Opportunities for STEM Success at Mercy College

该项目向学业上有天赋但经济上有困难的学生颁发奖学金并提供全面的支持服务。奖学金将为29名学者提供最长五年的资助，同时这些学者将获得数学、计算机信息系统、计算机科学或信息保障与安全专业的学士学位。对参与者的支持结构包括该机构的个性化成就契约，该契约为每个学生提供一名私人导师，他将就学业、大学生活和职业道路向学生提供建议。其他支持包括教师指导、对当地行业的实地考察、一系列研讨会和实习机会。这所学校拥有一个种族多元化的学生群体，其中许多学生都是他们家庭中第一代上大学的人。该计划的目标是增加来自代表不足的群体的学生数量，他们完成了计算机信息科学或数学的学士学位课程。

This project is awarding scholarships and providing comprehensive support services to academically talented but financially needy students. Scholarships are supporting a total of 29 scholars for up to five years while the scholars earn bachelor's degrees in Mathematics, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or Information Assurance and Security. Support structures for participants include the institution's personalized achievement compact, which provides each student with a personal mentor who will advises students on academics, college life, and career paths. Additional support includes mentoring by faculty, field trips to local industries, a seminar series, and internship opportunities. The institution boasts an ethnically diverse student body, and many of its students are among the first generation in their families to attend college. The goal of the program is to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who complete a baccalaureate degree program in computer information science or mathematics.