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Stem Center For Student Retention And Success: A Proposal, Madhu Dhar Ph.D
Stem Center For Student Retention And Success: A Proposal, Madhu Dhar Ph.D
Higher Education Student Work
The STEM pipeline, a commonly used analogy (Kuh, 2006; Tierney, 2000), has been shrinking. Furthermore, degree attainment for women and underrepresented minority students in STEM are even lower than for undergraduates as a-whole (National Science Foundation, 2007). With low numbers of students enrolling in STEM fields and even smaller numbers of women and minorities in the STEM pipeline, colleges and universities need to pay particular-attention to retaining the students they have. This capstone proposes a STEM Center that provides an infrastructural support for undergraduate students in the School of Science and Engineering at Merrimack College. The Center will consolidate programs …
Why Service-Learning?, Audrey Trussell, Katie Elliott
Why Service-Learning?, Audrey Trussell, Katie Elliott
Division of Community Engagement Resources
Data from VCU's "High Impact Practices (HIPS) Assessment Model: 2015-16 Pilot Mid-Year Report" offers three compelling reasons for why service-learning matters for student success.
2015-2016 Service-Learning Impact Measure Report, Samantha Poelstra
2015-2016 Service-Learning Impact Measure Report, Samantha Poelstra
Division of Community Engagement Resources
The VCU Service-Learning Office distributes the Service-Learning Impact Measure (SLIM) at the end of every semester to evaluate the impact of service-learning classes on student learning. Results are used to guide professional development opportunities, as well as to further improve the quality of and recruit additional tenure-line faculty members to teach designated service-learning classes.