Strengthening Pathways to the Baccalaureate for STEM Scholars from a Predominantly 2-Year Campus

加强以两年制校园为主的 STEM 学者攻读学士学位的途径

• 批准号: 1458731
• 负责人: Natalie Hyslop
• 金额: $ 61.49万
• 依托单位: University of North Georgia
• 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: 2015-07-15 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458731&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Strengthening; Pathways; Baccalaureate; STEM; Scholars

The University of North Georgia (UNG), through the project entitled "Strengthening Pathways to the Baccalaureate for STEM Scholars from a Predominantly 2-Year Campus" will strive to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce by recruiting, mentoring, and supporting academically talented but financially needy students through degree completion and partnering with employers to facilitate placement in the STEM workforce. The project will focus on students who enroll at UNG's Gainesville Campus, which has a mission of that of a traditional 2-year institution, and who transfer to baccalaureate STEM programs at UNG's Dahlonega Campus, and also seek to improve student retention and graduation rates on both campuses. The project will support full time students in programs leading to associate or baccalaureate degrees in biological sciences (except medicine or other clinical fields), physical sciences (including physics, chemistry and materials science), mathematical sciences, and technology areas associated with the aforementioned disciplines. Among the intended broader impacts are providing students with skills to improve academic and workforce competitiveness, increasing faculty involvement in mentoring students, fostering permanent changes in organizational practices to provide an environment that encourages and supports diversity, and increasing the economic diversity of the STEM workforce.The project will achieve four key objectives: (1) improve educational opportunities for financially needy students by awarding 24 competitive scholarships annually, (2) increase retention of students to degree achievement by creating supportive environments through enhancements in organizational culture and practices; (3) improve student support programs by providing faculty mentoring, peer mentoring, academic workshops, tutoring, an early alert system, counseling, disciplinary activities, undergraduate research experiences, and participation in professional meetings; and (4) increase the number of well-educated, skilled employees in the STEM workforce by implementing the project with industry partners, who will provide guest lecturers, site visits, special activities and internship and placement opportunities in STEM occupations. The initiative will advance knowledge of effective practices that prepare students to pursue STEM careers from traditional 2-year institutions, the nation's fastest growing educational level, by innovatively integrating student support and placement.

北佐治亚大学（UNG）通过该项目，题为“加强从一个主要为期2年的校园中的STEM学者的途径”将努力通过招聘，指导，指导，指导，增加科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）劳动力，并通过学位完成学位并与雇主合作，支持学术上有才华但经济上有需要的学生，以促进STEM劳动力的安置。该项目将集中于在UNG盖恩斯维尔校园注册的学生，该校园的任务是传统的2年机构的任务，并在UNG的Dahlonega校园转移到学士学位的STEM计划，并试图提高学生的保留和毕业率两个校园。 该项目将在生物科学（医学或其他临床领域除外），物理科学（包括物理学，化学和材料科学），数学科学和与上述学科相关的技术领域的体育科学（包括物理学，化学和材料科学），体育科学（包括物理学，化学和材料科学），为全职学生提供支持的课程。 。 在预期的更广泛的影响中，为学生提供了提高学术和劳动力竞争力的技能，增加教师参与指导学生，促进组织实践的永久变化，以提供鼓励和支持多样性的环境，并增加STEM劳动力的经济多样性。该项目将实现四个关键目标：（1）通过每年授予24项竞争奖学金，改善经济有需要的学生的教育机会，（2）通过通过增强组织文化和实践来创造支持环境，将学生保留为学位成就； （3）通过提供教师指导，同伴指导，学术研讨会，辅导，早期警报系统，咨询，纪律活动，本科研究经验以及参加专业会议来改善学生支持计划； （4）通过与行业合作伙伴实施该项目，从而增加了STEM劳动力中受过良好教育的，熟练的员工的数量，他们将在STEM职业中为客座讲师，现场访问，特殊活动以及实习机会以及安置机会。 该倡议将通过创新的学生支持和安置来促进学生从传统的2年制度，最快增长的教育水平从传统的2年制度中追求STEM职业的有效实践的知识。