Appalachian Undergraduate Academy of Science

为了吸引和留住STEM专业的新生和学生，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科学院（学院）。该项目认识到指导，数学准备，早期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ASU和其他机构证明成功的战略。该学院正在协调活动亚利桑那州立大学的学生，教师和工作人员，其中包括：运行一个夏桥计划，以指导进入学生准备不足的数学;建立科学和数学集群，从事研究和协作学习本科生;建立一个住宅学习社区;提供特别咨询，辅导，并监督研究院学者的学习大厅;为社区大学转学生创建专门的指导计划;为学院学者定义通用的通识教育课程，以提供额外的同侪支持;并通过让高年级学生担任同侪导师来纳入他们。 ASU计划将有效的学院组成部分制度化。

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.