South Texas Border Mathematics and Pre-Engineering Graduates

南德克萨斯边境数学和工程预科毕业生

• 批准号: 0324206
• 负责人: Hoonandara Goonatilake
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Texas A&M International 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: 2003-09-15 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0324206&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: South; Texas; Border; Mathematics; Pre

Through the collaborative efforts of the College of Science and Technology, the Department of Natural Sciences, the Office of Programs for Academic Support and Enrichment, and the Office of Dean of Student Services, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is establishing a Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) Program: South Texas Border Mathematics and Pre-Engineering Graduates (STBMPEG). The STBMPEG program is providing scholarships to twenty-nine low-income, undergraduates majoring in computer science, engineering, or mathematics. Due to their under representation in CSEMS fields, priority for such scholarships will be given to low-income ethnic minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Intellectual Merit: Primary objectives of the CSEMS-STBMPEG Program are to (1) increase the number of professional development research activities, as well as internship opportunities, for participants; (2) provide services to support timely completion of degree requirements; (3) increase the number of low-income undergraduate ethnic minorities, women, and persons with disabilities who enter graduate school in CSEMS fields; (4) expand and further develop the capacity within existing alumni and private industry relationships/networks to provide career seminars and relevant job preparation experiences; and, (5) address the broader societal issue of low participation in CSEMS by the targeted populations through mentoring and role modeling activities for lower-division and pre-college students. To receive the scholarships, participating students must remain enrolled full time in a CSEMS major, maintain a GPA of at least 2.80, and participate in enrichment activities designed to facilitate their involvement with faculty and peers through mentoring and collaborative learning. Students are required to attend a program orientation, participate in at least one career seminar per academic year, meet with their CSEMS-STBMPEG Advisor minimally once each quarter, participate in research with a faculty mentor or in a CSEMS-related industry internship or on- campus employment activity, and serve as a mentor or role model for a lower-division undergraduate or pre-college student with demonstrated interest in CSEMS. The support provided to project's participants include a peer mentor during their initial program year, tutorial and peer study-group support, plus assistance in preparing for graduate school. With the financial assistance and enrichment activities provided through the CSEMS-STBMPEG Program, it is anticipated that most students will graduate within two to four years of entry into the program and will either enter a graduate program with a CSEMS major or secure a position in a related field. Broader Impact: Long-term, continuing benefits of program activities include establishment of new research and internship opportunities to be available for future CSEMS majors, increased networking and mentoring activities for future cooperative interactions among participating individuals at various stages of their CSEMS careers, development of student linkages within the university community itself as well as with local industry and agencies, pre-college encouragement to seek careers in CSEMS-related fields by underrepresented ethnic groups, low-income women and persons with disabilities, and expanded knowledge of research processes acquired by CSEMS Scholars working in conjunction with their faculty mentors.

通过科学技术学院、自然科学系、学术支持和充实项目办公室以及学生服务主任办公室的合作努力，德克萨斯农工国际大学（TAMIU）正在建立一个计算机科学、工程和数学奖学金（cems）项目：南德克萨斯边境数学和工程预科毕业生（STBMPEG）。STBMPEG计划为29名低收入的计算机科学、工程或数学专业的本科生提供奖学金。由于他们在cems领域的代表性不足，这些奖学金将优先给予低收入的少数民族、妇女和残疾人。智力优势：csem - stbmpeg项目的主要目标是：(1)为参与者增加专业发展研究活动的数量，以及实习机会；(2)提供服务，支持按时完成学位要求；(3)增加低收入本科少数民族、妇女和残疾人进入cems领域研究生院的人数；(4)扩大和进一步发展现有校友和私营行业关系/网络的能力，提供职业研讨会和相关的就业准备经验；(5)通过对低年级学生和大学预科学生的指导和角色示范活动，解决目标人群参与cems的较低的社会问题。要获得奖学金，参与的学生必须在cems专业全日制注册，平均绩点保持在2.80以上，并参加旨在通过指导和协作学习促进他们与教师和同龄人互动的丰富活动。学生必须参加项目介绍会，每学年至少参加一次职业研讨会，每季度至少与他们的csem - stbmpeg顾问会面一次，与教师导师一起参加研究，或参加与csem相关的行业实习或校园就业活动，并作为对cems感兴趣的低级别本科生或大学预科学生的导师或榜样。为项目参与者提供的支持包括在项目最初一年的同伴导师，辅导和同伴学习小组支持，以及为研究生院做准备的帮助。通过cems - stbmpeg计划提供的经济援助和丰富活动，预计大多数学生将在进入该计划的两到四年内毕业，并将进入cems专业的研究生课程或在相关领域获得职位。更广泛的影响:项目活动的长期持续好处包括为未来的cems专业学生提供新的研究和实习机会，增加网络和指导活动，以便在cems职业生涯的各个阶段参与个人之间进行未来的合作互动，发展学生与大学社区本身以及与当地行业和机构的联系，鼓励未被充分代表的少数民族、低收入妇女和残疾人在大学前寻求与cems相关领域的职业，并扩大cems学者与教师导师合作获得的研究过程知识。