Scholarship Program for Improving Retention of Penn State Change of Location Students

该项目旨在了解和补救因素，减少科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）的学生试图在宾夕法尼亚州立大学（PSU）完成2+2计划的保留和成功。我们的目标是使来自其他校区的2+2 STEM PSU学生的保留率和毕业率至少与开始并留在PSU大学公园校园的学生持平。这是通过实施一个多方面的咨询，职业咨询和指导计划，结合$4，000奖学金，将提供2+2学生与他们需要在数学和科学专业取得成功的支持来实现的。该计划有助于将一批学生融入一个社区，以便对每一项有针对性的干预措施的影响进行有条不紊的调查。这些知识将被纳入一个长期计划，使成功的战略和干预措施可供所有参加2+2计划的Eberly科学学院的学生，使该项目的潜在影响达到约1000名学生谁将转移到PSU大学公园在项目期间。该项目是为从社区学院转到四年制大学的学生提供STEM保留工作的典范，其结果将与高等教育界广泛分享。

This project aims to understand and remediate factors that reduce the retention and success of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students attempting to complete a 2+2 plan at Pennsylvania State University (PSU). The goal is to bring the retention and graduation rates of 2+2 STEM PSU students from other campuses at least into parity with students that begin and remain at the University Park campus of PSU. This is accomplished by implementing a multifaceted advising, career counseling, and mentoring program, combined with $4,000 scholarships that will provide 2+2 students with the support they need to succeed in math and science majors. The program helps to weld a cadre of students into a community that allows a methodical investigation into the impact of each of the targeted interventions. This knowledge will be incorporated into a long-range plan for making successful strategies and interventions available for all Eberly College of Science students enrolled in the 2+2 plan, so that the project's potential impact reaches approximately one thousand students who will transfer to PSU University Park during the project period. This project is a model for retention efforts in STEM for students moving from community colleges to four-year institutions and the results will be shared broadly with the higher education community.