Students Studying At STEM Harbor

The STEM Harbor is a study area for students registered in STEM courses, STEM majors, or students interested in exploring STEM majors and careers. STEM Harbor is located in Science and Mathematics Building (SCI) 223.

The STEM Harbor is a community for small group study sessions and meetings with STEM faculty and Navigators during scheduled or drop-in hours. STEM Harbor intentionally centers student engagement, retention, and course success and cultivates the intrinsic capabilities and assets historically marginalized students bring to STEM. Our supportive, culturally informed, and affirming STEM Success Team is committed to ensuring equitable academic, transfer, and career outcomes for Latine/a/o and historically marginalized STEM students.

Benefits:

  • Peer mentoring and advising with campus resources, internships, scholarships, and more!
  • Office hours and academic support with STEM faculty and STEM counselor
  • Computers
  • Group and 1-1 study/review and homework sessions
  • Free snacks provided by the VC Basic Needs Center
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Comfortable sitting areas
  • Free printing (with staff approval)
  • School supplies
  • Positive and culturally affirming vibes!

 

STEM Harbor Goals: 

  1. Engage students in a STEM community that centers culturally inclusive messaging and contributes to students’ sense of belonging and sense of academic self-concept. 
  2. Develop access to resources like tutoring and faculty office hours to support course success and increase degree completion and transfer. 

 

STEM Harbor Objectives: 

  1.  Improve campus-wide fall-to-fall retention (baseline: 58.2%; target: 62%) and STEM program of study students (baseline: 60.5%; target: 65%).
  2.  Increase STEM program course success rate (baseline: 77%; target: 82%).
  3.  Increase STEM student completion of transfer-level math in the first year (baseline: 37%; target: 45%).
  4. Decrease STEM program of study median time to completion (in years) (baseline: 3.5, target: 3).
  5. Decrease units attempted by STEM program degree completers from 94 units to 85 units (baseline: 94; target: 85).
  6. Increase CSU transfers by 20% (baseline: 928; target 1,115); maintain Latine student representation at 63% of CSU transfers.
  7. Increase students' resourcefulness.
  8. Increase students’ career/transfer self-concept.