EMPOWER: Enrichment and Mentoring to Provide our Workforce with Enhanced Resources

该项目向有学术才能和经济困难的学生提供奖学金，并通过各种结构和方案支持学者。代表性不足群体的妇女和学生是特别需要支助的对象。学生学者就读于工程项目，对在这些领域拥有专业知识的专业人士的需求对该地区不断发展的高科技产业至关重要。该项目正在通过实施学术资源中心，为学者提供指导，辅导和补充指导服务，提高保留率和毕业率。学者们还参加了数学桥梁计划之前，他们在大学的第一年。

This project is awarding scholarships to academically talented and financially needy students and is supporting the scholars through a variety of structures and programs. Women and students from underrepresented groups are being especially targeted for support. Student scholars are enrolled in engineering programs and the need for professionals who have expertise in these fields is vital to the region's growing high tech industry. The project is improving retention and graduation through implementation of the Academic Resource Center that provides mentoring, tutoring, and supplemental instruction services for the scholars. Scholars are also participating in a mathematics bridge program just prior to their first-year at the university.