Danielle Wood|Alisa Gura|Jay Brockman|Sam Alptekin
Board 4: Student Outcomes in Academic Community-Engaged STEM Projects with Multi-Dimensional Diversity
University of Notre Dame|Bridge University|University of Notre Dame|Bridge University|University of Notre Dame|Bridge University
abstract bowman creek educational ecosystem bce2 partnership area schools diverse academic institutions government community organizations midwest attract retain underrepresented groups engineering science improve quality lowincome neighborhoods build stem literacy throughout regional workforce part driven understanding educational institutions variety levels need improved approaches attract retain diversity students stem fields demand stem skills bachelors graduate degree level consequently diversity bce2 extends beyond race gender socioeconomic status including diversity student ages education cultural backgrounds multidimensional diversity led college engineering research university drawing critical principles engaged learning innovation ecosystem environments best practices stem learning bce2 developing system across different types institutions woven cultural fabric region effort seeks impact attraction retention across stem pipeline also attraction retention geographic region making contributions bce2 effort applies elements persistence framework graham frederick byarswinston hunter handelsman 2013 early research active learning community early experience applications stem also help build confidence identity related stem identity discipline one strongest indicators persistence discipline andersen ward 2014 active learning support diversity sensemaking identity danielak gupta elby 2014 preliminary findings reflections interviews ethnographic observations surveys progress attraction retention particularly along dimension identity indicate progress several outcome categories exposure community projects weekly seminars regarding stem fields contributed student formation future stem professionals following summer internship experience students including coming high schools community college indicated conceptualization stem field possibilities wider career path clearer students indicated interest taking new stemrelated courses one considering switching within stemrelated disciplines addition survey responses regarding feeling connection region provide information pertinent developing geographically specific stem workforce researchers conducted pairedsamples ttest determine differences pre postintervention statistically significant increase interns reporting feeling connection region large effect size stage grant findings promising potential impact diversity stem geographic human resources perspective