Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSU
Undergraduate research is well recognized as an effective high-impact educational practice associated with student success in higher education. Actively engaging students in research experiences is considered as one of the several high-impact practices by many agencies including the American Chemica...
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| author | Fenghai Guo Jayla Young Nichele Deese Ti’Bran Pickens-Flynn Dustin Sellers Dexter Perkins Mamudu Yakubu |
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| description | Undergraduate research is well recognized as an effective high-impact educational practice associated with student success in higher education. Actively engaging students in research experiences is considered as one of the several high-impact practices by many agencies including the American Chemical Society. Developing and maintaining an active undergraduate research program benefits both the faculty and students especially those from under-represented minority groups (URM). The infusion of research experiences into undergraduate curriculum enables students from all backgrounds to develop independent critical thinking skills, written and oral communications skills that are very important for successful careers in “STEM” area. Several strategies and activities such as a Peer Mentoring Program (PMP), funded research activities, the infusion of research into organic chemistry labs, undergraduate professional development, research group meetings, presentations at regional/national conferences, and publishing as co-authors on peer-review papers are vital in creating a welcoming research group that promotes the diversity, equity, and inclusion in organic chemistry education. The experiences working on funded research projects, presenting their research data at conferences and publishing papers as co-authors will greatly increase the under-represented minority (URM) students’ chance in landing a job or getting admitted into graduate/professional programs in STEM area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-772e0679ba464264a16ec1576f27111e2023-11-22T07:22:58ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022021-08-0111839410.3390/educsci11080394Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSUFenghai Guo0Jayla Young1Nichele Deese2Ti’Bran Pickens-Flynn3Dustin Sellers4Dexter Perkins5Mamudu Yakubu6Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USADepartment of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USADepartment of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USADepartment of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USADepartment of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USADepartment of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USADepartment of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USAUndergraduate research is well recognized as an effective high-impact educational practice associated with student success in higher education. Actively engaging students in research experiences is considered as one of the several high-impact practices by many agencies including the American Chemical Society. Developing and maintaining an active undergraduate research program benefits both the faculty and students especially those from under-represented minority groups (URM). The infusion of research experiences into undergraduate curriculum enables students from all backgrounds to develop independent critical thinking skills, written and oral communications skills that are very important for successful careers in “STEM” area. Several strategies and activities such as a Peer Mentoring Program (PMP), funded research activities, the infusion of research into organic chemistry labs, undergraduate professional development, research group meetings, presentations at regional/national conferences, and publishing as co-authors on peer-review papers are vital in creating a welcoming research group that promotes the diversity, equity, and inclusion in organic chemistry education. The experiences working on funded research projects, presenting their research data at conferences and publishing papers as co-authors will greatly increase the under-represented minority (URM) students’ chance in landing a job or getting admitted into graduate/professional programs in STEM area.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/8/394undergraduate research experiencesorganic chemistry educationorganic synthesishigh-impact practices (HIPs)the infusion of research into organic chemistry labsdiversity |
| spellingShingle | Fenghai Guo Jayla Young Nichele Deese Ti’Bran Pickens-Flynn Dustin Sellers Dexter Perkins Mamudu Yakubu Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSU Education Sciences undergraduate research experiences organic chemistry education organic synthesis high-impact practices (HIPs) the infusion of research into organic chemistry labs diversity |
| title | Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSU |
| title_full | Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSU |
| title_fullStr | Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSU |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSU |
| title_short | Promoting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry Education through Undergraduate Research Experiences at WSSU |
| title_sort | promoting the diversity equity and inclusion in organic chemistry education through undergraduate research experiences at wssu |
| topic | undergraduate research experiences organic chemistry education organic synthesis high-impact practices (HIPs) the infusion of research into organic chemistry labs diversity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/8/394 |
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