Succeed in Engineering Technology Scholars (SETS): Identifying and Developing Future Technology Leaders

在“成功工程技术学者”（SETS）项目中，pi将计划在5年内每年向有学术天赋且有经济需求的工程技术（ET）学生颁发20份奖学金。该项目的目标是提高这些学者的学习成绩、毕业时间和职业准备。学生将从目标专业的全日制学生中选择：计算机、机械和电力。我们鼓励来自代表性不足群体的符合条件的学生申请奖学金。通过为项目受助人开发学术支持服务和项目，项目团队将确保项目的成功，从而增加受过良好教育和熟练的员工数量，以满足当地、区域和国家对工程技术劳动力的需求。项目团队将与大学学生服务办公室、当地工业和社区学院建立牢固的伙伴关系，为有抱负的ET项目学生创造可持续的职业道路和奖学金计划。六家行业合作伙伴承诺提供演讲嘉宾，安排实地考察，赞助学生项目，并为set受助人提供实习和就业机会。将成立一个包括这些合作伙伴成员在内的项目咨询委员会，以确保项目成功。项目团队制定了与可衡量的结果直接相关的四个目标：1)每年向有学术天赋、有经济需求的全日制教育项目学生颁发20个奖学金；2)确保90%的set获得者在获得奖学金的学期内保持最低平均绩点3.0；3)至少30%的奖学金拨给少数族裔学生；4)确保所有set受助人参与至少80%为他们设计的活动。set受助人将在进入set项目时与指定的导师一起制定技术领袖游戏计划（TLGP）。TLGP将用于指导和监督他们的学业进步，确保他们及时毕业。该项目将通过增加学生充分参与学术教育和研究以及技术领导力发展活动的机会来促进发现和理解。将进行形成性和总结性评估，以评估set项目对受助人的学习经历和职业前景的影响。通过对数据和调查的分析，项目负责人将确定最佳实践和经验教训，并将其传播给休斯敦大学的其他学院、管理人员、学生支持人员以及更大的工程教育界。

In the Succeed in Engineering Technology Scholars (SETS) project, the PIs will plan to award 20 scholarships per year over a five-year period to academically talented engineering technology (ET) students demonstrating financial need. A goal of the project will be to improve the academic performance, time-to-graduation, and career-readiness of these scholars. Students will be selected from those enrolled full time in the targeted ET programs: Computer ET, Mechanical ET, and Electrical Power ET. Eligible students from underrepresented groups will be encouraged to apply for the scholarship. By developing academic support services and programs for the SETS recipients, the SETS project team will ensure the success of the project, thus increasing the number of well-educated and skilled employees to fill local, regional, and national needs in the engineering technology workforce. The project team will establish strong partnerships with university student service offices and local industry and community colleges, to create a sustainable career-path and scholarship program for aspiring students in ET programs. Six industry partners have committed to providing guest speakers, arranging field trips, sponsoring student projects, and providing internship and job placement opportunities for SETS recipients. A project advisory board including members from these collaborative partners will be established to ensure project success. The project team has established four objectives that tie directly to measurable outcomes: 1) Award 20 scholarships per year to academically talented students demonstrating financial need enrolled full time in targeted ET programs; 2) Ensure 90% of SETS recipients maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during the semesters for which they receive the scholarship; 3) Grant at least 30% of scholarships to students from underrepresented minority groups; and 4) Assure all SETS recipients participate in at least 80% of the activities designed for them. SETS recipients will develop a Technology Leader Game Plan (TLGP) with their assigned mentors when they enter the SETS program. The TLGP will be used to guide and monitor their academic progress and ensure their timely graduation. The project will advance discovery and understanding by increasing opportunities for students to fully engage in academic education and research as well as technology leadership development activities. Both formative and summative assessments will be performed to gauge the impact that the SETS programs is having on the learning experience and career prospects of the SETS recipients. From an analysis of the data and from surveys, the PIs will identify and disseminate the best practices and lessons learned to other UH colleges, administrators, and student support staff, as well as the larger engineering educational community.