San Jacinto College – The National Science Foundation (Award # 2122214) has funded AIM for STEM, a collaborative effort between San Jacinto College and Rice University. A core component of AIM (Acceleration In Mathematics) for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is the creation of a Summer Institute in Mathematics facilitated by Rice University’s Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity.
By improving the quality of the undergraduate experience in developmental courses for STEM majors, the proposed strategy will retain students in STEM fields and increase the number of students earning A.S. degrees at San Jacinto College. This effort will develop 36 AIM pilot courses and impact 44 faculty plus a total of 900 AIM students. With the potential of grade improvement in developmental math, there is a cost benefit effect on student credit costs, a reduction in the number of general studies credits students must pay for. AIM for STEM seeks to discover and implement effective ways to decrease the underrepresentation of racial and cultural minorities in STEM degree programs and careers, addressing a well-recognized problem of critical national importance (National Academies of Sciences, 2011).
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Dr. Laurel Williamson |
SJC Deputy Chancellor & President |
San Jacinto College |
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Dr. Rachel Garcia |
AIM for STEM Grant PI |
San Jacinto College |
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Dr. Richard Tapia |
AIM for STEM Grant, CoPI |
Rice University |
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Dr. Jackeline Webb |
AIM for STEM Grant, CoPI |
San Jacinto College |
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Dr. Paul Hand |
Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, Director |
Rice University |
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Dr. Leticia Velazquez |
Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education |
Rice University |
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Karen Kassekert |
Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education |
Rice University |
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Maria Mosley |
Grant Part-Time Assistant |
San Jacinto College |
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Quan Vu |
Grant Part-Time Assistant |
San Jacinto College |
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Participants (First Cohort) |
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Campus |
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Professor Aurora Alvarez |
SJC South Campus |
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Professor Eliud Castillo |
SJC North Campus |
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Professor Kate Dinwiddie |
SJC North Campus |
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Professor Kristen Foxley |
SJC South Campus |
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Professor Carolyn Harnsberry |
SJC South Campus |
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Professor Kei Hayashi |
SJC South Campus |
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Professor Douha Kelibi |
SJC South Campus |
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Professor Sandra McCurdy |
SJC South Campus |
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Professor Abigail Payne |
SJC South Campus |
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Professor Eduardo Rossi |
SJC South Campus |
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Dr. Shannon Solis |
SJC Generation Park |
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