Gantner, Myrna

Khan, Farooq A.

Swamy-Mruthinti, Satyanarayana

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Georgia Southern UniversityDigital Commons@Georgia SouthernInterdisciplinary STEM Teaching & LearningConferenceMar 9th, 1:45 PM - 2:00 PMBOR STEM Initiative at West Georgia: Our StoryFarooq A. KhanUniversity of West GeorgiaMyrna W. GantnerUniversity of West GeorgiaSatyanarayana Swamy-MruthintiUniversity of West GeorgiaFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stemPart of the Higher Education Commons, and the Science and Mathematics Education CommonsThis event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences & Events at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted forinclusion in Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. Formore information, please contact digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu.Recommended CitationKhan, Farooq A.; Gantner, Myrna W.; and Swamy-Mruthinti, Satyanarayana, "BOR STEM Initiative at West Georgia: Our Story"(2012). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference. 42.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2012/2012/42BOR STEM Initiative at West Georgia: Our Story Farooq A. Khan, Myrna W. Gantner and Satyanarayana Swamy-Mruthinti Program Overview Students • Summer Bridge Program (Summer) • Interdisciplinary Seminar Course (Fall) • Research and Peer Mentoring (Spring) • UTeach Connection (Step 1 and 2 Courses) Faculty • Mini-Grants (Fall and Spring) • UTeach Connection (Teaching) Summer Bridge Program • 2 weeks in early August • 100 incoming freshmen interested in majoring in STEM  The summer program’s designed outcomes: • Give students a taste of what’s to come as a STEM major • Students build bonds among themselves and with faculty  Inter-disciplinary Seminar  Learning goals • Increased awareness of STEM careers, to include teaching Design • 8 weeks - Informal dialogue with invited speakers, professors • 6 weeks – Selected from 2 tracks • STEM communication (anticipated Uteach enrollment) • STEM discipline-specific activities Significant result:  • 38% of XIDS students (N=30) enrolled in UTeach Step 1 course 2012 adjustments based on lessons learned from 2011 • Build more time and structure into Summer Bridge • Provide  intense writing instruction within the context of STEM critical thinking Acknowledgements College of Science and Mathematics Biology (Heidi Banford and Nancy Pencoe) Chemistry (Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Anne Gaquere, Victoria Geisler) Computer Science (Michael Orsega, Duane Yoder) Geosciences (Brad Deline, Karen Tefend) Mathematics (Ayona Chatterjee, David Leach, Scott Sykes, Mohammad Yazdani) Physics (Ajith de Silva, Javier Hasbun)  College of Education Judy Cox, Jill Drake, Gail Marshall, Thomas Thrasher  

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