Year 3 of an S-STEM summer scholarship for a sophomore bridge program

Abstract

The S-STEM Scholarship Program at Louisiana Tech University (Fast-Forward) welcomed its third cohort in the summer of 2019. The aim of the program is to ease the transition of rising sophomore engineering majors into the more difficult mathematics and engineering courses and help students prepare for the many good things that come with sophomore year, such as closer friendships, leadership opportunities, faculty connections and more relevant classes. The overall objective of the program is to improve engineering retention and, ultimately, to increase the number of STEM graduates entering the workforce.