title: Strategies And Initiatives That Revitalize Wesley College STEM Programs.
abstract: Church-related small private liberal arts baccalaureate minority-serving institutions like Wesley College have modest endowments, are heavily tuition-dependent, and have large numbers of financially-challenged students. In order to sustain the level of academic excellence and to continue to build student demographic diversity in its accessible robust Science and Mathematics (STEM) programs, the faculty sought federal and state funds to implement a coordinated program of curriculum enhancements and student support programs that will increase the number of students choosing STEM majors, increase their academic success, and improve retention.
authors.affiliation: Wesley College, Dover, Delaware (DE), USA.
authors.forename: Malcolm J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.affiliation: Wesley College, Dover, Delaware (DE), USA.
authors.forename: William K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kroen
authors.affiliation: Wesley College, Dover, Delaware (DE), USA.
authors.forename: Charlene B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.affiliation: Wesley College, Dover, Delaware (DE), USA.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kashmar
keywords: Cannon Scholar program; DE-EPSCoR; DE-INBRE; NIH NIGMS (IDeA) INBRE; NSF EPSCoR; NSF S-STEM; SAT; STEM education; Wesley College; minority serving institution (MSI); retention; student success