Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, and Energy Ready (METER) Scholars

东北威斯康辛技术学院（NWTC）的METER（制造、工程技术和能源准备）学者计划解决了在威斯康星州劳动力高需求领域提供合格的STEM项目毕业生的重要问题。该项目通过鼓励女性学生和其他代表性不足的学生参与STEM项目，增强了STEM劳动力的多样性。例如，通过与威斯康辛州奥奈达部落的合作，项目团队正在传播有关METER学者计划的信息，并从NWTC服务地区的美洲印第安人中招募METER学者。通过开发和实施创新的教育和职业准备活动，METER学者计划正在解决国家迫切需要保留STEM学科的本科生。联合的队伍建设活动，值得注意的是当地产业的参与和纳入METER学者计划的学术支持结构为其他类似机构提供了一个模式，以适应和实施，以促进技术和社区大学STEM专业的毕业。METER学者计划为92名学生提供S-STEM奖学金。攻读机电技术、自动化工程技术、公用事业工程技术、太阳能技术和能源管理技术等副学士学位。除了奖学金提供的经济援助外，METER学者还可以获得学术和职业准备支持机制。支持的例子包括通识教育课程的分组，补充指导和辅导，NWTC教师和行业专业人士的指导，以及通过校园学生组织和行业参观建立联系的机会。

The METER (Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, and Energy Ready) Scholars Program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) addresses the important issue of supplying well-qualified graduates of STEM programs in areas of high demand in the Wisconsin workforce. The program enhances the diversity of the STEM workforce by encouraging the participation of female students and other underrepresented students in STEM programs. For example, through a partnership with the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, the project team is disseminating information about the METER Scholars program and is recruiting METERS Scholars from the American Indian population in the service area of NWTC. Through the development and implementation of innovative educational and career preparation activities, the METER Scholars program is addressing the national imperative to retain undergraduates in STEM disciplines. The combined cohort-building activities, noteworthy involvement of local industry and academic support structures incorporated into the METER Scholars Program provide a model for other similar institutions to adapt and implement to facilitate graduation of technical and community college STEM majors.The METER Scholars Program provides S-STEM scholarships to 92 students. METER Scholars are pursuing associate's degrees in Electro-Mechanical Technology, Automation Engineering Technology, Utilities Engineering Technology, Solar Energy Technology, and Energy Management Technology. Complementing the financial assistance provided through the scholarships, academic and career-readiness support mechanisms are available to the METER Scholars. Examples of support include cohorted sections of General Education courses, supplemental instruction and coaching, mentoring by NWTC faculty and industry professionals and networking opportunities through campus student organizations and industry tours.