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NHCC STEM initiative: Inspiring the “C” student A collaboration between Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Institutional Advancement
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Approached by a donor who works in the STEM field Sees the need for more STEM workers Wishes to inspire the “C” student, who was like himself Collaboration between science and math faculty, advising, peer tutoring, the Foundation Continuous improvement model as our approach: plan – do – study – act
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Targeted Introductory Biology - a gateway course with 400+ students per term After first test in Introductory Biology, we identified those who scored a C or lower, randomly identified a group of 50 students Invited them to meet with an advisor who told them of a scholarship opportunity Students had to pass the class with a C or better, get a $600 scholarship for next STEM course
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51 students were selected with a C or lower on first exam (244 eligible); cohort generally same demographics as the entire class 30 met with an advisor 19 passed the course with a C or better (54.3%) 92 of the 244 passed with a C or better (37.7%) 236 of the 436 enrolled passed with a C or better (54.1%)
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Repeated the project – difficulties enrolling students in the program 96 students notified of the opportunity – decided all would be eligible if they met with an advisor first 30 students met with an advisor 11 students passed with a C or better (37.9%) 38 of the 96 passed with a C or better (39.6%) 215 of the 404 passed with a C or better (53.2%)
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Also, targeted a group who did not pass the course in the fall, but were re-enrolled in the spring Of the students re-enrolled, 30 were identified, 10 met with an advisor, 3 passed with a C or better Lessons learned: Did not reach enough students We decided to increase faculty participation in the program Challenge: Raise $20,000 to match and increase the program’s effectiveness
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Expanded to include Pre-Algebra students Still pursued students who earned a C after first test, invited them to meet with an advisor, attend workshops Faculty offered workshops on specific topics for student success Lessons learned: pursuing students after the first test is too late Decided to target two tracks: ◦ students who were unsuccessful were sent letters to apply for the scholarship program for the spring ◦ embed peer tutors in the class as supplemental instruction
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Embedded peer tutors in all Biology lecture sections, and Math (intermediate algebra) Students increased visits to peer tutoring center (230% increase) Impact on students and achievement unclear Specific cohort model targeted students who were re-enrolling in Biology and Math after not being successful in the fall term – reached only 11 students Challenge met: $20,000 raised for the match
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Our amazing tutors and their students Connections matter! Increased visits to the tutoring center
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How do we expand our impact to reach more students? Do you think money alone is enough to inspire students? What should we do differently? How can we remove barriers to increase student success in gateway courses?
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Elaina Bleifield, Dean of Science and Math elaina.bleifield@nhcc.edu 763.424.0868 elaina.bleifield@nhcc.edu Jennifer Summer-Lambrecht, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement jsummer-lambrecht@nhcc.edu 763.424.0909jsummer-lambrecht@nhcc.edu Keelin Yenney-Henderson, Advisor, project coordinator for scholarship program cyenney-henderson@nhcc.edu 763.493.0522cyenney-henderson@nhcc.edu
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