Galileo Scholars Program

该项目将通过教师指导、职业发展活动、队列建设和获得关键学生服务，为拉里坦山谷社区学院的STEM学生建立一个学习社区。 大约34名学者将参加学习社区，旨在改善学生的教育体验和与同龄人，教师和大学的联系，所有这些都是为了提高STEM保留率，学位成绩和成功转移到四年制院校。 多个利益相关者（高中，4年制院校，社区组织和当地雇主）之间的伙伴关系将支持招聘，保留，然后安置在劳动力或授予学士学位的学院和大学的全面计划。该项目预计将对STEM毕业生的数量产生影响，以帮助国家，地区和地方公司在全球经济中竞争和创新。 该项目将调查i）改善学术和社会融合以及ii）经济环境的改善对具有经济需求的学术天才STEM学生的教育成果的影响。除了扩大努力培养STEM学习社区（见上述活动）外，还将提高评估和评价活动的质量和严格性，以测试帮助学生同化和财政援助的努力是否可以解释他们的保留和完成STEM专业的承诺。 形成性评估将解决学者对项目的满意度及其对他们对机构的满意度，他们的教育进展和他们的职业发展的贡献。 总结性评价将包括对保留和招募与项目目标的一致性进行分析。 此外，还将分析该项目对学生在大学或劳动力中的安置以及STEM领域的持久性的长期影响。将通过以高等教育和教学法为重点的会议和讲习班传播评估结果。潜在的会议包括每年在巴克斯县社区学院举行的未来学院会议和由国际教育研究所主办的在纽约市举行的最佳做法会议。

This project will build a learning community for STEM students at Raritan Valley Community College through faculty mentoring, career development activities, cohort building and access to key student services. Approximately 34 scholars will participate in the learning community, which is designed to improve students' educational experiences and connection to peers, faculty and the college, all with the objective of increasing STEM retention, degree achievement and successful transfer to four-year institutions. Partnerships among multiple stakeholders (high schools, 4-year institutions, community organizations, and local employers) will support a well-rounded plan for recruitment, retention, and then placement in the workforce or colleges and universities that grant bachelor's degrees. This project is expected to have an impact on the number of STEM graduates prepared to help national, regional, and local companies compete and innovate in the global economy. The project will investigate the influence of i) improved academic and social integration and ii) improvement in economic circumstances on educational outcomes for academically talented STEM students with demonstrated financial need. In addition to expanding efforts to nurture a STEM learning community (see activities above), the quality and rigor of assessment and evaluation activities will be enhanced in order to test whether efforts to help students assimilate and financial assistance can explain their retention and commitment to complete STEM majors. Formative evaluation will address scholars' satisfaction with the project and its contribution towards their satisfaction with the institution, their educational progression, and their career development. Summative evaluation will consist of an analysis of the alignment of retention and enrollment with the project objectives. In addition an analysis will be done on the long-term effects of the project on student placement in college or in the workforce and persistence in STEM fields. Dissemination of the results of evaluation will be done through conferences and workshops focused on higher education and pedagogy. Potential conferences include the Faculty of the Future conference held annually at Bucks County Community College and Best Practices Conference in New York City sponsored by the Institute of International Education.