Closing the STEM Divide: Opening Access to STEM Careers.

弥合 STEM 鸿沟：开放 STEM 职业机会。

• 批准号: 1458447
• 负责人: Martha Jackson-Carter
• 金额: $ 57万
• 依托单位: Community College of Aurora
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458447&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Closing; STEM; Divide; Opening; Access

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at the Community College of Aurora in Aurora, Colorado will provide scholarships to students enrolled full-time in STEM disciplines. Twelve scholarships will be offered at the beginning of each academic year to begin a new cohort of STEM scholars. The program includes comprehensive support and transition services, with a particular emphasis on cohort development and support. These activities will increase STEM course success, program retention, and graduation and four-year transition rates. Program graduates will contribute to the continued success of the aerospace, software, and other technology-based industries in the region. Scholarships for academically strong students, who may not otherwise be able to afford college, will increase the number of graduates prepared to support national, regional, and local companies. The success of the program will produce a well-trained workforce that will contribute to the economic growth of Colorado and the nation.Through this S-STEM program the Community College of Aurora (CCA) will conduct a five-year effort to recruit, support, and graduate students with academic talent and demonstrated financial need. The program will provide twelve scholarships in years one and five of the program, and twenty-four in years two, three, and four. A new cohort of STEM scholars will begin at the start of each academic year. Scholarships will renew for a second year provided scholars meet academic targets and other program requirements. CCA will encourage applications from first generation, women and students from groups currently underrepresented in STEM professions. Improved retention and increased graduation rates will be achieved through comprehensive support and transition services, with a particular emphasis on CCA-based STEM faculty and cohort support. Mentoring will include regular meetings with an assigned STEM faculty mentor. Learning community activities organized around cohorts will focus on study and tutoring needs, guest lectures on STEM careers, visits to STEM companies and four-year academic programs, and other career development activities. Lessons learned and effective practices that emerge from the program evaluation will be disseminated to the STEM education community and help increase widespread understanding of the attributes and practices of successful student scholarship and support programs.

这个国家科学基金会（NSF）科学，技术，工程和数学（S-STEM）奖学金项目在奥罗拉社区学院在奥罗拉，科罗拉多将提供奖学金，以学生就读全日制STEM学科。每个学年开始时将提供12个奖学金，以开始一批新的STEM学者。 该计划包括全面的支持和过渡服务，特别强调队列发展和支持。 这些活动将提高STEM课程的成功率，计划保留率，毕业率和四年过渡率。该计划的毕业生将为该地区航空航天，软件和其他技术型行业的持续成功做出贡献。 为那些可能无法负担大学学费的学业优秀的学生提供奖学金，将增加准备支持国家，地区和当地公司的毕业生人数。该计划的成功将产生一个训练有素的劳动力，这将有助于科罗拉多和国家的经济增长。通过这个S-STEM计划，奥罗拉社区学院（CCA）将进行为期五年的努力，招募，支持和研究生与学术人才和证明经济需要。该计划将在第一年和第五年提供12个奖学金，在第二年，第三年和第四年提供24个奖学金。 一批新的STEM学者将在每个学年开始时开始开始。奖学金将延续第二年提供学者满足学术目标和其他程序的要求。CCA将鼓励第一代、妇女和目前在STEM专业中代表性不足的群体的学生申请。通过全面的支持和过渡服务，将提高保留率和毕业率，特别强调基于CCA的STEM教师和队列支持。 指导将包括与指定的STEM教师导师定期会议。围绕同龄人组织的学习社群活动将侧重于学习和辅导需求，关于STEM职业的客座讲座，参观STEM公司和四年制学术课程，以及其他职业发展活动。从项目评估中获得的经验教训和有效做法将传播给STEM教育界，并有助于提高对成功的学生奖学金和支持项目的属性和做法的广泛理解。