Growing Opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (GO STEM)

该项目名为“科学、技术、工程和数学领域的机遇增长”（GO STEM），将有助于满足国家对科学、技术、工程和数学领域（STEM）受过良好教育的科学家、工程师和技术人员的需求。印度山社区学院将向至少48名具有学术潜力的低收入家庭学生颁发奖学金，这些学生正在攻读科学和应用科学领域的副学士学位。10个专业的全日制学生将有资格申请这些奖学金。这10个专业包括：4个文科副学士学位课程（生物、化学、物理、数学）和6个应用科学副学士学位课程（计算机软件开发、网络安全与系统管理、电气与可再生能源技术、电子工程技术、激光与光学技术和机器人/自动化技术）。课程和课外活动系统将为学者提供额外的支持。这些活动的重点是现有的、增强的和新的活动，这些活动在促进学生成功方面显示出希望，这些活动记录在研究文献中，得到先前经验和教训的支持，并得到机构承诺的强调。活动包括密集的教师指导/建议，教师专业发展，同侪指导，同侪导师培训，奖学金获得者第一年系列研讨会，大学和职业指导，以及夏季体验。所提议的努力的总体目标是提高具有学术潜力和对STEM感兴趣的低收入社区大学生的教育和职业目标的成功实现。该项目将通过评估由教师导师提供的学术建议/指导、参加第一年研讨会以及同侪指导（作为学员和导师）对攻读STEM副学士学位的有学术天赋的低收入学生的大学和职业成果的影响来推进知识。该项目由美国国家科学基金会的科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金项目资助，该项目旨在增加有经济需求的低收入学术天才学生在STEM领域获得学位的人数。它还旨在改善未来STEM工作者的教育，并为低收入学生提供有关学业成功、留校、转学、毕业和学术/职业道路的知识。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 project, Growing Opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GO STEM), will contribute to meeting the national need for well-educated scientists, engineers, and technicians in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Indian Hills Community College will award scholarships to at least 48 unique low-income students with demonstrated academic potential and who are pursuing associate degrees in science and applied science fields of study. Full time students in ten programs will be eligible to apply for these scholarships. The ten programs include: four Associate of Art degree programs for science transfer majors (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics) and six Associate of Applied Science programs in career and technical programs (Computer Software Development, Cybersecurity and Systems Administration, Electrical and Renewable Energy Technology, Electronic Engineering Technology, Laser and Optics Technology and Robotics/Automation Technology). A system of curricular and co-curricular activities will provide additional support for the scholars. These activities focus on existing, enhanced, and new activities that show promise in fostering student success, as documented in the research literature, supported by prior experience and lessons learned, and underscored by institutional commitment. Activities include intensive faculty mentoring/advising, professional development for faculty, peer mentoring, training for peer mentors, a first-year seminar series for scholarship recipients, college and career guidance, and summer experiences. The overarching goal of the proposed effort is to increase the successful attainment of education and career goals of low-income community college students with academic potential and interest in STEM. The project will advance knowledge by evaluating the influence of academic advising/mentoring provided by faculty mentors, participation in a first year seminar, and peer mentoring (as mentees and mentors) on college and career outcomes for academically talented, low-income students pursuing associate degrees in STEM. The project is funded by NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, which seeks to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who earn degrees in STEM fields. It also aims to improve the education of future STEM workers, and to generate knowledge about academic success, retention, transfer, graduation and academic/career pathways of low-income students.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.