Succeed in Engineering Technology Scholars (SETS): Identifying and Developing Future Technology Leaders

在成功工程技术学者(SETS)计划中，私人投资促进计划计划在五年内每年颁发20个奖学金给有学术天赋的工程技术(ET)学生，证明他们有经济需要。该项目的一个目标是提高这些学者的学业成绩、毕业时间和职业准备。学生将从全日制注册的目标ET课程中挑选出来：计算机ET、机械ET和电力ET。来自代表性不足群体的合格学生将被鼓励申请该奖学金。通过为SETS获得者开发学术支持服务和计划，SETS项目团队将确保项目的成功，从而增加受过良好教育和技能的员工数量，以满足当地、地区和国家对工程技术劳动力的需求。该项目团队将与大学学生服务办公室以及当地行业和社区学院建立牢固的合作伙伴关系，为有抱负的ET项目的学生创造一个可持续的职业道路和奖学金计划。六个行业合作伙伴承诺提供嘉宾演讲、安排实地考察、赞助学生项目，并为SET获得者提供实习和就业机会。将设立一个由这些合作伙伴的成员组成的项目咨询委员会，以确保项目成功。该项目团队已经建立了四个直接与可衡量结果挂钩的目标：1)每年向证明有经济需要的全日制ET项目的学业有天赋的学生颁发20个奖学金；2)确保90%的SETS获得者在获得奖学金的学期中保持最低平均绩点3.0；3)向来自未被充分代表的少数族裔群体的学生发放至少30%的奖学金；以及4)确保所有SETS获得者至少参与为他们设计的活动的80%。SET获得者在进入SET计划时，将与其指定的导师一起制定技术领导者游戏计划(TLGP)。TLGP将用于指导和监测他们的学业进步，确保他们及时毕业。该项目将通过增加学生充分参与学术教育和研究以及技术领导力发展活动的机会来促进发现和理解。将进行形成性和终结性评估，以衡量SET计划对SET接受者的学习经历和职业前景的影响。通过对数据和调查的分析，PIS将确定最佳实践和经验教训，并将其传播给其他UH学院、管理人员、学生支持人员以及更大的工程教育界。

In the Succeed in Engineering Technology Scholars (SETS) project, the PIs will plan to award 20 scholarships per year over a five-year period to academically talented engineering technology (ET) students demonstrating financial need. A goal of the project will be to improve the academic performance, time-to-graduation, and career-readiness of these scholars. Students will be selected from those enrolled full time in the targeted ET programs: Computer ET, Mechanical ET, and Electrical Power ET. Eligible students from underrepresented groups will be encouraged to apply for the scholarship. By developing academic support services and programs for the SETS recipients, the SETS project team will ensure the success of the project, thus increasing the number of well-educated and skilled employees to fill local, regional, and national needs in the engineering technology workforce. The project team will establish strong partnerships with university student service offices and local industry and community colleges, to create a sustainable career-path and scholarship program for aspiring students in ET programs. Six industry partners have committed to providing guest speakers, arranging field trips, sponsoring student projects, and providing internship and job placement opportunities for SETS recipients. A project advisory board including members from these collaborative partners will be established to ensure project success. The project team has established four objectives that tie directly to measurable outcomes: 1) Award 20 scholarships per year to academically talented students demonstrating financial need enrolled full time in targeted ET programs; 2) Ensure 90% of SETS recipients maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during the semesters for which they receive the scholarship; 3) Grant at least 30% of scholarships to students from underrepresented minority groups; and 4) Assure all SETS recipients participate in at least 80% of the activities designed for them. SETS recipients will develop a Technology Leader Game Plan (TLGP) with their assigned mentors when they enter the SETS program. The TLGP will be used to guide and monitor their academic progress and ensure their timely graduation. The project will advance discovery and understanding by increasing opportunities for students to fully engage in academic education and research as well as technology leadership development activities. Both formative and summative assessments will be performed to gauge the impact that the SETS programs is having on the learning experience and career prospects of the SETS recipients. From an analysis of the data and from surveys, the PIs will identify and disseminate the best practices and lessons learned to other UH colleges, administrators, and student support staff, as well as the larger engineering educational community.