Summary
With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), this Level 1 implementation and evaluation project aims to test two ways of helping first-generation undergraduates at a Hispanic-Serving Institution build creative problem-solving skills and a stronger sense of belonging in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Many first-generation students reach college with little prior exposure to hands-on innovation or role models in STEM careers, so they can struggle to picture themselves as scientists or engineers and to persist when
