Opportunities for STEM Success at Mercy College

该项目为学业优秀但经济困难的学生提供奖学金和全面的支持服务。奖学金共资助29名学者，为期5年，攻读数学、计算机信息系统、计算机科学或信息保障与安全学士学位。为参与者提供的支持结构包括该机构的个性化成就契约，该契约为每个学生提供一位个人导师，他将在学术、大学生活和职业道路上为学生提供建议。额外的支持包括教师指导、当地工业实地考察、系列研讨会和实习机会。这所学校拥有一个多元化的学生群体，许多学生都是家里第一代上大学的人。该计划的目标是增加未被充分代表的群体中完成计算机信息科学或数学学士学位课程的学生人数。

This project is awarding scholarships and providing comprehensive support services to academically talented but financially needy students. Scholarships are supporting a total of 29 scholars for up to five years while the scholars earn bachelor's degrees in Mathematics, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or Information Assurance and Security. Support structures for participants include the institution's personalized achievement compact, which provides each student with a personal mentor who will advises students on academics, college life, and career paths. Additional support includes mentoring by faculty, field trips to local industries, a seminar series, and internship opportunities. The institution boasts an ethnically diverse student body, and many of its students are among the first generation in their families to attend college. The goal of the program is to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who complete a baccalaureate degree program in computer information science or mathematics.