STEM Student Center: Developing Talent, Promoting Excellence

Portland State University

5000

Declared STEM Majors

Addressing Challenges

Obstacles to STEM Student Success

Retention and Graduation Rates

An Undergraduate STEM Student Center transforms the challenges

Excellence

Diversity

Innovation

High Level Solution

A comprehensive and integrated set of best practices to accelerate the retention and graduation of STEM students.

5Integrate Data Collection

& Improvement Cycle

AcademicSocialCulturalFinancialProfessional

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Student Success

STEM teaching & learningengagesrewardshonors

What is it going to look like?

Communicate

Assess

AdviseIntervene

Support

Provide

STEM Student Success

involvement is high and excitement is sustained

students strengthen their academic skills

students build their career skills

characteristicshospitableinspirationalinterdisciplinary

End Goals

higher retention & graduationrates

improved professional & post-bacpreparation

enhance Oregon’seconomic development & growth

PSU becomes first choice for STEM students

Oregon’sprimary source of industry hires