Promoting STEM Research to College Freshmen and Sophomores

该项目部分支持南加州本科生研究会议（SCCUR）。这项年度活动吸引了来自四年制院校，两年制学院和一些高中的大量不同的学生和教师，他们进行口头和海报展示，突出了本科生进行的研究和学术活动。NSF的支持正在降低所有学生的注册费，为多达60名经济困难的学生提供免费注册，支持评估活动，并为参加活动的一组教师提供后续研讨会，他们有兴趣撰写提案，以提高学生在STEM中的成功和保留率。参加会议预计将鼓励来自2年和4年制院校的STEM教师团体寻求建立本科研究和其他合作项目的伙伴关系，以帮助更多的学生在他们的机构中取得STEM成功。SCCUR是美国最大的多学科区域会议之一。SCCUR在2011年首次出现在社区学院，这是一个独特的机会，可以向公众，能够在STEM领域取得成功的大学预科学生，以及代表性不足的少数民族社区进行宣传。SAC是联邦指定的西班牙裔服务机构）。本次会议让公众了解南加州学生进行的创新科学和技术研究，并让家长和家庭意识到年轻人在中学后STEM教育中的机会。

This project is partially supporting the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR). This annual event attracts a large diverse group of students and faculty from four-year institutions, two-year colleges, and some high schools for oral and poster presentations highlighting research and scholarly activity performed by undergraduate students. NSF support is reducing the registration fee for all students, providing free registration for up to 60 financially disadvantaged students, supporting evaluative activities, and providing a follow-up workshop for a group of faculty attending the event who are interested in writing proposals to improve student success and retention in STEM. Participation at the conference is expected to encourage groups of STEM faculty from 2- and 4-year institutions to pursue establishing partnerships for undergraduate research and other collaborative projects to help more students succeed in STEM at their institutions. SCCUR is one of the largest broadly multidisciplinary regional conferences in the United States. The SCCUR's first appearance at a community college in 2011 represents a unique opportunity for outreach to the public, to pre-college students capable of succeeding in STEM fields, and to underrepresented minority communities (Mt. SAC is a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution). This conference engages the public about the innovative science and technology research that students in Southern California perform, and makes parents and families aware of the opportunities for young people in postsecondary STEM education.