Scholarship Program for Improving Retention of Penn State Change of Location Students

该项目旨在了解和纠正降低宾夕法尼亚州立大学（PSU）科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学生在完成2+2计划时的保留率和成功率的因素。目标是使来自其他校区的2+2 STEM PSU学生的保留率和毕业率至少与在PSU大学公园校区开始和留在PSU的学生持平。这是通过实施多方面的建议、职业咨询和指导计划来实现的，并结合4000美元的奖学金，为2+2学生提供他们在数学和科学专业取得成功所需的支持。该项目有助于将一批骨干学生整合到一个社区中，以便对每一项有针对性的干预措施的影响进行系统的调查。这些知识将被纳入一项长期计划，为所有参加2+2计划的Eberly理学院学生提供成功的策略和干预措施，这样项目的潜在影响将达到大约1000名学生，他们将在项目期间转学到PSU大学公园。该项目是为从社区大学转到四年制大学的学生保留STEM课程的典范，其成果将与高等教育界广泛分享。

This project aims to understand and remediate factors that reduce the retention and success of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students attempting to complete a 2+2 plan at Pennsylvania State University (PSU). The goal is to bring the retention and graduation rates of 2+2 STEM PSU students from other campuses at least into parity with students that begin and remain at the University Park campus of PSU. This is accomplished by implementing a multifaceted advising, career counseling, and mentoring program, combined with $4,000 scholarships that will provide 2+2 students with the support they need to succeed in math and science majors. The program helps to weld a cadre of students into a community that allows a methodical investigation into the impact of each of the targeted interventions. This knowledge will be incorporated into a long-range plan for making successful strategies and interventions available for all Eberly College of Science students enrolled in the 2+2 plan, so that the project's potential impact reaches approximately one thousand students who will transfer to PSU University Park during the project period. This project is a model for retention efforts in STEM for students moving from community colleges to four-year institutions and the results will be shared broadly with the higher education community.