Appalachian Undergraduate Academy of Science

为了吸引和留住STEM专业的一年级和二年级学生，阿巴拉契亚州立大学(ASU)的计算机科学、数学科学、化学、物理和天文学系成立了阿巴拉契亚本科生科学院(Academy)。该项目认识到指导、数学准备、及早参与多学科研究和解决问题的技能的重要性，并涉及实施在亚利桑那州立大学和其他机构被证明成功的战略。学院正在为亚利桑那州立大学的学生、教职员工和教职员工协调活动，包括：举办暑期桥牌项目，指导数学准备不足的新生；建立科学和数学集群，让本科生参与研究和协作学习；建立住宿学习社区；为学院学者提供特别的咨询、辅导和有监督的学习大厅；为社区大学转学学生创建专门的指导计划；为学院学者定义共同的一般教育课程，以提供更多的同行支持；通过让高年级学生作为同行导师，将他们包括在内。亚利桑那州立大学计划将学院的有效组成部分制度化。

With the goal of attracting and retaining freshmen and sophomores in the STEM majors, the departments of Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University (ASU) established the Appalachian Undergraduate Academy of Science (Academy). This project recognizes the importance of mentoring, mathematics readiness, early involvement in multidisciplinary research, and problem solving skills and involves implementing strategies proven successful at ASU and other institutions. The Academy is coordinating activities for ASU students, faculty, and staff that include: running a summer bridge program to instruct entering students under-prepared in mathematics; establishing science and math clusters that engage undergraduates in research and collaborative learning; establishing a residential learning community; providing special advising, tutoring, and a supervised study hall for Academy scholars; creating a dedicated mentoring program for community college transfer students; defining a common general education curriculum for Academy scholars in order to provide additional peer-support; and including upper-division students by involving them as peer-mentors. ASU plans to institutionalize the effective Academy components.