Enhancing Mathematics and Computer Science Opportunities in a Supportive Liberal Arts Environment

该奖学金计划招募和支持非常有前途但经济困难的计算机科学和数学学生。在广泛的文科课程背景下，学生们在一个支持性的环境中接受了强有力的技术教育。这为毕业生进入劳动力市场做好了准备，不仅要熟练掌握技术，还要具备书面和口头沟通能力，批判性思维技能，以及在当今快速发展的工作场所取得成功所必需的智力灵活性。智力优势：学生受益于学校支持的教学奖学金和师生联合研究模式。他们有机会参与独立的学习和研究项目，最终在会议上发表演讲，发表论文和软件包。许多其他学生通过行业实习获得经验。这些举措造就了具有强大技术背景的高素质学生，他们准备为行业、政府和研究生研究项目做出贡献。该项目在课堂上提供个人关注，一对一的指导，以及一个支持性的合作环境。该项目建立在一个有效的cems奖项之上。更广泛的影响：该项目针对农村和第一代学生进行招生工作。学院强调社区参与、全球视野和服务活动。这些机会很重要，因为毕业生的专业决定部分是基于他们在学士学位期间培养的人道主义观点。因此，该计划更广泛的影响包括培养科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域行业的未来成员，他们是负责任的全球公民。

This scholarship program is recruiting and supporting highly promising, but financially needy, computer science and mathematics students. Students are being provided a strong technical education in a supportive environment within the context of a broad liberal arts curriculum. This prepares graduates to enter the workforce with not only technical proficiency but also the written and oral communication facility, critical thinking skills, and intellectual flexibility essential to success in today's rapidly advancing workplace.Intellectual Merit: Students benefit from institutionally supported models of teaching-scholarship and joint faculty-student research. They have opportunities to participate in independent study and research projects culminating in conference presentations, published papers, and software packages. Many other students gain experience through industry internships. These initiatives result in highly competent students with robust technical backgrounds who are prepared to contribute to industry, government, and graduate research programs. The program provides individual attention in classes, one-on-one mentoring, and a supportive collaborative environment. The program builds on an effective CSEMS award.Broader Impacts: The project targets rural and first-generation students in recruitment efforts. The college emphasizes community involvement, a global perspective, and service activities. These opportunities are important as graduates' professional decisions are based in part on the humanitarian perspective they develop during their baccalaureate experience. Thus, the broader impacts of this program include the nurturing of future members of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) area industries who are responsible global citizens.