College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science Recruitment and Retention Center

工程、数学和科学学院招聘和保留中心

• 批准号: 1161180
• 负责人: Christina Curras
• 金额: $ 89.99万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• 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: 2012-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1161180&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: College; Engineering; Mathematics; Science; Recruitment

This NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) project is increasing the number of students graduating with undergraduate STEM degrees through increased recruitment and retention of students in the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (EMS), at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. UW-Platteville, a STEM campus focused primarily on undergraduate education, serves over 7,400 students in a rural community. A Recruitment and Retention Center is being developed within the academic unit, which hosts tutoring and mentoring programs and also serves as a centralized location for College of EMS efforts; a significant focus is on supporting traditionally underrepresented STEM students. The STEP project builds on the success of existing programs, some of which are currently supported by the NSF. A structure is being provided to facilitate cohort development; increase networking opportunities including mentoring, advising and research; promote career development through internships and co-operative education; and support career selection and job placement. Students involved with the NSF STEP program are preparing for the 21st century workforce by participating in high impact practices including mentoring, internships, co-ops, scholarly engagements, workshops, service, outreach and conferences, which affect persistence and stimulate academic achievement excellence and career placements in STEM. Extensive analysis of the success of the programming offered through this STEP project is being conducted in order to increase the knowledge of best practices in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The number of STEM degrees awarded at UW-Platteville increases by over 20% by the end of this funding.

这个NSF STEM人才扩展计划（STEP）项目通过增加威斯康星大学普拉特维尔分校工程，数学和科学学院（EMS）的学生招聘和保留，增加了本科STEM学位毕业的学生数量。UW-Platteville是一个主要专注于本科教育的STEM校园，为农村社区的7，400多名学生提供服务。一个招聘和保留中心正在开发的学术单位，其中主机辅导和指导计划，也作为EMS工作的大学的集中位置;一个重要的重点是支持传统上代表性不足的STEM学生。STEP项目建立在现有项目的成功基础上，其中一些项目目前得到了NSF的支持。正在提供一个结构，以促进群体发展;增加建立联系的机会，包括辅导、咨询和研究;通过实习和合作教育促进职业发展;支持职业选择和就业安排。参与NSF STEP计划的学生通过参与高影响力的实践，包括指导，实习，合作社，学术活动，研讨会，服务，外展和会议，为21世纪世纪的劳动力做准备，这些实践影响持久性，并刺激学术成就卓越和STEM职业安置。目前正在对通过STEP项目提供的方案编制的成功进行广泛分析，以增加对教学奖学金最佳做法的了解。在UW-Platteville授予的STEM学位数量在这笔资金结束时增加了20%以上。