Preparing Future Leaders and Movers in Engineering and Computer Science

该项目将有助于对受过良好教育的科学家，数学家，工程师和技术人员的国家需要，通过支持高成就，低收入的学生在诺福克州立大学，历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）证明经济需要的保留和毕业。在为期4年的时间里，该项目将为29名正在攻读计算机科学与工程学士学位的全日制学生提供奖学金。未来的领导者和推动者在工程和计算机科学（火焰）计划旨在建立一个学习社区的学术人才和经济合格的学生。FLAME学者将是第一年和转学生，并将获得长达四年的资助。FLAME将使这些学者接触到一套全面的活动，以加强他们在商业和工业环境中成功职业生涯的准备。该计划的设计整合了正式和非正式的经验，并强调领导，体验式学习，并自我识别为科学家或工程师。一个周到的评估和审查计划将确保有效的课程调整和计划组成部分的整体评估。FLAME寻求整合计划功能，如领导力研讨会系列，技术研讨会，杰出讲座系列和社交活动。成功完成预计将展示拓宽机会和参与STEM职业的有效途径。该项目的总体目标是增加低收入，高成就的本科生的STEM学位完成证明经济需要。一个关键的项目成果是，拟议的计划应超过NSU的整体保留毕业率。此外，为了确保学者的持久性，FLAME旨在为学者提供榜样指导（来自教师，社区和行业合作伙伴）和专业发展，以进入计算相关的劳动力或高级学习。该项目由NSF的科学，技术，工程和数学奖学金计划资助，该计划旨在增加低收入学术人才的数量，这些学生表现出经济需求，并获得STEM领域的学位。它还旨在改善未来STEM工作者的教育，并产生关于低收入学生的学术成功，保留，转移，毕业和学术/职业道路的知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Norfolk State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Over its 4 year duration, this project will fund scholarships to 29 unique full time students who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in computer science and engineering. The Future Leaders and Movers in Engineering and Computer Science (FLAME) program seeks to establish a learning community of academically talented and financially eligible students. FLAME Scholars will be first year and transfer students and will receive funding for up to four years. FLAME will expose these scholars to a comprehensive set of activities to enhance their preparation for successful careers in business and industrial settings. The program design integrates formal and informal experiences and emphasizes leadership, experiential learning, and self-identification as a scientist or engineer. A thoughtful plan for assessment and review will ensure effective course adjustment and overall evaluation of the program components. FLAME seeks to integrate program features, such as a Leadership Seminar Series, Technical Workshops, Distinguished Lecture Series, and social bonding events. Successful completion is expected to demonstrate effective pathways of broadened opportunity and participation in STEM careers.The overall goal of this project is to increase STEM degree completion of low-income, high-achieving undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. A key project outcome is that the proposed program should exceed NSU's overall retention to graduation rate. In addition, to ensure scholars' persistence, FLAME aims to provide role model mentoring (from faculty, community, and industry partners) and professional development for the scholars to enter the computing-related workforce or advanced study. This project is funded by NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, which seeks to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who earn degrees in STEM fields. It also aims to improve the education of future STEM workers, and to generate knowledge about academic success, retention, transfer, graduation, and academic/career pathways of low-income students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.