Engineering Pathways: An Undergraduate Scholars Program

工程途径：本科生学者计划

• 批准号: 1154473
• 负责人: Julio Urbina
• 金额: $ 59.97万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1154473&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Engineering; Pathways; Undergraduate; Scholars; Program

The Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering at University Park is providing scholarship awards that target members of groups that are underrepresented in engineering which include women, racial minorities and first generation college students. The Engineering Pathways program is based on a cohort model, bringing the students onto campus for a math-intensive bridge program the summer before they enroll and providing special housing, mentoring and internships throughout the students' undergraduate careers. The elements of the Pathways program are based on the research findings on effective strategies for increasing enrollment, retention and career success for these underrepresented groups. The program awards 10 new scholarships each year to incoming students and, based on student achievement, awards retention scholarships for continuing students. The evaluation plan is designed to provide timely feedback on the success of the students and the overall program, and it will add to the knowledge base of successful retention strategies in engineering.

位于大学公园的宾夕法尼亚州立大学工程学院正在提供奖学金，目标是在工程领域代表性不足的群体成员，包括妇女、少数民族和第一代大学生。工程途径计划基于队列模型，在学生入学前的夏天将学生带到校园进行数学密集型桥梁课程，并在学生的本科生涯中提供特殊的住房，指导和实习。路径计划的要素是基于对这些代表性不足的群体增加入学率，保留和职业成功的有效战略的研究结果。该计划每年向新生颁发10个新奖学金，并根据学生的成绩为继续学习的学生颁发保留奖学金。评估计划旨在提供有关学生和整体计划成功的及时反馈，并将增加工程成功保留策略的知识基础。