Sponsorship
This focus area concentrates efforts on providing financial assistance through scholarships to help STEM majors progress toward their degrees. It also includes branding WORC as a key initiative of the CSE for workforce development with SRS. Both aspects of this focus area are very important for the WORC Scholars Program. The annual awarding of scholarships and frequent use of the WORC brand will help students correlate the opportunities provided by the WORC Scholars Program with career opportunities and job placement at SRS.
This focus area concentrates on providing financial assistance through scholarships to help STEM majors progress toward their degrees. This focus area also includes branding WORC as a key initiative of the CSE for workforce development with SRS. Both aspects of this focus area are very important for the WORC Scholars Program. The annual awarding of scholarships and frequent use of the WORC brand will help students correlate the opportunities provided by the WORC Scholars Program with career opportunities and job placement at SRS.
WORC Scholarships
One of the most significant outcomes of the WORC Scholars Program is the impact of the WORC scholarships on USCA’s STEM students. This will continue to be a crucial part of the program.
WORC Scholarships will be given out to students who meet our WORC scholarship requirements in the following disciplines: engineering, computer science, chemistry, and biology (ERRP program).
In the academic year 2020-2021, 39 STEM students received $3000 scholarships to continue their studies.
Community Engagement
Our college is engaged in a summer institute sponsored by WORC and scientific engagement events to showcase our students and faculty and to connect them with scientific professionals in the community:
- Summer Scholars Institute (SSI)
- “Science on Tap” – a collaboration with the Savannah River National Laboratory
- STEM in the Alley