Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)

维吉尼亚大学卡罗琳·瓦拉斯少数族裔方案办公室(OMP)的主要目标是增加招收、留住和毕业未被充分代表的学生攻读工程本科和研究生学位的人数。这项工作是在更大的目的范围内进行的，目的是增加对工程感兴趣的少数族裔高中生的才华，并提高少数族裔社区对工程的认识。OMP的努力包括为高三和高三学生提供为期一周的住宿计划，为一年级学生提供夏季桥牌学院，在企业部门实习，以及与弗吉尼亚大学教职员工进行研究机会。作为OMPS项目的结果，在过去的十年里，超过249名未被充分代表的少数族裔本科生和122名研究生获得了工程学院的学位。

Office of Minority Programs (OMP) in the School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUniversity of VirginiaCarolyn VallasThe primary objective of the Office of Minority Programs (OMP) is to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering. This work has been carried out within the larger purpose of increasing the pool of talented minority high school students interested in engineering and heightening awareness of engineering within minority communities. OMP efforts include a week-long residential program for rising high school juniors and seniors, a summer bridge academy for first-year students, internships in the corporate sector, and research opportunities with University of Virginia faculty. As a result of OMPs programs, over 249 underrepresented minority undergraduate students and 122 graduate students have received degrees from the engineering school during the last ten years.