Advancing Science and Technology in Eastern Oregon

东俄勒冈大学的国家科学基金会科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金项目(S-STEM)将为有经济需要的生物、化学-生物化学、计算机科学和数学专业的学业优秀学生提供奖学金和支持服务。EOU是一家为期4年的公共机构，为俄勒冈州各地处于经济和技术不利地位的农村社区提供服务。因此，该项目将通过访问当地高中和社区大学，以及其他太平洋西北地区的社区外联和活动，将潜在的学生和家长带到EOU校园来招募潜在的奖学金获得者。俄勒冈州东部推进科学和技术S-STEM项目的主要目标是：(A)增加有经济需要的学术天赋学生在STEM专业的入学人数；(B)相对于大学内类似人群，提高ASTEO学者的保留率和毕业率，同时减少毕业时间；(C)增加东非大学STEM毕业生进入和留在STEM劳动力队伍中或进入STEM学科研究生院的人数和多样性；以及(D)为进入STEM相关专业的受过良好教育的毕业生做好准备，为区域经济发展作出贡献。该项目将资助23名学生，包括11名新生(四年制奖励)和12名转校生(两年制奖励)。该计划的主要内容将包括为寄宿学生提供共同生活的机会；新生研讨会；学术支持服务；教职员工和同行指导；高质量的充实活动；研究和实习机会；以及STEM大使计划，在该计划中，更多高级ASTEO学者担任同行导师，并参与S-STEM项目的招聘、指导和网络建立。对项目成功的评估将为招聘、设计一年级课程以及学生充实和学术支持服务的机构做法提供信息。

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at Eastern Oregon University (EOU) will provide scholarships and support services to academically-talented students majoring in biology, chemistry-biochemistry, computer science, and mathematics who demonstrate financial need. EOU is a 4-year, public institution serving economically and technologically disadvantaged rural communities across Oregon. Thus, the project will recruit potential scholarship recipients via visits to local high schools and community colleges, as well as community outreach to other Pacific Northwest regions and events that bring prospective students and parents to the EOU campus.The main goals of the Advancing Science and Technology in Eastern Oregon (ASTEO) S-STEM project are to (a) increase the enrollment of academically talented students with financial need in STEM majors; (b) increase retention and graduation rates, while reducing time to graduation, for ASTEO scholars relative to similar populations within the university; (c) increase the number and diversity of STEM graduates from EOU who enter and remain in the STEM workforce or enter graduate school in a STEM discipline; and (d) contribute to regional economic development by preparing well educated graduates who enter STEM-related professions. The program will support a total of 23 students, including 11 incoming freshmen (four-year awards) and 12 transfer students (two-year awards). Key elements of the program will include opportunities for residential students to live together; a freshman seminar; academic support services; faculty and peer mentoring; high-quality enrichment activities; opportunities for research and internships; and a STEM Ambassadors program, in which more senior ASTEO scholars serve as peer tutors and participate in recruiting, mentoring, and networking for the S-STEM project. Evaluation of the success of the project will inform institutional practices for recruiting, design of first-year courses, and student enrichment and academic support services.