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Table 1 History of STEM Initiatives at ReBUILDetroit Consortium Institutions

From: A research-based inter-institutional collaboration to diversify the biomedical workforce: ReBUILDetroit

School Sponsor Initiative Highlights
Marygrove College US Dept. of Education 2003–2008 Title III: Building the Capacity of Math and Science Redesign of classrooms and laboratories
Faculty-student research
Professional Development
US Dept. of Energy 2009 Strengthening the Capacity of Science & Mathematics Programs Acquisition of research instrumentation for faculty-student research
Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) 2004–2007 “Science For All” Leadership Institution Faculty Development
Curricular Reform
Kellogg Foundation 2014–2015 Building Our Leadership in Detroit (BOLD) Leadership Training
Participatory Action Research
Experiential learning
University of Detroit Mercy NSF 2014 - present Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) Professional Development
Career support
Institutional Transformation
NSF
2016–2021
Scholarships for Robotics and Mechatronic Systems (S-STEM) Scholarship support for students
NSF: CCLI, TUES, ILI
1999–2003
UG Science/Engineering Education-(3 awards) Curricular reform/development
Wayne State University NIH 2011 - present Initiative to Maximize Student Diversity (IMSD) Program Student support
Summer enrichment
Mentored Research
NSF 2013–2015 WSU-Widening Implementation and Dissemination of Evidence-based reforms (WSU-WIDER) Faculty development to support adoption of evidence-based pedagogies in STEM
NSF 2015–2020 Student Success Through Evidence-based Reforms (WSU-SSTEPs) Faculty development to support adoption of evidence-based pedagogies in STEM
NSF 2010 - present Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Mentoring
Career Preparation
NSF 2007–2010 Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) Professional Development
Career support
Institutional Transformation
Dept. of Education 2004 - present McNair Scholars Program Scholarship
Mentored Research