surrounding community, our campus serves a non- traditional, ethnically diverse student body. This project enables low- income, minority and/or female students who meet established academic criteria to obtain Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degrees in computer science, mathematics or engineering. These students are eligible for transfer to an upper- division school or to enter the workforce directly in their chosen field. Thus, the goals of this project include: (1) Increasing the number of low- income, minority and/ or female students obtaining degrees in computer science, mathematics and engineering; (2) improving the overall quality of education for all students majoring in computer science, engineering and mathematics and; (3) enhancing the professional development and career choice opportunities of participating students. Over the two- year project period, scholarships are being distributed to students in computer science, engineering and mathematics. Measurable criteria including grade point averages, retention rates and graduation rates are utilized to determine the degree of academic achievement, retention and professional development/ graduation among scholarship recipients versus non- recipients.