Synergistic Interaction between Community College Groups and LSAMPs to Improve Graduation and Transfer Rates Alexander Gates, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University

Workshop presented at the Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence Annual Conference, Accelerating Diverse Talent Along the STEM Pipeline, October 25, 2015

GS-LSAMP Academic Foundations Center

Bradley Hall, Room 117 Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 110 Warren Street

Newark, NJ 07102-1809

http://www.afc.rutgers.edu/LSAMP.html

Phone: (973) 353-3562

Fax: (973) 353-5700

Garden State-LSAMP Mentor For a group of NNJ-B2B mentees

Dear ,

We are pleased to confirm your continuation as Bridge to Bachelor Mentor at Rutgers-Newark with the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and its partner, and NNJ-Bridge to bachelor Community College. We except that this will be an exciting and intense experience that will further cultivate a learning community amongst STEM majors and LSAMP Scholars. This agreement covers the twelve-thirteen (10-12 week period beginning approximately February –

April 30, 2015.

Total remuneration for the aforementioned position will be $500.00 for the semester for 8 hours of

mentoring each week. Please note the stipend will be distributed in 2 part payments with short

narrative reports and student attendance records due at end of a six week period in order to receive

your stipends. Please note: If you are unable to meet the obligations set forth, adjustments will be made to your total

remuneration.

An outline of the terms of participation in the stipend for Spring 2013 are set forth below, but are

not limited to the following:

1) Provide mentoring support to the assigned NNJ-B2B students and administrative support

the program activities (ex. Administrative support to include submitting timesheets and work

logs or journal of activities and results during time worked)

2) Facilitate workshop, site visit, college tour or monthly meeting sessions as necessary

3) Provide attentive student mentoring as necessary via skype, email or text cell phone

messages

4) Email NNJ-B2B Site Coordinator as to progress

5) Attend subject area group learning sessions and meetings as required

6) Attend weekly meeting sessions if with Project Coordinator

7) Respond to NNJ-B2B student email communications in a timely fashion

Sincerely,

If you have questions regarding your responsibilities, please contact me directly at (973) 353-3562.

Please sign below to indicate your acceptance of the above terms;

Signature: ___________________________ Date: ______________

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GS-LSAMP Academic Foundations Center

Bradley Hall, Room 117 Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 110 Warren Street

Newark, NJ 07102-1809

http://www.afc.rutgers.edu/LSAMP.html

Phone: (973) 353-3562 Fax: (973) 353-5700

Northern New Jersey-Bridge to Baccalaureate Mentoring Program

Garden State-LSAMP Mentors

Mentee Name Date NNJ-B2B Site Visit

Tour of 4yr College

Skype EMAIL /TEXTS

LSAMP Mentor Signature Date: NNJ-B2B Mentee Signature

___________________________ __/__/__ ________________________

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GS-LSAMP Academic Foundations Center

Bradley Hall, Room 117 Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 110 Warren Street

Newark, NJ 07102-1809

http://www.afc.rutgers.edu/LSAMP.html

Phone: (973) 353-3562

Fax: (973) 353-5700

GS-LSAMP B2B

Dear ,

We are pleased to confirm your continuation as Bridge to Bachelor Mentor at Rutgers-Newark with the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and its partner, and Essex County College. We except that this will be an exciting and intense experience that will further cultivate a learning community amongst STEM majors and LSAMP Scholars. This agreement covers the twelve-thirteen (12-13) week period beginning approximatelyFebruary25,

2014 – May 12, 2014.

Total remuneration for the aforementioned position will be $500.00 for the semester for 8 hours of

mentoring each week. Please note the stipend will be distributed in 2 part payments with monthly

documentation is due at end of each month in order to receive your stipends. Please note: If you are

unable to meet the obligations set forth, adjustments will be made to your total remuneration.

An outline of the terms of participation in the stipend for Spring 2013 are set forth below, but are

not limited to the following:

1) Provide mentoring support to the assigned LSAMP students and administrative support the

program activities (ex. Administrative support to include submitting timesheets and work

logs or journal of activities and results during time worked)

2) Facilitate workshop or monthly meeting sessions as necessary

3) Provide attentive student mentoring as necessary

4) Attend subject area group learning sessions and meetings as required

5) Attend weekly meeting sessions if with Project Coordinator

6) Respond to LSAMP student email communications in a timely fashion

Sincerely,

If you have questions regarding your responsibilities, please contact me directly at (973) 353-3562.

