Retaining Emerging Alamo Colleges Talent in STEM (REACT-STEM)

这个学生奖学金项目将研究和完善的重要因素，协助有才华的生物学，化学和物理专业在当地社区学院顺利过渡到学士学位和研究计划在四年制的机构，然后到博士课程或科学研究生涯。该项目，保留新兴阿拉莫学院人才在干（反应干），将支持至少20名学者，提供高达$10，000/年，长达3年。从阿拉莫社区学院系统的学生将被招募，并提供支持机制，以增加保留，提供辅导和指导，帮助找到本科研究实验室的机会，并协助他们申请到全国突出的博士课程。 该项目将进行评估，以确定在招募和支持学生以及启动他们的STEM职业生涯方面最有效的方法。（REACT-STEM）项目将开展活动，以实现四个目标：1）鼓励社区大学生入学，以四-通过有效的广告和与现有学生成功计划的互动，进行为期一年的大学和计划招聘。2)通过经济援助，学期前靴子营，每周强过渡会议，与同行导师和研究PI导师的连接连接，促进转学生过渡和保留在德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥。3)通过在荣誉学院入学，教师指导，同侪学习联系和专业指导和辅导，促进学术卓越。4)通过制定个人发展计划，参加研讨会，实地考察当地生物技术公司，职业服务介绍，研究经验和志愿者外展活动，促进STEM职业发展，自我效能和身份。对这些不同活动的功效进行评估将有助于扩大关于这类奖学金项目取得成功的情况的知识基础。

This student scholarship project will study and refine the important elements that assist talented biology, chemistry and physics majors at local community colleges in smoothly transitioning into Bachelor's degree and research programs at a four-year institution and then on to PhD programs or research careers in the sciences. The project, Retaining Emerging Alamo Colleges Talent in STEM (REACT-STEM), will support at least 20 scholars, providing each with up to $10,000/year for up to 3 years. Students from the Alamo Community College System will be recruited and provided with support mechanisms to increase retention, provide mentoring and guidance, help to find undergraduate research laboratory opportunities, and assist them in applying to PhD programs of national prominence. The project will conduct assessments to identify the methods that are most effective in recruiting and supporting students and launching their careers in STEM.The Retaining Emerging Alamo Colleges Talent in STEM (REACT-STEM) project will implement activities to fulfill four objectives: 1) Encourage community college student matriculation to a four-year university and program recruitment through effective advertising and interaction with existing student success programs. 2) Facilitate transfer student transition and retention at the University of Texas San Antonio through financial assistance, pre-semester boot camp, weekly Strong Transitions meetings, connections with peer mentors and connections with research PI mentors. 3) Promote academic excellence through enrollment in the Honors College, faculty mentoring, peer study connections and professional guidance and tutoring. 4) Promote STEM career development, self-efficacy, and identity by creation of Individual Development Plans, attendance at seminars, field trips to local biotech companies, career services presentations, research experiences and volunteer outreach activities. Assessment of the efficacy of these different activities will help contribute to expanding the knowledge base regarding the circumstances under which scholarship projects of this type are successful.