Netzel Scholars: Opportunity in Chemistry and Biology

该项目的目标是为该大学宣布主修化学和生物的最高成绩的入学学生提供支持。这些学生中的许多人都有很大的经济需求，因此在大学生涯中，他们在大学生活、大量的工作时间和通勤之间取得了平衡。这些责任使他们很难实现自己的学术潜力。S-STEM基金根据需要提供奖学金，让学生能够住在校园里，充分参与大学的智力和研究生活。招生工作包括直接邮寄、网络资源和校园招聘会，向佐治亚州的潜在学生推广S-STEM奖学金。遴选是基于多种学术标准、经济需求和面试。智力价值：新的活动包括：(A)一个新的新生学习社区，(B)一个新的课程，HON1001，(C)一个新的新生参加研究小组研讨会的方案，(D)同行主导的荣誉教程，(E)一个新的荣誉生物化学课程，(F)化学和生物，(G)一个新的职业规划课程，(H)增加对本科生研究机会的支持，(I)在地方和区域会议上的学生陈述，(J)支持暑期研究方案，(K)支持在化学和生物学生俱乐部培养领导力，并(L)为学生提供在补充教学和整个课程课程中教授写作的机会。更广泛的影响：大约60名学生正在接受S-STEM的资助(连续三个班每人大约20人)。新计划使其他化学和生物专业的学生(分别约300人和1400人)受益。来自S-STEM项目的奖学金使奈策尔学者们实现了他们作为科学领袖的巨大承诺。

The goal of this project is to provide support for the highest achieving entering students at the university declaring majors in chemistry and biology. Many of these students have significant financial need and thus balance university life, significant work hours, and commuting as they live at home during their university career. These responsibilities make it difficult for them to realize their scholarly potential. S-STEM funds provide need-based scholarships so that the students can live on campus and participate fully in the intellectual and research life of the university. Recruiting efforts include direct mail, web resources and on-campus recruiting fairs to promote the S-STEM Scholarships to prospective students in Georgia. Selection is based on multiple academic criteria, financial need, and an interview. Intellectual Merit: New activities include (a) a new Freshman Learning Community, (b) a new course, HON1001, (c) a program for freshman to participate in research group seminars, (d) peer-led honors tutorials, (e) a new honors biochemistry course, (f) biochemistry concentrations in both chemistry and biology, (g) a new course in career planning, (h) increased support for undergraduate research opportunities, (i) student presentations at local and regional conferences, (j) support for summer research programs, (k) support to develop leadership in chemistry and biology student clubs and (l) opportunities for the students to teach in supplemental instruction and the Writing Across the Curriculum courses. Broader Impacts: About 60 students are receiving S-STEM funding (approximately 20 each for three consecutive entering classes). The new programs benefit the other chemistry and biology students (approximately 300 and 1400, respectively). Scholarships from the S-STEM program enable the Netzel Scholars to live up to their considerable promise as scientific leaders.