Please sign below to indicate your acceptance of the above terms;

Signature: ___________________________ Date: ______________

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Garden State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation 117 Bradley Hall ▪ Newark ▪ N.J. - 07102 - 973-353-3562

G.S.L.S.A.M.P. Research Evaluation Form

To be completed by the supervising faculty member (or supervising graduate student if applicable)

at the end of the student’s research experience:

To ensure candid evaluations, the student will not be shown the comments on this form.

Student Name: ______________________ Semester/Year: _________________________

Department Conducting Research With: _______________________

Please check the response that best reflects the individual’s performance.

Relations with others:

____ Works exceptionally well with others

____ Gets along satisfactory with others

____ Has some difficulty working with others

Judgment:

____ Above average in making decisions

____ Usually makes the right decision

____ Often uses poor judgment

Ability to Learn:

____ Learns quickly

____ Average in learning

____ Resistant to learn and integrate concepts

Attitude:

____ Very interested and independent

____ Average interest and independence

____ Below average interest and independence

Laboratory Safety:

____ Excellent

____ Above average

____ Below Average

Quality of Work:

____ Very independent and thorough

____ Average independence and thoroughness

____ Below average independence and thoroughness

Dependability:

____ Above Average

____ Average

____ Below Average

Attendance:

____ Regular

____ Irregular

Punctuality:

____ Regular

____ Irregular

Demonstrate Application of Science Process and

Critical Thinking Skills:

____ Above Average

____ Average

____ Below Average

Recording of Data on all Experiments:

____ Above Average

____ Average

____ Below Average

Ability to Communicate Research Findings:

____ Above average

____ Average

____ Below Average

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Please use the space below for general comments to provide suggestions for the individual’s

academic development and any other explanations you believe will be useful for an overall

performance evaluation.

General Comments on the student’s performance: (Explanations and “feedback” for the student’s academic development).

If you were to assign the student a grade, what letter grade would it be? Please circle one;

A B C D F

Will the student be continuing to conduct research with you during this summer?

Please return this evaluation in an enclosed envelope with the student to:

Caroline Guirguis GS-LSAMP Program Coordinator Academic Foundations Center Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Bradley Hall, Room 117 110 Warren Street, Newark NJ 07102-7230 Phone (973) 353-3562 Caroline.guirguis@rutgers.edu

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APPROVALS

The signatures below indicate that these individuals are in agreement with regard to the elements of the proposed GS-LSAMP/ NNJ-B2B Mentor experience and accept the conditions listed in the mentor contract letter.

Student Name (LSAMP) College Site/ Department

_______________________________ _______________________________

Faculty Supervisor overseeing Mentors NNJ-B2B Site Coordinator

___________________________________ ___________________________

NNJ-B2B Mentees Names, cell, and email contacts.

1.___________________________ Cell_____________ EMAIL____________

2.___________________________ Cell_____________ EMAIL____________

3.___________________________ Cell_____________ EMAIL____________

4.___________________________ Cell______________ EMAIL_____________

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G.S - L.S.A.M.P Program

Student Transfer Request Form

Personal Information

Student Name:___________________________ RUID#: ________________________

Current Address: ________________________________________________________

Cell Phone:______________________________ Home: _________________________

E-Mail:_________________________________

Academic Information

Current College or NNJ-B2B College Site:

_________________________________________________________

College Transferred to:______________________________________________________

Major: _________________ Minor: __________________________

Year in College: freshmen sophomore junior senior (Please circle one)

Did you graduate from NNJ-B2B college? Yes/No

Current Overall GPA: ____________

For official use only:

Transfer Approved (Yes or No): _________ Approval/Disapproval by: ____________________________ Approval/Disapproval date: ___________________________

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Rutgers University –Newark Lead Institution Garden State-Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation

The Northern New Jersey – Bridge to Bachelor Program offers research training to participating students to help prepare them to compete successfully for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in the STEM fields. Providing Academic Research Training to Undergraduates which is funded by NSF, the goals of the NNJ-B2B program is to increase the numbers and capabilities of minority STEM majors to continue to a four year college and to prepare students for careers in STEM research.

