ECE Scholars: A Program for Recruiting, Transitioning, and Supporting Students to Succeed in Electrical and Computer Engineering

该项目向计划从两年制和四年制大学转到西雅图大学(SU)电气和计算机工程(欧洲经委会)系的大三学生颁发奖学金。SU欧洲经委会学者计划的主要目标是增加华盛顿州熟练的电气和计算机工程师的数量。SU ECES学者获得经济、学术和职业发展方面的支持，以确保他们成功地获得电气工程学士学位。学生支持服务包括同伴辅导和辅导、学习合作伙伴、行业指导计划、专业发展研讨会和社会活动。该项目的一个创新之处在于，它推出了一项招生计划，面向的是在学业上有天赋的学生，他们没有做好必要的准备，无法进入该州一所研究密集型大学的竞争激烈的项目。由于S-STEM的经济支持，这些学生没有放弃学习电气工程的计划，而是能够在苏的培养环境中继续他们的教育，这种环境平衡了学业挑战和个人注意力。该项目还从华盛顿州广泛的社区学院网络中招收学生。该项目有助于更广泛地了解如何在一所小型私立文理学院招收、过渡和支持有学术天赋和经济困难的电气和计算机工程专业的学生。拟议的计划还将成为大型研究机构和小型教学大学之间合作的典范，以确保没有必要准备的有能力的学生仍然可以在他们选择的研究领域主修，并成功进入STEM劳动力大军。

This project is awarding scholarships to academically talented and financially needy junior year students who plan to transfer to the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Seattle University (SU) from two- and four-year colleges. The main goal of the SU ECE Scholars program is to enhance the number of skilled electrical and computer engineers in the State of Washington. SU ECE scholars receive financial, academic, and professional development support to ensure their successful progression toward the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. Student support services include peer tutoring and mentoring, study partners, industry mentorship program, professional development seminars, and social activities. An innovative feature of this program is a recruitment plan that targets academically-talented students who do not have the necessary preparation to be admitted to a highly competitive program at one of the state's research-intensive universities. Because of the S-STEM financial support, instead of abandoning their plans to study electrical engineering, such students are able to continue their education in SU's nurturing environment which balances academic challenges with individual attention. The project also recruits students from the extensive network of Washington State's community colleges. This project is contributing to a broad understanding of how to recruit, transition, and support academically talented and financially needy electrical and computer engineering students at a small, private, liberal arts college. The proposed program will also serve as a model for collaboration between large research institutions and small teaching universities to ensure that capable students, who do not have the necessary preparation, can still major in their chosen field of study and successfully enter the STEM workforce.