Students - Support Through Academic Resources and Services (S-STARS)

学生-通过学术资源和服务提供支持(S-STAR)解决了佛罗里达州对STEM工人的迫切需求，这些行业在航空航天技术、网络安全、生物技术研发和自然资源保护方面为国家利益服务。S-STARS将为正在攻读STEM领域副学士学位的学生提供82个奖学金，并向在五年内攻读STEM领域学士学位的副学士学位学生额外提供22个奖学金。学生的成功将通过多种干预措施得到支持。每个学者都将被指派教师导师，专业的教职员工顾问将提供深入的学术建议。在当地行业的实习将使学生能够直接探索与其研究领域相关的职业。学生群体将创造共享体验的机会，获得点对点的支持。有针对性地使用数字通信和社交媒体工具将确保学生访问重要信息，并鼓励他们在整个项目中继续与教师、导师和其他学生接触。代托纳州立学院的学生平均年龄为27岁，其庞大的非传统人口有可能为STEM劳动力增加一批比传统本科生更有生活经验的学生。S之星的目标有三个方面。该项目的重点是提高STEM领域低收入、有学术天赋的学生的留校率、学生成就率(以GPA、完成时间、就业率衡量)和完成率(以毕业和/或转学衡量)。该项目实施、研究和调整有效的循证做法，以提高参与者的成功。此外，S-STARS有助于更广泛地理解如何在不同群体的低收入学生中，在社区大学环境中有效地使用经过战略选择和结合的课程和联合课程支持。与没有参加S之星课程的学生相比，S之星奖学金获得者预计会经历更高的保留率、课程完成率、转学到额外的大专学习和/或就业安置。该项目建立在与佛罗里达学院系统中其他机构现有合作的基础上。项目成果将与这些机构以及佛罗里达州高级技术教育工程和技术论坛分享，并通过在美国社区学院协会年会和其他与STEM有关的专业会议上的发言来分享。

Students-Support Through Academic Resources and Services (S-STARS) addresses the critical need for STEM workers in Florida where industries serve national interests in aerospace technology, cybersecurity, biotech research and development, and preservation of natural resources. S-STARS will provide 82 scholarships to students pursing Associate degrees in STEM fields and an additional 22 scholarships to students with associate degrees that subsequently pursue baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields over the five-year project. Student success will be supported through multiple interventions. Faculty mentors will be assigned to each scholar, and professional staff advisors will provide intensive academic advising. Internships in local industries will enable students to directly explore career related to their fields of study. Student cohorts will create a shared experience opportunities for peer-to-peer support. Targeted use of digital communication and social media tools will ensure student access to important information and encourage their continued engagement with faculty, advisors, and other students throughout the program. With an average student body age of 27 years, the large non-traditional population at Daytona State College has the potential to add to the STEM workforce a pool of students with more life experience than traditional undergraduate students.The goals of S-STARS are three-fold. The project focuses on increased retention, student success (as measured by GPA, time to completion, rates of job placement), and completion (as measured by graduation and/or transfer) of low-income, academically talented students in STEM fields. The project implements, studies, and adapts the use of effective evidence-based practices to enhance success among participants. In addition, S-STARS contributes to broader understanding of how strategically selected and combined curricular and co-curricular supports can be used effectively in the community college setting among a diverse population of low-income students. S-STARS scholars are expected to experience higher rates of retention, program completion, transfer to additional post-secondary study, and/or job placement in comparison to students not participating in S-STARS. The project builds upon existing collaborations with other institutions in the Florida College System. Project outcomes will be shared with those institutions as well as the Florida Advanced Technical Education Engineering and Technology Forum and through presentations at the American Association of Community Colleges annual conference and other STEM-related professional meetings.