Targeted Infusion Project: The STEM Enrichment by Design (STEMed) Project

历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)通过有针对性的灌输项目，支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们能够攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。圣菲利普学院(SPC)是一所为少数族裔服务的机构，被指定为历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)和为拉美裔服务的机构(HSI)，该项目旨在招募、留住并首次在大学(FTIC)提供数学加速。SPC的学生在高等教育成功方面面临许多挑战，不幸的是，只有一小部分学生注册并成功地参加了STEM课程。科学、技术、工程和数学强化设计(STIMED)项目将满足低入学学生的需求，以改善他们获得成功的STEM教育的途径。这个项目将允许学生比往常更早地进入大学级别的数学课程，因此更早毕业。障碍的减少将增加从SPC毕业、转到四年制院校并继续他们的STEM教育、和/或进入劳动力大军的学生人数。在SPC改进其发展数学和STEM课程的同时，来自不同背景的STEM学生将越来越多地获得优质教育。当地社区和国家将受益于这些未来STEM专业人员在工作场所的增加。该项目的总体目标是通过发展数学集中招聘、留住和加速FTIC STEM学生，减少FTIC学生完成STEM学位和毕业所需的时间。这一目标将通过以下具体目标来实现：1)从圣安东尼奥独立学区和SPC退伍军人办公室招收FTIC STEM学生；2)实施加速数学准备(AMP)计划，帮助FTIC STEM学生进入大学水平的数学；(3)为完成该计划的有经济需要的学生提供学生奖励津贴(SIS)；以及4)指导学生直到毕业和/或转到四年制院校。预期的结果是缩短学位完成时间，增加STEM学位毕业生的数量。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at St. Philip's College (SPC), a minority-serving institution designated as both a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), seeks to recruit, retain and provide math acceleration for first time in college (FTIC) students. SPC's students face many challenges to post-secondary educational success and unfortunately, only a small percentage of students enroll and succeed in STEM courses. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Enrichment by Design (STEMed) project will address the need for low entry students to improve their pathway to a successful STEM education. This project will allow students to move into college-level mathematics courses sooner than usual, therefore graduating earlier. This reduction in obstacles will increase the number of students graduating from SPC, transferring to a 4 year institution and continuing their STEM education, and/or entering the workforce. While SPC improves its developmental math and STEM programs, STEM students from diverse backgrounds will increasingly obtain a quality education. The local community and the nation will benefit from the increase in these future STEM professionals in the workplace.The overall goal of the STEMed project is to decrease the time FTIC students take to complete their STEM degree and graduate by focusing on recruiting, retaining, and accelerating FTIC STEM students through developmental math. This goal will be accomplished through the following specific objectives: 1) recruit FTIC STEM students from San Antonio Independent School District and SPC's Veteran's Office; 2) implement the Accelerated Math Preparation (AMP) Program to help FTIC STEM students advance into college level math; (3) provide Student Incentive Stipends (SIS) for those in financial need who complete the program; and 4) mentor students until graduation and/or transfer to a four-year institution. The expected outcomes are to decrease degree completion time and increase the number of STEM degree graduates.