The National Science Foundation projects that the United States could see over 2 million unfilled STEM jobs in 2025 (National Science Foundation, 2018). At Redacted University for Review faculty from the STEM fields have undertaken the Science and Mathematics Attraction, Retention, and Training for Texas (SMART Texas) project, a National Science Foundation initiative funded under the Scholarship in STEM program to increase recruiting and retention. Scholars enrolled in SMART Texas were provided scholarship support, a STEM first-year success course, a STEM residential learning community (RLC), and opportunities to engage in STEM conferences and undergraduate research. These scholars and this program demonstrated great levels of success, given six years to graduate, 70% of SMART Texas scholars graduated with a STEM degree. Programs like SMART Texas can assist in the national efforts to both recruit and retain STEM majors to meet the growing and continual demand.