Enhancing Recruitment and Retention for Women in Science and Engineering

该项目通过四种不同类型的支持为生物、化学、数学、计算机科学、物理和工程专业的学生提供奖学金，每种支持都有自己的标准，基于四个预测指标：i)学习成绩，ii)参与STEM， iii)参与STEM， iv)坚持STEM。这种多方面的方法是基于该机构对其全女性学生群体的经验，她们表现出各种经济和个人情况，对STEM课程的不同程度的学术准备，以及对STEM职业的不同知识深度，以及这些职业道路如何与她们的能力和兴趣交叉。两项关键的学生支持服务支撑着奖学金：一个临时科学中心和案例研究研讨会，这两项服务都在创建一个支持性的基础设施和社区，并帮助学生更好地了解STEM职业。此外，案例研究活动还有一个增值部分，即向当地9-12年级的学生提供外展服务，帮助他们了解STEM职业。这个项目的智力价值在于它提供了比传统方法更明确的STEM参与和成功途径，通过个性化的方式颁发奖学金。这一努力的更广泛影响是通过学者们参与该机构的科学中心来感受到的，在那里，学生们在STEM的追求上得到了大力支持，创造了一个更有技术意识的人群，增加了未来学生的数量。

This project is providing scholarships for students in the disciplines of biology, chemistry, math, computer science, physics, and engineering majors through four distinct types of support, each with its own criteria based on four predictors: i) Academic performance, ii) Engagement in STEM, iii) Involvement in STEM, and iv) Tenacity in STEM. This multi-faceted approach is based the institution's experience with its all-female student population who exhibit a variety of economic and personal circumstances, differing degrees of academic preparation for STEM course taking, and varying depths of knowledge about STEM careers and how such career paths intersect with their abilities and interests. Two key student support services underpin the scholarship awards: a drop-in science center and Case Study workshops, both of which are creating a supportive infrastructure and community and are helping students better understand STEM careers. Furthermore, the Case Study activities have a value-added component in the form of outreach to local grade 9-12 students helping them learn about STEM careers. The intellectual merit of this project lies in its provision of more defined avenues for STEM involvement and success than traditional approaches through the individualized approaches to awarding scholarships. The broader impacts of this effort are felt through the scholars' participation in the institution's science center where students are strongly supported in their STEM pursuits, creating a more technically aware population and increasing the pool of future students.