Albright College Environmentally-oriented Sciences (ACES) Scholarship Program: Supporting the Study of the Environment through STEM Disciplines

奥尔布赖特学院的S-STEM项目支持学生克服通常导致本科生离开STEM领域的挑战。S-STEM支持用于增加招聘和留住有才能的学生，否则他们可能无法负担大学费用。应特别重视为有才华、低收入和少数民族学生提供高质量的STEM教育机会。为了实现这一目标，对学生的早期干预包括增加辅导的可用性，以群体为中心的学术活动，以及可选的研究实习项目。通过为STEM学生提供专业发展机会，鼓励STEM劳动力的多样性。该项目的技术特点集中在对STEM领域对环境研究的多重贡献的赞赏上。这个S-STEM项目是利用奥尔布赖特学院之前在环境科学课程方面取得的进展。在这个S-STEM项目中，环境科学是用来提高STEM领域知名度的主要方法。在奥尔布赖特学院，来自不同教育背景的学生被招募到这个项目中。学生通过各种课程项目和学习经验参与到有利于校园和更大社区的项目中。值得注意的项目实施部分包括改善学生支持服务，使学生在课堂上取得成功，并在未来的职业道路上取得成功。

The S-STEM Program at Albright College supports students to overcome challenges that typically cause undergraduates to leave the STEM fields. The S-STEM support is used to increase recruitment and retention of talented students who may otherwise not be able to afford college. Special attention is made to promote high-quality STEM education opportunities to talented, low-income and minority students. To accomplish this, early interventions for students include increased tutoring availability, cohort-focused academic activities, and optional research internship programs. Encouragement of diversity in the STEM workforce is facilitated through professional development opportunities for STEM students.The technical features of this project centers on the appreciation of the multiple contributions STEM fields make towards the study of the environment. This S-STEM Program is capitalizing on prior progress made in environmentally-oriented science curriculum at Albright College. In this S-STEM Program, environmental science is the primary method used to increase the visibility of the STEM fields. Across campus at Albright College, students are recruited into the program from varied educational backgrounds. Students are involved with projects that benefit the campus and greater community through various class projects and learning experiences. Notable project implementation components include improved student support services that lead to student success in the classroom and their future career paths.