A partnership approach to improving biology and chemistry undergraduate education in Eastern Iowa

该项目联合发起了一项S-STEM计划，以提高大学和东爱荷华州社区学院区的社区学院生物和化学本科课程的入学率和毕业率。使用队列模型，S-STEM学生参与类似的学习活动，以提高记忆力和学生的成功。该项目通过以下途径增加了生物和化学专业的入学人数：(1)生物和化学专业的多种入学途径；(2)向潜在学生推销生物和化学职业和项目；(3)提供资金和学术支持。具体的征聘战略针对代表性不足的人口（少数民族和妇女）。保留策略帮助80-90%的S-STEM学生完成了他们的学位。在四年的时间里，该项目旨在培养27名符合当地工业或高等教育资格的生物学家和化学家，并在资助结束后再培养10名毕业生。

This project is jointly initiating an S-STEM program to increase enrollment and graduation rates in undergraduate biology and chemistry programs at both the University and the community colleges in the Eastern Iowa Community College District. Using a cohort model, S-STEM students are engaged in similar learning activities to improve retention and student success. The project is increasing enrollments in biology and chemistry through (1) multiple matriculation pathways into biology and chemistry programs; (2) marketing biology and chemistry careers and programs to potential students; and (3) providing financial and academic support. Specific recruitment strategies are targeting underrepresented populations (minorities and women). Retention strategies are helping 80-90% of S-STEM students complete their degree. In four years, this project aims to graduate 27 biologists and chemists qualified for local industry or advanced education with 10 more to graduate after the grant concludes.