Title: Minority Access to Graduate Education and Careers in STEM<br/><br/>Savannah State University<br/><br/>HRD - 0310328<br/><br/>PI: Joseph H. Silver<br/><br/>Savannah State University (SSU) will implement a five-year comprehensive approach to strengthen the institution's undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research infrastructure. The University will use a combination of NSF and intramural resources to increase STEM enrollment, attain a STEM undergraduate student retention rate of 80% and transition 30% of STEM graduates to graduate study. The project will cut across biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, engineering and technology. <br/><br/>Physical infrastructure improvements and expansions will accommodate new STEM programs and improve the quality of instructional delivery in existing STEM programs. Project objectives include the following:<br/>STEM graduation rate will increase to 40% by 2008<br/>30% of STEM graduates will pursue graduate study by 2008<br/>80% of STEM graduate students will complete their graduate degrees<br/>STEM student enrollment at SSU will increase by 20% annually<br/>STEM retention through graduation will be no less than 80%<br/>40% of computer science, electronics engineering technology and electrical engineering students will be Yamacraw certified by 2008<br/>Equal number of GTREP students will graduate from SSU campus as from the other two GTREP satellite campuses by 2008; and 80% of STEM graduates will join the STEM workforce by 2008.