About
Through the development of a culturally responsive Community of Practice (CoP) in which faculty, instructors, and advisors from both the University of Arizona (UA) and Pima Community College (PCC) learn from the strengths of each academic culture, the project creates and sustains a bridge of support for three cohorts of Pell-eligible STEM-aspiring PCC students as they prepare to transfer into and then complete STEM degrees at UA. Beginning in their last year in community college, PCC students will be awarded scholarships and welcomed into a community of faculty, staff, and peer mentors who have undergone culturally responsive mentor training the summer prior and who will mentor and guide them over the course of their transition into the university and degree completion using asset-based and student-centered approaches.
Listen to this podcast of Dr. Regina Deil-Amen describing the STEMBridge Project and why it is so important to support lower-income community college transfer students pursuing university STEM degrees and how we’re doing it with great success!
