Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematical Scholarships: Transition to Meaningful Employment Program

该项目支持33名有才华，学术资格，有经济需要的学生，许多来自传统上代表性不足的群体，在他们开始的时候，目标学科的核心课程（计算机科学，工程和数学）。该计划为学生提供奖学金，并提供广泛的学术支持服务和教育机会，包括辅导和邀请演讲者。主要目标1。二、让主修计算机科学、工程或数学的学生在四个学期内完成本科教育的前半部分，减少学年内的校外就业需求。增加选择作为新生进入大学的这类学生的数量。提高这些学生继续及时完成学位的比例。每年3000美元奖学金，为期两年。访问当地高中，招募有希望获得奖学金的学生。同行指导，教师建议，和校外发言人。辅导和其他学术服务。影响这些奖学金使学生在经济和学术上受益。这些奖学金相当于该大学每年州内学费的75%左右。获得奖学金的学生每周至少可以少工作12个小时，使他们有更多的时间投入到学习中。由该计划资助的学生需要获得58个学分，而目前的平均水平约为48个学分。在奖学金期结束时，成功的学生能够更好地找到工资更高的工作，并找到加强他们最近获得的学术技能的工作。该计划使大学对周围社区有才华的低收入学生更具吸引力。它与目前的大学预科学院很好地结合在一起，该学院每年吸引约100名学生接受自然科学培训，为这些学生在大学继续接受教育提供资金。学生在这个奖学金计划的存在提高了大学的学术氛围。

The project supports 33 talented, academically qualified, students with financial need, many from traditionally under-represented groups, during their beginning, core coursework in the targeted disciplines (Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics). The program offers scholarships for students and provide an extensive set of academic support services and educational opportunities, including tutoring and inviting speakers. Primary Objectives1. To allow such students who major in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics to complete the first half of their undergraduate education in four semesters by reducing the need for outside employment during the school year.2. To increase the number of such students who choose to attend the university as freshmen.3. To increase the proportion of such students who go on to complete their degrees in a timely fashion.Methods1. $3000 scholarships annually for two years.2. Visits to local high schools to recruit prospective scholarship recipients.3. Peer mentoring, faculty advising, and extramural speakers.4. Tutoring and other academic services.ImpactThese scholarships benefit students both financially and academically. The scholarships are equivalent to about 75% of annual in-state tuition at the university. Students on scholarship are able to work at least 12 fewer hours per week, giving them more time to devote to their studies. Students funded by this program are required to earn 58 credit hours, compared with the current average of about 48 credit hours. By the end of the scholarship period, the successful student is better able to find employment at higher wages and to find work that reinforces their recently acquired academic skills. The program benefits the university by making it more attractive to the pool of talented low income students in the surrounding community. It meshes well with the current Pre-College Academy, which attracts about 100 students annually for training in the Natural Sciences, by providing funds for these students to continue their education at the university. The presence of students in this scholarship program enhances the academic climate at the university.