Mentored Access to Programs in Science (MAPS)

加州圣玛丽学院科学学院正在实施一项计划，旨在满足美国对科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)专业人员的需求。科学项目指导访问计划(MAP)为24名在生物化学、化学、数学或物理本科课程中有学业天赋、经济困难的学生提供全额学费奖学金、强有力的学生支持和指导服务。MAP奖学金获得者还获得职业介绍服务，为他们在毕业后进入STEM劳动力市场或进入STEM学科的研究生院做好更好的准备。一年级的MAP学者住在专门的科学生活和学习社区(Sci-LLC)，并参加第一年的咨询队列(FYAC)。每个学生都被分配到他/她所选学科的一名教师导师，有机会接触到住在一起的导师，并参与社会和学术社区建设活动。在二年级，学生们成为科学学术队列(Sci-AC)的一部分，并再次有机会参加各种社区建设活动。在低年级和高年级，MAP学者在职业门户和职业中心计划的帮助下，探索和申请研究助理、科学导师、实习生和STEM入门级员工的职位。总体而言，这些个性化的支持服务，再加上S-STEM奖学金的资金支持，为MAPS学者提供了最好的准备，以确保他们作为STEM专业人士的成功。科学学术队列和职业门户计划正在试行，作为地图项目的一部分。如果成功，这些活动将推广到圣玛丽学校的所有STEM学生，并在全国范围内传播。为了实现增加STEM劳动力多样性的社会目标，重点是从STEM学科中代表性通常较低的群体中招收学生。

The School of Sciences at Saint Mary's College of California is implementing a program designed to address the nation's need for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. Mentored Access to Programs in Science (MAPS) is providing full-tuition scholarships and robust student support and mentoring services to 24 academically talented, financially needy students in biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics or physics undergraduate programs. MAPS Scholars also receive career placement services to better prepare them to enter the STEM workforce or attend graduate school in STEM disciplines upon graduation.Several support mechanisms are provided to foster student success. Freshman MAPS Scholars live in the dedicated Science Living and Learning Community (Sci-LLC) and take part in the First Year Advising Cohort (FYAC). Each student is assigned a faculty mentor in his/her selected discipline, have access to live-in tutors and participate in both social and academic community-building activities. In the sophomore year, students become part of the Science Academic Cohort (Sci-AC) and again have the opportunity to participate in a variety of community-building activities. In the junior and senior years, MAPS scholars are assisted by the Career Gateway and Career Center programs in exploring and applying for positions as research assistants, science tutors, interns and entry-level STEM employees. Collectively, these personalized support services, combined with the financial support from the S-STEM scholarship, provide MAPS Scholars with the best preparation possible to ensure their success as STEM professionals. The Science Academic Cohort and Career Gateway programs are being piloted as a part of the MAPS project. If successful, they will be extended to all STEM students at Saint Mary's and disseminated nationally. In an effort to achieve the societal goal of adding diversity to the STEM workforce, emphasis is placed on recruiting students from groups that are typically underrepresented in STEM disciplines.