Math/Science Student Preparation and Retention Collaborative

数学/科学学生准备和保留协作

• 批准号: 1060398
• 负责人: Holly Boettger-Tong
• 金额: $ 57.65万
• 依托单位: Wesleyan College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1060398&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Math; Science; Student; Preparation; Retention

The Student Preparation and Retention Collaborative (SPARC) is providing financial and programmatic support for two cohorts of 7 to 8 high achieving, socioeconomically disadvantaged women from rural and inner city schools in Georgia through four years of a Wesleyan College undergraduate major in Biology, Chemistry, or Mathematics. The need for SPARC is great in Georgia, where there is a disparity in high school mathematics and science achievement in terms of race and socioeconomic status. The current success of the college in recruiting and retaining a diverse student body provides an ideal environment to support SPARC Scholars. Since 1836, Wesleyan College has emphasized the importance of science as well as classical learning in the education of women. This history has paid modern benefits since over seventy-six percent of natural science and mathematics graduates pursue advanced degrees or are employed in mathematics or science-related occupations. Of these graduates, twenty-five percent are women of color.Intellectual merit: Scholarship students receive the following: integrated academic support; faculty, peer and alumnae mentoring; summer academic boot camps; and early engagement in undergraduate research are being provided. As a result of these programs, it is anticipated that eighty percent of these scholars will graduate and ninety percent of these graduates will pursue advanced study or employment in STEM fields. Broader Impact: The project is increasing the national diversity of women who graduate with degrees in Biology, Chemistry or Mathematics, informing the design of initiatives at other, larger institutions that have adopted smaller learning communities, and encouraging retention in mathematics and science fields. Boot camps are providing models for summer undergraduate academic preparation and helping students develop enthusiasm for and confidence in the study of math and science.

学生准备和保留合作（SPARC）为来自佐治亚州农村和内城学校的7至8名高成就，社会经济弱势的妇女提供财务和计划支持，通过卫斯理学院生物，化学或数学本科四年。在佐治亚州，由于种族和社会经济地位不同，高中数学和科学成绩存在差异，因此对SPARC的需求很大。目前学院在招收和保留多元化学生群体方面的成功为SPARC学者提供了理想的环境。自1836年以来，卫斯理学院一直强调在女性教育中科学和古典学习的重要性。这段历史带来了现代效益，因为超过76%的自然科学和数学毕业生追求更高的学位或从事数学或科学相关的职业。在这些毕业生中，25%是有色人种女性。智力优势：奖学金学生获得以下方面的综合学术支持；教师、同行和校友指导；夏季学术训练营；并且提供了早期参与本科生研究的机会。作为这些项目的结果，预计80%的这些学者将毕业，其中90%的毕业生将在STEM领域继续深造或就业。更广泛的影响：该项目正在增加生物、化学或数学专业女性毕业生的国家多样性，为其他采用小型学习社区的大型机构的计划设计提供信息，并鼓励数学和科学领域的留用。新兵训练营为夏季本科学业准备提供了模型，并帮助学生培养对数学和科学研究的热情和信心。