STEM Education Innovation Programs
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Institutional Impact of Scaling-up Course-Embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)
Judy Awong-Taylor, Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Gwinnett College was established in 2006 as a public liberal arts institution with a mission to provide open access to all high school graduates regardless of SAT scores. In 2011, The School of Science and Technology (SST) implemented a program for enhancing student engagement and learning in all STEM disciplines. GGC's Four-year Undergraduate Research and Creative Experience (4YrURCE) program is based upon a discipline-specific course-embedded research model which scaffolds multiple research and creative experiences for all STEM majors during all four years of matriculation. To date, 54 courses have been re-designed as CUREs and over 3,000 students (unduplicated count) are impacted annually. Longitudinal program-level assessment data includes student performance, student attitudinal, and faculty attitudinal data gathered over the past five years of the initiative.
Program Components: Professional Development:Course Evaluation, Student Assessment, Pedagogical Training, Diversity/Inclusion, Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Supporting Students:Undergraduate Research, Student Engagement, Tutoring, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Interdepartmental Collaboration
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Non-tenure Track Faculty, Institution Administration, College/University Staff, Undergraduate Non-Majors, First-year College Students, First Generation College Students, Undergraduate Majors
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Baccalaureate Colleges