Philander Smith College HBCU-UP Grant

菲兰德史密斯学院，通过HBCU-UP计划，计划提高学生的招聘和保留，重新设计科学和数学课程，并加强教学，培训和研究基础设施。通过与地区高中学生的合作，该大学将实施学年和夏桥计划，以提高对菲兰德史密斯学院STEM项目的兴趣和认识，并加强新生的科学和数学准备。 该计划将利用合作学习，补充教学，讲座系列，和学生对学生的指导，以确保该计划的成功。教师将重新设计传统的看门人课程，以提高学生的保留。 这些课程，大学代数，大学化学和应用计算机科学，将纳入教学策略的变化，注入技术，并将受益于课程材料与其他学科的关系的增强视图。 此外，还将开发应用计算机科学和跨学科研究课程。该项目将通过增加本科生的研究和加强学院的技术基础设施来补充课堂教学。

Philander Smith College, through the HBCU-UP program, plan to improve student recruitment and retention, redesign curriculum in science and mathematics, and strengthen the instructional, training and research infrastructure. Through partnership with area high school students, the university will implement academic year and summer bridge programs to increase the interest in and awareness of STEM programs at Philander Smithe College, as well as strengthen the science and mathematics preparation of incoming students. The program will utilize collaborative learning, supplemental instruction, lecture series, and student-to-student mentoring to ensure success of the program.Faculty will re-design traditional gate-keeper courses in order to increase retention of students. These courses, College Algebra, College Chemistry and Applied Computer Science, will incorporate changes in instructional strategies, be infused with technology, and will benefit from an enhanced view of the relationship of the course materials with those of other discipline. Additionally, courses in applied computer science and cross-disciplinary research will be developed.The project will supplement in-class instruction with increased undergraduate student research and enhancement of the college's technology infrastructure.