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A Faculty-Led, Community-Building Program That Enhances Student-Faculty Connections within Biology.
Schafer, Jennifer L; Guenther, Courtney H; Stovall, Daniel B; Brown, LaShardai N; Glasscock, Laura N; Stern, Matthew M.
Afiliação
  • Schafer JL; Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
  • Guenther CH; Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
  • Stovall DB; Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
  • Brown LN; Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
  • Glasscock LN; Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
  • Stern MM; Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
J Microbiol Biol Educ ; 23(2)2022 Aug.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36061329
Connections between students and faculty on campus may influence students' sense of belonging, and a greater sense of belonging has a positive effect on student success. We developed a low-cost, faculty-led program of community-building events and implemented the program in the biology department at a small liberal-arts institution with the goal of improving students' sense of community. Student responses to surveys indicated that the majority of students felt connected to faculty and students in the department; however, Black or African American students initially felt a lower level of connection to faculty than did white students. After implementing our series of community-building events, students surveyed reported high levels of satisfaction with the events. Furthermore, there was a trend toward a higher percentage of Black or African American students than white students reporting that they were more likely to reach out to faculty after participating in the community-building events. Thus, our low-cost program improved connections between students and faculty in the biology department. Collectively, our results suggest that academic departments can implement community-building programs to improve students' sense of belonging.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article