A Pathway to Success for Academically Promising Low-Income Engineering Students at an Urban University

该项目向有学术天赋和经济困难的工程学学生颁发奖学金，并通过各种结构和计划支持学者。来自代表不足群体的妇女和学生尤其成为支持的目标。奖学金发放给大二和大三的学生，这些学生在大四过渡到带薪实习或研究经验。项目的主要目标之一是提高目标学生的毕业率。奖学金集中在学术卓越研讨会中，这些研讨会与特定的二年级和三年级工程课程相对应。在这些工作坊中，学生们组成学习小组，练习协作学习来解决问题。讲习班由上级同行协调员指导。学生还通过一系列策略获得职业指导，包括与教师权益倡导者定期会面。

This project is awarding scholarships to academically talented and financially needy engineering students and is supporting the scholars through a variety of structures and programs. Women and students from underrepresented groups are being especially targeted for support. Scholarships are being awarded to students in their sophomore and junior years with the students transitioning into paid internships or research experiences for their senior year. One of the primary project goals is to improve the retention through graduation rate for the targeted students. The scholarship cohort is being clustered in Academic Excellence Workshops that correspond to particular sophomore- and junior-level engineering courses. In these workshops, students form study teams and practice collaborative learning to solve problems. The workshops are guided by upper-division peer facilitators. Students are also being provided with career mentoring through a number of strategies, including regular meetings with faculty advocates.