Implementation Project: Transforming STEM Education at the University of the District of Columbia by Establishing a General Science Degree

Information

• NSF Award
• 2306334

Owner

• UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• Award Id

  2306334

• Award Effective Date

  7/15/2023 - a year ago

• Award Expiration Date

  6/30/2028 - 3 years from now

• Award Amount

  $ 924,494.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing Grant

Implementation Projects in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) provide support to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts to increase the numbers of students and the quality of their preparation by strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research. This project at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), a public, urban, land-grant HBCU, focuses on developing a General Science Baccalaureate (GSB) degree with supporting activities aimed at retaining students. This degree seeks to allow flexibility in preparing undergraduate students for the job market and graduate school in many specialized science, technology, and engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, including STEM teacher preparation. The GSB degree seeks to provide students an opportunity to explore and take advantage of the diverse course offerings across UDC’s College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences, and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.<br/><br/>The project's overall goal is to increase the number of students from historically marginalized groups pursuing science careers. The objectives are to (1) create and implement a General Science Baccalaureate degree, (2) develop and execute a dedicated recruitment and enrollment program for the GSB degree, (3) offer a comprehensive enrichment program and wrap-around activities, including student research, aimed at retention of STEM majors, and (4) conduct an education research study on the impacts of the project. The correlational mixed-method research study is designed to show if a GSB degree program that implements supplemental learning experiences and provides research opportunities will change a student's persistence and perceptions and identity as a STEM major and investigate the effects. The project is guided by an internal steering committee and an external advisory board, as well as by the process of formative evaluation.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

• Program Officer

  Carleitta Paige-Andersoncpaigean@nsf.gov7032922816

• Min Amd Letter Date

  7/11/2023 - a year ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  7/11/2023 - a year ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  University of the District of Columbia

• City

  WASHINGTON

• State

  DC

• Country

  United States

• Address

  4200 CONNECTICUT AVE NW BLDG 39

• Postal Code

  200081122

• Phone Number

  2022746260

• First Name

  Xueqing

• Last Name

  Song

• Email Address

  xsong@udc.edu

• Start Date

  7/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Freddie

• Last Name

  Dixon

• Email Address

  fdixon@udc.edu

• Start Date

  7/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Lawrence

• Last Name

  Potter

• Email Address

  lawrence.potter@udc.edu

• Start Date

  7/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  Hist Black Colleges and Univ

• Code

  1594

• Text

  UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Code

  9178