Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
7-26-2021
Abstract
Researchers describe a need for increased access to and transitional support into STEM graduate education for low-income, academically talented, first-generation and/or underrepresented and minority (LIATFirstGenURM) students. In October 2019, we were awarded an NSF scholarship grant to build infrastructure and provide support to low-income, academically talented, firs-generation, underrepresented, and minority (LIATFirstGenURM) graduate engineering students. As part of the internal evaluation of the program, we interviewed seven enrolled and funded graduate student beneficiaries to determine if they encountered any barriers during their recruitment and first semester of graduate study. Additionally, we asked them what support they valued most. We found that these students valued the organizational program support system, and as a result, we also found several opportunities to improve the system. In this paper, we share our findings and discuss implications for program updates.
Copyright Statement
© 2021, American Society for Engineering Education, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, virtual conference.
Publication Information
Bayas, Lenz Kaspar; Giacumo, Lisa A.; Early, Chantel; Peterson, Kendra Rishell; Farid, Arvin; McLaughlin, Briceland; Plumlee, Donald; Sadegh, Mojtaba; and Vacha-Haase, Tammi. (2021). "Lifting an LI, FG, and/or UR Support Program Off the Ground During COVID-19: Successes and Lessons Learned". 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 33829, .