Scholarships and Support Equal Academic Achievement (SSEAA)

格伦代尔社区学院(GCC)奖学金和支持平等学术成就项目的目标是促进学生在计算机科学、计算机技术、工程、工程技术、生物科学、物理科学或数学学位课程中的参与和坚持不懈。为实现这一目标，该项目旨在实现以下目标：(A)根据旨在吸引最有可能坚持完成副学士学位或转到四年制学位课程的学生的招聘/遴选战略，招收和招收符合条件的学生。(B)提供学术支持和监督，以促进学术成就。(C)提供学生支助服务，包括一般活动和职业发展。(D)向代表人数不足的少数群体提供至少50%的奖学金。智力优势：SSEAA项目使用了由美国国家科学基金会资助的CSEMS项目开发的结构。该项目包括学生支持系统，以监测、干预、促进和促进学术成就和成功完成学位和转学。个人教育计划为持续评估学生的进步提供了基础，为帮助学生坚持获得学位提供了支持机制。在解决问题方面，导师、工作人员和大学服务机构都提供了帮助。转介程序用于将学生与向低收入个人及其家庭提供免费服务的外部机构联系起来。学生通过由学生创建并配备员工的STEM俱乐部和生物技术俱乐部与同行、教职员工、大学教职员工和行业代表互动。工程日、科学奥林匹克和DNA日等活动得到了霍尼韦尔、TGen和美敦力等科技公司的支持。这些公司还提供每月演讲和实地考察的机会。更广泛的影响：凤凰城地区的工程、高科技和科学公司继续需要高素质的工人。该项目有助于填补这一招聘缺口，并为学生提供获得高薪工作的机会。再加上50%的学生来自STEM学科中代表性不足的少数族裔，该项目增加了从事STEM职业的妇女和少数族裔的人数。

The goal of the Glendale Community College (GCC) Scholarships and Support Equal Academic Achievement (SSEAA) Project is to promote participation and persistence among students in computer science, computer technology, engineering, engineering technology, biological science, physical science, or mathematics degree programs. To achieve this goal, the project is designed to accomplish the following objectives: (a) Recruit and enroll eligible students based on a recruitment/selection strategy designed to attract students who are most likely to persist through completion of an associate degree or transfer to a four-year degree program.(b) Provide academic support and monitoring to promote academic achievement. (c) Provide student support services including general activities and career development. (d) Provide at least 50% of scholarships to underrepresented minorities. Intellectual Merit: The SSEAA project uses the structures developed by a successful NSF funded CSEMS program. The project includes student support systems to monitor, intervene, promote and foster academic achievement and successful completion of a degree and transfer. Individual education plans provide a foundation for continually assessing student progress, which provides a support mechanism to help students persist towards achieving their degree. Assistance in solving problems is being provided by mentors, staff and college services. A referral process is used to connect students with outside agencies that provide no-cost services to low-income individuals and their families. Students interact with peers, faculty members, university faculty and industrial representatives through the STEM Club and Biotech Club created and staffed by students. Activities such as Engineering Day, Science Olympiad, and DNA Day are supported by technology companies such as Honeywell, TGen, and Medtronic. These same companies provide monthly speakers and field trip opportunities. Broader Implications: Engineering, high-tech, and science companies in the Phoenix area continue to need highly qualified workers. The project helps fill this hiring gap and provides students with the opportunity to obtain high paying jobs. Combined with the fact that 50% of the students are from underrepresented minorities in the STEM disciplines, this project increases the number of women and minorities working in STEM careers.