Transfer Student Pipeline to Engineering & Engineering Technology Programs.

This paper provides an introduction to the Transfer Pipeline (TiPi) Scholars' program recently funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that focuses on students who transfer at the 3rd year level from 2-year schools to our university. With scholarship support from NSF, we aim to recruit, retain and graduate a total of 75 transfer scholars in our engineering and engineering technology BS degree programs. The NSF scholarship is in addition to grants and aid awarded by our university. In support of this project, the university will contribute $50,000 to ensure that TiPi scholars have continuing financial support after the grant expires and help them graduate on time. This support indicates the university's enthusiasm, a firm commitment of service to our engineering and engineering technology students, and an endorsement of the goals and objectives of the TiPi program. In Fall 2012, we awarded 25 scholarships to transfer students in the TiPi program. In Fall 2013, we awarded another set of 25 scholarships to new transfer students in our engineering and technology programs. This paper describes the characteristics of these 50 scholars, compares their academic performance relative to their peers, and their placement in paid cooperative employment positions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]