Northern Kentucky University is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM funded scholarship program entitled Project SOAR: Scholarships, Opportunities, Achievements and Results. The goal of Project SOAR is to recruit, retain, and graduate a cohort of at-risk students in STEM disciplines through faculty and peer mentoring, community building, enrichment activities, and specially designed course-loads.  In this presentation, the structure and success of Project SOAR will be discussed.  As a result of the support program, SOAR scholars have shown improved retention rates, higher GPAs, and a larger participation rate in undergraduate research after their first year compared to their peers.

SOAR scholars: A comprehensive support program for academically talented, first generation and underrepresented STEM students

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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