SMaRT Scholars for Success

北安普顿社区学院的“SMaRT学者成功”计划正在通过实施最佳实践来提高STEM中代表性不足的学生的招聘，保留和成功转移或就业，从而增加多个STEM计划中低收入，学术才华女性和少数民族的数量。该计划致力于解决财务，学术和情感障碍，这些障碍对所有学生来说都是巨大的，并且通常会对传统上代表性不足的学生产生最大的影响。学者们通过参加暑期务虚会、按学科划分的学习圈、共同课程和其他队列建设活动，作为“学习者社区”得到支持。高水平的学术支持由学生成功专家，导师，职业顾问，教师和行业导师，体验式学习机会和研讨会提供，以培养领导力和软技能。 “SMaRT学者成功”提供了一个模式，以增加在STEM学科中代表性不足的学生的招聘，保留和成功率。该项目中使用的大多数战略都可以以适度的成本实施到类似的机构。社区学院占全国本科生的46%，占高等教育中所有少数民族的一半以上，该项目为STEM管道提供了广泛影响的机会。

"The SMaRT Scholars for Success" program at Northampton Community College is increasing the number of low-income, academically talented women and minorities in multiple STEM programs by implementing best practices for enhancing the recruitment, retention, and successful transfer or employment of students underrepresented in STEM. The program is working to address the financial, academic, and emotional barriers that can prove formidable for all students and often affect traditionally underrepresented students most significantly. Scholars are supported as a "Community of Learners" through participation in a summer retreat, learning circles by discipline, common courses, and other cohort building activities. A high level of academic support is provided by a Student Success Specialist, tutors, career advisors, faculty and industrial mentors, experiential learning opportunities and workshops to develop leadership and soft skills. "SMaRT Scholars for Success" provides a model for increasing the recruitment, retention, and success rate of students underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Most of the strategies used in this project can be implemented at modest cost to a comparable institution. With community colleges accounting for 46% of the nation's undergraduates and over half of all minorities in higher education, the project offers the opportunity for broad impact on the STEM pipeline.