Scholarships in STEM To Achieve Results (S-STAR)

通过STEM奖学金项目(S-STAR)，东洛杉矶学院(ELAC)每年将为15-20名学生提供奖学金支持。该奖项将在竞争的基础上提供给所有科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)专业的学生，他们表现出在STEM学科中取得成功的财务需求和能力。数据显示，在ELAC的拉美裔学生中，STEM学科的自然流失率高得不成比例。在学院数学、工程和科学成就(MESA)以及学术和学生支持(ASSIST)计划建立的基础上，S-STAR不仅将提供奖学金，还将提供补充指导、进入STEM研究中心、一对一咨询、指导、研究和实习机会、专业发展研讨会以及其他为促进学生成功而制定的战略规划的支持服务。作为该州最大的拉美裔服务机构，ELAC正在实施S-STAR计划，以增加在学术上有天赋、代表性不足的STEM学生的数量，他们成功地为转到四年制STEM学位课程做好了准备，最终在当地和国家需要的领域找到了高技能、高工资的工作。此外，该项目将有助于研究的多样性。通过增加S之星学生的竞争力并鼓励他们参与本科研究，这些学生将更有可能进入研究生院。S-STAR的目标是：(1)减轻有经济需求的大学生的经济负担，同时改善学生的教育机会；(2)提高留校率、成功率和学位完成率；(3)通过增强竞争力，在四年制院校、行业和/或国家实验室中参与四年制院校、行业和/或国家实验室的研究和实习经验，增加熟练的STEM学生的数量，使他们能够在地方和国家需要的技术领域取得成功。将利用定性和定量数据收集工作来评估各项目标的实现情况。计划通过以科学和工程领域的妇女和少数群体为重点的学术文章、社区大学STEM学生的成功经验以及在提供平台在社区学院和四年制院校之间分享知识的会议上的演讲，不断传播增量成果、最佳做法和经验教训。

Through the Scholarships in STEM To Achieve Results (S-STAR) project, East Los Angeles College (ELAC) will provide scholarship support for 15-20 students annually. The awards will be available on a competitive basis to all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors who demonstrate finanical need and the aptitude to succeed in STEM disciplines. Data shows that attrition in STEM disciplines is disproportionately high among Hispanic students at ELAC. Building on the infrastructure established by the institution's Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) and Academic and Student Support to Improve Student Transfer (ASSIST) programs, S-STAR will provide not only scholarships, but also supplemental instruction, access to a STEM Study Center, one-on-one counseling, mentoring, research and internship opportunities, professional development workshops, and other support services that are strategically planned to foster student success. Being the state's largest Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), ELAC is implementing S-STAR to increase the number of academically talented, underrepresented STEM students successfully prepared for transfer to four-year STEM degree programs, and ultimately to high-skill, high-wage jobs in fields of local and national need. Additionally, this project will contribute to diversity in research. By increasing S-STAR students' competitiveness and encouraging them to participate in undergraduate research, these students will more likely to attend graduate school.S-STAR objectives are to: (1) alleviate economic burdens of college students with demonstrated financial need, while improving students' educational opportunities; (2) increase retention, success rates and degree completion; and (3) increase the number of skilled STEM students ready to succeed in technical areas of local and national need by increasing their competitiveness to participate in research and internship experiences within four-year institutions, industry, and/or national labs, while at the community college. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection efforts will be used to assess the attainment of the objectives. Ongoing dissemination of incremental outcomes, best practices and lessons learned is planned through scholarly articles focused on women and minorities in science and engineering, community college STEM student success, and through presentations at conferences that offer platforms to share knowledge among both community colleges and four-year institutions.