Implementation Grant - Project GeNex: Educating the Next Generation of STEM Professionals

圣菲利普学院是阿拉莫社区学院之一，是一所两年制公立学院，也是唯一一所国家指定的历史黑人学院和西班牙裔服务机构，它将实施“Project GeNex: education the Next Generation of STEM Professionals”，因为它渴望改善其STEM教育计划，并在国家劳动力中增加多样化、有竞争力和全球参与的STEM专业人员的数量。圣菲利普学院将招收、保留、毕业并将学生转到四年制大学，在那里他们将完成STEM学科的本科学位。GeNex项目旨在改善SPC的STEM教育，并增加国家劳动力中STEM专业人员的数量。为实现这一目标，将有三个目标：1)增加注册STEM专业的学生人数；2)提高STEM专业学生的课程完成率；3)提高STEM专业的保留率。这个项目的创新之处在于，它将提供额外的机会，以增加STEM学科的少数民族学生的招聘、保留、毕业和转学。通过圣菲利普学院与高中、大学和行业合作伙伴的现有关系，GeNex项目将有必要的框架来确保学生和项目的成功。

St. Philip's College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges, a two-year public college and the only nationally designated Historically Black College and Hispanic-Serving Institution, will implement "Project GeNex: Educating the Next Generation of STEM Professionals" as it aspires to improve its STEM education programs and increase the number of diverse, competitive and globally engaged STEM professionals in the nation's workforce. St. Philip's College will recruit, retain, graduate and transfer students to four-year institutions where they will complete undergraduate degrees in STEM disciplines.Project GeNex aims to improve STEM education at SPC and increase the number of STEM professionals in the nation's workforce. To achieve this goal, three objectives will be targeted: 1) To increase the number of students who enroll as STEM majors; 2) To increase rate of course completion of STEM majors; and 3) To increase the retention rate of STEM majors. This project is innovative in that it will provide additional opportunities to increase the recruitment, retention, graduation and transfer to universities of minority students in the STEM disciplines. Through St. Philip's College's existing relationships with high schools, universities and industry partners, Project GeNex will have the necessary framework to ensure student and project success.