ACE: Appalachian Cohort for Engineering

阿巴拉契亚工程学(ACE)计划正在支持俄亥俄大学学习工程和计算机科学的一批才华横溢的全日制学生。通过早期职业指导和同行支持结构，该计划正在当地社区建设STEM劳动力能力。该项目服务于STEM中代表性不足的人口，即俄亥俄州、肯塔基州、宾夕法尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州等阿巴拉契亚地区的人口。这项工作可以成为服务于其他代表性不足群体的机构的全国典范。调查人员正在全国范围内传播结果，以便其他机构能够从他们吸取的经验教训中受益。

The Appalachian Cohort for Engineering (ACE) program is supporting cohorts of highly talented full time students studying Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio University. Through early career mentoring and peer support structures the program is building STEM workforce capacity in the local community. The project serves an underrepresented population in STEM, those in the Appalachian regions of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The work can become a national model for institutions serving other underrepresented groups. Investigators are disseminating results nationally so other institutions can benefit from their lessons learned.