Scholarships for Oregon Scientists II

俄勒冈大学（UO）的俄勒冈科学家奖学金II（SOS2）计划解决了当地和国家的重大需求。首先，它通过建立已久的硕士工业实习项目（MIIP）为太平洋西北地区的高科技行业提供了明确的职业道路，该项目包括4个化学或物理学士学位后的暑期课程和实验室工作，随后是在70多个STEM行业合作伙伴之一工作的9个月带薪实习。其次，SOS2为成绩优异、才华横溢的高中生提供了成功的机会，这些学生往往在开始本科课程的两年内大量离开STEM专业（理科占50%）。这个为期五年的项目将为化学和物理专业提供多达60个奖学金。与俄勒冈东部学校、地区伞型山间教育服务区、莱恩县上下文内容（C2）项目（该项目连接了5个学区）以及10个S-STEM行业和政府合作伙伴的持续合作将继续下去。与俄勒冈州六所社区学院建立合作伙伴关系，为化学和物理专业提供无缝过渡，使大学能够进入俄勒冈州最多样化的高等教育社区。从以前的工作中吸取的教训表明，在项目的第一年，培养有效的学习习惯，为学生建立科学内容知识是至关重要的。因此，计划为SOS2参与者开发新的和持续的支持，以明确地映射研究与科学话语以及核心科学内容和学习技能等学术基础之间的联系。该计划还包括新生兴趣小组（FIG），旨在支持物理科学专业的学生。该计划的一个创新方面是通过邀请学者参加各种以科学为重点的大学赞助的外展活动来发展社会说服的要素。SOS2学者的大量可选夏季研究项目由大学内部资金支持。具有科学教育专业知识的外部评估人员每季度根据各种数据来源提供反馈。评估活动将为项目活动提供信息并评估项目的影响。具体而言，形成性措施包括学者对年中调查评估项目要素的反馈，项目协调员和学者提供的新生学者成功/挑战总结，以及与合作机构关键人员的对话。所有专业的数据每季度收集一次；报告gpa和入学情况。学生对科学和科学探究的理解（SUSSI）是在大一开始和结束时进行的，经过一个夏天的研究。结果通过俄勒冈大学（UO）专注于K-16 STEM职业发展的新中心（STEMCORE）在内部传播。在STEMCORE每月会议上广泛传播最佳做法，例如建立一个以科学为重点的实践社区。PI团队的成员发表关于创新项目的文章和书籍章节，并参加国家专业协会的年度会议。来自UO财务援助办公室的SOS团队成员定期参加大学财务援助官员的全国会议，在那里他能够详细介绍SOS2的结构，影响和实现目标的进展。

The University of Oregon (UO), Scholarships for Oregon Scientists II(SOS2) program addresses significant local and national needs. First, it provides clear pathways to careers in the Pacific Northwest's High technology sector through the long established Masters Industrial Internship Program (MIIP), which comprises 4 strands of post-chemistry or physics baccalaureate summer course and lab work, followed by 9-month paid internships working for one of 70+ STEM industry partners. Second, SOS2 provides opportunities for success to high-achieving, talented, high school students who often leave STEM major programs in large numbers (50% in the sciences) within two years of starting undergraduate programs. The five-year program will provide up to 60 scholarships for chemistry and physics majors.On-going partnerships with Eastern Oregon schools, the district-umbrella Inter-Mountain Education Service District, the Lane County Content in Context (C2) program, which connects five school districts, and 10 S-STEM industry and government partners, will continue. Established partnerships with six Oregon community colleges to produce seamless transitions for chemistry and physics majors, allow the university access to Oregon's most diverse higher education community. Lessons learned from prior work indicate that developing effective study habits for building science content knowledge for students during the first year in the program is critical. Consequently, developing new and continuing supports is planned for SOS2 participants to explicitly map connections between research and scientific discourse and academic fundamentals such as core science content and study skills. The proposed program also includes Freshman Interest Groups (FIG) designed to support physical science majors. An innovative aspect of the program is the development of elements of social persuasion by including scholars in various science-focused, University-sponsored outreach events. A substantial optional summer research program for SOS2 scholars is supported using internal university funds.An external evaluator with science education expertise provides feedback quarterly, drawing on a variety of data sources. Evaluation activities will inform program activities and assess the program's impact. Specifically, formative measures, including scholars' feedback from midyear surveys assessing program elements, summaries of freshmen scholars successes/challenges provided by the program coordinator and scholars, and conversations with key personnel from partner institutions. Data are gathered quarterly for all majors; GPAs and enrollment are reported. Student Understanding of Science and Scientific Inquiry (SUSSI) is administered at the start and the end of freshman year, after a summer of research. Results are disseminated internally via the new University of Oregon (UO) Center focused on K-16 STEM career development, STEMCORE. Wide dissemination of best practices, for example, building a science-focused community of practice, takes place at monthly STEMCORE meetings. Members of the PI team publish articles and book chapters about innovative programs and attend annual meetings of national professional societies. The SOS team member from the UO Financial Aid office routinely attends national meetings for college Financial Aid officials, where he is able to detail the structure, impact and progress towards meeting goals for SOS2.