Purpose of Internship The major focus of internship for NNJ-B2B students is on learning professional skills, abilities, and STEM activities practiced in a research lab setting where the focus is on helping community college students develop lab bench skills . Students will be involved in as many aspects of the STEM research process as their academic training and variations in each of the 4year colleges associated with the Garden State- Louis Stokes for Alliance Minority Participation (GS-LSAMP).

Prerequisites & Eligibility Requirements for Stipend support: Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and have completed all coursework prior to internship. Students should consult with their academic adviser to ensure that all prerequisites are successfully completed prior to beginning the internship. Students must also have obtained a grade of C or higher in the following courses:

• General Biology I and II with labs • General Chemistry I and II with lab • One year of Mathematics (Calculus I & II)

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Basic Facts on STEM Research Internships:

• NNJ-B2B students must be enrolled in a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics major

• NNJ-B2B students have plans to transfer to a four year college and pursue a STEM major. • STEM Research internships are flexible to meet the needs of the students and faculty. • Internships can be taken in the fall, spring and/or summer sessions I and II. • Graduation may be deferred in order to do an internship, but you cannot participate in an

internship through NNJ-B2B grant after graduation. • If you graduate from yr NNJ-B2B community college site and want to do a paid internship

at one of the GS-LSAMP sites, you must first apply and be accepted to that alliance member site to be eligible.

• Approval from your NNJ-B2B site Coordinator. • All stipend, travel and lab fees will be through your individual NNJ-B2B site coordinators. • Each NNJ-B2B research intern will sign a contract letter and submit a student and faculty

evaluation as well as a weekly attendance record to be signed by their research supervisor. STEPS to follow for a successful STEM Research Internship: Step 1: Meet with your NNJ-B2B site coordinator and review prerequisites and GPA

requirements.

Step 2: Create a resume

Step 3: Finding a STEM Research Internship. Please work with your NNJ-B2B site coordinator

in selecting one to three possible research internships from the GS-LSAMP Research Internship

database. Please review faculty profiles with research abstracts to inform you of specific stem

objectives.

Step 4: NNJ-B2B Intern Orientation “Transitioning from Community College to a 4 Year

College? How to use your science, technology, engineering, or math degree” Attend the 4 year

college Intern Orientation so you will be better acquainted with travel arrangements and college

site.

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Step 5: Interviews. Please email the professor(s) with a letter of introduction, resume and

UNOFF transcript requesting an interview. Once scheduled bring all aforementioned items with

you for interview. Come prepared and review faculty research abstract.

Step 6: Follow-up with Professors. Please email or call your professor and thank him/her for their

time, and if you are not interested please decline formally in writing.

Step 7: Accept the position. Once you have accepted the position and agreed upon weekly

schedule of time in and time out, you must report back to your NNJ-B2B site coordinator as to

your decision and the professor you will e working under. You must sign a contract letter and

have your faculty supervisor sign a weekly time-sheet along with a faculty evaluation of the

research experience. You will be given a student evaluation to complete as well.

Step 9: Email and student ID as a guest to the 4 year college. Each 4 year college has its own

processes regarding obtaining a temporary ID and email address with net ID. Please see the

LSAMP coordinator at the alliance member schools for steps regarding this process. All guest

requests must be signed and approved by the faculty sponsor.

Student Roles and Responsibilities 1. Develop a schedule with the Site Supervisor to meet the required number of hours for Internship. For Fall and Spring semester, the minimum number of hours is 10 hrs per week. For If students must miss days at their internship site because of weather or sick days they should Consult with the Site Supervisor to make up the missed hours. Students who miss three or more days during the internship should notify the Internship Coordinator in the event there is needed to make up missed hours. 2. Treat internship as a professional commitment. Although still a student, the Site Supervisor and other staff will perceive the student’s role as similar to that of an employee. As such, demonstrating good work habits, being receptive to supervision, and following through on assigned work are key elements of this commitment. 3. Observe and follow agency/facility procedures, policies, and regulations. 4. Ask for assistance and supervision when needed. 5. Attend conferences, staff meetings, counseling sessions, and other learning experiences assigned by the Site Supervisor. 6. Inform the Site Supervisor of work-related difficulties and challenges. 7. Complete daily logs for the Internship Coordinator to review. 8. Participate in weekly supervision (minimum 1 hour) with a qualified Site Supervisor. 9. Keep detailed records including:

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a. Total number hours spent at internship site. B.Supervisory meetings (individual and group, if relevant). C.Attendance at agency/facility conferences and in-service Lab safety training programs.