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

该项目支持33名有才华、学术合格、有经济需要的学生，其中许多来自传统上代表性不足的群体，帮助他们开始学习目标学科（计算机科学、工程和数学）的核心课程。该项目为学生提供奖学金，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Objectives1。允许主修计算机科学、工程或数学的学生在四个学期内完成本科教育的上半部分，从而减少学年期间对外部就业的需求。为了增加这类学生的数量，他们选择作为新生进入大学。增加这类学生及时完成学位的比例。每年3000美元的奖学金，为期两年。访问当地的高中，招募有希望获得奖学金的学生。同侪指导、教员建议和校外演讲。辅导和其他学术服务。这些奖学金使学生在经济上和学业上都受益。奖学金相当于该大学每年州内学费的75%。获得奖学金的学生每周至少可以少工作12个小时，这使他们有更多的时间投入到学习中。该计划资助的学生需要获得58个学分，而目前的平均学分约为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，并找到能够加强他们最近获得的学术技能的工作。该计划使该大学对周边社区有才华的低收入学生更具吸引力，从而使该大学受益。它与目前的大学预科学院（Pre-College Academy）配合得很好，该学院每年吸引约100名学生参加自然科学方面的培训，并为这些学生提供资金，让他们继续在大学接受教育。这个奖学金项目的学生的存在增强了大学的学术氛围。

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.