Increasing Student Enrollment and Achievement in Engineering and Engineering Technology

该项目是为了增加有才华的，最近的高中毕业生成功完成机电一体化工程，机械工程技术和电子工程技术学士学位课程在沃恩航空技术学院的数量。 目标是：1）提供25个四年奖学金，以有才华的，经济上处于不利地位的学生就读于沃恩的计划; 2）通过提供奖学金受助人与学术支持服务的集中枢纽，包括改善学生支持服务：高素质的导师，导师，补充教师和学术顾问-所有位于沃恩的教学和学习中心; 3）增加在沃恩教师指导下完成本科研究项目的学生人数; 4）。增加获得工程和工程技术奖学金的学生到本地公司实习的人数。 该项目包括一些干预措施，以实现其目标，包括辅导，指导，行业实习和技术日会议。该项目将对STEM领域代表性不足的少数民族，特别是西班牙裔美国人的参与产生积极影响。与包括联合技术公司、德尔塔航空公司和联邦航空管理局在内的工业界和其他组织的伙伴关系将有助于扩大影响。

This project is to increase the number of talented, recent high school graduates successfully completing the mechatronics engineering, mechanical engineering technology and electronic engineering technology baccalaureate degree programs at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. The objectives are: 1) to provide 25 four-year scholarships to talented, economically disadvantaged students enrolled in Vaughn's programs; 2) to improve student support services by providing scholarship recipients with a centralized hub of academic support services including: highly qualified tutors, mentors, supplemental instructors and academic advisors - all located in Vaughn's Teaching and Learning Center; 3) to increase the number of students who complete undergraduate research projects under the mentorship of Vaughn faculty; 4). to increase the number of engineering and engineering technologies scholarship recipients securing internships with local companies. The project includes a number of interventions to achieving its objectives, including tutoring, mentoring, industry internships, and a Technology Day Conference. The project will have a positive impact on the participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, particularly Hispanic Americans. The partnerships with industry and other organizations that include United Technologies Corporation, Delta Airlines, and the Federal Aviation Administration will help to broaden the impact.