Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships and Student Support Services

这个为期四年的项目增加了马里兰大学巴尔的摩县分校（UMBC）低收入、有学术天赋的学生的教育机会，为36名全日制学生提供奖学金和补充学术和学生支持服务，这些学生攻读计算机科学（CMSC）、数学和统计学（MATH）、化学工程（ENCH）、机械工程（ENME）、计算机工程（CMPE）和信息系统（IFSM）的学士学位课程。支持服务包括同伴指导，教师咨询，辅导，为期一周的夏季定向和职业识别经验，以及非正式的学习机会。这种模式是建立在巴尔的摩县社区学院（CCBC） CSEMS项目成功的基础上的，该项目始于2001年夏天，将为CCBC的计算机科学，工程和数学CSEMS学生提供一个方便的入口，使他们能够轻松地转到UMBC的优质四年制课程。目标包括招聘、注册、毕业和就业安排的学生人数增加，特别是代表性不足的群体。女性之所以成为目标，是因为她们在计算机科学和工程专业的代表性不足，而在UMBC的经济状况不佳的学生中，她们的代表性却很高。该项目还促进了UMBC和CCBC之间的非正式联盟关系。一个独立的外部评估人员监督项目，并提供所有可衡量结果的数据分析。

This four-year project increases educational opportunities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for low-income, academically talented students by providing scholarships and supplemental academic and student support services for 36 full-time students in bachelor's degree programs in computer science (CMSC), mathematics and statistics (MATH), chemical engineering (ENCH), mechanical engineering (ENME), computer engineering (CMPE), and information systems (IFSM). Support services include peer mentoring, faculty advisement, tutoring, a one-week summer orientation and career identification experience, and informal learning opportunities. This model is one that builds upon the program success of the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) CSEMS project which began in summer 2001 and is going to provide a doorway for easy transfer for CCBC's computer science, engineering and mathematics CSEMS students to UMBC's quality four-year programs.Objectives include the recruitment, enrollment, graduation, and work placement of increased numbers of students, particularly underrepresented groups. Women are targeted as they are both underrepresented in computer science and engineering programs and over-represented in the pool of economically disadvantaged students at UMBC. The project also fosters an informal consortium relationship between UMBC and CCBC. An independent external evaluator oversees the project and provides data analysis on all measurable outcomes.