Strengthening Outcomes for Students in Computer Science and Engineering through Leadership, Engagement, Academic Mentoring, and Preparation (LEAP)

LEAP（领导力，参与，学术指导和准备）奖学金计划旨在提高犹他州山谷大学（UVU）计算机科学与工程专业学生的毕业率，以便更好地为他们继续教育和在STEM劳动力中取得成功做好准备。该计划旨在满足综合性开放式大学中有经济需求的优秀学生的需求。学生群体包括开始接受大学教育的高中生、刚刚宣布专业的大学生、第一代大学生以及可能在离开教育后返回的非传统学生。LEAP将通过多学科项目和同行指导，在IEEE学生分会内为学生提供领导力培训和机会。该计划将提供额外的参与学习机会，通过课程项目在新生水平和所需的顶点项目。教师导师将接受有效的学生辅导培训，并将被分配给两个或三个奖学金获得者。学生将获得社区的感觉，特别是在通勤学校，通过LEAP每月会议，点对点辅导和团队项目的重要性。该计划将提高参与计算机科学与工程的学生的毕业率（或2年制工程预科课程的学生转移到认可的4年制课程的比率）。LEAP有可能增加入学率和代表性不足的人口，特别是妇女谁是在UVU的计算机科学与工程课程大大不足的完成。

The LEAP (Leadership, Engagement, Academic Mentoring and Preparation) scholarship program aims to increase the graduation rate of students in Computer Science and Engineering at Utah Valley University (UVU) in order to better prepare them for continued education and success in the STEM workforce. The program is designed to meet the needs of talented students with financial need in a comprehensive, open-enrollment university. The student population pool includes high school students who starting their college education, college students who are just declaring majors, first-generation college students, and nontraditional students who may be returning after an absence from education. Twenty-one scholarships per year will be awarded to academically talented but financially needy students, including women and minorities.LEAP will be providing leadership training and opportunities for students within a student chapter of IEEE through multidisciplinary projects and peer-to-peer mentoring. The program will provide additional engaged learning opportunities through course projects at the freshman level and a required capstone project. Faculty mentors will receive training in effective student mentoring, and will be assigned to two or three scholarship recipients. Students will gain a sense of community, especially important in a commuter school, through LEAP monthly meetings, peer-to-peer mentoring, and team projects. The program will increase the graduation rates of participating students in Computer Science and Engineering (or the transfer rate of students in the 2-year Pre-Engineering program to accredited 4-year programs). LEAP has potential to increase the enrollment and completion of underrepresented populations, especially women who are greatly underrepresented in UVU's Computer Science and Engineering programs.