An Initiative to Strengthen the Natural Sciences: a Central Component of Liberal Education

加强自然科学的举措：通识教育的核心组成部分

• 批准号: 0728559
• 负责人: Pierre von Kaenel
• 金额: $ 54.88万
• 依托单位: Skidmore College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0728559&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Initiative; Strengthen; Natural; Sciences; Central

Three cohorts of eight academically talented, financially needy students majoring in STEM disciplines are being awarded two-year scholarships in the amount of $10,000 annually. The scholars are being recruited from two student groups, incoming freshman and transfers from Schenectady County Community College - a regional community college that has an articulation agreement with Skidmore. The institution originated as a women''s college and remains predominately female with women constituting 59% of the student body . Reflective of the student body composition, women earned 57% of the STEM degrees awarded during the 2001 -2006 period.Increasing the number of minorities majoring and graduating in STEM disciplines is being emphasized. The project is building on current programs providing academic support and is fostering a sense of community among students from disparate backgrounds. Collaboration with the college's Opportunity Programs that address the needs of educationally and economically disadvantaged students is enabling these students to excel.

三批八名有学术天赋、经济困难的STEM专业学生将获得为期两年的奖学金，金额为每年10,000美元。这些学者是从两个学生群体中招募的，新生和从Schenectady县社区学院转学的学生。Schenectady县社区学院是一所与斯基德莫尔有衔接协议的地区性社区学院。该机构最初是一所女子S学院，至今仍以女性为主，女性占学生总数的59%。反映出学生的构成，2001年至2006年期间，女性获得了STEM学位的57%。重点是增加STEM专业和毕业的少数族裔学生的数量。该项目建立在现有的提供学术支持的项目的基础上，并在不同背景的学生中培养社区意识。与学院解决教育和经济困难学生需求的机会项目合作，使这些学生能够脱颖而出。