Tech Scholars

宾夕法尼亚技术学院(宾夕法尼亚学院)的技术学者计划为工业、计算和工程技术学院(ICET)的20名学生提供奖学金支持，他们的专业包括信息技术、电气技术、自动化制造和加工、工程设计技术、电子/计算机工程技术、塑料和聚合物工程技术以及焊接和制造工程技术。技术学者计划的招聘策略针对的是那些可能不知道宾夕法尼亚大学ICET的一系列以技术为基础的专业以及这些领域的就业机会的学生。这些学生中的许多人是他们家第一个上大学的。这一战略，再加上学生支持服务和职业教育，正在增加学生的留存率，导致更多的ICET项目毕业生。反过来，该项目有助于满足对技术类毕业生的高需求，并有助于促进技术劳动力的多样性和能力的提高。除了通过S-STEM奖学金提供资金支持外，该项目的技术特点还包括学术和专业支持，通过建立学习社区促进学生留住和推进职业教育，提供同行和教职员工指导、辅导服务、实习、实地考察和来自行业的嘉宾演讲。此外，采用综合方法鼓励学生选择四年制ICET专业，为他们提供学业和经济上的支持，直至毕业，并提高他们的劳动力准备和技能。宾夕法尼亚大学正在通过共同的研讨会部分、指定的学习和网络空间以及一个生活/学习社区，为技术学者建立一种队列体验。这些战略是在一个以行业为重点的咨询委员会的指导下实施的。在该委员会的帮助下，宾夕法尼亚大学正在通过让行业合作伙伴参与多个项目组成部分，如研讨会、实习和参与咨询委员会的活动，来加强与行业的现有关系。此外，通过技术学者计划，宾夕法尼亚大学正在通过其外展活动与社区大学建立新的关系，以转移学生。

The Tech Scholars program at the Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) is providing scholarship support to twenty School of Industrial, Computing, and Engineering Technologies (ICET) students in majors of Information Technology, Electrical Technology, Automated Manufacturing and Machining, Engineering Design Technology, Electronics/Computer Engineering Technology, Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology, and Welding and Fabrication Engineering Technology. Recruitment strategies for the Tech Scholars program target students who may not be aware of the array of technology-based majors in ICET at Penn College and the employment opportunities in these fields. Many of these students are the first in their family to attend college. This strategy, coupled with student support services and career education, is increasing student retention, leading to a greater number of graduates from ICET programs. In turn the project is helping to address a high demand for technology graduates and contributes to the diversity and improved capability of the technological workforce.In addition to financial support through the S-STEM scholarships, technical features of the project include academic and professional support that promotes student retention and advances career education through establishing a learning community, offering peer and faculty mentoring, tutorial services, internships, field trips and guest speakers from industry. Furthermore, comprehensive approaches are employed to encourage students to select a four-year ICET major, to support them academically and financially until graduation and to increase their workforce preparation and skills. Penn College is building a cohort experience for the Tech Scholars through common seminar sections, designated study and networking spaces and a living/learning community. These strategies are implemented under the direction of an industry-focused Advisory Committee. Aided by this committee, Penn College is strengthening existing relationships with industry by involving industry partners in multiple program components, such as workshops, internships and participation in Advisory Committee activities. Further, through the Tech Scholars program, Penn College is establishing new relationships with community colleges through its outreach activities to transfer students.