Testing a Model for Attracting Students into STEM: Behavioral Neuroscience at Andrews University

Information

• NSF Award
• 0336596

Owner

• Andrew Corporation

• Award Id

  0336596

• Award Effective Date

  10/1/2003 - 21 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/2009 - 15 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 490,600.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Biological Sciences (61) The interdisciplinary Behavioral Neuroscience program at Andrews University is modeled after the very successful student development program of their Biology Department. The primary objective of the Biology program is to attract undergraduate students with promise and interest in biology into science-based careers, including research. Students graduating from this program are unusually successful, scoring above the 90th percentile on nationally normed exit exams and demonstrating greater than 90% acceptance rate into graduate programs and an 85% acceptance rate into medical schools. The program also has demonstrated success rates with students from underrepresented minorities.<br/><br/>Factors resulting in the unusual success experienced by the Biology graduates have not been clearly demonstrated. The PIs are taking an experimental approach to answering these questions. This involves the development and implementation of the interdisciplinary program in Behavioral Neuroscience based on the features of the Biology program and recruitment into the program that targets non-STEM majors. Careful assessment of the new program is being used to define the factors that are responsible for the success of the students.

• Program Officer

  Terry S. Woodin

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/10/2003 - 21 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  11/14/2008 - 16 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Andrews University

• City

  Berrien Springs

• State

  MI

• Country

  United States

• Address

  Andrews University

• Postal Code

  491040670

• Phone Number

  2694713100

• First Name

  John

• Last Name

  Stout

• Email Address

  stout@andrews.edu

• Start Date

  9/10/2003 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Shandelle

• Last Name

  Henson

• Email Address

  henson@andrews.edu

• Start Date

  9/10/2003 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Duane

• Last Name

  McBride

• Email Address

  mcbride@andrews.edu

• Start Date

  9/10/2003 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  David

• Last Name

  Mbungu

• Email Address

  mbungu@andrews.edu

• Start Date

  4/24/2007 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99

• Text

  STEM TALENT EXPANSN PGM (STEP)

• Code

  1796

• Text

  UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Code

  9178

• Text

  SCIENCE, MATH, ENG & TECH EDUCATION