CLEAR Scholars in Engineering

CLEAR工程学者是印第安纳大学-普渡大学印第安纳波利斯分校（IUPUI）工程与技术学院工程专业本科生的S-STEM项目。每年有多达12名经济困难和学术准备的大二升学学生被选为CLEAR学者。该项目为来自不同城市的学生提供从大二到毕业的支持，目的是减少课外就业时间，减少毕业时间，减少毕业时的负债；并增加参与高影响力的实践，以获得学术和学位后的成功。利用现有的学术和支持服务，CLEAR学者参与一系列活动，通过以下方式促进保留率、成就和毕业坚持：通过队列模型建立社区；领导力和职业发展；与工业界的接触；通过辅导提供建议；以及学业成功的资源。该项目将面临类似经济困难、有共同教育和职业抱负的学者联系起来，通过指导、领导和职业发展以及其他支持学生成功的活动，帮助他们更充分地融入学术文化。之所以选择二年级作为干预点，是因为学生们已经完成了大一阶段的工程课程，这表明他们已经为工程学习做好了准备，同时也需要持续的学术、社会和经济支持。该计划积极吸引校园和社区利益相关者，包括学校管理人员，教师和行业合作伙伴。从CLEAR学者项目中吸取的经验教训，为IUPUI所有工程专业学生提供了改善本科体验的其他举措。

CLEAR Scholars in Engineering is an S-STEM program for undergraduate engineering students in the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Each year up to 12 economically-disadvantaged and academically-prepared rising sophomore students are selected as CLEAR scholars. The program provides support to this diverse population of urban students from the sophomore year through graduation, with the goal of decreasing time spent in extracurricular employment, time to graduation, and indebtedness upon graduation; and increasing engagement with high-impact practices for academic and post-degree success. Leveraging existing academic and support services, CLEAR Scholars participate in a set of activities that promote retention, achievement, and persistence to graduation through: community-building through a cohort model; leadership and career development; engagement with industry; advising through mentoring; and resources for academic success. This program connects scholars who have similar financial challenges, and who share educational and career aspirations to help them integrate more fully into the academic culture through mentoring, leadership and career development, and other activities that support student success. The sophomore level is chosen as the point of intervention because students will have already completed freshman-level engineering coursework, demonstrating preparedness for engineering study as well as a continued need for academic, social, and financial support. The program actively engages campus and community stakeholders, including school administrators, faculty, and industry partners. Lessons learned from CLEAR Scholars inform other initiatives to improve the undergraduate experience for all engineering students at IUPUI.