Roger Bacon Scholars Program

圣弗朗西斯大学（USF）化学系正在实施一项名为罗杰·培根学者（RB学者）的S-STEM项目。两组各有9名学生，他们将获得最多四年的资助，完成生物学、化学、科学与创业学、环境科学或数学的本科学位。RB学者项目加强了大学与各行业雇主之间的联系，包括工业、政府和非营利机构。该计划的所有活动都旨在支持印第安纳州东北部的努力，重点关注基于stem的就业，以增强未来的经济实力。项目实施的技术特点依赖于几个支持机制来促进学生的成功。其中包括同行和专业辅导、教职员工和行业合作伙伴的指导、与校友建立联系以获得实习和职业建议，以及教职员工和大学职业服务办公室提供的研究生院和职业咨询。RB学者也有机会参与个人和群体体验，作为高级顶点课程的一部分，他们为K-12学生开发基于项目的学习（PBL）活动，以通过这些经验获得的知识为基础。顶点项目还促进沟通，协作，批判性思维和创造力，同时为未来的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）专业提供外展服务。通过这些K-12 PBL项目，RB学者影响下一代STEM学生。

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Saint Francis (USF) is implementing an S-STEM project entitled Roger Bacon Scholars (RB Scholars). Two cohorts of nine students each are supported for up to four years as they complete undergraduate degrees in biology, chemistry, science and entrepreneurship, environmental science or mathematics. The RB Scholars program strengthens links between the university and employers from various sectors - industry, government and non-profit institutions. All of the program's activities are designed to support efforts in northeast Indiana to focus on STEM-based employment for future economic strength. Technical features of the project's implementation rely on several support mechanisms to foster student success. These include peer and professional tutoring, mentoring by faculty members and industry partners, networking with alumni for internships and career advice, and graduate school and career counseling by faculty members and the university's Career Services Office. RB Scholars also have the opportunity to engage in individual and cohort experiences, and as a part of a senior-level capstone course, they develop project-based learning (PBL) activities for K-12 students building upon the knowledge gained through those experiences. The capstone project also promotes communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity while providing outreach to future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors. Through these K-12 PBL projects, RB Scholars influence the next generation of STEM students.