Ensuring Success for First Generation and Rural College STEM Students

确保第一代和农村大学STEM学生的成功项目为新墨西哥大学瓦伦西亚校区（UNM-V）的STEM学生启动了一项奖学金计划，这是新墨西哥大学系统的一所两年制公立学院。新墨西哥大学- v分校成立于1981年，是一所地区社区学院，主要服务于第一代大学生。学生的平均年龄超过27岁，其中65%以上是女性，55%以上是西班牙裔。由于贫困的挑战，新墨西哥大学服务区的一些学生从未上过大学。此外，由于大学以前并不是一种家庭价值，许多大学生被期望在经济上帮助他们的家庭，许多在这个服务领域的人发现很难被全日制录取，还有一些人因家庭需要而离开，无法完成他们的课程。新墨西哥大学为满足地区需求，提供计算机辅助制图（CAD）、建筑技术（CT）、信息技术（IT）和数字媒体艺术（DMA）的应用科学（AAS）证书和副学士学位。此外，新墨西哥大学继续扩大其普通科学副学士学位，最近又增加了一个预工程副学士学位。这些学位为学生转入当地大学继续攻读学士学位或更高学位做好了准备。新的奖学金计划每年为30名学生提供全日制上大学的机会，实现他们完成普通科学、预工程、CAD、CT、IT或DMA证书或副学士课程的梦想。这不仅仅是对个人的满足，而且对个人，他们的家庭和整个社区都有重大的积极的经济影响，因为这些学生在新墨西哥州中部高要求的科学和技术行业中担任高薪工作。确保第一代和农村大学STEM学生成功的目标是：a)每年至少增加10%的学生获得普通科学和工程证书和副学士学位，或CAD， CT， IT和DMA的应用科学证书和副学士学位；b)通过财政和学术支持，以每年10%的速度增加两年内完成证书和三年内完成副学士学位的学生人数；c)通过财政和学术支持，每年增加转学到四年制大学攻读学士学位的学生人数10%。对这些学生的支持包括第一学期的课程，帮助他们与同龄人建立社交网络，发现他们的学习风格，并养成习惯，以确保在大学取得成功。这些学者还与新墨西哥大学的教师在他们的研究领域进行互动，并接受同伴导师的补充指导。最后，学者们有机会得到地区STEM行业人士的指导，并参加当地四年制大学、研究会议和当地STEM行业现场的实地考察。

The Ensuring Success for First Generation and Rural College STEM Students project initiates a scholarship program for STEM students at the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus (UNM-V), a two-year public college of the University of New Mexico system. Established as a branch in 1981, UNM-V is a regional community college serving mostly first generation college students. The average age of students is over 27 years, with over 65% being women and over 55% being Hispanic. Due to challenges of poverty, some students in UNM-V's service area never start college. Also, because college has not formerly been a family value and many college-aged students are expected to help support their families financially, many in this service area find it a hardship to be enrolled full-time while still others are pulled away by family needs and are unable to complete their course work. UNM-V has responded to regional demands by offering Certificates and Associate Degrees in Applied Science (AAS) Degrees in Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Construction Technology (CT), Information Technology (IT) and Digital Media Arts (DMA). Additionally, UNM-V continues to expand its Associate of Science in General Science Degree and has recently added an Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering. These degrees ready students to transfer to local universities to continue courses toward Bachelor's Degrees and beyond. The new scholarship program provides 30 students each year with the ability to attend college on a full-time basis and realize their dream of completing a Certificate or Associate Degree program in General Science, Pre-Engineering, CAD, CT, IT, or DMA. This is not just personally fulfilling, but also has a significant positive economic impact on the individuals, their families and the community at large as these students fill high wage jobs in high demand science and technology industries throughout central New Mexico. Goals for Ensuring Success for First Generation and Rural College STEM Students are to: a) Increase the number of students receiving Certificates and Associate Degrees in General Science and Engineering, or Certificates and Associate of Applied Science Degrees in CAD, CT, IT, and DMA by a minimum of 10% per year; b) Increase the number of students completing Certificates within two years and Associate Degrees within three years by 10% per year through financial and academic support; and c) Increase the number of students transferring to four-year institutions to pursue Bachelor's Degrees by 10% per year through financial and academic support.Support for the scholars includes a first semester class which helps them build a social network with their peers, discover their learning styles, and build habits to ensure college success. The scholars also interact with UNM-V faculty in their areas of study and receive supplemental instruction with peer tutors. Lastly, scholars have opportunities to be mentored by individuals in regional STEM industries and to participate in field trips to local four-year institutions, research conferences and local STEM industry sites.