Dissemination of GRASP Faculty Development Program (Gaining Retention and Achievement for Students Program)

计算机科学（31）本项目正在为GRASP计划制定一种传播方法。GRASP（获得保留和成就的学生计划），旨在提高保留和成就的STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）本科生使用一个学期的教师发展计划。GRASP是独一无二的，因为它可以在三年内在大学或社区学院制度化。从以前实施的GRASP计划的研究结果表明，一旦在校园里的一群教师参加了该计划，并表现出提高学生的保留和成就，他们的部门和学院很可能吸收低成本的教师参加GRASP。由于该计划提供了终身教职和晋升的文件，教师很可能参与并使用该计划的做法，作为他们定期教学实践的一部分。

Computer Science (31)This project is developing a dissemination methodology for the GRASP program. GRASP (Gaining Retention and Achievement for Students Program), is designed to increase retention and achievement of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) undergraduates using a semester long faculty development program.GRASP is unique because it can be institutionalized at a university or community college within three years. Research results from previous implementations of the GRASP program show that once a cohort of faculty on a campus have participated in the program and demonstrated improved student retention and achievement, their departments and colleges are likely to absorb the low-cost for faculty to participate in GRASP. Since the program provides documentation for tenure and promotion, faculty are likely to participate and use the program practices as part of their regular teaching practices.