U.S. Department of Education-$1.2 Million Grant
Teams of math professors from BMCC and New York City College of Technology have partnered to digitally transform gateway math courses and break down barriers to career advancement in STEM fields. The project, Opening Gateways to Completion: Open Digital Pedagogies or Student Success in STEM is funded by a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
The five-year effort, now in its second year, is overseen by BMCC Math Professor Jean Richard, BMCC's principal investigator along with Ruru Rusmin, BMCC E-Learning Interim Director. Each year, 12 BMCC and 12 City Tech math instructors are developing a comprehensive suite of Open Educational Resources for four gateway math courses. Resources include videos, supporting class materials and assignments from WeBWork, an open-source online homework system for math and science.
National Science Foundation -$1 Million Grant
BMCC received a $1 million S-STEM grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), to promote STEM education among minority students. The project will be led by Computer Information Systems Professor Anna Salvati, Science Professors Lalitha Jayant and Adolfina Koroch, and Mathematics Professor Abdramane Serme.
The project, Broadening STEM Participation Among Minority Students in an Urban Community College will also provide dedicated STEM advisors, and offer options including an intensive five-week course that will prepare students to take part in faculty-mentored research projects.
"They will have the opportunity to participate in academic field trips to major research sites and complete internships within government agencies and industries such as entertainment, finance and banking," said Salvati.
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) and enrolls almost 25,000 degree-seeking and 11,000 continuing education students a year, awarding associate degrees in more than 40 fields. BMCC ranks #5 among community colleges nationwide in granting associate degrees to minority students, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. Visit: http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu.
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