AugSTEM Scholarships: Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Careers in STEM

在AugSTEM项目中，奥格斯堡学院将向一个跨学科的学生群体颁发70份奖学金。该项目建立在过去成功吸引转学和代表性不足的学生到奥格斯堡小城市校园的基础上，并成功地保留了入门STEM序列的策略。大约50%的奖学金获得者在地区社区学院开始了他们的高等教育事业。学生们因他们共同的教育阶段和毕业并追求STEM职业的共同目标而团结在一起。编程鼓励学生以强大的学术证书和明确的目标完成学位。AugSTEM项目的目标是：-通过建立合作伙伴关系，并根据这些学生的需求和时间表提供量身定制的课程，增加获得STEM学位的转学生人数；-为30名有学术天赋的STEM高年级学生提供经济支持；-通过延长第一年和第二年课程的早期成功，保留初中和高中STEM学生到毕业；-加强STEM学生成功过渡到科学工作场所的准备；发展持续卓越的本科STEM教育。AugSTEM项目正在加大学院创建多元化校园的努力，特别是为那些可能离开STEM管道的代表性不足的人群提供服务。该项目还与合作社区大学的S-STEM项目合作，以更好地为越来越多的在两年制大学开始职业生涯的本科生提供服务。最终，AugSTEM项目正在增加进入劳动力市场的STEM毕业生的数量和多样性，促进奥格斯堡STEM教师和社区学院同事之间的互动，增强学生的专业准备，并为自然科学和数学领域充满活力的未来发展奠定基础。

In the AugSTEM program, Augsburg College is awarding 70 scholarships to a cross-disciplinary cohort of students. The program builds on past successes in attracting transfer and underrepresented students to Augsburg's small urban campus and successful retention strategies in introductory STEM sequences. Approximately 50% of the scholarship recipients began their postsecondary careers at area community colleges. Students are united by their common educational stage and a shared objective of graduating and pursuing a STEM career. Programming encourages students to finish their degrees with strong academic credentials and clarity of purpose. Objectives of the AugSTEM program are to: - Increase the number of transfer students who obtain a STEM degree by building partnerships and providing programming tailored to the needs and timelines of such students; - Provide financial support for 30 academically talented upper-division STEM students; - Retain junior and senior STEM students to graduation by extending earlier successes in first and second-year programming; - Enhance the readiness of STEM students for successful transitions to the scientific workplace; and - Develop sustained excellence in undergraduate STEM education.The AugSTEM program is increasing the College's efforts to create a diverse campus, especially serving underrepresented populations who might otherwise leave the STEM pipeline. The program is also pairing with S-STEM programs at partner community college to better serve the increasing population of undergraduates who begin their careers at two-year institutions. Ultimately, the AugSTEM program is increasing the number and diversity of STEM graduates entering the workforce, fostering interactions between Augsburg STEM faculty and community college colleagues, enhancing professional preparedness for students, and providing a foundation for future growth of a vibrant division of natural sciences and mathematics.