Future Tech Stars NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program

未来科技之星 NSF S-STEM 奖学金计划

• 批准号: 1458583
• 负责人: Alexandra Vaschillo
• 金额: $ 58.33万
• 依托单位: Lake Washington Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-01 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458583&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Future; Tech; Stars; NSF; STEM

The goal of the Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) will be to develop the Future Tech Stars NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program (Future Tech Stars) to provide approximately 100 scholarships to full-time, low income, non-traditional students in four STEM disciplines: Computer Security, Information Technology Applications, Digital Gaming, and Multimedia Design. With more students attending full time, the college anticipates increased student retention, improved completion rates of degrees and certificates, and additional students transferring to a four-year university. These outcomes directly support national policy goals to improve post-high school education attainment. Future Tech Stars will address the growing need for a skilled workforce to support the vibrant technology industry in the Greater Puget Sound region and as a result will lead to economic development for the Greater Puget Sound region and improved employment outcomes for students.The three goals of the program will be to: support student retention to complete certificates within two years and associate's degrees within three years; increase the number of students receiving a Certificate or Associate's degree in an information technology, digital media, or computer networking technology program; and increase the number of students who transfer to a four-year college or university. To support full-time students and to encourage the transition to full-time status, scholarship recipients will receive support from the program coordinator and from faculty who will provide dedicated support through writing workshops and advising. Through this work, this program will increase the body of knowledge around support services in scholarship programs, especially in programs targeting non-traditional students in technology programs. In terms of the broader impacts, the college will work closely with students and financial aid professionals to help them stay focused in studies. The students will be tracked with an Academic Early Warning system to identify problems early on and seek to help the students take corrective action. The project will involve the whole campus, including the president, the PI, and individual students. Through an evaluation of the project, the program coordinators will provide information that can be used when disseminating the results of the project. As a member of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), LWTech will access SBCTC resources for use in dissemination of results at regional conferences, through their yearly fact book, and at quarterly statewide meetings of college staff associated with divisions such as Financial Aid, Institutional Research, and Instruction.

华盛顿湖理工学院 (LWTech) 的目标是开发未来科技之星 NSF S-STEM 奖学金计划（未来科技之星），为四个州的全日制、低收入、非传统学生提供大约 100 份奖学金。 STEM 学科：计算机安全、信息技术应用、数字游戏和多媒体设计。 随着越来越多的学生全日制就读，学院预计学生保留率会提高，学位和证书的完成率也会提高，并且会有更多的学生转学到四年制大学。这些成果直接支持提高高中后教育程度的国家政策目标。 未来科技之星将满足对熟练劳动力日益增长的需求，以支持大普吉特海湾地区充满活力的科技行业，从而促进大普吉特海湾地区的经济发展并改善学生的就业成果。 的三个目标该计划将： 支持学生在两年内完成证书并在三年内完成副学士学位；增加获得信息技术、数字媒体或计算机网络技术课程证书或副学士学位的学生数量；增加转入四年制学院或大学的学生数量。 为了支持全日制学生并鼓励向全日制学生过渡，奖学金获得者将获得项目协调员和教师的支持，他们将通过写作研讨会和建议提供专门的支持。通过这项工作，该计划将增加奖学金计划中支持服务的知识体系，特别是针对技术计划中的非传统学生的计划。就更广泛的影响而言，学院将与学生和经济援助专业人士密切合作，帮助他们专注于学习。 我们将通过学术预警系统对学生进行跟踪，以便及早发现问题并寻求帮助学生采取纠正措施。该项目将涉及整个校园，包括校长、PI 和个别学生。通过对项目的评估，项目协调员将提供可在传播项目结果时使用的信息。作为社区和技术学院州委员会 (SBCTC) 的成员，LWTech 将访问 SBCTC 资源，通过其年度情况手册以及与以下部门相关的大学工作人员季度全州会议，在区域会议上传播成果：财政援助、机构研究和指导。