1. S-STARS Scholarship Program
Candice Valle
S-STARS Grant Coordinator /

2. About me Academic Advisor @ ERAU
Attended the NACADA Academic Advising Summer Institute in 2013
500+ students, 300 active
Top 5 for enrollments, retention, matriculation, graduation
Spearheaded the “First-Year Experience” program which included Advisor Welcome Videos & Webpages, New Student Checklist, and First-Year Faculty List
Admin for the Vice Chancellor of Online ERAU
Project management – ERAU Online Promo Video, Recording Booths, Student Surveys/Assessment with Institutional Research
Budget management – $1,000,000 budgets between 4 cost centers
Event management – ERAU Online End of Year Conference (90+ attendance), Spring Retreat, Director’s Meetings, Holiday Potlucks (60+ attendance) 
WEQC President 2017 – 20 member council that hosted 5 yearly events and addressed employee concerns/issues
Mom-ager
Two sons – Lennon (age 9) and Roman (age 5)
Programs:
MS Office/Office 365
MS Project
MS Visio
SharePoint Champion
Adobe Connect
Skype for Business
Halloween 2017

3. Grant Overview 4-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
$999,962 grant total with $600,600 toward scholarships
82 scholarships of $5,500 for STEM Associate degree seeking students
22 scholarships of $6,800 for STEM Bachelor degree seeking students (final two years)

4. Purpose To see if the components of the scholarship program:
Improve retention and graduation rates of scholarship program recipients compared to non-participants.
Improve GPA and time to completion by scholarship recipients compared to non- participants
Result in higher rates of job placement or transfer to additional post-secondary study by scholarship recipients compared to non-participants

5. Scholarship Program Components
Faculty Mentors
Anindya Paul and Bettye Parham – Computer Science
LaKisha Holmes and Kelly Brooks – Mathematics
Yohani Kayinamura – Science
“Intensive Advising”
Prescriptive Advising – Program Guides

7. Scholarship Program Components
Cohort engagement through social media and events
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn
Scheduled tours of Writing Center, Career Center, Academic Support Center
Job Fairs
Speaker Series
STEM Conferences
Career/Industry Exposure
Industry Tours
Internships

8. Eligibility Requirements
STEM major
AA with STEM sub plan
AS in Architectural & Building Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Information Technology, Computer Programming & Analysis, Drafting & Design Technology (CAD), Electronics Engineering Technology, Engineering Technology, Internet Services Technology, Network Systems Technology, and Simulation & Robotics Technology
BS in Engineering Technology and Information Technology (Year 3 & 4 only)
3.0+ GPA
Full-time enrollment
Current FAFSA on file with Financial Aid
Ability to attend required meetings throughout the semester

9. Required Meetings – Every Semester
Student Orientation (1st Semester only)
Introduce and Select Faculty Mentors
Overview of participant and program expectations
Sign agreement
Receive schedule of events, tours, cohort meetings
Three (3) Faculty Mentor meetings
Three (3) Face-to-Face Cohort meetings/events
Five (5) virtual cohort contacts/engagement (via social media, online classroom)

10. Participants by Degree Level and Year of Project
10 new associate degree students
Year 2
10 from prior year
12 new associate degree students
Year 3
12 from prior year
5 new bachelor degree students
Year 4
5 from prior year
10 new bachelor degree students

11. Scholarship Disbursement
After Pell and Scholarship awards are applied to tuition and book vouchers, any remaining funds will be disbursed to student at the end of each semester.
Any student failing to maintain eligibility will be placed on probation from the Scholarship Program and given one semester in which to return to full program status.

12. DaytonaState.edu/S-STAR

13. DaytonaState.edu/S-STAR

14. Marketing Materials

15. Questions? Candice Valle S-STARS Grant Coordinator/