Future Tech Stars NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program

华盛顿湖理工学院的目标将是发展未来科技之星S-STEM奖学金计划(未来科技之星)，为计算机安全、信息技术应用、数字游戏和多媒体设计四个STEM学科的全日制、低收入、非传统学生提供约100个奖学金。随着更多的全日制学生入学，该学院预计会增加学生保留率，提高学位和证书的完成率，并有更多的学生转到四年制大学。这些成果直接支持提高高中后教育水平的国家政策目标。未来的科技之星将满足大普吉特湾地区对技术劳动力日益增长的需求，以支持充满活力的技术行业，从而促进大普吉特湾地区的经济发展和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获得副学士学位；增加获得信息技术、数字媒体或计算机网络技术项目的证书或副学士学位的学生数量；以及增加转到四年制学院或大学的学生数量。为了支持全日制学生并鼓励他们转变为全日制学生，奖学金获得者将得到项目协调员和教职员工的支持，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，该项目将增加围绕奖学金项目支持服务的知识体系，特别是针对技术项目中非传统学生的项目。就更广泛的影响而言，该学院将与学生和经济援助专业人士密切合作，帮助他们保持专注于学习。学生将通过一个学术预警系统进行跟踪，以及早发现问题并寻求帮助学生采取纠正措施。该项目将涉及整个校园，包括校长、PI和个别学生。通过对项目的评估，方案协调员将提供可在传播项目成果时使用的信息。作为国家社区与技术学院委员会(SBCTC)的成员，LWTech将访问社区与技术学院委员会的资源，用于在地区会议上、通过其年度概况手册以及与财政援助、机构研究和教学等部门相关的全州大学教职员工季度会议上传播成果。

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.