Breaking Barriers: Pathways to Graduation for Underrepresented Talent

University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR

Investigators

Abstract

This project is awarding scholarships to academically talented and financially needy engineering students and is supporting the scholars through a variety of structures and programs. Students from underrepresented groups are being especially targeted for support. Scholarships are being awarded to a single cohort of students who will be supported for a full four years. The project is implementing a recruitment-through-graduation strategy by removing traditional barriers to success for engineering students from underrepresented groups. There are six primary strategies being implemented through this project: an in-residence summer bridge program, renewable scholarships, opportunities for co-op or internship experiences, peer mentoring, a freshman engineering program, and a living-learning community.