Santiago-Roman, A., & Jimenez, M., & Guillemard, L., & Bartolomei-Suarez, S., & Santiago, N., & Suarez, O., & Quintero, P., & Lopez Del Puerto, C., & Cardona, N., & Rodriguez-Martinez, M., & Valentin, A. (2022, August), Perceptions of low-income and academically talented students and mentors of [Program Name] - an S-STEM program at a Hispanic Serving Institution  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41790

\bibitem{asee_peer_41790}
  Santiago-Roman, A., \& Jimenez, M., \& Guillemard, L., \& Bartolomei-Suarez, S., \& Santiago, N., \& Suarez, O., \& Quintero, P., \& Lopez Del Puerto, C., \& Cardona, N., \& Rodriguez-Martinez, M., \& Valentin, A. (2022, August), \emph{Perceptions of low-income and academically talented students and mentors of [Program Name] - an S-STEM program at a Hispanic Serving Institution}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--41790

Aidsa Santiago-Roman, Manuel Jimenez, Luisa Guillemard, Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez, Nayda Santiago, Oscar Suarez, Pedro Quintero, Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Nelson Cardona, Manuel Rodriguez-Martinez, and Anidza Valentin.  "Perceptions of low-income and academically talented students and mentors of [Program Name] - an S-STEM program at a Hispanic Serving Institution".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/41790 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_41790}
  Aidsa Santiago-Roman, Manuel Jimenez, Luisa Guillemard, Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez, Nayda Santiago, Oscar Suarez, Pedro Quintero, Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Nelson Cardona, Manuel Rodriguez-Martinez, and Anidza Valentin.
  "Perceptions of low-income and academically talented students and mentors of [Program Name] - an S-STEM program at a Hispanic Serving Institution".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/41790 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

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author = "Aidsa Santiago-Roman, Manuel Jimenez, Luisa Guillemard, Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez, Nayda Santiago, Oscar Suarez, Pedro Quintero, Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Nelson Cardona, Manuel Rodriguez-Martinez, and Anidza Valentin"
title = "Perceptions of low-income and academically talented students and mentors of [Program Name] - an S-STEM program at a Hispanic Serving Institution"
booktitle = "2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition"
year = "2022"
month = "August"
address = "Minneapolis, MN"
publisher = "ASEE Conferences"
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number = {10.18260/1-2--41790}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - PEARLS is a structured scholarship program designed to mitigate the economic hardship associated with the cost of attendance (COA). The main goal of the program is to increase the retention and success of low-income, academically talented students (LIATS) in engineering programs at a Hispanic institution. We structured students' interventions in five stages: LIATS Background Experiences, Belonging, Formative, Growth, and Graduate Development. This full paper presents the program evaluation results that combine social cognitive career theory and attrition mitigation elements. Specifically, we conducted a formative evaluation approach guided by the following question: What were the strengths and weaknesses of PEARLS according to students and mentors?  A total of 92 LIATS (40 females and 52 males) met the eligibility criteria and the selection process established by the Executive Board.  Overall, 78% of student participants voluntarily completed the electronic self-report questionnaires.  Also, we assigned students under the supervision of eight mentors. 

In terms of their mentoring process, participant students reported an overall excellent opinion about their mentors and the mentoring process provided through the program.  They expressed to be very satisfied with their relationship with their mentor regarding communication, connection, professionalism, and encouragement.  Few students indicated weaknesses in their mentor, including poor accessibility due to lack of time, feeling intimidated by the mentor, and inadequate counseling.  From the mentors’ perspective, it was perceived that their tasks and responsibilities aligned with their expectations.  We noticed a relationship between what mentors perceived as their duties and what mentees identified as strengths of the mentoring program.  For instance, their commitment to serve as a student mentor by offering academic counseling, encouragement, recommendations for COOP and research experiences, and setting career goals has resulted positive to establish a good relationship with the mentee.  

Finally, we concluded that both students and mentors felt satisfied with their involvement in the program.  Similarly, mentors agreed that the time and commitment required to fulfill the responsibilities in the program are limited due to other obligations, such as teaching, research, and service commitments.  This situation reflects on the mentees who expressed concern about the time availability of their mentors due to other professional obligations.  Regardless, we conclude that the goal of the mentoring program proposed to promote a sense of belonging in mentees during their years of study was accomplished.
AU  - Aidsa Santiago-Roman
AU  - Manuel Jimenez
AU  - Luisa Guillemard
AU  - Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez
AU  - Nayda Santiago
AU  - Oscar Suarez
AU  - Pedro Quintero
AU  - Carla Lopez Del Puerto
AU  - Nelson Cardona
AU  - Manuel Rodriguez-Martinez
AU  - Anidza Valentin
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
DA  - 2022/08/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Perceptions of low-income and academically talented students and mentors of [Program Name] - an S-STEM program at a Hispanic Serving Institution
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/41790
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--41790
ER  -