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ACHIEVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: A SOURCEBOOK FOR ADVANCING AND FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION
Catherine L. Fry, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
This sourcebook is intended as a useful resource for allthose who have a stake in creating STEM solutions forUS society. It addresses the rationale for investing insystemic change throughout higher education, identifiescritical areas for investment, and provides pointers to keyreports and current STEM education reform efforts.
Resource Type: White Paper, Report, Booklet
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion, Supporting Students:Bridge Program
Improving the Academic Climate of an R1 STEM Department: Quantified Positive Shifts in Perception
This study confirms the positive outcomes of having a practical, sustainable, and data-driven framework for affecting change within a graduate community.
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Strategic Planning, Supporting Students:Learning Communities, Scholarships, Grants, Workstudy, Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Academic Support, Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion
Shaping the Future of Higher Education: Practical, Community-Driven Initiatives to Improve Academic Climate
In this Editorial, we present the history and details of a collaborative effort to improve the academic climate of the Department of Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley.
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Outreach:Policy Change, Supporting Students:Academic Support, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Promotion and Tenure, Incentive/Reward Systems, Professional Development:Cultural Competency, Diversity/Inclusion, Advising and Mentoring, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Supporting Students:Learning Communities, Institutional Systems:Interdepartmental Collaboration, Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development
The Economic Impact of Increasing College Completion
Sophia Koropeckyj; Chris Lafakis; Adam Ozimek
While this report does not include institutional-level guidance on measuring costs and benefits of instructional improvement, it does offer helpful context for broader economic effects of student success and degree completion. Many institutions are working to be responsive to demands by the public and policy- makers that they articulate their economic impact. Arguments and data included in this report can be helpful in that messaging, and can help change leaders tie program improvement to broader outcomes, which may help to garner leadership support.
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Incentive/Reward Systems
Building STEM Persistence and Identity Through Equity-minded Practices
Building STEM Persistence and Identity Through Equity-minded Practices The University of Arizona STEM Learning Center promotes equity-minded practices leading to persistence in STEM majors for underrepresented ...
Resource Type: Poster
Program Components: Outreach:Outreach to K12 Teachers and Students, Supporting Students:Student Engagement
Model Programs for Creating and Sustaining Diversity in STEM
Model Programs for Creating and Sustaining Diversity in STEM Louisiana State University (LSU) is well known for its preeminence in awarding doctoral degrees in chemistry to African Americans. In fact, during the ...
Resource Type: Poster
Program Components: Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion
Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education in Two Year Colleges
Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education in Two Year Colleges Science Education Resource Center (SERC) website with resources to support 2YC geoscience faculty and programs. Suggested Citation Science ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Supporting Students
America's Overlooked Engineers: Community Colleges and Diversity in Engineering Education
America's Overlooked Engineers: Community Colleges and Diversity in Engineering Education Summary of findings from Engineer of 2020 surveys to capitalize on community college as fruitful grounds for ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Outreach:Student Recruiting, Institutional Systems
Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity
Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity Office at Duke in the School of Nursing to bring talented graduate students to Duke, including professional development, academic enrichment, mentoring, and social ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Supporting Students, Professional Development
Cooperative Learning resources
Cooperative Learning resources Cover a range of cooperative group work in engineering. Suggested Citation Smith, K.A. (n.d.) RESOURCES: Books, Articles, Presentations and Workshop. Retrieved from ...
Resource Type: Book Section, Website, Journal Article, Presentation
Program Components: Supporting Students:Student Engagement