The Rural and Diverse Student Scholars Program at George Mason University is a strategic initiative to recruit and retain rural and diverse Virginia students in STEM majors. A grant facilitated a partnership between an academic college and the Office of Admissions, enabling new recruiting methods to be tested. In this article we describe these recruitment efforts, summarize the outcomes, and share lessons learned. We observed themes of family involvement, finances, and perceived opportunity as relevant to this population’s decision to enroll. Our experience recruiting for this program may inform other institutions that desire to diversify their student body in STEM.

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招募和招收农村学生：增加 STEM 多样性的模式

乔治梅森大学的农村和多元化学生学者计划是一项战略举措，旨在招募和留住弗吉尼亚州农村和多元化的 STEM 专业学生。一笔赠款促进了学术学院和招生办公室之间的合作，使新的招聘方法得以测试。在本文中，我们描述了这些招聘工作，总结了结果，并分享了经验教训。我们观察到与该人群的入学决定相关的家庭参与、财务和感知机会等主题。我们为该计划招聘的经验可能会告知其他希望在 STEM 中使学生群体多样化的机构。