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The Foundational STEM Collaborative (FSC) leverages the resources of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences to build STEM knowledge through integrated foundational courses.

Our Mission

The Collaborative promotes the academic and professional development needs of a diverse community of undergraduate students and faculty.

The FSC serves as a hub for all foundational STEM courses (in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics) required by over forty-seven science-focused undergraduate degree programs at West Virginia University.

Goals

The primary goal of the FSC is to maximize impact on student learning and retention through: 

  • Collaboration 

  • STEM Engagement 

  • Student Support 

  • Evaluation 

Past Projects

  • The Updated STEM Path
    During Spring 2022 semester, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences called together an assembly of Academic Advisors, Lab Coordinators, and Faculty from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics to discuss the development of a data-based, streamlined, more accessible, and better aligned STEM path for WVU students. The updated STEM pathway of courses is the result of this collaboration and will be implemented in Fall 2024.

  • Implementation of the FSC Faculty Steering Committee

  • Interdisciplinary Peer Observation of Teaching

Current and Future Projects

  • Common Organization of eCampus Pages for all FSC Courses
    To assist students to more easily manage the transition to college life and learning, we are working to create a single eCampus page design for all courses within the FSC. Once students are familiar with one course page, they should be able to more easily navigate others.

  • Common Inclusive and Equitable Course Policy Examples for use by all FSC Courses
    Course instructors within the FSC strive to provide a comfortable learning environment for all students. This starts with syllabus policies that view students as partners and collaborators in their education and understands that every student’s educational path to success is different.

  • Centralized Location for STEM-Specific Student Success Efforts – The FSC STEM IDEAS Center
    More than a learning center, the FSC STEM IDEAS Center will offer workshops for students to hone academic and STEM-related skills, provide opportunities for students to improve their technological abilities, and host events for students to engage more fully with STEM-related topics. A STEM Student Lounge is also available for students to meet and interact with their peers and professors outside of the classroom.

  • Formation of the FSC Student Steering Committee
    The focus of the Foundational STEM Collaborative is to improve the experience of STEM students on our campus. This is not possible without feedback from STEM students. In the 2024-2025 academic year, a student organization will be created so that more student voices can be heard and student ideas implemented.