Roger Bacon Scholars Program

圣弗朗西斯大学(USF)化学系正在实施一个名为罗杰·培根学者(RB Scholars)的S-STEM项目。两组每组9名学生在完成生物、化学、科学和创业、环境科学或数学方面的本科学位后，将获得最长四年的资助。RB学者计划加强了大学与来自不同部门--工业、政府和非营利机构--的雇主之间的联系。该计划的所有活动都旨在支持印第安纳州东北部的努力，将重点放在以STEM为基础的就业上，以增强未来的经济实力。该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。这些措施包括同行和专业辅导，由教职员工和行业合作伙伴提供指导，与校友建立联系，寻求实习和职业建议，以及由教职员工和大学就业服务办公室提供研究生和职业咨询。RB学者还有机会参与个人和群体经验，作为高级顶尖课程的一部分，他们根据从这些经验中获得的知识，为K-12学生开发基于项目的学习(PBL)活动。Capstone项目还促进沟通、合作、批判性思维和创造力，同时向未来的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)专业提供服务。通过这些K-12 PBL项目，RB学者影响了下一代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.