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

利用未开发的农村地区改善爱荷华州东部和伊利诺伊州西部的工程和物理高等教育

• 批准号: 1154282
• 负责人: Jodi Prosise
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: Saint Ambrose University
• 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: 2012-07-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1154282&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Tapping; Untapped; Rural; Areas; Improve

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).

该项目的重点是提高工业工程，机械工程和物理学的入学率和毕业率。我们的期望是通过从社区学院无缝转移的衔接，每年为超过15名学生提供服务。特别值得注意的是，该方案建立在经过验证的“内部”方法的基础上，这些方法取得了很好的保留效果，而且它继续关注服务不足的人口。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，教师导师帮助保留，利用与行业的良好联系，并整合两个良好的招聘工具（女孩之夜和机器人手）。