Planning Grant for VUU STEM Undergraduate Education

Information

• NSF Award
• 1036152

Owner

• Union University

• Award Id

  1036152

• Award Effective Date

  9/15/2010 - 13 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/2011 - 12 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 71,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Virginia Union University's planning grant is aimed at improving undergraduate education in STEM disciplines. VUU reports to have several STEM departments with low enrollment, to suffer from poor retention, and to have below average scores by its students on Major Field Achievement tests. The planning project has the objectives to: 1) develop plans to improve enrollment; 2) develop plans to improve retention; 3) analyze the STEM infrastructure and develop plans to align it with contemporary standards; and 4) formulate an effective implementation strategy. Findings generated by the various planning activities will be evaluated in the context of published STEM education research, and an effective strategy, tailored to the specific needs of VUU, will be presented in a comprehensive implementation plan.

• Program Officer

  Claudia M. Rankins

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/9/2010 - 13 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/9/2010 - 13 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Virginia Union University

• City

  Richmond

• State

  VA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1500 N Lombardy Street

• Postal Code

  232201711

• Phone Number

  8042575807

• First Name

  WFranklin

• Last Name

  Evans

• Email Address

  wfevans@vuu.edu

• Start Date

  9/9/2010 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Hendricus

• Last Name

  Van Antwerpen

• Email Address

  hgvanantwerpen@vuu.edu

• Start Date

  9/9/2010 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  HIST BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIV

• Code

  1594

• Text

  UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Code

  9178