Centennial Scholars: Project Based Honors Research Program

加州理工州立大学的两所学院，工程学院和科学与数学学院正在合作，让有学术天赋的本科生和研究生从基于项目的跨学科学习课程中受益，这是加州保利大学荣誉计划的一部分。共有88个奖学金颁发给S-STEM专业的有经济需要的学生。加州大学保利分校拥有美国西部最大的工程学学士学位毕业班，是一所排名很高、订阅量严重过剩的公立学校。该项目的主要目标之一是增加工程、数学和科学学位的学生人数，并加快他们的毕业率。这些奖学金使经济困难的学生有可能继续留在大学，探索与学术相关的特殊项目和学习。该项目的一个关键要素是基于团队的项目的跨学科性质，这些项目旨在激励和鼓励学生在S-STEM领域出类拔萃。校园内的三个独立办事处正在为项目活动的评估和评价提供重要支持。在学术论坛上的论文和演讲中描述了项目的方法和结果。这项计划的好处不仅仅是为88名奖学金获得者提供的经济支持。更多的S-STEM学生直接或间接受益于项目的继续、通过这些项目建立的行业联系以及奖学金获得者的指导。

Two Colleges of California Polytechnic State University, Engineering and Science & Mathematics, are collaborating to allow academically talented undergraduate and graduate students to benefit from a project-based, interdisciplinary learning curriculum as part of Cal Poly's Honors Program. A total of 88 scholarships are being awarded to honors students with financial need who are majoring in S-STEM programs. Cal Poly, with the largest graduating class of engineering baccalaureate degrees in the Western US, is a highly ranked, severely over-subscribed public school.One of the project's primary objectives is to increase the numbers and accelerate the rate of students graduating with engineering, math and science degrees. These scholarships make it possible for financially needy students to remain in college and explore academically relevant special projects and studies. A key element of this program is the interdisciplinary nature of the team-based projects that serve to motivate and encourage students to excel in their S-STEM fields. Three separate offices on campus are providing significant support for the assessment and evaluation of the project activities. Program methodology and results are being described in papers and presentations at academic forums. Benefits of this program go beyond the financial support provided to the 88 scholarship recipients. Many more S-STEM students benefit directly and indirectly from the continuation of projects, industry ties established through these projects, and mentoring from scholarship awardees.