ABOUT US

Building Capacity: City College of New York STEM Communities

STEM-SC is a social media platform designed as a location for academic support, tutoring, and social interaction. Designed specifically for City College students entering, continuing, or transferring into STEM majors. Aiming to promote networking and interaction for students with limited time on campus due to commuting, work needs, or opting to take courses online after the Covid-19 Outbreak.

Students who join the platform have access to virtual review sessions from experienced connectors and a growing list of academic resources in STEM areas.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1832567. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Connect Students

Connect students with what they need on campus while improving student success and retention in STEM, thus contributing to increasing diversity in STEM fields.

Support community-building and information sharing interventions while assisting students at critical transitions by improving access to critical services for students who attend urban commuter schools.

Successfully addressing culture shock and promoting higher retention and graduation rates for serviced students.

Supporting the goals of the HSI Program: enhance the quality of undergraduate (STEM) education and increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing an associate or baccalaureate degrees in STEM.

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