S-STEM: STARS Leadership Corps Computing Scholars: Pathways from Community College to Graduate School through Technical Excellence, Leadership, Service-learning and Community

两组学生各10人，他们都有学术天赋，并有经济需要，从中央皮埃蒙特社区学院（CPCC）转到北卡罗莱纳大学夏洛特分校（UNCC）的计算机与信息学院。每位学者的平均奖金为每年8700美元，为期三年，允许学者在前两年完成学士学位，然后在第三年完成硕士学位。建立2+3转让协议将维持该项目，其影响远远超出S-STEM合同的存在。一个有效的学生支持计划包括正式的教师指导、研究生指导、同伴社区建设活动、领导团队的发展和一个健全的就业安置计划。STARS领导团不仅影响了UNCC的学生，还影响了高中和初中的学生，帮助建立了一个潜在的计算机科学学生的管道。一个强有力的评估小组和有效的传播计划可确保与类似机构广泛分享显著的成功。

Two cohorts of 10 students each, who are academically talented with demonstrated financial need, are transferring from Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) into the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte (UNCC). The average award to each scholar is $8,700 per year for three years, allowing the scholars to complete a Bachelors in the first two years and then a Masters degree in the third year at UNCC. The establishment of a 2+3 transfer agreement will sustain this program and have an impact well beyond the existence of the S-STEM award. An effective student support program includes formal faculty mentorship, graduate student mentorship, peer community building activities, development of a leadership corps, and a robust employment placement program. The STARS Leadership Corps is impacting not only UNCC students but also high school and middle school students helping establish a pipeline of potential computer science students. A strong assessment team and an effective dissemination plan ensure that notable successes will be broadly shared with similar institutions.