Strengthening Pathways to the Baccalaureate for STEM Scholars from a Predominantly 2-Year Campus

北乔治亚大学(UNG)将通过题为“加强STEM奖学金学生在两年制校园中获得学士学位的途径”的项目，努力增加科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)劳动力，方法是通过完成学位和与雇主合作，招募、指导和支持有学业天赋但经济困难的学生，以促进STEM劳动力的就业。该项目将重点关注那些在UNG盖恩斯维尔校区注册的学生，该校区的使命与传统的两年制院校一样，并在UNG的DahLonega校区转学到STEM学士学位课程，并寻求提高这两个校区的学生保留率和毕业率。该项目将支持全日制学生攻读生物科学(医学或其他临床领域除外)、物理科学(包括物理、化学和材料科学)、数学科学以及与上述学科相关的技术领域的副学士或学士学位。在预期的更广泛的影响中，包括为学生提供提高学术和劳动力竞争力的技能，增加教师对学生的指导，促进组织做法的永久性变化，以提供鼓励和支持多样性的环境，以及增加STEM劳动力的经济多样性。该项目将实现四个关键目标：(1)通过每年颁发24个竞争性奖学金，改善经济困难学生的教育机会；(2)通过加强组织文化和做法，创造支持性环境，增加学生获得学位成就的留存率；(3)通过提供教师指导、同行指导、学术研讨会、辅导、早期警报系统、咨询、纪律活动、本科生研究经验和参加专业会议来改善学生支持计划；以及(4)通过与行业合作伙伴实施该项目，增加STEM劳动力中受过良好教育、具有技能的员工的数量，后者将在STEM职业中提供客座讲师、实地考察、特殊活动和实习和安置机会。该计划将通过创新地将学生支持和安置相结合，促进对有效实践的了解，为学生在传统的两年制院校从事STEM职业生涯做准备。传统的两年制院校是美国增长最快的教育水平。

The University of North Georgia (UNG), through the project entitled "Strengthening Pathways to the Baccalaureate for STEM Scholars from a Predominantly 2-Year Campus" will strive to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce by recruiting, mentoring, and supporting academically talented but financially needy students through degree completion and partnering with employers to facilitate placement in the STEM workforce. The project will focus on students who enroll at UNG's Gainesville Campus, which has a mission of that of a traditional 2-year institution, and who transfer to baccalaureate STEM programs at UNG's Dahlonega Campus, and also seek to improve student retention and graduation rates on both campuses. The project will support full time students in programs leading to associate or baccalaureate degrees in biological sciences (except medicine or other clinical fields), physical sciences (including physics, chemistry and materials science), mathematical sciences, and technology areas associated with the aforementioned disciplines. Among the intended broader impacts are providing students with skills to improve academic and workforce competitiveness, increasing faculty involvement in mentoring students, fostering permanent changes in organizational practices to provide an environment that encourages and supports diversity, and increasing the economic diversity of the STEM workforce.The project will achieve four key objectives: (1) improve educational opportunities for financially needy students by awarding 24 competitive scholarships annually, (2) increase retention of students to degree achievement by creating supportive environments through enhancements in organizational culture and practices; (3) improve student support programs by providing faculty mentoring, peer mentoring, academic workshops, tutoring, an early alert system, counseling, disciplinary activities, undergraduate research experiences, and participation in professional meetings; and (4) increase the number of well-educated, skilled employees in the STEM workforce by implementing the project with industry partners, who will provide guest lecturers, site visits, special activities and internship and placement opportunities in STEM occupations. The initiative will advance knowledge of effective practices that prepare students to pursue STEM careers from traditional 2-year institutions, the nation's fastest growing educational level, by innovatively integrating student support and placement.