Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships Program (CSEMS)

技术正在迅速成为新经济的推动力。以技术为导向的行业的重大进步为商业和社会互动创造了新的基础设施，同时改变了我们日常生活、学习和工作的方式。这些进步将继续对新千年熟练劳动力的供求产生深远影响。事实上，到2006年，预计美国所有工作中约有50%将属于信息技术和电信产品和服务，或与之密切相关。与周围社区的人口组成相一致，我们的校园为非传统的，种族多元化的学生群体服务。该项目使符合既定学术标准的低收入、少数民族和/或女生能够获得计算机科学、数学或工程学的文科副学士或理科副学士学位。这些学生有资格转学到高年级学校或直接进入他们所选择的领域的劳动力市场。因此，该项目的目标包括：（1）增加获得计算机科学、数学和工程学位的低收入、少数民族和/或女生的人数;（2）提高计算机科学、工程和数学专业所有学生的总体教育质量;（3）增加参与学生的职业发展和职业选择机会。在两年的项目期间，正在向计算机科学、工程和数学专业的学生分发奖学金。可衡量的标准，包括平均成绩点，保留率和毕业率，用于确定奖学金获得者与非获得者之间的学术成就，保留和专业发展/毕业程度。

Technology is rapidly becoming the enabler of the new economy. Significant advances in technologically- oriented industries have created new infrastructure for both business and social interaction while transforming the way we live, learn and work on a day- to- day basis. These advances will continue to have a profound impact on the supply and demand for skilled labor in the new millennium. Indeed, approximately 50% of all jobs in the United States are expected to be either in or closely related to information technology (IT) and telecommunications products and services, by the year 2006. Consistent with the demographic composition of the surrounding community, our campus serves a non- traditional, ethnically diverse student body. This project enables low- income, minority and/or female students who meet established academic criteria to obtain Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degrees in computer science, mathematics or engineering. These students are eligible for transfer to an upper- division school or to enter the workforce directly in their chosen field. Thus, the goals of this project include: (1) Increasing the number of low- income, minority and/ or female students obtaining degrees in computer science, mathematics and engineering; (2) improving the overall quality of education for all students majoring in computer science, engineering and mathematics and; (3) enhancing the professional development and career choice opportunities of participating students. Over the two- year project period, scholarships are being distributed to students in computer science, engineering and mathematics. Measurable criteria including grade point averages, retention rates and graduation rates are utilized to determine the degree of academic achievement, retention and professional development/ graduation among scholarship recipients versus non- recipients.