Scholarships and Support Services to Increase Student Success in STEM

美国国家科学基金会科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金（S-STEM）计划将支持在南马里兰大学表现出经济需求的高成就低收入学生的保留和毕业。该计划旨在向至少52名有学术天赋和经济需要的STEM学生颁发共计96份奖学金。本项目拟实施并研究经研究证明行之有效的做法。通过这种方式，该项目将有助于了解STEM领域的招聘、保留、学生成功、学术/职业道路、转学和学位获得情况。该项目旨在：1)在社区学院实施本科生研究体验，研究这些体验是否能提高学生对项目的满意度和保留率；2)测量学生对持久性的看法，以及它与校园气候和学生的关系？归属感；3)促进社区大学生在STEM领域的经验和成功的知识体系的增长。除奖学金外，该项目还将为学生提供一系列支助服务，旨在提高留校率，并协助毕业生过渡到其中一个区域继续接受教育或就业。私营企业、军事设施和政府机构。目标专业包括应用科学与技术、生物技术、计算机信息系统、计算机科学、工程学、工程技术、信息服务技术、信息系统、网络安全、数学与物理科学。项目目标包括：1)利用该地区广泛的K-16 STEM活动来增加入学率；2)通过建议和项目路径提高学生注册率，鼓励学生保留；3)通过社区建设、每两周一次的队列接触、指导、辅导、本科生研究、夏季桥梁项目和丰富经验来提高学生的保留率；4)扩大及精简衔接课程，以方便转读四年制院校；5)让雇主参与招聘、指导和提供基于工作的丰富体验。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program will support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at the College of Southern Maryland. This project aims to award a total of 96 scholarships to at least 52 academically talented STEM students with financial need. The project plans to implement and study practices shown by research to be effective. In this way, the project will contribute to understanding about recruitment, retention, student success, academic/career pathways, transfer, and degree attainment in STEM fields. The project aims to: 1) implement undergraduate research experiences in the community college and studying whether these experiences increase student satisfaction with the program and retention; 2) measure students' perspectives about persistence, and its relationship to campus climate and students? sense of belonging; and 3) contribute to the growing body of knowledge about community college students' experiences and success in STEM fields.In addition to scholarships, the project will provide students with a continuum of support services aimed at increasing retention and assisting graduates in transitioning to further education or employment at one of the regions? private sector companies, military installations, and government agencies. Targeted programs include Applied Sciences and Technology, Biological Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Information Services Technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, and Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Project objectives include: 1) increasing enrollment by capitalizing on extensive K-16 STEM activity in the region; 2) improving student registration through advising and program pathways to encourage retention; 3) increasing student retention through community-building, biweekly cohort contact, mentoring, tutoring, undergraduate research, a summer bridge program, and enrichment experiences; 4) expanding and streamlining articulation to facilitate transfer to four-year institutions; and 5) engaging employers in recruiting, mentoring, and providing work-based enrichment experiences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.