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Cultivating Not Weeding: STEM First Year Learning Community Fosters Student Persistence and Engagement

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Cory C. Cowan; Mara Brady; Jaime Arvizu; Amber Reece; Beth Weinman; Matthew Zivot – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2024

Regional comprehensive universities with access-oriented missions provide critical pathways for increasing the number and diversity of STEM graduates. The BOND program at California State University, Fresno supports the transition to college for first-time, full-time freshmen in selected STEM majors. BOND incorporates a learning community, active…

Descriptors: STEM Education, Academic Persistence, Learner Engagement, College Freshmen