Thematic Scholarships in Engineering Education (SEE): A Project Focused on Retention and Graduation through Student Support and Career/Professional Development

新墨西哥大学的国家科学基金会科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金(S-STEM)项目将为正在攻读工程和计算机科学学位并表现出经济需要的学术天赋学生提供奖学金和支持服务。这个项目被称为工程教育的专题奖学金(见)：一个通过学生支持和职业/专业发展重点关注留校和毕业的项目。这些学生将包括一年级学生和从社区大学转学的学生。每年共资助24名学生。这些学者将参加围绕生物工程、绿色/可再生能源、高科技材料和航空航天工程主题创建的四个学习社区之一。在这些新兴技术领域有才华的工程学毕业生帮助美国工业在全球经济中竞争和创新。工程教育项目的主题奖学金将识别、选择和评估进入工程或计算机科学专业的有才华的学生。该项目将提供咨询、辅导和辅导等学业支持服务，以确保S-STEM项目的学生保持满意的学业进步。学生将在工程学院内参加至少一个以技术为重点的学习社区。学习社区将由在学习社区主题方面具有专业知识的教职员工指导。活动将包括讨论小组和嘉宾演讲者。学生可以选择参加研究经验或在产业界实习。职业生涯发展将成为该计划不可或缺的一部分。这些活动促进了学生对他们所选择的研究领域的进步和兴趣。课程评估将监控学员的需求、满足需求的服务类型和数量，以及学期目标和目标。来自项目评估数据的经验教训和最佳实践将广泛传播给工程教育界，并有助于扩大关于此类成功奖学金项目的属性和实践的知识库。

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at the University of New Mexico will provide scholarships and support services to academically-talented students who are pursuing degrees in engineering and computer science and who demonstrate financial need. This project is called Thematic Scholarships in Engineering Education (SEE): A Project Focused on Retention and Graduation through Student Support and Career/Professional Development. The students will include both first-year students and students transferring from community colleges. A total of 24 students will be supported each year. The scholars will participate in one of four learning communities created around the topics of Bioengineering, Green/Renewable Energies, High-Tech Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. Talented engineering graduates skilled in these areas of emerging technology help US industries to compete and innovate in a global economy.The Thematic Scholarships in Engineering Education Project will identify, select, and evaluate talented students entering engineering or computer science majors. The program will provide academic support services such as advising, mentoring, and tutoring to ensure that the S-STEM program students maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students will participate in at least one learning community in areas of technological focus within the College of Engineering. The learning communities will be directed by faculty members with expertise in the learning community topic. Activities will include discussion groups and guest speakers. Students have the option of participating in research experiences or internships with industry. Professional career development will form an integral part of the program. These activities foster student progress and interest in their chosen fields of study. Program assessment will monitor participant need, the type and amount of services to meet that need, and semester goals and objectives. Lessons learned and best practices that emerge from the program evaluation data will be disseminated widely to the engineering education community and help enlarge the knowledge base regarding attributes and practices of successful scholarship programs of this type.