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EHR/DUE Programs are Complementary to URCs

Rosemary Haggett

Division Director

Division of Undergraduate Education

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nMission of EHR

To achieve excellence in U.S science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels and in all settings (both formal and informal) in order to support the development of a diverse and well-prepared workforce of scientists, technicians, engineers, mathematicians and educators and a well-informed citizenry that have access to the ideas and tools of science and engineering.

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nGoals of the EHR Portfolio

1. Prepare the next generation of STEM professionals and attract more Americans to STEM careers.

2. Increase the technological and scientific literacy of all Americans.

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nGoals of the EHR Portfolio

3. Broaden participation (diversity) and achievement in STEM.

4. Attend to critical workforce needs by attracting new people to STEM careers and by supporting the development and retooling of STEM workforce.

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nDivision of Human Resource

Development

HRD program focus on increasing the presence of minorities, women and girls, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering

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nHRD Programs - Broadening

Participation Minorities and Minority Serving Institutions:Alliances for Graduate Education and the

Professoriate Program (AGEP)Centers for Research Excellence in Science and

Technology (CREST)Historically Black Colleges and Universities

(HBCU-UP)The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority

Participation Program (LSAMP)Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

(TCUP)

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nDivision of Undergraduate

Education (DUE)

DUE programs aim to strengthen and ensure the vitality of undergraduate STEM education for: • science, mathematics, or engineering majors; • students in science and engineering

technology programs; • future teachers at the elementary and

secondary school levels; and • non-science majors seeking scientific and

technical literacy.

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nDUE Programs

STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

Seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) and receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/DUE/programs/step/

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nDUE Programs

Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI)

Supports:

The development of new educational materials (EMD track)

The adaptation and implementation of existing educational materials (A&I track)

Large-scale faculty professional development (ND track)

The new development, adaptation or dissemination of tools for assessment of student achievement (ASA track)

http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/DUE/programs/ccli/

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nLooking for Potential Partners?

Go to DUE’s Project Information Resource System (PIRS) at:

https://www.ehr.nsf.gov/pirs_prs_web/search/

Search to get up to date information about DUE project activities and results.