Ensuring Success for First Generation and Rural College STEM Students

确保第一代和农村大学 STEM 学生的成功

• 批准号: 1060657
• 负责人: Miriam Chavez
• 金额: $ 59.89万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1060657&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ensuring; Success; First; Generation; Rural

The Ensuring Success for First Generation and Rural College STEM Students project initiates a scholarship program for STEM students at the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus (UNM-V), a two-year public college of the University of New Mexico system. Established as a branch in 1981, UNM-V is a regional community college serving mostly first generation college students. The average age of students is over 27 years, with over 65% being women and over 55% being Hispanic. Due to challenges of poverty, some students in UNM-V's service area never start college. Also, because college has not formerly been a family value and many college-aged students are expected to help support their families financially, many in this service area find it a hardship to be enrolled full-time while still others are pulled away by family needs and are unable to complete their course work. UNM-V has responded to regional demands by offering Certificates and Associate Degrees in Applied Science (AAS) Degrees in Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Construction Technology (CT), Information Technology (IT) and Digital Media Arts (DMA). Additionally, UNM-V continues to expand its Associate of Science in General Science Degree and has recently added an Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering. These degrees ready students to transfer to local universities to continue courses toward Bachelor's Degrees and beyond. The new scholarship program provides 30 students each year with the ability to attend college on a full-time basis and realize their dream of completing a Certificate or Associate Degree program in General Science, Pre-Engineering, CAD, CT, IT, or DMA. This is not just personally fulfilling, but also has a significant positive economic impact on the individuals, their families and the community at large as these students fill high wage jobs in high demand science and technology industries throughout central New Mexico. Goals for Ensuring Success for First Generation and Rural College STEM Students are to: a) Increase the number of students receiving Certificates and Associate Degrees in General Science and Engineering, or Certificates and Associate of Applied Science Degrees in CAD, CT, IT, and DMA by a minimum of 10% per year; b) Increase the number of students completing Certificates within two years and Associate Degrees within three years by 10% per year through financial and academic support; and c) Increase the number of students transferring to four-year institutions to pursue Bachelor's Degrees by 10% per year through financial and academic support.Support for the scholars includes a first semester class which helps them build a social network with their peers, discover their learning styles, and build habits to ensure college success. The scholars also interact with UNM-V faculty in their areas of study and receive supplemental instruction with peer tutors. Lastly, scholars have opportunities to be mentored by individuals in regional STEM industries and to participate in field trips to local four-year institutions, research conferences and local STEM industry sites.

确保第一代和农村大学STEM学生的成功项目为新墨西哥大学瓦伦西亚校区（UNM-V）的STEM学生启动了一项奖学金计划，该校区是新墨西哥州系统的一所两年制公立大学。 作为一个分支成立于1981年，联合国维也纳办事处是一个区域社区学院，主要为第一代大学生服务。 学生的平均年龄超过27岁，其中65%以上为女性，55%以上为西班牙裔。 由于贫困的挑战，联合国驻越南特派团服务区的一些学生从未上过大学。 此外，由于大学以前不是一个家庭价值观，许多大学适龄学生预计将帮助支持他们的家庭在经济上，许多在这个服务领域发现它是一个困难的全日制入学，而还有一些人被家庭需要拉远，无法完成他们的课程工作。UNM-V通过提供计算机辅助绘图（CAD），建筑技术（CT），信息技术（IT）和数字媒体艺术（DMA）的应用科学（AAS）学位证书和副学位来满足区域需求。 此外，联合国维也纳办事处继续扩大其普通科学学位的理学副学士，最近增加了一个工程预科理学副学士。 这些学位使学生准备转学到当地大学继续攻读学士学位及更高的课程。 新的奖学金计划每年为30名学生提供全日制上大学的能力，并实现他们完成普通科学，预工程，CAD，CT，IT或DMA证书或副学士学位课程的梦想。 这不仅是个人满足，而且对个人，他们的家庭和整个社区都有重大的积极经济影响，因为这些学生在整个新墨西哥州中部的高需求科学和技术行业填补了高薪工作。确保第一代和农村大学STEM学生成功的目标是： a）增加获得普通科学和工程证书和副学士学位的学生人数，或CAD，CT，IT和DMA应用科学学位证书和副学士学位的学生人数，每年至少增加10%; B）通过财政和学术支持，将两年内完成证书课程、三年内完成副学位课程的学生人数每年增加10%;以及 c）通过财政和学术支持，每年增加10%的学生转学到四年制院校攻读学士学位。对学者的支持包括第一学期的课程，帮助他们与同龄人建立社交网络，发现他们的学习风格，并建立习惯，以确保大学成功。 学者们还与UNM-V教师在他们的研究领域互动，并接受同伴导师的补充指导。 最后，学者们有机会在区域STEM行业的个人指导，并参加实地考察当地四年制机构，研究会议和当地STEM行业网站。