Nazareth College Science and Mathematics Scholars Program

拿撒勒学院科学和数学学者计划

• 批准号: 0806550
• 负责人: Lynn O'Brien
• 金额: $ 59.8万
• 依托单位: Nazareth College of Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-15 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0806550&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Nazareth; College; Science; Mathematics; Scholars

The Science and Mathematics Scholars Program is providing support for promising but financially needy students pursuing degree programs in biology, chemistry, and mathematics. A total of 52 scholarships (up to $10,000 per year) over the four-year course of the program will be awarded to full-time students. The College is working with the Rochester City School District, local community colleges, and local and regional high schools to identify and recruit students with an interest in mathematics and science. The Scholars program is increasing educational opportunities for students, especially students from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields. Students are benefiting from small class sizes and personal attention, opportunities to engage in undergraduate research and industrial internships, faculty dedicated to research-based educational pedagogies, and a collaborative student support network comprised of faculty, academic, and student development personnel. This program is building upon the established relationships with local schools, industry, and professional STEM organizations to address the local and national shortage of STEM workers. The strategies developed to recruit, financially support, and nurture students to graduation are allowing Nazareth College to institutionalize a comprehensive retention program that can be utilized beyond the grant period and can serve as a model of best practices for other institutions of higher education.

科学和数学学者计划为有前途但经济困难的学生提供支持，他们攻读生物学，化学和数学学位课程。在该计划的四年课程中，共有52个奖学金（每年高达10，000美元）将授予全日制学生。该学院正在与罗切斯特市学区，当地社区学院，以及当地和区域高中合作，以确定和招收对数学和科学感兴趣的学生。学者计划正在增加学生的教育机会，特别是来自传统上在STEM领域代表性不足的群体的学生。学生受益于小班授课和个人关注，参与本科研究和工业实习的机会，致力于研究型教育的教师，以及由教师，学术和学生发展人员组成的协作学生支持网络。 该计划建立在与当地学校，行业和专业STEM组织建立的关系基础上，以解决当地和全国STEM工人短缺的问题。制定的战略，以招聘，财政支持和培养学生毕业，使拿撒勒学院制度化的一个全面的保留计划，可以利用超出补助期，可以作为高等教育的其他机构的最佳实践模式。