Santa Barbara City College STEM Scholars

在这个项目中，圣巴巴拉城市学院基金会(SBCC)将为34名全日制计算机信息系统专业本科生提供奖学金。该项目的主要目标将是留住STEM学科的学生，以便他们准备转到四年制院校继续接受教育。为此，学者将获得最多三年的学习资助，奖学金金额最高可达7000美元。与加州州立大学系统的新协议将提供一条从两年制院校过渡到提供学位的当地四年制院校的便捷途径。项目团队将与当地和地区的工业企业以及其他教育机构合作，获得行业实习和研究实习机会，为S-STEM学者提供更多的应用经验和职业道路。招聘计划将包括SBCC辅导员访问当地每所高中，与学生和辅导员会面，招收有才华的学生。在被录取后，每个学生都会制定一个教育计划，使他们能够完成自己的教育计划。SBCC为学生设定了高标准，以适用的研究文献为基础的详细的学生支持计划将通过提供强有力的支持服务(例如，担任导师、研究经验和实习)来有效地为学者服务。该项目的一个主要优势是由STEM教职员工组成的管理团队的深度和广度，他们致力于确保学生的学业成功。这个多元化的团队包括几名STEM教员、一名管理人员、经济援助主任、全国数学、工程、科学成就计划的当地协调员、三名咨询和咨询工作人员以及一名SBCC基金会工作人员。广泛的教职员工支持体现在项目实施计划中，该计划也得到了SBCC主席和SBCC基金会执行董事的支持。机构评估、研究和规划主任将负责进行项目评估，包括形成部分和总结性部分。形成性评估数据辅以学生学习结果评估数据，将为最终项目影响的总结性评估提供信息。将在学校内部和外部通过在教职员工发展会议上以及与学生团体和其他学院以及在包括加州研究和规划小组赞助的年度学生成功会议在内的会议上分享项目成果，在机构内部和外部进行传播。

In this project the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) will provide scholarships to 34 undergraduate students enrolled full time in the Computer Information Systems program. The primary goal of the project will be to retain students in STEM disciplines so that they are prepared to transfer to four-year institutions to continue their education. Towards that end scholars will be supported for up to three years of study with a scholarship amount of up to $7,000. New agreements with the California State University system will provide an easy path of transfer from two-year to local four-year institutions offering degrees. The project team will work with local and regional industrial concerns, and other educational institutions to secure industry internships and research internships to provide the S-STEM scholars with additional applied experiences and career pathways.The recruitment plan will include the SBCC counselor visiting each local high school to meet with students and counselors for recruitment of talented students. Upon being accepted, each student develops an educational plan that will enable them to complete their educational program. SBCC sets high standards for students and a detailed student support plan, grounded in the applicable research literature, will serve the scholars effectively through the delivery of strong support services (e.g. working as tutors, research experiences, and internships). A major strength of this project is the depth and breadth of the management team consisting of STEM faculty and staff members who are committed to ensuring the academic success of students. The diverse team includes several STEM faculty, one administrator, the director of financial aid, the local coordinator of the nation-wide Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program, three advising and counseling staff, and an SBCC Foundation staff member. Broad faculty support is evidenced in the plan for project implementation which also has the backing of the President of SBCC and the Executive Director of the SBCC Foundation. The Director of Institutional Assessment, Research, and Planning will be responsible for conducting the project evaluation, carrying out both formative and summative components. Formative evaluation data supplemented with student learning outcomes assessment data will inform the summative evaluation of the final project impact. Dissemination will occur both within the institution and externally through sharing the results of the project at faculty and staff development meetings and with student groups as well as the other colleges and, at conferences, including the annual Student Success Conference, sponsored by the California Research and Planning Group.