Future Tech Stars NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program

未来科技之星 NSF S-STEM 奖学金计划

• 批准号: 1458583
• 负责人: Alexandra Vaschillo
• 金额: $ 58.33万
• 依托单位: Lake Washington Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-01 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458583&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Future; Tech; Stars; NSF; STEM

The goal of the Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) will be to develop the Future Tech Stars NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program (Future Tech Stars) to provide approximately 100 scholarships to full-time, low income, non-traditional students in four STEM disciplines: Computer Security, Information Technology Applications, Digital Gaming, and Multimedia Design. With more students attending full time, the college anticipates increased student retention, improved completion rates of degrees and certificates, and additional students transferring to a four-year university. These outcomes directly support national policy goals to improve post-high school education attainment. Future Tech Stars will address the growing need for a skilled workforce to support the vibrant technology industry in the Greater Puget Sound region and as a result will lead to economic development for the Greater Puget Sound region and improved employment outcomes for students.The three goals of the program will be to: support student retention to complete certificates within two years and associate's degrees within three years; increase the number of students receiving a Certificate or Associate's degree in an information technology, digital media, or computer networking technology program; and increase the number of students who transfer to a four-year college or university. To support full-time students and to encourage the transition to full-time status, scholarship recipients will receive support from the program coordinator and from faculty who will provide dedicated support through writing workshops and advising. Through this work, this program will increase the body of knowledge around support services in scholarship programs, especially in programs targeting non-traditional students in technology programs. In terms of the broader impacts, the college will work closely with students and financial aid professionals to help them stay focused in studies. The students will be tracked with an Academic Early Warning system to identify problems early on and seek to help the students take corrective action. The project will involve the whole campus, including the president, the PI, and individual students. Through an evaluation of the project, the program coordinators will provide information that can be used when disseminating the results of the project. As a member of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), LWTech will access SBCTC resources for use in dissemination of results at regional conferences, through their yearly fact book, and at quarterly statewide meetings of college staff associated with divisions such as Financial Aid, Institutional Research, and Instruction.

华盛顿湖理工学院（LWTech）的目标是开发未来技术之星NSF S-STEM奖学金计划（未来技术之星），为四个STEM学科的全日制、低收入、非传统学生提供约100个奖学金：计算机安全、信息技术应用、数字游戏和多媒体设计。 随着越来越多的学生参加全日制，学院预计增加学生保留，提高学位和证书的完成率，以及更多的学生转入四年制大学。这些成果直接支持了提高高中后教育水平的国家政策目标。 Future Tech Stars将满足大普吉湾地区对熟练劳动力日益增长的需求，以支持充满活力的技术行业，从而促进大普吉湾地区的经济发展，改善学生的就业结果。该计划的三个目标将是：支持学生在两年内完成证书，并在三年内完成副学士学位;增加获得信息技术、数字媒体或计算机网络技术课程证书或副学士学位的学生人数;增加转学到四年制学院或大学的学生人数。 为了支持全日制学生，并鼓励过渡到全日制状态，奖学金获得者将获得来自计划协调员和教师的支持，他们将通过写作研讨会和建议提供专门的支持。通过这项工作，该计划将增加围绕奖学金计划，特别是针对非传统学生的技术计划的支持服务的知识体系。在更广泛的影响方面，学院将与学生和经济援助专业人员密切合作，帮助他们专注于学习。 学生将被跟踪与学术预警系统，以发现问题的早期，并寻求帮助学生采取纠正措施。该项目将涉及整个校园，包括总统，PI和个别学生。通过对项目的评估，项目协调员将提供在传播项目成果时可以使用的信息。作为社区和技术学院（SBCTC）的国家委员会的成员，LWTech将访问SBCTC资源，用于在区域会议上传播结果，通过他们的年度事实书，以及与财政援助，机构研究和教学等部门相关的大学工作人员的季度全州会议。