SUCCESS: Stimulating Undergraduates: Creating Contributors in Engineering and Science for Society

联合学院成功学者计划通过与资源不足的小型农村公立高中建立关系，进一步扩大联合大学的包容性招生战略，以吸引和留住有才华的学生进入STEM领域。成功学者是从所有科学和工程学科中挑选出来的，为两组十名学生提供四年的奖学金支持。该项目正在帮助参与者通过满足其情况和背景所特有的教育和财政需求而取得成功。该项目的总体目标是：1)增加来自资源不足的农村高中的有学术天赋的学生的申请和录取人数；2)通过专门解决来自学术机会有限的小型农村高中的学生所面临的挑战，改善这些学生在联合科技教育领域的留存和成功；3)增加工程、物理、数学和计算机科学领域的女性人数，以及所有学科中代表性不足的群体；4)通过及早引入研究机会、实习、出国留学和领导力培训，为学生提供加强教育的机会；5)通过促进富有成效的指导关系，改善招聘和本科教育经验，促进职业发展。该项目的智力优势体现在该项目的综合性，该项目专门针对资源不足的农村高中。更广泛的影响有两个方面：(1)成功学者计划旨在培养来自不同背景的有才华、充满活力的STEM专业人员，该方法将适用于全国各地的教育机构。(2)被培养成领导者并有能力宣传变革性指导技能的成功学者将对这个国家的劳动力产生积极影响。

The Union College SUCCESS Scholars program is further broadening Union's inclusive recruiting strategy by building relationships with small, rural under-resourced public high schools in order to attract and retain talented students to STEM fields. SUCCESS scholars are selected from all science and engineering disciplines, with four-year scholarship support for two cohorts of ten students. The project is helping participants achieve success by meeting the educational and financial needs unique to their situations and backgrounds. The overall goals of the project are to: 1) increase the number of applications and admissions of academically-talented students from under-resourced rural high schools; 2) improve retention and success of these students in STEM fields at Union by specifically addressing the challenges faced by students from small, rural high schools with limited academic opportunities; 3) increase the number of women in engineering, physics, mathematics and computer science, and underrepresented groups in all disciplines; 4) provide students with opportunities to enhance their education through early introduction to research opportunities, internships, study abroad, and leadership training; and 5) improve recruiting and undergraduate educational experiences and promote professional advancement by facilitating fruitful mentoring relationships. Intellectual merits of the project are reflected in the comprehensive nature of the program specifically targeting under-resourced rural high schools. Broader impacts are two-fold: (1) The SUCCESS Scholars program is designed to produce talented, energetic STEM professionals from diverse backgrounds and the approach will be transferable to educational institutions across the country. (2) SUCCESS scholars trained as leaders and capable of propagating transformative mentoring skills will positively impact this nation's workforce.