Retaining Emerging Alamo Colleges Talent in STEM (REACT-STEM)

留住阿拉莫学院的 STEM 新兴人才 (REACT-STEM)

• 批准号: 1458791
• 负责人: Aaron Cassill
• 金额: $ 63.72万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at San Antonio
• 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 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458791&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Retaining; Emerging; Alamo; Colleges; Talent

This student scholarship project will study and refine the important elements that assist talented biology, chemistry and physics majors at local community colleges in smoothly transitioning into Bachelor's degree and research programs at a four-year institution and then on to PhD programs or research careers in the sciences. The project, Retaining Emerging Alamo Colleges Talent in STEM (REACT-STEM), will support at least 20 scholars, providing each with up to $10,000/year for up to 3 years. Students from the Alamo Community College System will be recruited and provided with support mechanisms to increase retention, provide mentoring and guidance, help to find undergraduate research laboratory opportunities, and assist them in applying to PhD programs of national prominence. The project will conduct assessments to identify the methods that are most effective in recruiting and supporting students and launching their careers in STEM.The Retaining Emerging Alamo Colleges Talent in STEM (REACT-STEM) project will implement activities to fulfill four objectives: 1) Encourage community college student matriculation to a four-year university and program recruitment through effective advertising and interaction with existing student success programs. 2) Facilitate transfer student transition and retention at the University of Texas San Antonio through financial assistance, pre-semester boot camp, weekly Strong Transitions meetings, connections with peer mentors and connections with research PI mentors. 3) Promote academic excellence through enrollment in the Honors College, faculty mentoring, peer study connections and professional guidance and tutoring. 4) Promote STEM career development, self-efficacy, and identity by creation of Individual Development Plans, attendance at seminars, field trips to local biotech companies, career services presentations, research experiences and volunteer outreach activities. Assessment of the efficacy of these different activities will help contribute to expanding the knowledge base regarding the circumstances under which scholarship projects of this type are successful.

该学生奖学金项目将研究和完善重要要素，帮助当地社区学院的生物、化学和物理专业的优秀学生顺利过渡到四年制大学的学士学位和研究项目，然后进入科学领域的博士学位课程或研究生涯。该项目名为保留阿拉莫学院新兴 STEM 人才 (REACT-STEM)，将为至少 20 名学者提供支持，每年为每位学者提供高达 10,000 美元的资助，为期长达 3 年。来自阿拉莫社区学院系统的学生将被招募并为其提供支持机制，以提高保留率，提供指导和指导，帮助寻找本科生研究实验室机会，并协助他们申请全国知名的博士项目。 该项目将进行评估，以确定最有效地招募和支持学生以及开展 STEM 职业生涯的方法。保留阿拉莫学院新兴 STEM 人才 (REACT-STEM) 项目将开展活动来实现四个目标：1) 通过有效的广告和与现有学生成功项目的互动，鼓励社区学院学生入读四年制大学和项目招聘。 2) 通过经济援助、学期前训练营、每周的强力过渡会议、与同行导师的联系以及与研究 PI 导师的联系，促进转学生在德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校的过渡和保留。 3) 通过荣誉学院的入学、教师指导、同行研究联系以及专业指导和辅导来促进学术卓越。 4) 通过制定个人发展计划、参加研讨会、实地考察当地生物技术公司、职业服务演示、研究经验和志愿者外展活动，促进 STEM 职业发展、自我效能和认同感。对这些不同活动的功效进行评估将有助于扩大有关此类奖学金项目成功的情况的知识库。