Advancing STEM Industries through Student Scholarships and Support Services

通过学生奖学金和支持服务推动 STEM 产业发展

• 批准号: 1355958
• 负责人: Ron Keys
• 金额: $ 59.72万
• 依托单位: Chippewa Valley Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1355958&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advancing; STEM; Industries; through; Student

In order to address the needs of regional employers, this project at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) is creating pathways for its students to pursue careers in the STEM professional workforce. One pathway is providing well-qualified associate's degree graduates to employers in fields such as advanced manufacturing, construction and computing, while a second pathway leads to transfer to four-year institutions to pursue higher academic degrees as STEM majors. In addition to serving the needs of a growing industrial presence in western Wisconsin, the project is establishing a point of entry into STEM higher education for students in several rural high school districts in the vicinity of CVTC.From a technical standpoint, the project is awarding 100 S-STEM scholarships to full-time students enrolled in the following associate's degree programs at CVTC: Industrial Engineering Technician, Civil Engineering Technician, Manufacturing Engineering Technologist, Information Technology-Network Specialist, Information Technology-Software Developer and Nano Engineering Technology. Besides the scholarships, support for the S-STEM scholars includes monthly events that focus on future educational and professional opportunities, access to a STEM Career Advisor, peer-led study groups and mentoring by faculty, alumni and industry professionals. Through the use of institutional research data and student surveys, outcomes being measured include the impact of the project on the enrollment, academic performance, retention and graduation of the S-STEM scholars, employment secured by program graduates and successful transfers to four-year institutions.

为了满足地区雇主的需求，齐佩瓦谷技术学院（CVTC）的这个项目正在为学生创造在STEM专业劳动力中追求职业生涯的途径。 其中一条途径是为先进制造业、建筑业和计算机等领域的雇主提供合格的副学士学位毕业生，而第二条途径则是转入四年制院校，攻读STEM专业的更高学位。 除了满足威斯康星州西部不断增长的工业需求外，该项目还为CVTC附近几个农村高中区的学生建立了STEM高等教育的入口点。从技术角度来看，该项目将向CVTC以下副学士学位课程的全日制学生颁发100份S-STEM奖学金：工业工程技术员、土木工程技术员、制造工程技术员、信息技术-网络专家、信息技术-软件开发人员和纳米工程技术。 除了奖学金，对S-STEM学者的支持还包括每月举办的活动，重点关注未来的教育和职业机会，获得STEM职业顾问，同行领导的学习小组以及教师，校友和行业专业人士的指导。 通过使用机构研究数据和学生调查，衡量的成果包括该项目对S-STEM学者的入学，学业成绩，保留和毕业的影响，计划毕业生的就业保障以及成功转移到四年制院校。