Pathways to Success in STEM

在圣路易斯社区学院支持招聘和保留的现有框架的基础上，我们正在开发一个综合计划，即STEM成功之路，以增加在学院寻求STEM学位的学生的招聘和保留。通过在SLCC Florissant Valley和Meramec校区开展试点项目，我们将努力增加进入STEM项目的学生人数，并增加完成STEM学位的学生人数。我们还将努力扩大到少数民族学生占50%或更多的学区，以招收传统上代表性不足的STEM领域的学生。项目活动包括：（1）STEM机会窗口计划-旨在将高中生和家长带到大学校园，与教师见面，并被介绍给STEM实验室和职业机会，（2）数学和科学门户计划-旨在为准备不足的学生获得进入大学水平STEM计划所需的数学，阅读，写作和科学方面的技能和知识，（3）咨询/职业咨询研讨会-给予STEM教师，学术咨询，咨询和ACCESS办公室的支持人员（其工作人员与残疾学生一起工作），（4）成功模式研讨会-旨在将STEM专业人士带到校园，与STEM学生以小组形式会面，分享追求STEM教育和职业的经验，和（5）扩大衔接协议-确保学生从两年制STEM课程无缝过渡到四年制院校。我们的总体目标是开发一个创新的，可持续的结构，在学院的STEM部门内的所有学科的持续招聘和保留工作。

Building on the existing framework at St. Louis Community College that supports recruitment and retention, we are developing an integrated program, Pathways to Success in STEM, to increase recruitment and retention of students seeking STEM degrees at the College. Through piloting the program at the SLCC Florissant Valley and Meramec campuses, we are focusing our efforts on both increasing the number of students entering STEM programs as well as increasing the number of students completing STEM degrees.Our efforts are also expanded to recruit traditionally underrepresented students in STEM areas by reaching to school districts with 50% or more minority student populations. The project activities include: (1) Windows to STEM Opportunities program--designed to bring high school students and parents to the college campus to meet faculty and to be introduced to STEM laboratories and to career opportunities, (2) Gateway to Math and Science program-designed for under prepared students to gain skills and knowledge in math, reading, writing, and science needed to enter college-level STEM programs, (3) Advising/Career Counseling Workshops--given to STEM faculty, support staff in academic advising, counseling, and the ACCESS office (whose personnel work with students with disabilities), (4) Models of Success seminars--developed to bring STEM professionals to the campus to meet with STEM students in small groups to share experiences in pursuing STEM education and careers, and (5) Expanded Articulation Agreement-- to ensure seamless transitions for students from their two-year STEM programs to four year institutions. Our overarching goal is to develop an innovative, sustainable structure for on-going recruitment and retention efforts across all disciplines within the STEM division in the College.