A Rising Tide: Lifting Student Success in Science, Engineering, and Math in Southwestern Washington

这个项目是a)增加攻读STEM领域学位的学生数量，b)提高S-STEM学者的保留率和学业成就，c)丰富他们的学习环境，d)促进S-STEM学者转到合适的学士学位机构。该项目正在与森特勒利亚学院现有的外展项目合作，以吸引更多的中学生和高中生选择STEM职业。S-STEM学者与同行和教师导师合作，访问STEM专业人员的实验室和现场，寻求独立研究机会，参加区域科学会议，访问潜在的转学机构，并与经济援助/招生专家会面，以确保学术成功。该项目正在提高STEM职业在农村地区的知名度，这些地区在这些领域缺乏榜样。许多项目活动对所有森特勒利亚学院的学生开放，不仅提高了S-STEM学者的学业成绩，也提高了他们的同学的学业成绩。对S-STEM学者的投资正在对他们的同学产生溢出效应，对大学中STEM职业和教育项目的知名度产生溢出效应，对社区中可能不会尝试这条道路的学生产生溢出效应。

This project is a) increasing the number of students pursuing degrees in STEM areas, b) increasing the retention and academic success of S-STEM scholars, c) enriching their learning environment and d) facilitating the transfer of S-STEM scholars to appropriate baccalaureate institutions. The project is partnering with existing outreach programs at Centralia College to induce more middle and high school students to choose STEM careers. S-STEM scholars are working with peer and faculty mentors, visiting labs and field sites of STEM professionals, pursuing independent research opportunities and attending regional scientific conferences, visiting potential transfer institutions, and meeting with financial aid / admissions experts to ensure academic success. This project is increasing the visibility of STEM careers in a rural area that lacks role models in these areas. Many project activities are open to all Centralia College students, lifting the academic achievement of not only the S-STEM scholars, but also their classmates. The investment in S-STEM scholars is having a spillover effect on their classmates, on the visibility of STEM careers and education programs at the college, and on the viability of STEM careers to students in the community who might otherwise not attempt this path.