Supporting Scholars in Science and Engineering

工程和文科的融合为学生在学院提供了独特的机会。为了鼓励和培养在学科交叉领域有学术天赋的学生，该项目正在启动一项融合技术（CT）奖学金计划。CT学者包括从所有科学和工程学科中选出的学生，在四年内为两批十名学生提供奖学金支持。 CT有许多机会与交叉领域的课程，计划和研究机会，包括：生物工程，数字艺术，创业，环境科学与工程，纳米技术，神经科学，能源研究和科学技术政策。智力优势：该项目的目标是：1）改善STEM领域学术人才的招聘和保留; 2）增加工程，物理和计算机科学以及所有学科中代表性不足的群体的女性人数; 3）为学生提供机会，通过暑期研究，实习，出国留学和领导力培训进一步提高他们的教育; 4）使这些学生能够通过追求双主修，辅修或跨学科的专业，使他们的专业和其他学科之间的联系。更广泛的影响：这些努力的影响应导致越来越多的学生具有必要的教育和技能进入劳动力或专业和研究生课程在新兴的多学科领域。CT学者正在接受各自学科的培训，但提供了参与多学科项目的机会。为了实现这些目标，该项目有几个目标，以反映CT学者的学术承诺，包括：1）在第一年导师的学者部分招生; 2）CT学者研究研讨会; 3）“明天的领导者”研讨会;“4）资助早期参与研究实验室; 5）教育推广活动。

The integration of engineering and the liberal arts offers unique opportunities for students at the college. To encourage and foster academically-talented students in the intersections of disciplines, the project is initiating a scholarship program in Converging Technologies (CT). CT Scholars include students selected from all science and engineering disciplines, with scholarship support for two cohorts of ten students over four years. There are a number of opportunities in CT with courses, programs and research opportunities in intersectional fields including: bioengineering, digital art, entrepreneurship, environmental science and engineering, nanotechnology, neuroscience, energy studies, and science and technology policy. Intellectual Merit: The project goals are to: 1) improve recruitment and retention of academically-talented students in STEM fields; 2) increase the number of women in engineering, physics, and computer science, and underrepresented groups in all disciplines; 3) provide students with opportunities to further enhance their education through summer research, internships, study aboard, and leadership training; 4) enable these students to make connections between their major and other disciplines through pursuit of a dual major, minor or interdisciplinary major. Broader Impact: The impact of these efforts should result in increased numbers of students with the education and skills necessary to enter the workforce or professional and graduate programs in emerging multidisciplinary fields. CT Scholars are being trained in their respective disciplines, but provided opportunities to participate in multi-disciplinary projects. These students are being mentored for leadership roles and have the interdisciplinary team experience needed in today's science and engineering workplace To achieve these goals, the project has several objectives to reflect the academic promise of the CT Scholars, including: 1) enrollment in a scholar's section of the first-year preceptorial; 2) a CT Scholars Research Seminar; 3) workshops for "Tomorrow's Leaders;" 4) funding for earlier involvement in research laboratories; and 5) educational outreach activities.