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Yelamarthi, Kumar; Mawasha, P. Ruby – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2010
A scholarship program offers enrichment, support, higher recruitment and retention, improved professional development towards employment, and increased graduate opportunities for underrepresented groups. In this paper, it is postulated that the development of a successful and competitive scholarship program is dependent on several variables…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Scholarships, Student Recruitment, School Holding Power
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Lam, Paul C.; Mawasha, P. Ruby; Doverspike, Dennis; McClain, Bradley; Vesalo, John – Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2000
Summarizes the five-year effort of a preengineering program to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented college students to pursue degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology at The University of Akron. Assesses the university's successful operation of the special high school Upward Bound and preengineering…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Income, Minority Groups