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州，巴尔的摩县（UMBC）的低收入，学术人才的学生提供奖学金和补充的学术和学生支持服务，为36名全日制学生在计算机科学（CMSC），数学和统计学（数学），化学工程（ENCH），机械工程（ENME），计算机工程（CMPE）和信息系统（IFSM）。支持服务包括同伴指导，教师培训，辅导，为期一周的夏季定向和职业鉴定经验，以及非正式学习机会。该模式是建立在巴尔的摩县社区学院（CCBC）CSEMS项目的成功基础上的，该项目于2001年夏季开始，将为CCBC的计算机科学，工程和数学CSEMS学生轻松转移到UMBC的优质四年制课程提供一个门户。目标包括招聘，入学，毕业和增加学生数量的工作安排，尤其是代表性不足的群体。女性成为目标是因为她们在计算机科学和工程项目中的代表性不足，而在UMBC的经济弱势学生中的代表性过高。该项目还促进了UMBC和CCBC之间的非正式联盟关系。一名独立的外部评价员监督该项目，并就所有可衡量的成果提供数据分析。

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.