HUM-STEM: Redefining Experiential Curriculum for First-Year Students

FAIN: AKA-279369-21

El Paso Community College (El Paso, TX 79915-1914)
Margie Nelson Rodriguez (Project Director: September 2020 to October 2024)
Fan Chen (Co Project Director: April 2021 to October 2024)
Rebecca Escamilla (Co Project Director: April 2021 to October 2024)

A one-year planning grant linking humanities and STEM fields through a summer bridge program, experiential learning, and courses in English, biology, and mathematics.

El Paso Community College (EPCC) requests funds to plan HUM-STEM: Redefining Experiential Curriculum for First-Year Students. The curriculum will serve to connect and engage students in the humanities and STEM. This project will build upon existing institutional efforts to incorporate project-based learning into courses, particularly in the STEM areas, but will uniquely infuse humanities-based curriculum and practices, connecting two important academic realms that can nurture and build upon each other. The project will also feature authentic interdisciplinary collaboration and experiential learning opportunities that expose students to the richness, rigor, and vitality of the humanities in three disciplines: English, Biology, and Mathematics. These opportunities will bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical experiences for students and will provide an incubator for faculty to learn and research the impact on students and their learning.

Associated Products

EPCC Library Research Guide: Carceral Geography in El Paso, Texas (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: EPCC Library Research Guide: Carceral Geography in El Paso, Texas
Author: Honora Spicer, Adam Heywood, Saul Fontes, Rebekah Patnode, Tatiana Rodriguez, and Lorely Ambriz
Abstract: This interdisciplinary research project investigates the history of carceral geography in El Paso, Texas, through archival research and embodied mapping, leading to the creation of audio walking guides accessible to the public. Carceral geography explores architectures and social relationships that are disappeared or displaced within neoliberal systems of incarceration.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://epcc.libguides.com/c.php?g=1229282&p=8994411
Primary URL Description: The EPCC library research guide for the carceral geography project
Access Model: Accessible to EPCC employees, students, and external users with EPCC library credentials

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