Promoting Academic Success of Economically Disadvantaged, STEM-Interested, First- and Second-Year Undergraduate Students via the ACCESS in STEM Program at University of Washington Tacoma

At the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), a public, predominantly undergraduate, minority-serving institution (Asian-American, Native American, Pacific Islander, AANAPISI), the Achieving Change in our Communities for Equity and Student Success (ACCESS) in STEM (NSF S-STEM) Program supports low-income, STEM-interested students by providing focused mentoring, a living learning community, a course-based research experience in their first year, and scholarships in their first two years of college. Program participants achieve higher grades and earlier entry to STEM majors. These positive outcomes may be of particular interest to programs supporting STEM-interested students in their first two years, particularly at AANAPISI institutions.

于华盛顿大学塔科马分校（UWT），该学院是一所公立、以本科教育为主、致力于服务少数族裔（亚裔美国人、美洲原住民、太平洋岛民，AANAPISI）的机构，其“在社区中实现变革以促进公平与学生成功”（ACCESS）STEM（NSF S-STEM）项目通过提供有针对性的指导、生活学习社区、大一课程基础研究经历以及在大学前两年提供奖学金，来支持低收入、对STEM领域感兴趣的学生的需求。项目参与者均能取得更高的成绩，并更早地进入STEM专业学习。这些积极的成果对于支持学生在大学前两年对STEM领域感兴趣的AANAPISI机构的项目而言，可能具有特别的吸引力。