Recruitment and Retention of STEM Majors in the First Year: A Pilot Project

第一年 STEM 专业的招募和保留：试点项目

• 批准号: 0230129
• 负责人: Elizabeth Johnson
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Xavier University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-01-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0230129&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruitment; Retention; STEM; Majors; First

This project seeks to increase the number of students receiving baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields at Xavier University. The pilot program focuses particularly on first-year students in computer science, mathematics, and physics. The objectives for the project are: to increase the numbers of undeclared majors who become majors in computer science, mathematics, or physics by the end of their first year; to increase the retention rate from first to second year of students who enter Xavier with a declared major in computer science, mathematics, or physics; to increase the number of underrepresented minorities majoring in computer science, mathematics, and physics, and the number of women in computer science and physics; and to assess the impact of these efforts so that the successful parts can be expanded to all mathematics and science departments at Xavier after the end of the grant period. The pilot effort includes components that support both the recruitment of STEM majors from the undecided majors and the retention of incoming STEM majors: a first-year STEM exposure program for prospective majors; an undergraduate teaching assistant program that assigns current majors to be tutors/mentors in the first-year, major-level courses; a grants program providing funds for computer science, mathematics, and physics students to do student-planned activities aimed at outreach both on- and off-campus; a summer bridge program to help at-risk students between the first and second years to acquire the mathematical and scientific skills necessary to continue in the major; and a workshop series for STEM faculty to raise awareness of STEM recruitment and retention issues, particularly those of underrepresented groups. Current STEM majors are used extensively in the project. This involvement strengthens the bonds of the existing STEM community and provides essential role models for incoming students. The project provides an opportunity to test several approaches towards increasing STEM majors in a liberal arts environment, thus providing results that can be used across the nation. It focuses particularly on approaches that create a supportive learning environment for underrepresented groups in science and mathematics.

该项目旨在增加泽维尔大学获得 STEM 领域学士学位的学生数量。该试点计划特别关注计算机科学、数学和物理专业的一年级学生。该项目的目标是： 增加未申报专业的学生在第一年结束时转为计算机科学、数学或物理专业的数量；提高进入泽维尔大学并申报计算机科学、数学或物理专业的学生从一年级到二年级的保留率；增加计算机科学、数学和物理专业中代表性不足的少数群体的数量，以及计算机科学和物理专业中女性的数量；并评估这些努力的影响，以便在资助期结束后将成功的部分扩展到泽维尔的所有数学和科学系。试点工作包括支持从尚未确定的专业中招募 STEM 专业以及保留即将入学的 STEM 专业的组成部分：针对未来专业的第一年 STEM 接触计划；本科助教计划，指派当前专业为第一年专业级课程的导师/导师；资助计划为计算机科学、数学和物理学生提供资金，以开展学生计划的活动，旨在扩大校内和校外活动；夏季桥梁计划，帮助一年级和二年级的高危学生获得继续学习该专业所需的数学和科学技能；为 STEM 教师举办一系列研讨会，以提高对 STEM 招聘和保留问题的认识，特别是代表性不足的群体的问题。目前的 STEM 专业在该项目中被广泛使用。这种参与加强了现有 STEM 社区的联系，并为新生提供了重要的榜样。该项目提供了一个机会来测试在文科环境中增加 STEM 专业的几种方法，从而提供可在全国范围内使用的结果。它特别关注为科学和数学领域代表性不足的群体创造支持性学习环境的方法。