Mt. SAC Scholars Program

该学院正在设立一项奖学金计划，以招收和支持有学术天赋、经济困难的学生，并使他们能够获得科学、技术、工程或数学(STEM)学科的高等教育学位。该项目的目标和目的正在通过提供一系列学术、充实和研究支持活动来实现，这些活动旨在促进学生成功完成副学士学位和/或转到STEM专业的学士学位院校。此外，该项目提供了高水平的师生互动，并为学者们提供了大量与同行合作的机会，并作为学生群体建立了联系。获奖者从计划主修物理科学(化学和物理)、生物科学、数学和工程的学生中招募和挑选。智力优势：通过广泛的支持结构和资源，以及经验丰富的管理团队的领导，该项目正在确保奖学金获得者获得在STEM学科取得成功所需的所有关键支持。融入该计划的暑期研究经验为奖学金获得者中选定的队列提供了宝贵的机会，使他们能够在合作机构的现有STEM实验室从事真实的研究。这一经历为学生顺利过渡到他们选择的STEM专业的学士学位课程做好了准备，并增加了他们毕业后在该领域追求职业生涯的可能性。更广泛的影响：该项目的影响不仅仅是向符合条件的STEM学科的学生提供奖学金。它将学院现有的许多学术资源与拟议的S-STEM支持计划整合到一个独特的基础设施中，以促进学生在严格的STEM课程中取得成功，并为社区学院的学生在STEM领域攻读学位或职业生涯做好更好的准备。该项目正在评估该计划对学生留存和成功的影响，并有助于了解有效做法，为社区大学生在STEM领域的职业生涯做好最好的准备。该项目正在招收高素质的学生，特别是来自不同人群的申请者，这些人在STEM学科中的比例历来较低。

The college is establishing a scholarship program to recruit and support academically talented, financially needy students and enable them to attain higher education degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The project's goals and objectives are being achieved by providing a cluster of academic, enrichment, and research support activities that are designed to promote student success in the completion of an associate's degree and/or transfer to a baccalaureate institution as a STEM major. In addition, the program provides a high level of student-faculty interaction and ample opportunities for the scholars to work with peers and bond as a student cohort. Recipients are recruited and selected from students planning to major in physical sciences (chemistry and physics), biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Intellectual Merit: Through a wide range of support structures and resources, as well as the leadership of an experienced management team, the project is ensuring that scholarship recipients receive all crucial support necessary to achieve success in STEM disciplines. The summer research experiences that are integrated into the program provide invaluable opportunities for selected cohorts from the scholarship recipients to engage in authentic research in established STEM laboratories at partner institutions. This experience prepares students for a seamless transfer to a baccalaureate program in their chosen STEM discipline, as well as increases their likelihood to pursue a career in the field upon graduation. Broader Impact: The project impact goes beyond just providing scholarships to eligible students in STEM disciplines. It integrates many of the college's existing academic resources with the proposed S-STEM support programs into a unique infrastructure that promotes student success in rigorous STEM curricula and better prepares community college students to pursue a degree or a career in STEM fields. The project is assessing the impact of the program on student retention and success, as well as contributing to the knowledge on effective practices that best prepare community college students for careers in STEM fields. The program is recruiting high qualified students, especially applicants from a diverse population that are historically underrepresented in the STEM disciplines.