Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research Community/Maricopa Engineering Transition Scholars (CIRC/METS)

该项目为生物工程、化学和材料工程、土木和环境工程、计算机科学和计算机系统工程、电气工程、工业工程以及机械和航空航天工程等系的29名社区学院转学生提供支持。该项目的独特之处包括利用和建立在工程与应用科学学院（CEAS）和马塞洛县社区学院区（MCCCD）之间的合作努力。该项目建立在一些现有的计划，如学术丰富，教学习技能，桥梁计划，以协助学生的过渡，包容性学习社区提供持续的学术指导和职业指导，研究方向研讨会（ROW）集中在研究和研究生院，以及可选的研究经验。该项目旨在招募和留住有经济需要的高素质学生，如果没有这种支持，他们可能无法继续全日制教育。该计划为转学生提供至少30小时的服务，但也包括一些有特殊需要的大二转学生。妇女和代表性不足的少数民族学生，包括美洲原住民学生，是该项目的目标。

The project provides support to 29 community college transfer students in the departments of Bioengineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Unique features of the project include leveraging and building on a cooperative effort between the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) and the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). This project builds on a number of existing programs such as Academic Enrichment to teach study skills, a Bridge Program for assisting the transition of students, Inclusive Learning Communities to provide continuous academic mentoring and career mentoring, and Research Orientation Workshops (ROW) concentrating on research and graduate school, as well as an optional research experience. The project aims at recruiting and retaining high quality students with financial need who, without this support, might not be able to continue their education on a full time basis. The program serves transfer students with at least 30 hours, but also includes some sophomore transfers with special needs. Women and underrepresented minority students, including Native American students, are targeted by this project.