STEP - AHEAD: Access to Higher Education through Academic Retention and Development

工程或其他STEM专业的毕业生人数正在通过采用招聘和留住战略相结合的方式得到增加。该项目有四个部分；两个是为了留住工程学专业，另一个是为了招募女性进入工程学或其他STEM专业，第四个是更全球化的招聘努力，以增加工程学专业的数量。为二年级新生和转校生设计了一项为期一周的计划，以提高留住能力。该计划被指定为“红衫营”，体现了一个学习社区，以提高学生在解决问题、数学和MatLab编程方面的能力。其目的是使学生在电路、静力学和热力学等课程中取得成功。在接下来的一年里，学生们将参加每周两小时的后续研讨会。招募工作主要针对进入工程学或其他STEM学科的女性人数，让她们参加为9-12年级女性举办的为期一周的年级(女孩达到并展示卓越)夏令营。第四个组成部分是为高三和高年级学生提供的自主学习辅导。学生将与当地工程师结对，以了解工程行业的机会和要求。该项目的目标是将工程专业的年毕业率增加100至120人。

The number of students graduating in engineering or other STEM disciplines is being increased by use of a combination of recruitment and retention strategies. The program has four components; two directed toward retention in engineering, another toward recruiting females into engineering or other STEM majors and the fourth one is a more global recruiting effort to increase the number of engineering majors. A one-week program for beginning sophomores and transfer students is designed to improve retention. The program designated a "Redshirt Camp" embodies a learning community to enhance students' abilities in problem solving, areas of mathematics and MATLAB programming. The intent is to enable the students to be successful in courses in circuits, statics and, thermodynamics. During the ensuing year, students will attend follow-up workshops scheduled for weekly two-hour meetings.The recruitment effort primarily is directed toward the number of women entering engineering or other STEM disciplines by engaging them in a one-week GRADE (Girls Reaching and Demonstrating Excellence) camp for 9th - 12th grade females. The fourth component is the Independent Study Mentorship for high school juniors and seniors. Students will be paired with local engineers to become aware of the opportunities and requirements in engineering careers.The goal of the project is increase the annual graduation of engineering majors by 100 to 120 individuals.