SoLar Engineering Academic Program (SoLEAP)

旧自治领大学（ODU）SoLEAP项目的目标是为大约36名有才华、积极进取且经济困难的学生提供学术、社会和经济支持，这些学生就读于光伏太阳能工程学术项目（SoLEAP）。ODU的SoLEAP影响学生的成功，并解决了区域和国家层面对训练有素的能源科学家和工程师的迫切需求。SoLEAP学者可以获得创新的学术培训，指导和职业发展/过渡计划，帮助他们进入太阳能行业，获得成功职业所需的专业知识。该计划扩大和推进太阳能工程劳动力，使其在光伏行业具有全球竞争力。旧自治领大学的SoLEAP计划是一项教育计划，它将创新的学术策略与所需的资源相结合，为本科生和研究生做好准备，以应对光伏技术快速变化领域的问题。学术支持方法结合了虚拟和物理实践活动和基于项目的学习。学生支持计划通过使用相互指导/同伴指导计划和学生同伴学习社区的社交网络得到改善。 通过与当地行业合作伙伴，学术和国家实验室合作研究和基于行业的项目，为职业发展和职业过渡提供支持，促进学术成功。 全面的学术培训和指导计划为学生提供光伏技术所必需的技能。为了最大限度地提高学生的学习，理论，虚拟学习和实践经验的综合模块补充了基于项目的学习理论为基础的讲座。此外，学生和教师/工业合作伙伴之间的相互指导是为了成功完成学位，职业咨询，发展和过渡的转型支持。由本科生和研究生组成的SoLEAP辅导组形成了互惠和同伴辅导网络，其中经验丰富的学生辅导经验不足的同伴。SoLEAP提供全面的培训和职业发展计划，以帮助学生在学术和职业生涯之间过渡。该项目包括努力使更广泛的STEM教育界了解项目结果。

The goal of the SoLEAP Program at Old Dominion University (ODU) is to provide academic, social and financial support to approximately 36 talented, motivated, and financially-needy students enrolled in the photovoltaic Solar Engineering Academic Program (SoLEAP). SoLEAP at ODU impacts student success and addresses the urgent need for well-trained energy scientists and engineers at both regional and national levels. SoLEAP scholars receive access to innovative academic training, mentoring, and career development/transition programs that help them enter into the solar energy sectors with the expertise needed for successful careers. The program expands and advances the solar engineering workforce to become globally competitive in photovoltaic industries. The SoLEAP program at Old Dominion University is an educational program that incorporates innovative academic strategies with resources needed to prepare undergraduate and graduate students to confront problems in the rapidly changing field of photovoltaic technology. The academic support approach combines virtual and physical hands-on activities and project based learning. Student support programs are improved by using reciprocal mentoring/peer mentoring programs and social networking by a peer-learning community of students. Academic success is fostered through support provided for career development and career transitions through collaborative research and industry-based projects with local industry partners, academic and national laboratories. The comprehensive academic training and mentoring programs prepares students with the skill sets essential to photovoltaic technologies. To maximize student learning, integrated modules of theory, virtual learning, and hands-on experience complement theory-based lectures with project-based learning. In addition, reciprocal mentoring between students and faculty/industrial partners is practiced for transformative support of success in completing degrees, career counseling, development, and transition. A SoLEAP mentoring cohort consisting of undergraduates and graduates forms reciprocal and peer mentoring networks in which more experienced students mentor less experienced peers. SoLEAP offers comprehensive training and career development programs to help students as they transition between their academic and professional careers. The project includes efforts to make the project results known to the broader STEM education community.