Presentation proposals for BCCE are due February 20th. Please consider submitting to the symposium, "85. *Supporting Under-Represented Minorities to Increase Undergraduate Retention and Success*"
Symposium Description: The purpose of this symposium is to provide a forum to discuss diverse approaches for supporting undergraduate minority students in chemistry. Issues that may be addressed include: barriers and systemic challenges, community building, the effect of active learning, science identity and self efficacy, and effective mentorship.
Presenters are encouraged to report preliminary data on research in progress or programmatic structures they have implemented in this area. Symposium presenters and the audience are also encouraged to pose questions for discussion on issues addressed during the session. A panel discussion will follow the presentations.
We're interested in both CER research as well as programmatic evaluation research.
The symposium is being organized by Kristy Mardis (kmardis@csu.edu), Robert
LeSuer (rlesuer@brockport.edu ), and myself
(andrea.vanduzor@csu.edu). Please email us if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Andrea
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Andrea Gay Van Duzor, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering Studies
Chicago State University
andrea.vanduzor@csu.edu