Advancing Women's Education in STEM (AWE-STEM)

“促进妇女在STEM中的教育(AWE-STEM)”解决了全国为更多妇女在STEM工作做准备的需要。该项目计划在五年内向三组12名学生提供奖学金。AWE-STEM学者将有机会参加几项影响较大的活动，包括STEM暑期讲习班、校内外研究活动、实地考察、研讨会，以及通过年度演讲者系列介绍STEM专业经验。作为一所培养大量K-12科学教师的女性机构，梅雷迪斯学院有潜力积极影响从事STEM职业的女性人数，并通过增加合格的STEM教师队伍和为年轻学生提供女性榜样，对STEM渠道产生积极影响。AWE-STEM专注于三个重要问题：确定对学生保留率总体影响最大的高影响力做法(HIP)，对代表性不足或低收入学生的保留率影响最大，以及按GPA衡量，对代表性不足的学生的学生知识获取影响最大。通过共享的第一年经验课程和STEM专业学生通常在同一年注册相同课程的机构结构来培养学生。指导活动，如在教职员工家里吃饭和其他时髦活动，也有助于建立团队。该项目的成果将在美国数学协会、美国国家化学学会化学教育部门和美国寄生虫学家协会的专业会议上公布，并将在梅雷迪思学院的年度教育学、创新和增强研讨会上公布。

"Advancing Women's Education in STEM (AWE-STEM)" addresses the national need to prepare more women for careers in STEM. The project plans to provide scholarships to three cohorts of twelve students over five years. AWE-STEM scholars will have the opportunity to participate in several high impact activities, including STEM summer workshops, research activities on- and off-campus, field trips, seminars, and an introduction to STEM professional experiences through an annual speaker series. As a women's institution producing a high number of K-12 science teachers Meredith College has the potential to positively influence the number of women pursuing STEM careers as well as have a positive impact on the STEM pipeline through increasing the pool of qualified STEM teachers and providing female role models for young students.AWE-STEM focuses on three significant issues: the identification of High Impact Practices (HIP) having the greatest impact on student retention overall, the greatest impact on retention of under-represented or low-income students, and the greatest impact on student knowledge gains for underrepresented students as measured by GPA. Cohorts are fostered through a shared first year experience course and an institutional structure in which STEM majors in the same year typically enroll in the same courses. Mentoring events such as dinner at a faculty member's house and other HIP activities are also instrumental to cohort building. Results of the project will be presented at professional meetings of the Mathematical Association of America, the Chemical Education section of the National American Chemical Society, and the American Society of Parasitologists, as well as at the Meredith College's annual Pedagogy, Innovation, and Enhancement workshop.