Existing OSU-Based STEM Related Programs (10/2013)

Existing OSU-based STEM Related Programs (10/2013)

Program Name: Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning Coordinator: John Falk, current Director (open Search for Director) Participants: OSU faculty and students, K-12 students and teachers Program Description: The Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning was established in 2012 with a mission to enhance understanding of how individuals with diverse life circumstances and identities become lifelong STEM learners, practitioners and researchers. The OSU Center is unique among STEM center counterparts in its focus on research and commitment to understanding learning across all settings (in and out of school) and across the lifespan. Our vision of STEM learning research is centered on an appreciation that learners of all ages develop the understanding of STEM content and practices over many years in and out of school using a wide variety of community resources and networks. STEM learning is rarely, if ever, instantaneous. Individuals acquire understanding through an accumulation of experiences from different sources at different times. The OSU STEM Center is committed to expanding the frame for investigating STEM learning in recognition of the contingent, interdependent, lifelong and diverse experiences that support an individual’s engagement with STEM. Website: http://stem.science.oregonstate.edu/ Program Name: College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Coordinators: Miguel Santiago Participants: OSU Students /Faculty Program Description: Federally funded program designed to support students from migrant and seasonal farm worker backgrounds during their freshmen year in college. Focuses on academic assistance. Website: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/camp

Program Name: Lois Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Coordinator: Marleigh Luster-Perez Participants: STEM-related students/faculty Program Description: (LSAMP) is dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of traditionally underrepresented students successfully completing science and engineering baccalaureate degree programs. At the same time, LSAMP is working to increase the number of students interested in and qualified for graduate level studies. The LSAMP program at Oregon State seeks to integrate students into the academic life of their institution and into their chosen discipline in a way that will foster growth and success. Students are provided with financial, academic, social, and professional support in a coordinated effort to help them achieve their academic and professional goals. The LSAMP Summer Scholars program is a FREE bridge program for incoming underrepresented minority students (URM) enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) related major at OSU. LSAMP is focused on increasing the retention rate of these students and getting them engaged in their academics at OSU as well as creating a community of diverse scholars. Website: http://lsamp.oregonstate.edu/Mentor.htm

Program Name: Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS ) National Society http://manrrs.org Coordinator: Wanda Crannell Participants: Students in MANRRS chapter at OSU Program Description: The National MANRRS Society offers students opportunities to enhance leadership, organizational, and public speaking skills and to experience professional critique of scholarly work in a “user friendly” environment and provides a framework for the academic, professional and social development of underrepresented students within the fields of agriculture, forestry, natural resources, life sciences, and related fields through mentorship, leadership, scholarship, research, community service, and professional development activities. Mentoring is both formal and informal by professional members of the National Society as well as those on the campus including their advisor(s), professors, etc. Students are also mentored by their peers within and outside of their home chapter, within the region, and during other sponsored programs and activities throughout the country. CAS supports two 0.25 FTE Graduate Teaching Assistants to serve as Co-Advisors providing graduate school encouragement and mentoring to undergraduate, community college and k-12 students. Website: http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/manrrs Program Name: Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) Coordinator: Wanda Crannell / Kate Field Participants: Students in BRR and OSU MANRRS Chapter Program Description: Mentoring program funded by H. Summers Endowment and Scholarship program funded by USDA Website: http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/brr/msp

Program Name: Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Coordinators: Dana Sanchez / Wanda Crannell Participants: Students/Students, Student/Faculty/Staff Program Description: is a society of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists—from college students to professionals —to attain advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in science. SACNAS is committed to growing the society. Consistent with our value of inclusiveness, we will seek to establish as members all who come to SACNAS, embracing an ethnically diverse and multidisciplinary community. SACNAS fosters the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists, from college students to professionals, by: encouraging and supporting SACNAS society undergraduate and graduate students in pursuing and attaining advanced degrees; encouraging and supporting SACNAS society postdocs and professionals in attaining successful careers and positions of leadership in science; informing and advocating for public policies and governmental funding that support the advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans and lead to the building of a large and diverse U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Website: http://sacnas.org/

Program Name: Science & Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) Coordinator: Ryan Collay, Director Participants: K-12 students and teachers Program Description: Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) is a precollege program at Oregon State University that fosters student aspirations, preparations, and access to higher education. SMILE works in partnership with thirteen Oregon school districts, in mostly rural communities, to increase the number of minority, low income, historically underrepresented, and other educationally underserved students who graduate from high school, qualified to go onto college, and pursue careers in science, math, engineering, health care, and teaching. Website: http://smile.oregonstate.edu/

Program Name: STEM Academy @ Oregon State Coordinator: Catharine Law, Director Participants: K-12 students Program Description: STEM Academy engages K-12 youth in programs designed to increase college attendance and participation in the STEM fields.  Broaden participation of underrepresented groups (women, underrepresented minorities, low-income, rural, first-generation, homeless, and disabled) in STEM fields.  Maintain year-round programs for K-12 students aimed at increasing college enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and life-long learning.  Establish and maintain STEM partnerships within the state and across the nation to offer high quality STEM programs based on researched best practices.  Provide various mentoring programs for youth in the early stages of their STEM exploration.  Emphasize STEM endeavors that promote social equity. Website: http://academy.engr.oregonstate.edu/home

A full listing of OSU Summer Camps can be found at: http://academy.engr.oregonstate.edu/osu-summer-programs