Students, Teachers, Educational Partners, and Undergraduate Programs in Science, Technology, Engineerings, and Mathematics Career Paths at Lawson State Community College

劳森州立社区学院将实施一项为期五年的项目，以实现三个目标：1)促进学院STEM教员的职业发展机会；2)与高中建立联系，以加强STEM课程准备，并使课程提供与四年制院校要求相一致；以及3)增加STEM职业道路上代表性不足的人数。智力价值：该项目是一个综合性项目，将解决学院在早期规划拨款活动中确定的问题。教师、学生、高中教师和教育合作伙伴将参与项目活动，这些活动将投资于这些群体的过程和变化。STEM学生将在他们的社区大学职业生涯中获得实习机会，这有望成为STEM入学四年制项目的积极指标。教师将接触到影响STEM课程质量的新教学方法。该项目还有望在STEM教职员工和学生中培养一种相互支持的文化。更广泛的影响：该项目将直接影响在劳森州立大学注册的STEM学生的准备水平，并支持这些学生完成毕业或转学。该项目将增加劳森州立大学STEM毕业生继续接受教育并为进入劳动力市场做好准备的可能性。该项目将导致学院与高中以及四年制机构之间的联系，这种联系将持续到项目期之后。项目成果将分发给其他两年和四年期机构，以扩大该项目的影响范围。

Lawson State Community College will implement a five-year project to achieve three goals: 1) advance the professional development opportunities available to the College's STEM faculty; 2) link with high schools in order to enhance STEM course preparation and align course offerings with four-year institution requirements; and 3) increase the number of underrepresented persons in the STEM career path. Intellectual Merit: The project is a comprehensive project that will address the issues identified by the College during earlier planning grant activities. Faculty, students, high school teachers, and education partners will be involved in the project activities which will invest these groups in the process and changes. STEM students will be provided internship opportunities during their community college career which is expected to be a positive indicator for matriculation to four-year programs in STEM. Faculty will gain exposure to new instructional methodologies which impacts the quality of the STEM curriculum. The project is also expected to foster a supportive culture among STEM faculty and students as a result of the project. Broader Impact: The project will directly impact the level of preparation of STEM students enrolling at Lawson State and support these students through graduation or transfer. The project will increase the likelihood that Lawson State STEM graduates continuing their education and are well prepared for entering the workforce. The project will result in linkages between the College and high schools, as well as four-year institutions, which will last beyond the project period. The project outcomes will be disseminated to other two and four-year institutions to extend the reach of this project.