Assessing Objective Attainment in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program Focused on Community College Students

Abstract

Center (ERC) in January 2016 as a lecturer and became NEWT's Associate Director of Education in January 2017. Jorge coordinates and runs NEWT's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at ASU, Rice and UTEP, and a training program for the REU mentors. He developed and runs NEWT's Core Course, offered to the center's first-year graduate students. Jorge collaborates with NEWT's Industry Liaison Officer and Innovation Ecosystem Director, and the Student Leadership Council in the planning of educational opportunities for NEWT graduate students and postdocs with the center's industry partners and other professional development activities. At Rice, Jorge is an Adjunct Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering and Bioengineering Departments, where he developed and teaches CEVE/GLHT 314: Sustainable Water Purification for the Developing World, a project-based course on sustainable strategies for safe water supply in low-income and developing regions of the world. He collaborates in other project-based courses at Rice, such as Introduction to Engineering Design, advising undergraduate students in the development of water-related projects. He also works with Rice's Center for Civic Leadership in the development of activities to promote student community engagement, such as Alternative Spring Breaks and summer experiences with water-related NGOs in Mexico. Jorge's previous research and teaching experience as a postdoctoral scholar and professor fall within the areas of water quality assessment, water and wastewater treatment, emerging organic pollutants, and ecotoxicology. He holds a B.

Early access to science research opportunities: Growth within a geoscience summer research program for community college students

“…Initiatives to overcome barriers to engaging community college students in these research opportunities, as described by Hewlett [27], and expand access to research opportunities at community colleges are gaining momentum [28]. And there is a growing body of evidence of the positive impacts REUs have on community college students, e.g., [29][30][31][32]. This study contributes to the emerging body of data, examining the impact of an REU program on community college students in the geosciences in particular, and best practices for welcoming and supporting more community college students in geoscience REU programs.…”