Preparing Future Leaders and Movers in Engineering and Computer Science

该项目将通过支持诺福克州立大学（一所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学）中表现出经济需求的高成就低收入学生的保留和毕业，为全国对受过良好教育的科学家、数学家、工程师和技术人员的需求做出贡献。该项目为期4年，将为29名攻读计算机科学与工程学士学位的全日制学生提供奖学金。工程和计算机科学的未来领导者和推动者（FLAME）计划旨在为有学术才华和经济条件的学生建立一个学习社区。FLAME学者将是一年级和转学生，并将获得长达四年的资助。FLAME将使这些学者接触一套全面的活动，以加强他们在商业和工业环境中成功职业生涯的准备。课程设计整合了正式和非正式的经验，强调领导能力，体验式学习，以及作为科学家或工程师的自我认同。一个深思熟虑的评估和审查计划将确保有效的课程调整和项目组成部分的全面评估。FLAME寻求整合项目功能，如领导力研讨会系列，技术研讨会，杰出讲座系列和社会联系活动。成功完成该课程将展示拓宽STEM职业机会和参与的有效途径。该项目的总体目标是提高有经济需求的低收入、高成就本科生的STEM学位完成率。一个关键的项目成果是，拟议的计划应该超过NSU的总体保留率毕业率。此外，为了确保学者的坚持，FLAME旨在为学者提供榜样指导（来自教师，社区和行业合作伙伴）和专业发展，以进入与计算相关的劳动力或深造。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，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。

This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Norfolk State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Over its 4 year duration, this project will fund scholarships to 29 unique full time students who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in computer science and engineering. The Future Leaders and Movers in Engineering and Computer Science (FLAME) program seeks to establish a learning community of academically talented and financially eligible students. FLAME Scholars will be first year and transfer students and will receive funding for up to four years. FLAME will expose these scholars to a comprehensive set of activities to enhance their preparation for successful careers in business and industrial settings. The program design integrates formal and informal experiences and emphasizes leadership, experiential learning, and self-identification as a scientist or engineer. A thoughtful plan for assessment and review will ensure effective course adjustment and overall evaluation of the program components. FLAME seeks to integrate program features, such as a Leadership Seminar Series, Technical Workshops, Distinguished Lecture Series, and social bonding events. Successful completion is expected to demonstrate effective pathways of broadened opportunity and participation in STEM careers.The overall goal of this project is to increase STEM degree completion of low-income, high-achieving undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. A key project outcome is that the proposed program should exceed NSU's overall retention to graduation rate. In addition, to ensure scholars' persistence, FLAME aims to provide role model mentoring (from faculty, community, and industry partners) and professional development for the scholars to enter the computing-related workforce or advanced study. This 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.