EMPOWER: Enrichment and Mentoring to Provide our Workforce with Enhanced Resources

该项目向有学术天赋和经济困难的学生颁发奖学金，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。学生学者注册了工程项目，对拥有这些领域专业知识的专业人员的需求对该地区不断增长的高科技产业至关重要。该项目正在通过实施学术资源中心来提高留校率和毕业率，该中心为学者提供指导、辅导和补充指导服务。学者们还在大学一年级之前参加了一个数学桥项目。

This project is awarding scholarships to academically talented and financially needy 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. Student scholars are enrolled in engineering programs and the need for professionals who have expertise in these fields is vital to the region's growing high tech industry. The project is improving retention and graduation through implementation of the Academic Resource Center that provides mentoring, tutoring, and supplemental instruction services for the scholars. Scholars are also participating in a mathematics bridge program just prior to their first-year at the university.