Implementation Project: Trojan Center for Undergraduate Applied Research

Information

• NSF Award
• 1719504

Owner

• VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Award Id

  1719504

• Award Effective Date

  6/15/2017 - 7 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  5/31/2022 - 2 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 1,196,547.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

Implementation Projects provide support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts to increase the number of students receiving undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and enhance the quality of their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research. The project at Virginia State University seeks to build on previous successful efforts to increase participation of African-American students in STEM disciplines. The goal of this project is to significantly improve recruitment, retention and graduation rates for STEM undergraduate students, as well as to establish a framework for developing the skills and attributes needed for a successful career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. <br/><br/>The project will utilize evidence-based, high-impact pedagogical practices to improve student learning and outcomes. Activities include: the Summer Engineering Institute to help high school students transition to college, a job shadowing program, undergraduate research experiences, student participation in local and national conferences, the establishment of an Advanced Digital Manufacturing System Lab, and study abroad experiences. The project will identify the competencies that local industries desire STEM students to have upon graduation and study the factors that influence persistence in STEM undergraduate students at the university. The project will be advised and evaluated for effectiveness by internal and external advisory boards and an evaluator.

• Program Officer

  Claudia M. Rankins

• Min Amd Letter Date

  5/31/2017 - 7 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  5/31/2017 - 7 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Virginia State University

• City

  Petersburg

• State

  VA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1 Hayden Drive

• Postal Code

  238060001

• Phone Number

  8045246987

• First Name

  Ali

• Last Name

  Ansari

• Email Address

  aansari@vsu.edu

• Start Date

  5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Donald

• Last Name

  Palm

• Email Address

  dpalm@vsu.edu

• Start Date

  5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Nasser

• Last Name

  Ghariban

• Email Address

  nghariba@vsu.edu

• Start Date

  5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Jahangir

• Last Name

  Ansari

• Email Address

  jansari@vsu.edu

• Start Date

  5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Tracy

• Last Name

  Walker

• Email Address

  twalker@vsu.edu

• Start Date

  5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  HIST BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIV

• Code

  1594

• Text

  UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Code

  9178