More emphasis should be placed on what can be done to help encourage and prepare students choosing STEM-based majors to enter college, be successful, and graduate. Summer bridge programs can provide pre-college experiences to help attract and retain future STEM majors by exposing them to experiences they would encounter in college math and science…

Summer undergraduate research programs in science and engineering facilitate research progress for faculty and provide a close-ended research experience for students, which can prepare them for careers in industry, medicine, and academia. However, ensuring these outcomes is a challenge when the students arrive ill-prepared for substantive research…

The Quinault Summer Education Camp in Taholah, Washington, offered 6 weekly sessions (extending from July 14, 1970 to August 21, 1970) to Indian children ranging from preschool age to the 12th-grade level. The program, designed to fit the needs of the Quinault children, emphasized a "process" approach to reading, science, and arts and…

Four Native American college students who participated in the summer science program, Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS), discuss how the program allowed them to integrate traditional and Western knowledge. SOARS provides educational, research, and financial support to minority students completing undergraduate…