Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement Initiative for Student Excellence (RAISE)

该奖学金计划的结构，以支持32少数民族和/或女性学生参与者。学者是从学生谁已经或将获得副学士学位的科学和技术从适当的程序，谁表示有意向在thesEMS学科之一的专业选择。学生主要是从参加与南方大学衔接协议的当地/州社区学院招募的，但不限于此。奖学金是根据经济需要和学术成就来选择的。学生由学术导师共同指导。他们参加结构化的指导计划和各种学生发展研讨会/讲习班，在SU职业服务办公室注册，并参加职业服务提供的职业讲习班。奖学金计划有助于提高有能力的学生的保留率，这些学生将经济困难作为不完成CSEMS领域学士学位的原因。由于学生在进入四年制大学之前已经接受了必要的补救指导，因此保留率也会提高。

The scholarship program is structured to support 32 minority and/or female student participants.Scholars are selected from students who have or will receive associate degrees in scienceand technology from appropriate programs and who express intent to major in one of theCSEMS disciplines. Students are recruited primarily, but not exclusively, from thelocal/state community college(s) participating in articulation agreement(s) with SouthernUniversity. Scholars are selected based on financial need and academic achievement.Students are co-advised by academic mentors. They participate in structured mentoring programs and various student development seminars/workshops, register with the SU Career Services Office, and participate in Career Services-offered career workshops.The scholarship program helps improve retention rates for capablestudents citing financial difficulties as reasons not to complete bachelor's degrees in CSEMSfields. Retention will also improve due to better preparedness of students having receivedneeded remedial instruction before they come to the four-year college.