Emerging Mathematics and Computer Science Scholars (EMACS)

美国国家科学基金会（NSF）在佛罗里达州圣里奥大学的科学、技术、工程和数学（S-STEM）项目奖学金将颁发给攻读计算机科学或数学学士学位的低收入、有学术天赋的学生。除了奖学金，该项目还将以教师指导、跨学科项目、辅导和学术支持的形式提供额外的支持，以及与行业建立联系和实习机会。圣里奥大学S-STEM项目的一个关键要素将是形成数学和计算机科学学生两个相互作用的群体。这一队列体验将为两个专业的学生提供一个有效交流思想的机会，并欣赏两个领域的跨学科性质。对数学和计算机科学这两个互补学科更加熟悉，将有助于拓宽学生的职业前景，包括网络安全和数据分析等新兴的高需求跨学科职业领域。为低收入和有学术天赋的学生提供奖学金和支持，这些学生可能无法获得STEM学位，这将有助于培养训练有素的劳动力，为国家的经济增长和竞争力做出贡献。S-STEM计划将提高数学或计算机科学专业学生的保留率和学位完成率，增加学生对每个学科提供的好处的欣赏和理解，并帮助这些学生发展所需的资格和兴趣，以追求在应用数学和计算机科学的界面上不断扩大的职业机会。该项目将为计算机科学和数学专业的学生创造互动的群体。学生将一起上课，接受来自两个学科的教师指导，并参与跨学科的小组项目。主修计算机科学和数学的学生将学习他们所选择的研究领域，但通过跨学科的方法，将发展其他学科的经验。预计该计划的奖学金学生将对整合这些学科的力量和跨学科职业选择的广泛机会的意识表现出越来越高的赞赏。该项目的研究结果将在STEM教育界广泛传播。

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Florida will award scholarships to low-income, academically talented students pursing bachelors degrees in computer science or mathematics. In addition to scholarships, the program will provide additional support in the form of faculty mentoring, interdisciplinary projects with faculty, tutoring and academic support, along with networking and internship opportunities with industry. A key element of Saint Leo University's S-STEM program will be the formation of two interacting cohorts of mathematics and computer science students. This cohort experience will be an opportunity for students in both majors to engage effectively in exchanges of ideas, and to appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of the two fields. At stronger familiarity with the complementary disciplines of mathematics and computer science is expected to help broaden the students' career perspectives to include emerging high-demand interdisciplinary career areas such as cybersecurity and data analytics. Scholarships and support for low-income and academically talented students, who may not otherwise be able to obtain STEM degrees, will help to produce a well-trained workforce that will contribute to the nation's economic growth and competitiveness.The S-STEM program will increase retention and degree completion for students majoring in mathematics or computer sciences, increase students' appreciation and understanding of the benefits each discipline offers the other, and help these students to develop the qualifications and interests needed to pursue the expanding career opportunities at the interface of applied mathematics and computer science. The project will create interacting cohorts of computer science and mathematics majors. Cohorts will take classes together, receive faculty mentoring from both disciplines, and participate in interdisciplinary group projects. Students majoring in the fields of computer science and mathematics will learn their chosen field of study but, through an interdisciplinary approach, will develop experience in the other discipline. It is expected that scholarship students in the program will show an increased appreciation for the power of integrating these disciplines and awareness of the extensive opportunities in interdisciplinary career options. The findings from the program will be disseminated widely to the STEM education community.