Primary Convener:
Tess Weathers, Chabot Community College

Convener:
Cristina Cardona, Community College of Baltimore County
Sonya Lopez, Chabot Community College
Karen Menge, Delgado Community College

Chair:
Tess Weathers, Colorado School of Mines
Cristina Cardona, Community College of Baltimore County
Sonya Lopez, California State University Los Angeles
Karen Menge, Delgado Community College

Community colleges often provide the first higher education experience for students; many of whom transfer to universities. The objective of this session is to create a space for community college and university attendees to connect and share strategies for supporting the unique populations served within the community college-university transfer process. We are interested in research questions that address how to best cultivate a sense of belonging and encourage persistence within STEM, for example: (1) How can we strengthen the community college/university pipeline? (2) What are strategies to bridge educational gaps for lower division students, for example in foundational mathematics? (3) What are techniques for supporting students who had online education during formative social and academic years? (4) Are you completing research with community college and/or transfer students (e.g. CURE’s, ITYC)? (5) How can we use programmatic strategies to support these students (e.g. mentorship, campus visits, experiential learning, faculty professional development)?

Index Terms
0810 Post-secondary education
0850 Geoscience education research
0855 Diversity

Co-Organized Sessions:
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes

Cross-Listed:
SY - Science and Society
H - Hydrology
OS - Ocean Sciences
EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering
1. Science Nexus