NSF Org:	DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education
Recipient:	EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 8, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	August 8, 2003
Award Number:	0323872
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Lesia Crumpton-Young lcrumpto@nsf.gov  (703)292-4436 DUE  Division Of Undergraduate Education EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	September 1, 2003
End Date:	August 31, 2007 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$274,520.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$274,520.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2003 = $274,520.00
History of Investigator:	Thomas Brown (Principal Investigator) tom.brown@enmu.edu Mohamad Ahmadian (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus 1500 S AVENUE K # 4 PORTALES NM  US  88130-7400 (575)562-4172
Sponsor Congressional District:	03
Primary Place of Performance:	Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus 1500 S AVENUE K # 4 PORTALES NM  US  88130-7400
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	03
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	SQKAJJMZ2B42
Parent UEI:	QFBZXC449ZB3
NSF Program(s):	S-STEM-Schlr Sci Tech Eng&Math
Primary Program Source:	1300CYXXDB H-1B FUND, EDU, NSF
Program Reference Code(s):	9150, 9178, SMET, 1536
Program Element Code(s):	153600
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Eastern New Mexico University provides 20 scholarships for students in the targeted areas of mathematical sciences, computer science, and electronics engineering technology. This project develops develop sustainable infrastructure and assessment-based methodologies for improving the graduation chances, employment opportunities, and quality of learning for the ENMU Department of Mathematical Sciences students.

The implementation of this program promotes success through the Department of Mathematical Sciences' dedication to student learning and its focus on student centered learning. The project provides a comprehensive, sustainable, assessment-based, academically progressive plan for project implementation. The project implementation plan includes recruitment, a candidate selection process, a retention-based educational process, work placement skills instruction, optional internship opportunities, and an internal and external dissemination plan.

The project makes effective use of existing ENMU support structures, creates new structures, and enhances existing structures to meet project needs. The project utilizes and enhances existing student support structures during the process of recruitment and admissions, tutoring, advising, retention, internship, and high-technology job placement of graduates. By using and enhancing existing ENMU resources, the quality and efficiency of the project increases, the sustainability of the project methodologies is improved, and it allows the CSEMS Principal Investigators to focus on other project functions. The program creates a Learning Community composed of CSEMS scholars and other Department of Mathematical Sciences students. The CSEMS Learning Community is implemented within the Eastern Learning Community program. Working together with instructors and other students in a collaborative learning environment enables students to make connections, form friendships, and accomplish their educational goals. The integration between courses and increased opportunities for interaction outside the classroom makes the learning communities a valuable learning experience for the CSEMS scholar.

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