College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science Recruitment and Retention Center

NSF STEM人才扩展计划(STEP)项目通过增加威斯康星大学普拉特维尔大学工程、数学和科学学院(EMS)的招生和留住学生，增加了获得STEM本科学位的学生数量。威斯康星大学普拉特维尔分校是一所STEM校园，主要专注于本科教育，为农村社区的7400多名学生提供服务。在学术单位内正在建立一个招聘和保留中心，该中心负责辅导和辅导项目，也是EMS学院工作的集中地点；一个重要的重点是支持传统上代表人数较少的STEM学生。STEP项目建立在现有项目的成功基础上，其中一些项目目前得到了NSF的支持。正在提供一个结构，以促进群体发展；增加包括指导、咨询和研究在内的联网机会；通过实习和合作教育促进职业发展；并支持职业选择和就业安置。参与NSF STEP计划的学生正在为21世纪的劳动力做准备，他们通过参与高影响力的实践活动，包括指导、实习、合作、学术参与、研讨会、服务、外展和会议，这些活动影响STEM的坚持性，并刺激学术成就卓越和职业安置。目前正在对通过这一步骤项目提供的方案编制的成功情况进行广泛分析，以增加对教学学术最佳做法的了解。到资助结束时，威斯康星大学普拉特维尔分校授予的STEM学位数量增加了20%以上。

This NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) project is increasing the number of students graduating with undergraduate STEM degrees through increased recruitment and retention of students in the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (EMS), at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. UW-Platteville, a STEM campus focused primarily on undergraduate education, serves over 7,400 students in a rural community. A Recruitment and Retention Center is being developed within the academic unit, which hosts tutoring and mentoring programs and also serves as a centralized location for College of EMS efforts; a significant focus is on supporting traditionally underrepresented STEM students. The STEP project builds on the success of existing programs, some of which are currently supported by the NSF. A structure is being provided to facilitate cohort development; increase networking opportunities including mentoring, advising and research; promote career development through internships and co-operative education; and support career selection and job placement. Students involved with the NSF STEP program are preparing for the 21st century workforce by participating in high impact practices including mentoring, internships, co-ops, scholarly engagements, workshops, service, outreach and conferences, which affect persistence and stimulate academic achievement excellence and career placements in STEM. Extensive analysis of the success of the programming offered through this STEP project is being conducted in order to increase the knowledge of best practices in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The number of STEM degrees awarded at UW-Platteville increases by over 20% by the end of this funding.