Mt. SAC Scholars Program

该学院正在建立一个奖学金计划，以招收和支持有学术天赋、经济困难的学生，使他们能够获得科学、技术、工程或数学（STEM）学科的高等教育学位。该项目的目标和目的是通过提供一系列学术、丰富和研究支持活动来实现的，这些活动旨在促进学生成功完成副学士学位和/或转入STEM专业的学士学位机构。此外，该项目还提供了高水平的师生互动，并为学者们提供了充足的机会与同龄人一起工作，并作为一个学生群体建立联系。获奖者是从计划主修物理科学（化学和物理）、生物科学、数学和工程的学生中选拔出来的。智力优势：通过广泛的支持结构和资源，以及经验丰富的管理团队的领导，该项目确保奖学金获得者获得在STEM学科取得成功所需的所有关键支持。整合到该项目中的暑期研究经历为奖学金获得者中选定的群体提供了宝贵的机会，让他们在合作机构的成熟STEM实验室中从事真正的研究。这种经验为学生在他们选择的STEM学科中无缝转移到学士学位课程做好了准备，并增加了他们毕业后在该领域从事职业的可能性。更广泛的影响：该项目的影响不仅仅是为符合条件的STEM学科学生提供奖学金。它将学院现有的许多学术资源与拟议的S-STEM支持计划整合到一个独特的基础设施中，以促进学生在严格的STEM课程中取得成功，并更好地为社区大学生在STEM领域攻读学位或职业做好准备。该项目正在评估该项目对学生留存率和成功的影响，以及为社区大学生在STEM领域的职业生涯做好准备的有效实践知识做出贡献。该项目正在招募高素质的学生，尤其是来自历史上在STEM学科中代表性不足的多元化人群的申请人。

The college is establishing a scholarship program to recruit and support academically talented, financially needy students and enable them to attain higher education degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The project's goals and objectives are being achieved by providing a cluster of academic, enrichment, and research support activities that are designed to promote student success in the completion of an associate's degree and/or transfer to a baccalaureate institution as a STEM major. In addition, the program provides a high level of student-faculty interaction and ample opportunities for the scholars to work with peers and bond as a student cohort. Recipients are recruited and selected from students planning to major in physical sciences (chemistry and physics), biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Intellectual Merit: Through a wide range of support structures and resources, as well as the leadership of an experienced management team, the project is ensuring that scholarship recipients receive all crucial support necessary to achieve success in STEM disciplines. The summer research experiences that are integrated into the program provide invaluable opportunities for selected cohorts from the scholarship recipients to engage in authentic research in established STEM laboratories at partner institutions. This experience prepares students for a seamless transfer to a baccalaureate program in their chosen STEM discipline, as well as increases their likelihood to pursue a career in the field upon graduation. Broader Impact: The project impact goes beyond just providing scholarships to eligible students in STEM disciplines. It integrates many of the college's existing academic resources with the proposed S-STEM support programs into a unique infrastructure that promotes student success in rigorous STEM curricula and better prepares community college students to pursue a degree or a career in STEM fields. The project is assessing the impact of the program on student retention and success, as well as contributing to the knowledge on effective practices that best prepare community college students for careers in STEM fields. The program is recruiting high qualified students, especially applicants from a diverse population that are historically underrepresented in the STEM disciplines.