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

该项目向那些计划从两年制和四年制学院转到西雅图大学（SU）电气和计算机工程（ECE）系的学业有才华和经济困难的大三学生颁发奖学金。SU ECE学者计划的主要目标是提高华盛顿州熟练的电气和计算机工程师的数量。SU ECE学者获得财务，学术和专业发展支持，以确保他们成功地向电气工程学士学位迈进。学生支持服务包括同侪辅导和指导，学习伙伴，行业导师计划，专业发展研讨会和社会活动。该计划的一个创新特点是招聘计划，目标是学术上有才华的学生，他们没有必要的准备被录取到该州研究密集型大学之一的竞争激烈的课程。由于S-STEM的财政支持，而不是放弃他们的计划，学习电气工程，这些学生能够继续在SU的培育环境，平衡学术挑战与个人关注他们的教育。该项目还从华盛顿州社区学院的广泛网络中招募学生。该项目有助于广泛了解如何在小型私立文理学院招聘，过渡和支持学术上有才华和经济上有需要的电气和计算机工程学生。拟议的计划还将作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主修他们选择的研究领域并成功进入STEM劳动力市场。

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.