Creating a Community of Transfer Scholars in Computing and Information Technology

马里兰大学巴尔的摩县分校(UMBC)的“创建计算机和信息技术领域的转学学者社区”项目，将招募、留住和毕业总共25名有经济需要的计算机专业的学业优秀的转学学生。两个学术系(计算机科学、计算机工程、信息系统或工商管理技术)四个计算机专业的学生将有资格参加该计划。这项招生计划利用了与马里兰州五所社区大学的现有合作，将重点放在鼓励女性和代表性不足的少数族裔学生申请奖学金计划。该项目将利用高效的学生支持交付模式(CWIT学者计划)及其本科生技术和工程奖学金社区的同行支持。奖学金获得者将参加新的学者休养生会；教师、同行和行业指导；学术和专业发展活动；以及转学学生研讨会。该项目将有助于了解转学学生在计算机专业的经历和面临的挑战，特别是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔，并将提供证据，证明支助服务和社区支持对一般转学学生，更具体地说，有经济需要的学生、女性和计算机专业代表性不足的少数族裔的成功有效性。

The "Creating a Community of Transfer Scholars in Computing and Information Technology" project at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), will recruit, retain, and graduate a total of 25 academically-talented transfer students with financial need in computing majors. Students majoring in four computing majors in two academic departments (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or Business Administration Technology) will be eligible to participate in the program. The recruitment plan leverages existing collaborations with five community colleges in Maryland and will focus on encouraging woman and underrepresented minorities Students to apply to the scholarship program. The project will leverage a highly effective student support delivery model (CWIT Scholars Program) and the peer support of its community of undergraduate technology and engineering scholars.Scholarship recipients will participate in a new scholars retreat; faculty, peer, and industry mentoring; academic and professional development activities; and a transfer student seminar. The project will contribute to the body of knowledge about the experiences of and challenges faced by transfer students in computing majors, especially women and underrepresented minorities, and will provide evidence regarding the efficacy of support services and community support on the success of transfer students in general and more specifically, students with financial need, women, and underrepresented minorities in computing majors.