STEM Education Innovation Programs
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Program Components
Target Audience
- College/University Staff 11 matches
- English Language Learners 4 matches
- First Generation College Students 18 matches
- First-year College Students 17 matches
- Graduate Students 10 matches
- In-Service K12 Teachers 5 matches
- Institution Administration 15 matches
- K12 Students 6 matches
- Non-tenure Track Faculty 16 matches
- Post-doctoral Fellows 4 matches
- Pre-Service K12 Teachers 5 matches
- Teaching/Learning Assistants 6 matches
- Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty 23 matches
- Transfer Students 9 matches
- Undergraduate Majors 24 matches
- Undergraduate Non-Majors 15 matches
- Underrepresented Minority Students 20 matches
Point of Intervention
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InSciTE
Wiline Pangle, Central Michigan University
Our mission is to create an equitable student-driven environment for undergraduate students to develop skills on interdisciplinary communication, collaboration and real-world problem solving to become culturally competent and effective leaders.
Program Components: Professional Development:Advising and Mentoring, Accessibility, Diversity/Inclusion, Pedagogical Training, Curriculum Development, Student Assessment, Course Evaluation, Cultural Competency, Institutional Systems:Interdepartmental Collaboration, Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Student Engagement, Learning Communities, Undergraduate Research, Quantitative Skills, Academic Support, Scholarships, Grants, Workstudy, Professional Preparation, Cohort Program, Clubs/Social Activities, Outreach:Presentations/Talks, Student Recruiting
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, English Language Learners, College/University Staff, Non-tenure Track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration, First-year College Students, Undergraduate Majors, Transfer Students, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Moderate Research Activity
CCHF Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program (CSURP)
Travis York, APLU
CSURP is a program for undergraduate students, majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering, interested in conducting supervised summer research. The program is supported by the Center for Selective C-H Functionalization (CCHF), which is a network of 23 academic and industrial research laboratories at 15 partner institutions throughout the country. The CCHF is one of eight National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Centers for Chemical Innovation.
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, Undergraduate Majors, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: Major/Department
Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP)
Travis York, APLU
Target Audience: K12 Students, Underrepresented Minority Students, First-year College Students, Undergraduate Non-Majors, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Highest Research Activity
Pathways to Career Success: A STEM Career Mentorship Program
Jeffrey Jones
The Pathways to Engineering Success Program focuses on guiding undergraduate STEM students toward thriving careers in chosen fields. This mentorship initiative pairs students with experienced professionals to provide practical insights, career guidance, and leadership development. Through hands-on learning, resume coaching, and exposure to real-world challenges, the program equips participants with the tools and confidence to excel in specialized engineering fields, while promoting diversity and inclusivity in STEM careers.
Program Components: Professional Development:Advising and Mentoring, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Supporting Students:Bridge Program, Mentoring Program, Quantitative Skills, Professional Preparation
Target Audience: First-year College Students, Undergraduate Non-Majors, Graduate Students, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: Major/Department
Creative Scientific Inquiry Experiences
Ellene Tratras Contis, Eastern Michigan University
The Creative Scientific Inquiry Experience (CSIE) is a STEM-related program funded by the U.S. Department of Education that connects students with faculty and with community projects through an integrated science curriculum. We specialize in creating learning experiences for students in STEM fields through innovative courses and student events. Our courses are 1-2 credit hours, and faculty work with community partners to develop coursework that allows students to work on real-world problems.
Program Components: Professional Development:Advising and Mentoring, Diversity/Inclusion, Pedagogical Training, Curriculum Development, Student Assessment, Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Tutoring, Bootcamp, Student Engagement, Clubs/Social Activities, Outreach:Informal Education, Marketing Campaign, Presentations/Talks, Inter-Institutional Collaboration, Student Recruiting
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration, First-year College Students, Undergraduate Non-Majors, Undergraduate Majors, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: Institution
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Moderate Research Activity
Purpose + Reach = Individuals Measured for Excellence (PRIME) STEM Project
Travis York, APLU
PRIME STEM/Student Support Services is a federally-funded TRiO program (U.S. Department of Education). The program supports college students pursuing STEM majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) who are first-generation, demonstrate a financial need, and/or have a documented disability.
Program Components: Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Learning Communities, Academic Support
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, Undergraduate Non-Majors, Undergraduate Majors, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: Major/Department
LAUNCH: Undergraduate Research
Travis York, APLU
LAUNCH is an acronym that stands for Learning Communities (L), Academic Excellence (A), Undergraduate Research (U), National Fellowships (N), Capstones (C), and Honors (H). LAUNCH is a unit of Undergraduate Studies housed in Academic Affairs under the Provost at Texas A&M University. LAUNCH: UGR promotes, coordinates, creates, and assesses undergraduate programs involving creative scholarship, inquiry, and research in all academic disciplines at Texas A&M. The programs serves as an introduction for first generation, low income, and/or under-represented students in STEM research through first year research teams, summer research programs, research presentations, and research and graduate program informationals.
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, Non-tenure Track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, First-year College Students, Undergraduate Non-Majors, Undergraduate Majors, Transfer Students, Graduate Students, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: Major/Department
UC Davis Bridge to the Doctorate Program
Travis York, APLU
The UC Davis Bridge to the Doctorate program is funded by the National Science Foundation's Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP). The LSAMP program assists universities and colleges in their efforts to significantly increase the numbers of students matriculating into and successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders.
Program Components: Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Tutoring, Learning Communities, Academic Support, Scholarships, Grants, Workstudy, Outreach:Public Outreach
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, Undergraduate Majors, Graduate Students, First Generation College Students
Point of Intervention: Major/Department
Unconscious Bias Faculty Training
Travis York, APLU
The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity and The Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble (CITE) offer a workshop focused on establishing an effective search and addressing issues such as unconscious bias in active recruitment.
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Personnel/Hiring
Target Audience: College/University Staff, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration
Point of Intervention: Institution
Developing and implementing institution data dashboards to drive course transformation
Shanna Shaked, University of California-Los Angeles
We are working with institutional research folks, deans and other interested faculty to develop and implement institutional data dashboards that can be used to foster conversations and interventions to improve teaching.
Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Curriculum Development, Student Assessment, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Supporting Students:Student Engagement
Target Audience: Non-tenure Track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration
Point of Intervention: Course
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Highest Research Activity