Liberal Arts Science Scholars Program

在美国，增加美国科学家的数量是一种既定的需求。圣劳伦斯大学（SLU）的国家科学基金会科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金（S-STEM）项目将满足这一需求，并通过向20（20）名（每组10人）在化学、计算机科学、地质学、数学、物理、统计学等专业有学术天赋和经济困难的学生提供财务、学术、网络和个人支持，为培养更多STEM毕业生做出贡献。或者在SLU攻读非临床生物学。学生将在第一年被招募到该项目，并在大四之前保持获得奖学金的资格。研究人员将通过培养STEM专业学生在科学领域的兴趣和学术活动，建立一个由教师和同伴导师组成的密切和关怀的网络，并创造更多的教育机会，来寻求一种有前途的方法来招募、留住和毕业STEM专业的学士学位学生。将特别注意人数不足的群体，包括妇女和少数民族。SLU的文科（LAS）学者计划的目标包括：(i)增加来自弱势群体的SLU学生获得STEM学位的数量和百分比，并在此过程中加强SLU对低收入和弱势群体学生的学术支持服务；（二）帮助学者发现和发展他们的科学家身份；（iii）建立和关联一个强大的教师和同伴导师网络和支持服务，以帮助学者坚持关键的本科前两年学习；（iv）透过定期举办以同侪为中心的活动，在学者之间建立强烈的社区意识；(v)促进和促进对STEM领域的跨学科性质的认识和理解；（vi）引入SLU S-STEM学者进行研究，解决现实世界的问题，并提供其他增强教育机会；（vi）让学生接触到STEM领域的各种职业，并帮助他们从SLU过渡到STEM研究生课程或职业。为了实现该项目的目标，学者计划的研究人员将实施一些有趣和创新的策略，其中包括但不限于：(a)为即将到来的学者提供独特的入学体验，“阿迪朗达克的STEM”；(b)第一学期开设关于科学发现的新课程，补充队列课程，第二学期开设关于统计推理的研讨会；(c)同侪和教员指导；(d)技能培养、专业发展工作坊，以及让学生接触不同职业的工作坊和研讨会；(e)队伍建设活动和增加教育机会，以吸引参与者。这些举措将与SLU现有的和加强的支助服务协同工作。调查人员将研究和评估项目各组成部分的有效性，分别考虑并相互结合。他们的研究结果将增加STEM教育的整体知识基础，并将创建一个全国性的模式，导致富有成效的学生干预策略，特别是与理解和提高代表性不足和/或低收入学生的成功有关，从而通过扩大STEM领域的多样性来扩大参与，这些领域可以与其他机构共享，特别是在文理学院。项目合作伙伴将帮助提高学生在研究和其他努力中的参与度。这些合作伙伴包括克拉克森大学、纽约州环境保护部和圣劳伦斯县康奈尔合作推广中心。

There is an established need in the United States to increase the number of American scientists in the workforce. The NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at St. Lawrence University (SLU) will address this need and contribute to the national effort to produce more STEM graduates by providing financial, academic, networking, and personal support to twenty (20) (two cohorts of ten each) academically-talented and financially needy students with majors in chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, physics, statistics, or a non-clinical track of biology at SLU. Students will be recruited into the program in their first-year, and can remain eligible for scholarships through their senior year. The investigators will pursue a promising approach towards recruiting, retaining, and graduating STEM majors with baccalaureate degrees by nurturing their interests and scholarly activities in the sciences, establishing a close and caring network of faculty and peer mentors, and creating enhanced educational opportunities. Special attention will be given to underrepresented groups, including women and minorities. The goals of SLU's Liberal Arts Science (LAS) Scholars Program include: (i) increasing the numbers and percentage of SLU students from underrepresented groups who attain STEM degrees, and strengthening SLU academic support services for low-income and underrepresented students in STEM in the process; (ii) helping the Scholars find and develop their identities as scientists; (iii) creating and correlating a strong network of faculty and peer mentors and support services to help Scholars persist in the critical first two years of undergraduate study; (iv) building a strong sense of community among the Scholars through regular cohort-centered activities; (v) promoting and facilitating an appreciation and understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of STEM fields; (vi) introducing SLU's S-STEM Scholars to research, real world problem solving, and other enhanced educational opportunities; and (vi) exposing the students to a variety of careers in STEM fields as well as assisting them in transitioning from SLU to a STEM graduate program or career. To meet the goals of the project, the Scholars Program investigators will implement several interesting and innovative strategies, which include but are not limited to: (a) a unique orientation experience, "STEM in the Adirondacks," for incoming Scholars; (b) a new first semester course on scientific discovery, complementary cohort courses, and a second semester seminar on statistical reasoning; (c) peer and faculty mentoring; (d) skill-building, professional development workshops, and workshops and seminars to expose students to a variety of careers; and (e) cohort-building activities and enhanced education opportunities to engage participants. These initiatives will work in concert with existing and strengthened support services at SLU. The investigators will research and assess the effectiveness of the various components of the project, considered individually and working in combination with each other. Their findings will add to the overall knowledge base of STEM education and will create a national model leading to productive student intervention strategies, especially related to understanding and improving successes of underrepresented and/or low income students, thereby broadening participation by expanding diversity in STEM fields that can be shared with other institutions, especially at liberal arts colleges. Program partners will help enhance student engagement in research and other endeavors. These partners include Clarkson University, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County.