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The FUTURE Program: ensuring that underserved populations become the scientific and civic leaders of tomorrow (531.24)
Author(s) -
Roberts Rebecca
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.531.24
Subject(s) - underrepresented minority , point (geometry) , psychology , medical education , political science , pedagogy , medicine , mathematics , geometry
The Center for Science and the Common Good (CSCG) at Ursinus College provides a framework for all Ursinus science majors to think, speak, and write about the impact of science on the common good. One target group of the CSCG is the FUTURE Students ( F ellowships in the U rsinus T ransition to the U ndergraduate R esearch E xperience), members of underserved populations in science who are given research opportunities early and often to ensure that they can become scientific and civic leaders. We include underrepresented minorities (URMs), women, first‐generation college students, and disabled students in this program. Students in the program enter a research experience at an early point, participate in a team‐taught course titled “Science and Mathematics in Society”, continue research in subsequent years, and are closely mentored by a faculty member and an upper class FUTURE Mentor. FUTURE students are encouraged to become FUTURE Mentors and to participate fully in the CSCG. The CSCG was founded in 2012 through an HHMI grant following a successful pilot FUTURE cohort in 2010. The program has had a positive impact on students, making them more resolute in their career choice, giving them confidence in their ability to communicate and make connections with faculty members, and increasing their awareness of the role of science in the common good. Grant Funding Source : Supported by the Center for Science and the Common Good with support from HHMI