Glendale Community College Math and Science Transfer, Excellence and Retention Scholarship Program

该项目正在增加攻读副学士学位的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科的学生人数。参与者通过财政援助、指导、成功转到四年制大学的建议以及参加学者学习社区等方式得到支持。该学院正在向一群才华横溢的学生伸出援手，否则他们将无法或不选择进入STEM职业生涯。该学院在开展该项目所需的外展活动方面已经拥有了相当丰富的经验。在过去的十年里，格伦代尔社区学院(GCC)与加州州立大学北岭分校合作，成功地实施了少数民族参与联盟(AMP)计划。学院有一个广泛的支持系统来帮助学生成功，特别是那些自己没有强大支持系统的学生，如第一代大学生和来自较低经济阶层的学生。该学院的咨询人员是该州最大的咨询人员之一，补充指导计划也是如此，该计划在许多科学和数学课堂上提供协作学习研讨会。GCC有一个计算机工作和临时辅导的数学/科学中心，还有一个定期的辅导计划，由于有过AMP的经验，她还参加了一个辅导计划和一个夏季桥牌计划，专注于数学培训和普通大学的准备。智力优势：该项目的活动解决了招收学生进入STEM职业生涯的主要挑战。它得到了有能力的教员以及足够的机构设施、资源和承诺的支持。此外，还有一个重点是记录学生学习方面的可衡量的进步。更广泛的影响：正在传播一个可复制的STEM学生支持系统，这是一个对其他机构有用的模式。教职员工正在采取具体步骤，确保将与提高代表不足学生的成功有关的教学战略纳入教学方法，使学院的多样化学生群体受益，并扩大代表不足群体成功参与STEM相关学习的范围。

This project is increasing the number of students pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines at the associate degree level. Participants are being supported via financial assistance, mentoring, advice for successful transfer to a four year university, and participation in a learning community of scholars. The college is reaching out to groups of talented students who would otherwise not be able to, or not choose to, enter into a STEM career. The college already has considerable experience doing the type of outreach required for the program. For the past ten years Glendale Community College (GCC) has run, in collaboration with California State University, Northridge, a successful Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) program. The college has an extensive support system to help students succeed, especially those who do not have a strong support system of their own, such as first generation college students and students from lower economic strata. The college's counseling staff is one of the largest in the state, as is the supplemental instruction program which provides collaborative learning workshops in many science and math classes. GCC has a Math/Science Center for computer work and drop-in tutoring, a regular tutoring program, and, because of the AMP experience, a mentoring program and a summer bridge program focusing on mathematics training and general college preparation. Intellectual merit: The project's activities address a major challenge in recruiting students to STEM careers. It is supported by a capable faculty and by adequate institutional facilities, resources, and commitment. In addition there is a focus on documenting measurable improvements in student learning. Broader impacts: A replicable support system for STEM students, a model useful to other institutions, is being disseminated. Faculty are taking specific steps to ensure that pedagogical strategies related to enhancing the success of underrepresented students are integrated into instructional approaches benefiting the college's diverse student population and broadening the successful participation of underrepresented groups in STEM-related learning.