Tapping the Untapped Rural Areas to Improve Engineering and Physics Higher Education in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois

该项目的重点是提高工业工程、机械工程和物理专业的入学率和毕业率。我们的目标是通过从社区班级无缝转学的方式，每年为超过15名学生提供服务。特别值得注意的是，该计划建立在经过验证的“内部”方法的基础上，这些方法产生了出色的保留效果，并继续专注于服务不足的人群。将包括的增强措施包括采用和加强STEM暑期研究计划和学生成功中心，聘请导师和研究助理，教师导师帮助留住人才，利用与行业的良好关系，以及整合两个好的招聘工具(女孩之夜和机械手)。

This project is focused on increasing enrollment and graduation rates in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and physics. The expectation is to serve more than 15 students yearly through the articulation of a seamless transfer from the community clleges. It is particularly noteworthy that the program builds on proven 'in house' methods that have yielded excellent retention results and that it continues to focus on underserved populations. Enhancements to be included are adopting and enhancing a STEM Summer Research Program and a Student Success Center, hiring tutors and research assistants, faculty mentors to help with retention, utilizing good connections with industry, and integrating two good recruitment tools (Girl's Night Out and The Robotic Hand).