Iona DESIRE-Development of Excellence in Science through Intervention, Resilience, and Enrichment

IONA College Desire计划通过有针对性的、亲身实践的高中外展和招生计划，支持二十四(24)名学业能力较高的经济困难学生获得STEM领域的奖学金。Desire计划针对的STEM学科包括化学和计算机科学。为了确保智力优势，Desire计划使用经过验证的高影响力教育实践(HIEP)来培养奖学金获得者在STEM取得成功的学术、专业、人际、个人内部和跨文化层面。这些奖学金获得者将接触到提高学生留存能力的高级别教育计划，并将受益于IONA致力于干预、适应能力和丰富的各种资源：量身定做的核心课程、跨学科的学术学习社区、科学生活和学习社区居住、本科生研究以及体验式/服务性学习。在专业发展方面，学者将通过参加科学研讨会和建立科学校友网络获得行业实习和专业指导。Desire计划将作为同行机构改进其支持和留住STEM学生的计划的典范。该计划的更广泛影响确保STEM劳动力需求得到满足，并培养出愿意从事研究生和专业水平科学追求的训练有素的STEM专业人员。高中合作伙伴关系将为识别和录取有经济需要的高素质学生提供一个持久和可持续的渠道。Desire计划将导致更多代表不足的学生完成STEM学位，并使更多代表不足的高中生对STEM职业感兴趣。

The Iona College DESIRE program supports twenty-four (24) economically disadvantaged students with high academic aptitude, for scholarships in STEM fields, through targeted, hands-on high school outreach and recruitment programs. The STEM disciplines targeted by the DESIRE program include Chemistry and Computer Science. To ensure intellectual merit, the DESIRE Program uses proven high-impact educational practices (HIEPs) to develop the Academic, Professional, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Intercultural dimensions of scholarship recipients for success in STEM. These Scholars will be exposed to HIEPs that increase student retention, and will benefit from the various resources at Iona dedicated to intervention, resilience, and enrichment: tailored core courses, an interdisciplinary academic learning community, a science living and learning community residence, undergraduate research, and experiential/service learning. For professional development, the scholars will be offered industrial internships and professional mentors through Careers in Science seminars and established science alumni network. The DESIRE program will serve as a model for peer institutions for the improvement of their programs to support and retain students in STEM. The broader impacts of the program ensure that STEM workforce needs are addressed and highly trained STEM professionals willing to embrace scientific pursuits at the graduate and professional levels are produced. The high school partnership will provide an enduring and sustainable pipeline for identification and matriculation of high caliber students with financial need. The DESIRE program will lead to completion of STEM degrees by an increased number of underrepresented students, and an increased number of underrepresented high school students becoming interested in STEM careers.