STEM Talent Expansion Program

马里兰州，巴尔的摩县（UMBC）与巴尔的摩县（CCBC）社区学院合作的大学正在试行一系列举措，以增加学生的数量，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体，追求和接受副学士或学士学位，在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）内的既定或新兴领域。这项试验性研究的主要目的是确定这些举措的有效性。目前正在审查以下倡议：1.我们正在通过一项试点计划，提高高中生对STEM领域的兴趣，其中90名UMBC机械和化学工程专业的学生分成小组，访问10所高中，向学生介绍物理，化学，生物学，数学或使用工程应用的技术概念。(This每年约有540名学生）。2.我们正在确定为期两周的夏桥计划，奖学金计划和实习计划与部分或无干预相比对STEM项目学生入学和保留的相对有效性。3.我们正在加强UMBC和CCBC之间目前的非正式联盟安排，以增加STEM项目的衔接，学生转学，以及在CCBC与科技相关公司制定正式的实习计划。对这些活动的评估应提供宝贵的见解，以了解经济和学术支持部分在长期保留所有学生在STEM领域的重要性，特别强调代表性不足的学生。该项目涉及10名UMBC教师和7名CCBC教师从它的三个校区（卡顿斯维尔，Dundalk和埃塞克斯）该项目是在一个顾问委员会的指导下，由来自参与校园的学术官员和参与私营公司的代表组成：AT T，FMC公司，Becton Dickinson和Northrop Grumman。在试点完成后，以下要素将到位，以支持可持续性：-为期两周的STEM夏桥计划的课程资源。- 一个合作的经验，涉及18名教师和工作人员从CCBC和UMBC。- 一个在CCBC的实习项目，以前没有。- 额外的知识，以欣赏学术和财政干预的价值，以及它们如何独立和互动地使非特殊学生受益。- 在UMBC和CCBC的STEM领域，学生的入学率，保留率和毕业率有所提高，特别是代表性不足的妇女和少数民族。

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in partnership with the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is piloting a series of initiatives to increase the number of students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, pursuing and receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The primary objective of this pilot study is to identify the effectiveness of these initiatives. The following initiatives are being examined: 1. We are creating an increased interest in STEM fields among high school students through a pilot program in which 90 upper level UMBC mechanical and chemical engineering students, divided into teams, are visiting ten high schools to introduce students to physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, or technology concepts using engineering applications. (This is reaching approximately 540 students annually.) 2. We are identifying the relative effectiveness of a two-week summer bridge program, a scholarship program, and an internship program on student enrollment and retention in STEM programs compared to partial or no intervention. 3. We are enhancing the current informal consortium arrangement between UMBC and CCBC to increase STEM program articulation, student transfer, and the development of a formalized internship program at CCBC with science and technology-related companies. An evaluation of these activities should provide valuable insights into the importance of economic and academic support components in the long-term retention of all students in STEM areas, with a special emphasis on underrepresented students. The project involves 10 UMBC faculty and 7 CCBC faculty from each of its three campuses (Catonsville, Dundalk and Essex) The project is under the guidance of an advisory board composed of academic officers from the participating campuses and representatives from participating private firms: AT&T, FMC Corporation, Becton Dickinson, and Northrop Grumman. Upon completion of the pilot, the following elements will be in place to support sustainability: - Curriculum resources for a two-week STEM summer bridge program. - A collaborative experience involving 18 faculty and staff from CCBC and UMBC. - An internship program at CCBC where there had not been one before. - Additional knowledge to appreciate the value of academic and financial intervention and how they independently and interactively benefit non-exceptional students. - An increased enrollment, retention, and graduation of students, and particularly underrepresented women and minorities, in STEM areas at UMBC and CCBC.