Biotechnology, Bioremediation, Math and Science (BioMaS) Workforce Collaborative

阿勒格尼县社区学院阿勒格尼校区的国家科学基金会科学、技术、工程和数学（S-STEM）项目将为有经济需求的生物技术、生物修复和数学与科学（BioMaS）专业的有才华的副学士学位学生提供奖学金、学术支持和全方位服务。该项目将通过培训奖学金获得者在这些高增长部门就业，并为学者提供所需的支持，以解决匹兹堡地区10个县对生物技术工作者以及科学和数学教师的需求，并成为他们所在领域的高素质毕业生。BioMaS项目的目标将包括：(1)提供奖学金和关键的综合服务，包括现场临床社会工作者帮助学生解决障碍、实习机会和找工作；学习社区经验；通过辅导提高留用率、持久性、毕业率和就业率；(2)加强就业途径；(3)通过将潜在雇主和大学培训联系起来，将学位课程与区域产业联系起来，通过就业渠道巩固和建立可持续性；(4)为高中生和大学生提供STEM培训和就业信息，包括退伍军人和未被充分代表的少数族裔。BioMaS项目将通过利用成熟的商业和高等教育伙伴关系，为毕业生创造通往生物技术和生物修复就业机会或继续教育的途径。此外，与宾夕法尼亚印第安纳大学的合作将为BioMaS数学和科学毕业生提供获得中级数学和科学教育学士学位的途径。项目目标将通过对数据的定性和定量分析来评估，如学者人口统计、入学和完成模式、背景准备、课程和项目表现；学者参与率和关于可选项目要素的反馈；还有就业率。该项目最终有望成为社区大学的典范，特别是在理解如何为学生开发全方位服务方面，这些服务将支持他们为高技能的STEM劳动力做出贡献。

This National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at the Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus, will provide scholarships, academic support, and wraparound services to talented associate's degree students majoring in Biotechnology, Bioremediation, and Math & Science (BioMaS) who demonstrate financial need. The project will address the need for biotechnology workers, as well as science and mathematics teachers, in the ten-county Pittsburgh region by training scholarship recipients for employment in these high-growth sectors, and providing the support scholars need to excel and become highly-qualified graduates in their fields.BioMaS project goals will include (1) providing scholarships and critical wraparound services, including an onsite clinical social worker to assist students with barriers, internship opportunities, and the job search; learning community experiences; and tutoring to improve retention, persistence, graduation and employment rates; (2) strengthening pathways to employment; (3) connecting degree programs to regional industry by linking potential employers and college training to solidify and build sustainability through an employment pipeline; and (4) providing information on STEM training and jobs for high-school and college students, including veterans and underrepresented minorities. The BioMaS project will create pathways to biotechnology and bioremediation employment opportunities, or to further education for graduates, by leveraging well-established business and higher education partnerships. In addition, a partnership with Indiana University of Pennsylvania will provide a pathway for BioMaS Math & Sciences graduates to obtain bachelor's degrees in middle-level education in math and science. Project goals will be evaluated via both qualitative and quantitative analyses of data such as scholar demographics, enrollment and completion patterns, background preparation, and course and program performance; scholar participation rates and feedback regarding optional program elements; and rates of employment. The project is ultimately expected to serve as a model for community colleges, particularly in terms of understanding of how to develop wraparound services for students that will support them as they prepare to contribute to a highly-skilled STEM workforce.