Chen, K. C., & McDevitt, H., & Vedogbeton, H., & Boucher, D., & Lane, A. M., & Raphino, B., & Ayobami, O. (2023, June), Board 307: Imagining and Co-designing a Supportive College Experience for First Generation Students through an NSF S-STEM Program  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--42851

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  Chen, K. C., \& McDevitt, H., \& Vedogbeton, H., \& Boucher, D., \& Lane, A. M., \& Raphino, B., \& Ayobami, O. (2023, June), \emph{Board 307: Imagining and Co-designing a Supportive College Experience for First Generation Students through an NSF S-STEM Program}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--42851

Katherine C. Chen, Haley McDevitt, Hermine Vedogbeton, Debra Boucher, Arnold Mitchell Lane Jr., Brianna Raphino, and Olufunmilayo Ayobami.  "Board 307: Imagining and Co-designing a Supportive College Experience for First Generation Students through an NSF S-STEM Program".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://strategy.asee.org/42851 Internet.  10 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_42851}
  Katherine C. Chen, Haley McDevitt, Hermine Vedogbeton, Debra Boucher, Arnold Mitchell Lane Jr., Brianna Raphino, and Olufunmilayo Ayobami.
  "Board 307: Imagining and Co-designing a Supportive College Experience for First Generation Students through an NSF S-STEM Program".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://strategy.asee.org/42851 Internet.  10 Jul, 2024

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AB  - Two cohorts of ten (10) first generation students from the local public school district have been recruited to an NSF S STEM scholarship program that provides navigational support in attending and graduating from a STEM-focused private university. The S-STEM funding complements a university scholarship to meet the full demonstrated need of each student for four years, including on-campus housing to ensure that our scholars can fully participate in the college experience. Intentional programming and a mentor network were implemented with an assets-based framework. 

   Student surveys and program evaluation reveal that the scholarship program components that are the most effective and appreciated by the scholars are free summer courses, paid summer research experiences, and a “support team” that connects them to resources and assists them in navigating the university system. Also important to their sense of belonging at the university was the pre-orientation program (similar to a short bridge program) and their cohort of peers in the S-STEM program. 

   Interviews with the S-STEM scholars were conducted alongside interviews with other first generation students not in the S-STEM program. The research study on student experiences revealed that a distributed and unconnected model of student support can be frustrating and ineffective for students. Instead, a core team of people that guides students to navigate the university system and to provide intentional programming at the appropriate times has emerged to be more effective. Thus, we have adapted our project to meet the needs of the students as we hear their stories and learn from them. 

   To capture our students’ experiences and to engage them in co-designing inclusive college experiences within a supportive university system, we plan to have a design charrette with a graphic illustrator where the scholars will collectively share their stories and brainstorm ideas upon deliberate prompts. The facilitation will elevate multiple voices and reinforce learning and highlight interconnections. The graphic recording will translate the real-time conversations and the key ideas into a shared visual. The graphical artwork will serve as a visual representation of the voices of our scholars and serve as a tool to present what is possible for the university to redefine student experiences and set up systems for all students to succeed. 

   Through this project, we aim to demonstrate and document the sufficient resources needed (e.g., human capital) to support the whole student, and in particular students in which the university system was not initially designed for. The findings provide a great opportunity for the university to strengthen student supports with the proper resources and systems for students, especially from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups.

AU  - Katherine C. Chen
AU  - Haley McDevitt
AU  - Hermine Vedogbeton
AU  - Debra Boucher
AU  - Arnold Mitchell Lane Jr.
AU  - Brianna Raphino
AU  - Olufunmilayo Ayobami
CY  - Baltimore , Maryland
DA  - 2023/06/25
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Board 307: Imagining and Co-designing a Supportive College Experience for First Generation Students through an NSF S-STEM Program
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--42851
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