SLIDE 7 10/7/2016 7
+Project Overview
Implement new STEM specific student support services, including
advising, transfer, and career planning services
Develop and implement new contextualized curriculum and add
missing articulation pathways through the development of new courses, working with four-year universities to add articulated pathways and assure alignment of pre-requisite courses
Enhance student learning engagement in STEM fields by
renovating dated science and technology lab facilities and developing experiential learning opportunities through mentored internships
Develop a pipeline for STEM enrollment through STEM-specific
- utreach activities at local schools and community events and
providing STEM workshops and seminars on and off-campus
+ STEM Looking Forward (2015-2021)
Funded under the Hispanic-Serving Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics and Articulation Programs; Title III, Part F
Individual Grant Proposal, but partnerships with the University of North
Texas at Dallas, and contracting with Tarleton State University
Total budget: $5,794,010 The activities proposed include: A) new STEM courses, programs and pathways – including an
innovative Urban Agriculture and Renewable Resources program;
B) a pipeline for STEM enrollment, math success and transfer from
High School to University – focuses include math strategies, a joint Evidence-Based Innovation Consortia (EBIC) with UNTD for faculty development, and new articulations for transfer;
C) Enhancements in STEM student learning including learning
communities/cohorts and mentoring; and
D) Strengthening of STEM advisement/counseling and creation of a
STEM Ambassadors Honors Program.
