Thematic Scholarships in Engineering Education (SEE): A Project Focused on Retention and Graduation through Student Support and Career/Professional Development

这个国家科学基金会（NSF）在科学，技术，工程和数学（S-STEM）项目奖学金在新墨西哥州的大学将提供奖学金和支持服务，以学术才华的学生谁正在攻读工程和计算机科学学位，谁证明经济需要。该项目被称为工程教育主题奖学金（SEE）：一个专注于通过学生支持和职业/专业发展保留和毕业的项目。学生将包括一年级学生和从社区学院转学的学生。每年将资助24名学生。 学者将参加围绕生物工程，绿色/可再生能源，高科技材料和航空航天工程主题创建的四个学习社区之一。在这些新兴技术领域熟练的工程专业毕业生帮助美国行业在全球经济中竞争和创新。工程教育项目的主题奖学金将识别，选择和评估进入工程或计算机科学专业的有才华的学生。 该计划将提供学术支持服务，如咨询，指导和辅导，以确保S-STEM项目的学生保持令人满意的学术进步。 学生将在工程学院内的技术重点领域参加至少一个学习社区。 学习社区将由具有学习社区主题专业知识的教师指导。活动将包括讨论小组和特邀发言人。学生可以选择参与研究经验或与行业实习。职业发展将成为该计划的一个组成部分。这些活动促进学生的进步和兴趣，在他们选择的研究领域。 计划评估将监测参与者的需求，类型和数量的服务，以满足这一需求，以及学期的目标和目的。从项目评估数据中获得的经验教训和最佳实践将被广泛传播到工程教育界，并有助于扩大有关此类成功奖学金项目的属性和实践的知识基础。

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at the University of New Mexico will provide scholarships and support services to academically-talented students who are pursuing degrees in engineering and computer science and who demonstrate financial need. This project is called Thematic Scholarships in Engineering Education (SEE): A Project Focused on Retention and Graduation through Student Support and Career/Professional Development. The students will include both first-year students and students transferring from community colleges. A total of 24 students will be supported each year. The scholars will participate in one of four learning communities created around the topics of Bioengineering, Green/Renewable Energies, High-Tech Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. Talented engineering graduates skilled in these areas of emerging technology help US industries to compete and innovate in a global economy.The Thematic Scholarships in Engineering Education Project will identify, select, and evaluate talented students entering engineering or computer science majors. The program will provide academic support services such as advising, mentoring, and tutoring to ensure that the S-STEM program students maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students will participate in at least one learning community in areas of technological focus within the College of Engineering. The learning communities will be directed by faculty members with expertise in the learning community topic. Activities will include discussion groups and guest speakers. Students have the option of participating in research experiences or internships with industry. Professional career development will form an integral part of the program. These activities foster student progress and interest in their chosen fields of study. Program assessment will monitor participant need, the type and amount of services to meet that need, and semester goals and objectives. Lessons learned and best practices that emerge from the program evaluation data will be disseminated widely to the engineering education community and help enlarge the knowledge base regarding attributes and practices of successful scholarship programs of this type.