University of West Georgia Institutional STEM Excellence (UWISE)
Session Format
Presentation Session (20 minutes)
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
K12 Educators
Location
Room 2908
Abstract for the conference program
UWise, funded by the GA BOR STEM II initiative, provides support to STEM majors through a summer bridge program, freshman learning community and freshman seminar courses. UWise also supports faculty with mini-grants for projects that focus on improving instruction and enhancing the success of students in STEM courses and involving them in faculty-directed undergraduate research. Within three years of funding, UWise has made significant progress in students’ enthusiasm for STEM courses, retention and grades. We continue to modify and improve our program. An example is STEM to STEAM model, a product of interdisciplinary collaboration between English and the STEM disciplines.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project
Proposal Track
T1: Teaching and Learning in the STEM Field
Start Date
3-7-2014 11:30 AM
End Date
3-7-2014 11:50 AM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Mruthinti, S. Swamy; Gaquere, Anne; Harrison, Rebecca L.; Sykes, Scott; Hendricks, Cher; Khan, Farooq; and Gantner, Myrna, "University of West Georgia Institutional STEM Excellence (UWISE)" (2014). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 62.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2014/2014/62
University of West Georgia Institutional STEM Excellence (UWISE)
Room 2908
UWise, funded by the GA BOR STEM II initiative, provides support to STEM majors through a summer bridge program, freshman learning community and freshman seminar courses. UWise also supports faculty with mini-grants for projects that focus on improving instruction and enhancing the success of students in STEM courses and involving them in faculty-directed undergraduate research. Within three years of funding, UWise has made significant progress in students’ enthusiasm for STEM courses, retention and grades. We continue to modify and improve our program. An example is STEM to STEAM model, a product of interdisciplinary collaboration between English and the STEM disciplines.
