NSF Org:	EES Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM
Recipient:	NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	July 30, 2002
Latest Amendment Date:	August 5, 2007
Award Number:	0207971
Award Instrument:	Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager:	Marilyn Suiter msuiter@nsf.gov  (703)292-5121 EES  Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	August 1, 2002
End Date:	December 31, 2007 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$2,277,178.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2002 = $855,474.00 FY 2004 = $451,599.00 FY 2005 = $476,865.00 FY 2006 = $493,240.00
History of Investigator:	Elsie Barnes (Principal Investigator) embarnes@nsu.edu Sandra DeLoatch (Co-Principal Investigator) Marie McDemmond (Former Principal Investigator) thelma thompson (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Norfolk State University 700 PARK AVE NORFOLK VA  US  23504-8050 (757)823-9053
Sponsor Congressional District:	03
Primary Place of Performance:	Norfolk State University 700 PARK AVE NORFOLK VA  US  23504-8050
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	03
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	XAHKEJAWL1N6
Parent UEI:	X6KEFGLHSJX7
NSF Program(s):	Hist Black Colleges and Univ
Primary Program Source:	04000203DB NSF Education & Human Resource 04000405DB NSF Education & Human Resource app-0405  app-0406
Program Reference Code(s):	1594, 7204, 9178, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	159400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT



Norfolk State University will implement "Science and Technology Academicians on the Road to Success" (STARS), a robust program encompassing undergraduate recruitment, pre-entrance preparation, advising, mentorship, research, and curricula enhancement to address the low graduation rates of students of historically underrepresented groups. Project activities are based on the hypothesis that providing students an environment that ties all the components of student success into a coherent path with a clear purpose will significantly increase success rates in STEM disciplines.

STARS will first provide faculty training on advising, mentoring and teaching and learning best practices and opportunities to enhance and/or initiate research endeavors; second, it will merge recruitment, pre-entrance preparation, advising, and mentorship efforts to create a seamless environment, and third, it will provide students superior advising, interdisciplinary research mentoring and exciting ways to learn. STARS will provide a coherent undergraduate student experience, which will result in a significant increase of the success rate of STEM students.

STAR Objectives:
double STEM graduates attending graduate school in 5 years;
provide STEM students a seamless environment of recruitment, pre-entrance preparation, advising, mentorship, and research;
provide experiential learning experiences to 90% of the STEM graduates where students develop independent research skills.
implement teaching and learning approaches such as: Inquiry Based Learning, Peer Instruction, and Cooperative Learning to promote student learning.

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