Encouraging Interdisciplinary Learning in Science, Math, and Computing

圣斯考拉斯蒂卡学院的“鼓励科学、数学和计算机领域的跨学科学习”项目将通过试点策略来促进STEM知识和理解，以吸引和支持私立文理学院的学生，重点是招收女性、第一代和其他代表性不足的群体。奖学金和有针对性的活动将帮助一群有经济需求的有学术天赋的学生实现STEM职业或研究生院的愿望，同时也增加了STEM劳动力。该项目的跨学科重点将使学生熟悉STEM学科研究和就业的动态性质。项目目标包括：1)增加招收有才华、经济困难的STEM专业学生，并特别鼓励STEM中代表性不足的群体；2)鼓励S-STEM学者进行本科研究或实习；3)通过形成一个强大的同龄人群体，参与STEM指导、职业准备和学术支持活动，使参与者在STEM领域获得90%的学位；4)实现80%的STEM研究生课程或职业安置，重点是满足地区和国家的劳动力需求。该项目将采用广泛的研究证明的方法来吸引女性和其他代表性不足的学生，包括：侵入式建议、减少刻板印象威胁的教学法、促进成长型思维和主动学习、同伴指导、研讨会、实地考察、实习和研究经验。从项目评估数据中获得的经验教训和有效的实践将被传播到教育界，并有助于扩大关于这类成功奖学金项目的属性和实践的知识库。

The "Encouraging Interdisciplinary Learning in Science, Math, and Computing" project at the College of Saint Scholastica will advance STEM knowledge and understanding by piloting strategies to engage and support students at a private liberal arts college, with an emphasis on recruiting female, first-generation, and other underrepresented groups. Scholarships and targeted activities will help a cohort of academically talented students with demonstrated financial need achieve aspirations for STEM careers or graduate school, while also boosting the STEM workforce. The project's interdisciplinary focus will familiarize students with the dynamic nature of research and employment in STEM disciplines.Project objectives include: 1) Increasing the recruitment of talented, financially needy students in STEM majors, with special encouragement to groups underrepresented in STEM; 2) Encouraging S-STEM Scholars to pursue undergraduate research experiences or internships; 3) Achieve 90% degree attainment in STEM fields among participants, through forming a strong peer group engaged in STEM mentoring, career preparation, and academic support activities; 4) Achieve 80% placement in STEM graduate programs or careers, with a focus on meeting regional and national workforce needs. The project will employ a broad base of research-proven methods to engage female and other underrepresented students, including: intrusive advising, pedagogy to reduce stereotype threat, promoting a growth mindset and active learning, peer mentoring, workshops, field trips, internships, and research experiences. Lessons learned and effective practices that emerge from the program evaluation data will be disseminated to the education community and help enlarge the knowledge base regarding attributes and practices of successful scholarship programs of this type.