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

Iona College DESIRE计划通过有针对性的、实际操作的高中推广和招聘计划，为24（24）名具有高学术天赋的经济困难学生提供STEM领域的奖学金。DESIRE项目针对的STEM学科包括化学和计算机科学。为了确保学生的智力优势，DESIRE计划使用经过验证的高影响力教育实践（HIEPs）来培养奖学金获得者在STEM领域取得成功的学术、专业、人际、内省和跨文化方面的能力。这些学者将接触到提高学生保留率的hiep，并将受益于Iona致力于干预，弹性和丰富的各种资源：量身定制的核心课程，跨学科学术学习社区，科学生活和学习社区住宅，本科研究和体验/服务学习。在专业发展方面，奖学金获得者将通过科学事业研讨会和已建立的科学校友网络获得行业实习机会和专业导师。DESIRE计划将成为同行机构改进其计划的典范，以支持和留住STEM学生。该计划的广泛影响确保了STEM劳动力需求得到解决，并培养了训练有素的STEM专业人员，他们愿意在研究生和专业水平上接受科学追求。高中合作伙伴关系将提供一个持久和可持续的管道，以识别和录取高素质的学生有经济需求。DESIRE计划将使越来越多的未被充分代表的学生完成STEM学位，并使越来越多的未被充分代表的高中生对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.