This $199,998 National Science Foundation award through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) funds a pilot project at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley to build math capacity and enhance undergraduate STEM education. The project develops and analyzes a summer bridge math experience for newly admitted students requiring math/statistics courses. The four-day program includes math workshops and campus life/career orientation field trips to assist students' math preparation and transition to the university. Assessments will evaluate the program's effectiveness in increasing math confidence and inform improvements. Enrollment and course success data will gauge impact. The project aims to bridge STEM workforce shortfalls and equity gaps in the community, maximize student STEM and math confidence, and align outcomes with workforce needs. Results may inform similar activities at rural HSIs serving economically disadvantaged, geographically marginalized populations in US-Mexico border states. The sub-awardee, San Diego State University Research Foundation, will implement the program from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024.