Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Undergraduate Engineering Students

辛辛那提大学工程学院正在增加和保留工程学领域任职人数不足的学生人数，直至完成。该项目是NSF为工程教育(BEE)搭建桥梁的规划基金的成果，该基金与来自14个学区的教师和管理人员举行了焦点小组会议，并进行了中学生和大学生调查。根据调查结果，加州大学工程学院和辛辛那提方圆100公里范围内18个学区的教师和管理人员组成了一个联盟，以开发这个项目，目标是这些学区公立学校招收的159,623名学生。学生群体中约有41%的少数族裔学生和49%的女性学生，其中约29%的学生表示对工程学感兴趣。该项目的重点是招聘和留住学生。正在使用的战略包括大学预科活动、为高中生设立的暑期学院、为期六周和一周的暑期桥牌项目、同伴、企业和教职员工指导、补充指导，以及暑期和学年的本科生研究机会。列出的前两项活动得到了非NSF基金的支持。

The University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering is increasing and retaining to completion the number of underrepresented students in engineering fields. The project is an outcome a NSF Bridges to Engineering Education (BEE) Planning Grant that held focus group meetings with teachers and administrators from 14 school districts and conducted secondary school and university student surveys. Based on the findings, an alliance was formed among UC engineering faculty and teachers and administrators from 18 school districts within a 100 km radius of Cincinnati to develop this project that targets the 159,623 students enrolled in these districts' public schools. The student population consists of about 41% minority and 49% female students, and about 29% of these students have indicated an interest in engineering.The project is focusing on recruitment and retention. Included among the strategies being used are precollege activities, a summer institute for high school students, both six week and one week summer bridge programs, peer, corporate and faculty mentoring, supplemental instruction, and both summer and academic year undergraduate research opportunities. The first two activities listed are supported by non-NSF funds.