Increasing Student Enrollment and Achievement in Engineering and Engineering Technology

提高工程和工程技术的学生入学率和成就

• 批准号: 1154000
• 负责人: Hossein Rahemi
• 金额: $ 57.5万
• 依托单位: Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2018-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1154000&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Increasing; Student; Enrollment; Achievement; Engineering

This project is to increase the number of talented, recent high school graduates successfully completing the mechatronics engineering, mechanical engineering technology and electronic engineering technology baccalaureate degree programs at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. The objectives are: 1) to provide 25 four-year scholarships to talented, economically disadvantaged students enrolled in Vaughn's programs; 2) to improve student support services by providing scholarship recipients with a centralized hub of academic support services including: highly qualified tutors, mentors, supplemental instructors and academic advisors - all located in Vaughn's Teaching and Learning Center; 3) to increase the number of students who complete undergraduate research projects under the mentorship of Vaughn faculty; 4). to increase the number of engineering and engineering technologies scholarship recipients securing internships with local companies. The project includes a number of interventions to achieving its objectives, including tutoring, mentoring, industry internships, and a Technology Day Conference. The project will have a positive impact on the participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, particularly Hispanic Americans. The partnerships with industry and other organizations that include United Technologies Corporation, Delta Airlines, and the Federal Aviation Administration will help to broaden the impact.

该项目旨在增加成功完成沃恩航空技术学院机电工程、机械工程技术和电子工程技术学士学位课程的优秀应届高中毕业生的数量。目标是：1)向参加沃恩项目的有才华的经济困难学生提供25个四年期奖学金；2)通过为奖学金获得者提供集中的学术支持服务中心，改善学生支持服务，包括：高素质的导师、导师、补充导师和学术顾问-所有这些都位于沃恩的教学中心；3)增加在沃恩教师的指导下完成本科研究项目的学生数量；4)增加工程和工程技术奖学金获得者在当地公司实习的人数。该项目包括一系列实现其目标的干预措施，包括辅导、指导、行业实习和技术日会议。该项目将对代表不足的少数族裔参与STEM领域产生积极影响，特别是西班牙裔美国人。与业界和包括联合技术公司、达美航空公司和联邦航空管理局在内的其他组织的伙伴关系将有助于扩大影响。