Scholarships Targeting Recruitment of Individuals for Degrees in Environmental Science (STRIDES)

布劳沃德学院（BC）是西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）和少数民族服务机构（MSI）。学院提供学士学位和副学士学位课程以及证书课程。环境科学的2+2课程提供体验式学习课程，将一般认知和工作场所知识与应用科学和行业特定技能相结合。这个为期五年的项目名为“针对环境科学学位个人招聘的奖学金”（STRIDES），将从被选中参加以生物安全为重点的新学士学位课程的三个队列中的一个中挑选30名高能力，低收入的学生。作为课程的一部分，学生完成实习、独立学习或研究项目。该计划是为了满足地理区域对生物/环境科学毕业生的未满足需求而开发的。项目工作人员与当地公司合作，为学生提供实习、工作见习、行业指导和工作机会。研究的重点是通过分析问题的各个方面，如财政援助和感知教育支持（PER）水平，并将社区指导研究与教师指导研究作为参数进行比较，来研究保留率。该计划为学生提供校园和实地活动的结合，通过个人和小组工作加强学习。学院的学术支持中心（ASCs）提供学术支持、辅导和职业探索项目。STRIDES学生与位于新成立的STEM中心的主题专家一对一合作，以加深概念知识和理解。在ASC工作的导师需要参加培训以获得执业认证。积极参与专业协会和社区研究的教师接受学生指导方面的培训。管理团队由教师、STEM管理员、一名支持服务管理员和一名研究员组成。项目评估（形成性和总结性）由内部（BC的机构研究部门）和外部专家（MN Associates）共同完成。课程评估在每学期结束时进行。该数据库记录了女性、少数族裔和转学生每年的留校率和毕业率。前几年的数据可以作为成功提高留校率和毕业率的基准。

Broward College (BC) is both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and a Minority Serving Institution (MSI). The college offers bachelor's and associate degree programs and certificate programs. A 2+2 program in Environmental Science offers an experiential learning curriculum which combines general cognitive and workplace knowledge with applied science and industry specific skills. This five-year project entitled "Scholarships Targeting Recruitment of Individuals for Degrees in Environmental Science" (STRIDES) is selecting 30 high ability, low-income students recruited from one of three cohorts chosen to participate in a new bachelor's degree program which has BioSecurity as one focus. Students complete an internship, independent study or a research project as part of the program. The program is developed in response to an unmet need in the geographical region for biological/environmental science graduates. Program staff work with local companies to provide internships, job shadowing, industry mentoring and jobs for students. Research focuses on a study of retention rates via analysis of various aspects of the problem such as financial assistance and the level of Perceived Education Support (PER) with a comparison of community guided research versus faculty guided research as parameters. The program provides students a combination of campus based and field activities which reinforce learning through individual and group work. The college's Academic Support Centers (ASCs) offer academic support, tutoring and career exploration programs. STRIDES students work one-on-one with subject matter experts located in the newly established STEM Center to deepen conceptual knowledge and understanding. Tutors working in ASC's are required to attend training to become certified in order to practice. Faculty who are active members of professional societies and community research receive training in the mentorship of students. The Management Team comprises faculty, STEM administrators, a Support Services administrator and a researcher. Project evaluation(both formative and summative)is accomplished by both internal (BC's Institutional Research department) and external experts (MN Associates). Program assessment occurs at the end of each semester. The database tracks year to year retention and graduation rates for women, minorities and transfer students. Data from prior years serves as a benchmark for success in improving retention and graduation rates.