Addressing the Gulf Coast Region's Graduation Rate Crisis in Mathematics and Computer Science

解决墨西哥湾沿岸地区的毕业率危机-数学和计算机科学的上升是拉马尔大学数学系和计算机科学系之间的合作。Ascend的主要目标是通过向转到拉马尔大学的社区大学学生和目前较高水平的学生提供奖学金，让杰出的数学家和计算机科学家毕业，以完成这两个学科的学士学位。每个学生每年获得10,000美元的奖学金，为期两年。特别是，在这个五年计划中，每个八名提升学者的三个队列得到了服务。在授予这些奖学金的同时，还有广泛的学术支持，包括暑期桥和充实计划、本科生研究、多层次指导和毕业后安置。Ascent不仅旨在解决面临金融不稳定时完成学位所面临的内在困难，还旨在解决转学学生在过渡到四年大学生活时所经历的众所周知的困难。Ascent正在为德克萨斯州东南部和大休斯顿地区以STEM为基础的工业增长所需的人力资本做出贡献。此外，该项目的队列建设方面可以扩展到其他学生群体。Ascent正在通过帮助他们及时毕业，帮助来自不同背景的受过良好教育和技能的员工数量增加，包括少数族裔和第一代大学生。

Addressing the Gulf Coast Region's Graduation Rate Crisis - ASCENT in Mathematics and Computer Science is a collaboration between the Department of Mathematics and Department of Computer Science at Lamar University. The main goal of ASCENT is the graduation of outstanding mathematicians and computer scientists by providing scholarships to community college students who transfer to Lamar University and to current upper level students to complete bachelor's degrees in these two disciplines. Each student receives a scholarship of $10,000 annually for two years. In particular, three cohorts of eight ASCENT Scholars each are served in this five year project. The awarding of these scholarships is complemented by extensive academic support including a Summer Bridge and Enrichment program, undergraduate research, multi-level mentoring, and post-graduation placement. ASCENT is designed to address not only the intrinsic difficulties of degree completion when faced with financial instability, but also the well-known difficulties that transfer students experience as they transition to four-year college life. ASCENT is contributing to the human capital needed for STEM-based industrial growth in Southeast Texas and the Greater Houston Area. In addition, the cohort building aspects of this project can be extended to other student groups. ASCENT is contributing to increase the number of well-educated and skilled employees from diverse backgrounds, including minority and first-generation college students, by helping them graduate in a timely manner.