Developing the Skill and Will to Succeed in STEM

内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校生命科学学院正在实施一项名为“培养在STEM中取得成功的技能和意志”的新计划。该计划为总共25名学术上有天赋的本科生物专业学生提供为期三年的奖学金支持，这些学生有文件证明有经济需要。一个主要目标是使进入STEM专业的学生多样化并增加他们的人数。除了奖学金支持外，还将实施一些课程和联合课程的改进措施，以提高项目参与者的成就和职业准备。生物入门系列讲座将通过包含积极的学习经历来丰富，这将促进所有生物专业学生的参与度和坚持不懈。分析学生使用数字学习资源的预测模型也将被纳入入门课程。这种模式将有助于及早发现有风险的学生获得较差的课程成绩，从而重新定向到更有效的学习策略。奖学金获得者将参加STEM职业研讨会系列，并将参与寻求本科生研究和STEM实习机会。

The School of Life Sciences at the University of Nevada Las Vegas is implementing a new program entitled "Developing the Skill and Will to Succeed in STEM." This program provides three years of scholarship support to a total of 25 academically talented undergraduate biology majors with documented financial need. A primary goal is to diversify and increase the number of students entering STEM professions. In addition to scholarship support, a number of curricular and co-curricular enhancements will be put into effect to increase achievement and career readiness of program participants.The introductory biology lecture series will be enriched by inclusion of active learning experiences that will promote student engagement and persistence for all biology majors. A prediction model that analyzes student use of digital learning resources will also be incorporated into the introductory courses. This model will facilitate early identification of students at-risk to earn poor course grades, allowing redirection towards more effective learning strategies. Scholarship recipients will attend a STEM career seminar series and will participate in pursuing undergraduate research and STEM internship opportunities.