Kalamazoo Scholars: Expanding an Active Science Program Through Scholarships

卡拉马祖学者计划的目标是提高传统上在STEM中代表性不足的学生的成功，并增加科学劳动力的多样性。该计划建立在卡拉马祖学院在吸引和留住自然科学和数学学生方面的成功基础上，旨在增加第一代和代表性不足的少数民族学生在经济需要下追求职业和STEM高级学位的可能性。为了实现这些目标，卡拉马祖学院将颁发奖学金，并提供学术和专业发展的支持，以两批12-13名学生主修生物，化学，数学，计算机科学，物理或工程。该计划的学生将拥有所有Kalamazoo学生共同的学术经验：广泛的文科培训，国际参与，在学术专业的深入研究和顶点研究经验。此外，Kalamazoo学者将参与以研究为基础的实践，以提高学生在STEM中的持久性和成功，从预定位计划开始，“世界科学”第一年的研讨会集群，和同行指导，并继续与教师，STEM领导活动，早期研究经验，实习和其他职业和专业发展活动每周指导午餐。该计划中嵌入的领导经验也将影响校园内的其他STEM学生和社区中通常代表性不足的少数民族的年轻学生。

The goal of the Kalamazoo Scholars Program is to improve the success of students who are traditionally-underrepresented in STEM and to increase the diversity of the scientific workforce. The program builds on Kalamazoo College's success in attracting and retaining students in the natural sciences and mathematics and seeks to increase the likelihood that first-generation and underrepresented minority students with financial need will pursue careers and advanced degrees in STEM. To achieve these objectives, Kalamazoo College will award scholarships and provide academic and professional development support to two cohorts of 12-13 students majoring in biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, physics, or engineering. Students in the program will have academic experiences common to all Kalamazoo students: broad training in the liberal arts, international engagement, in-depth study in an academic major, and a capstone research experience. In addition, Kalamazoo Scholars will engage in research-based practices shown to increase the persistence and success of students in STEM, beginning with a pre-orientation program, a "Science in the World" first-year seminar cluster, and peer mentoring, and continuing with weekly mentoring lunches with faculty, STEM leadership activities, early research experiences, internships and other career and professional development activities. The leadership experiences embedded in the program will also influence other STEM students on campus and younger students, often underrepresented minorities, in the community.