Implementation Grant--University of the Virgin Islands' Comprehensive Approach to Retention and Persistence in STEM

维尔京群岛大学的HBCU-UP项目旨在提高STEM的保留率和持久性，并加强学生对研究生院和劳动力的准备。该项目旨在通过开展提高发展课程合格率的活动为即将入学的弗吉尼亚大学STEM学生奠定坚实的基础，并通过科学暑期桥计划背后的数学来加强学生对微积分的准备，包括参加计算机编程课程以及对学生进行指导和培训，以了解对STEM教育和职业成功的期望。为实现这些目标而选择的战略是对基于证据的做法进行彻底文献审查的结果，并为该机构的具体情况量身定做。同伴主导的团队学习(PLTL)将被用作提高发展课程通过率的一种策略。该项目为提高STEM保留率和毕业率制定了具体目标。实现留校率和毕业率目标的一套全面的战略包括：1.创建和/或提供STEM新生发展特别课程，2.暑期二年级研究所(SSRI)，3.暑期本科生研究体验(SURE)，4.学年HBCU-UP研究学者(AHRS)，5.STEM学生咨询和指导的教师专业发展，以及6.STEM资源中心。

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) HBCU-UP project is designed to increase retention and persistence in STEM and strengthen student preparation for graduate school and the workforce. The project intends to build a strong foundation for incoming UVI STEM students through activities to increase pass rate in developmental courses and to increase student preparedness for Calculus by a Math Behind the Science Summer Bridge Program including course-taking in computer programming and mentoring and training of students to understand the expectations for success in STEM education and careers. Strategies selected to achieve these objectives resulted from a thorough literature review of evidenced-based practices and tailored for the specific context of the institution. Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) will be employed as a strategy to increase pass rate in developmental courses. The project has specific targets for STEM retention and graduation rate increases. A comprehensive set of strategies to achieve the retention and graduation rate goals include creation and/or delivery of 1. A special STEM freshman development course, 2. Summer Sophomore Research Institute (SSRI), 3. Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), 4. Academic year HBCU-UP Research Scholar (AHRS), 5. Faculty professional development in STEM student advising and mentoring, and 6. A STEM Resource Center.