Engineering, Computer Science and Information Assurance Recruitment and Retention Project

该项目建立在以前的成功，提供辅导计划和教师领导的课外活动。目前的项目是提高所有学生的保留率，特别是学者。 正在继续的早期项目的成功要素包括大一前为期三周的夏桥会议，重点是向大学过渡，队列建设活动，并通过适当的干预措施监测学术进展。该项目提供了一个支持性的环境，可以改善学习，鼓励学生建立联系和良好的学习技能，并加强学生在STEM领域获得学位的动力。该项目将向工程、计算机科学和信息保障系的33名高需求、高能力的新生颁发奖学金。这些奖学金在大二时可以续签。在学生达到里程碑式的第三年后，学院将为剩下的两年提供持续的财政支持，沿着咨询、指导和职业规划援助。参与者是根据经济需要，SAT成绩，高中成绩和面试过程选择的。11名学生在秋季的三个学期作为新生进入大学。评价过程是确定保留率是否得到改善，以及保留率是否与项目活动相关。

This project builds on previous successes by providing a mentoring program and faculty led extra-curricular activities. The current project is increasing retention of all students and most notably of the scholars. Successful elements of the earlier project that are being continued include a three-week summer bridge session prior to the freshman year focusing on the transition to college, cohort building activities, and monitoring of academic progress with appropriate interventions. The project is providing a supportive environment that improves learning, encourages student bonding and good study skills, and reinforces student motivation to earn a degree in a STEM field. The project is awarding scholarships to 33 incoming high-need, high-ability freshmen in the departments of Engineering, Computer Science and Information Assurance. These scholarships are renewable for the sophomore year. After students reach the milestone third year, the college is providing continuing financial support for the remaining two years, along with advising, mentoring and career-planning assistance. Participants are selected based on financial need, SAT scores, high school grades, and an interview process. Cohorts of 11 students enter the college as freshmen in three fall semesters. An evaluation process is determining if retention is improved and if it is correlated to project activities.