Scholarships for Transfers to Engage and Excel in Mathematics (STEEM)

奖学金转移到从事和擅长数学（STEEM）提供了一个创新和全面的支持计划，以显着提高毕业率和社区大学学生在加州大学圣巴巴拉分校（UCSB）数学专业的成功。 社区学院为大量女性、代表性不足的少数民族和非传统学生提供服务，其中许多人经济独立，也是第一代大学生。通过针对这一人群，STEEM将增加高潜力，高风险学生的持久性;那些没有经济支持可能无法完成学位的学生。 每年大约颁发10个新的奖学金。 此外，还有大约12个年度夏季课程助学金，以帮助学生完成转学或毕业所需的一门关键课程。为了满足新转学生的学术需求并提高成绩，正在开发一种新的适应性过渡课程，以强调在高年级和高等数学课程中取得成功所需的数学思维工具。 学生们积极参与数学社区通过参加“满足专业数学家”每月活动和季度STEEM组织的社交网络与同龄人，研究生和教师在非正式聚会。 通过同行领导的研讨会，研究生辅导上师课程，教师辅导，教师准备活动和研究工作提供额外的学术和专业发展。 早期干预和新的网络资源为未来和录取的转学生提供了及时毕业和研究生院准备所需的关键信息。 大多数STEEM活动对所有学生开放，以扩大计划的影响，促进STEEM学者的整合，并将学生转移到UCSB的更大的数学，科学和工程社区。

The Scholarships for Transfers to Engage and Excel in Mathematics (STEEM) is providing an innovative and comprehensive support program to significantly increase the graduation rate and success of community college students in Mathematics Majors at the University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB). Community colleges serve a disproportionately high number of females, underrepresented minorities and non-traditional students, many of whom are financially independent and also first-generation college attendees. By targeting this population, STEEM will increase the persistence of high-potential, high-risk students; those who might not complete a degree without financial support. Approximately 10 new scholarships are awarded each year. Additionally, there are about a dozen yearly summer session stipend awards to help students complete the one critical course needed to transfer or to graduate. To address academic needs of new transfer students and improve performance, a new adaptive transitional course is being developed to emphasize the tools of mathematical thinking needed for success in upper division and advanced mathematics courses. Students are actively engaged in the mathematics community through participation in "Meet a Professional Mathematician" monthly activity and quarterly STEEM organized social networking with peers, graduate students and faculty at informal gatherings. Additional academic and professional development is provided through peer led workshops, graduate student tutoring in upper division courses, faculty mentoring, teacher preparation activities and research endeavors. Early intervention and new web resources provide prospective and admitted transfer students crucial information needed for timely graduation and graduate school preparation. Most STEEM activities are open to all students, to extend program impact and facilitate integration of STEEM Scholars and transfer students into the greater mathematics, science and engineering community at UCSB.