STEM Leaders Program - Oregon State University
OSU STEM Leaders will gain early access to undergraduate research and will generate the tools to thri
The OSU STEM Leaders Program is designed to increase the number and diversity of graduates in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields at OSU. Components of the program include small, cohort-based workshops, an orientation course that provides students with a foundation for research and study skills, peer mentoring, and faculty-mentored undergraduate research experience for freshmen and transfer students.
05/08/2022
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Promoting Diversity & Supporting Students
The OSU STEM Leaders Program was designed to increase the number and diversity of graduates in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields at Oregon State University. Explore the program further here.
Higher education research has consistently shown that peer-to-peer interactions and student-faculty interactions are extremely influential in promoting college student persistence, achievement, and learning. However, the large-enrollment introductory STEM courses that dominate engineering and science lower-division curricula inhibit social integration and tend to distance students from the excitement and challenges of scientific research and eventual STEM careers.
Programs that promote social integration and connections amongst peers and between students and faculty should be prominent features of STEM retention efforts. The OSU STEM Leaders Program fosters early, cohort-based STEM integration and an expanded, enduring culture of undergraduate research at OSU with particular emphasis on facilitating early access to research under peer and faculty mentorship. It is designed for students from populations with historically high rates of attrition and underrepresentation.
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