This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to support faculty and student learning of equity-minded and student-centered pedagogy through iterative curricular co-design. The $399,896 award to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation, a non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution, will implement a professional development model that provides STEM faculty the knowledge, time, and support to design instructional innovations...
This $366,778 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund a research project at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) examining how faculty communication influences the development of engineering identity among Latinx undergraduate students, particularly during the "sophomore slump" phase. The mixed-methods study will use surveys and diary studies to investigate the impact of confirming and disconfirming...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,497,095 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Fresno Foundation California State University to deliver the "Enhanced Engineering Education for Underserved Communities of the San Joaquin Valley" project over 6 years. This initiative will provide scholarships to 31 talented, low-income, primarily first-generation and minority undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees in engineering at California State...
This $113,370 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform introductory engineering courses at a Hispanic-serving two-year college. The goal is to enhance student success and interest in pursuing STEM degrees through a project-based learning approach. The award will fund the development of quasi-independent, low-cost classroom materials and curricula that provide early-career engineering students with significant...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to provide community college engineering students with experiential learning opportunities to enhance their awareness and preparation for engineering careers. The $185,752 award to the Cal Poly Corporation will fund an Engineering Student Ambassador Program with three primary goals: (1) create an engaging and supportive community for engineering students, (2) increase...
This two-year, $199,952 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports California State University, San Bernardino to improve online STEM education for undergraduate students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The university will explore online teaching and learning in biology, computer science and engineering, psychology, and information decision sciences by investigating practices that positively impact diverse students. Focus areas include...
This $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the "Creating Pathways to Computing Careers through Experiential and Engaged Learning" project at California State University - San Bernardino. Over 5 years, the project will provide 150 scholarships to support 30 high-achieving, low-income students annually pursuing computing degrees. The project aims to increase retention and graduation of these students,...
This Project Grant award of $795,731 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a six-year initiative at the University of the Pacific, a minority-serving institution, to increase STEM degree completion for academically talented, low-income undergraduates with financial need. The project will provide four-year scholarships to 10 students pursuing bachelor's degrees in civil engineering and engineering management, while integrating academic and industry...
This $327,745 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to transform undergraduate engineering education to create more inclusive learning environments. The project, titled "FROM CORNERSTONE TO CAPSTONE AND BEYOND: TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING TEAMING TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE AND EMPOWERED ENGINEERING COMMUNITY", will develop and validate scalable inclusive teamwork models to foster a sense of belonging for...
This $595,227 National Science Foundation project grant supports the University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sacramento State Sponsored Research to implement the PROJECT-ACE program. PROJECT-ACE aims to enhance engineering students' identity, self-efficacy and sense of belonging through active learning pedagogy in six core electrical, electronic and computer engineering courses along critical paths. This supports the NSF STEM Education program's goal of improving STEM education effectiveness for all...