Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Students’ Experiences During COVID-19 Proceedings of a Virtual Workshop Series (2021) / Chapter Skim
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Session 3Socialization and Student Engagement (October 1, 2020)
Session 3Socialization and Student Engagement (October 1, 2020)
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In addition, this session discussed how student engagement experiences can be made more inclusive for all students regardless of their gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic, nationality, learning challenges, disabilities, and/or caregiving responsibilities. Tasha Inniss noted that even when a large percentage of students are away from campus, it is still important to build social communities among STEM students as one way of supporting them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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He said that virtual counseling can assist students with career and education planning; provide intentional community connections, consistent points of contact, and support for students throughout their educational journey; and he also believes that developing a comprehensive student education plan in each student's first year can help to close the equity gap in persistence for Black, Hispanic, and adult students. Melissa McDaniels from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research discussed structured mentorship education programs to train both mentors and mentees so that they can become more effective in their roles.
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noted that faculty advisors for the local student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery continued holding meetings virtually throughout the summer of 2020, which proved crucial for the stability of this student organization. One activity was a workshop series designed to prepare students to participate in conferences.
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While they worked to introduce students to other members of their cohort and to various student leaders, in retrospect this was less important than the other components of the orientation because he found that students did not remember the people they met virtually over the summer. Mark Canada from Indiana University Kokomo said his school ran a virtual orientation program that included two 1-hour sessions with information technology staff to help students establish accounts in the university's system and access online classes.
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Sara Goldrick-Rab from Temple University explained that over the past 5 years, she and her colleagues have collected data from students attending community colleges or public universities nationwide about safety, housing insecurity, and job insecurity. Of the 38,000-plus students who responded to the surveys, 58 percent reported having one or more forms of basic needs insecurity, while 41 percent of 4-year students and 26 percent of 2-year students experienced housing insecurity and nearly as many experienced food insecurity.
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California's community colleges use their online student hub to provide access to services that can support their students dealing with issues related to admissions, financial aid, and new student orientation. These schools also use their online hubs to deliver follow-up services such as counseling, advising, library services, and other support services, including mental and physical health services, food pantries, and housing assistance.
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