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

该项目向有学术才能和经济困难的工程专业学生颁发奖学金，并通过各种结构和方案支持学者。代表性不足群体的妇女和学生是特别需要支助的对象。奖学金将颁发给大二和大三的学生，学生将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。奖学金群体被聚集在学术卓越研讨会，对应于特定的大二和大三工程课程。在这些工作坊中，学生组成学习小组，实践协作学习来解决问题。这些讲习班由高年级同侪协调员指导。还通过一些战略为学生提供职业指导，包括与教师倡导者定期举行会议。

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.