RUSD STEM Education Center

Subcommittees

Best Practices for On-Campus High Schools

Responds to items 1 and 2 in committee charge
  • Subcommittee will survey landscape and provide information on how these schools address challenges and what advantages they have accrued for their partner universities.
  • Subcommittee will contact schools directly and possibly visit (although visit might not occur prior to June 6)
  • Subcommittee may engage UCR students who attended high schools on a college campus
Members:

a.    Lead: Juliette Levy, Associate Professor, History
b.    Catherine Lussier, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Graduate School of Education
c.    Abigail Cortes, 2019-2020 Executive Vice President, ASUCR 
d.    Jeff Kraus, Director, Community & Local Government Relations
e.   Louie Rodriguez, Interim Dean, Graduate School of Education
f.    Julian Gonzalez, 2019-2020 President, ASUCR 
g.    Miguel Ramirez Sanchez, 2019-2020 CHASS Senator, ASUCR 
h.    Ademola Alagbada, Undergraduate Student 

Reserved Slots

Responds to item 4 in committee charge
  • Subcommittee will develop a proposal for the Chancellor about the process UCR should use to distribute UCR slots at the RUSD STEM High School
  • Subcommittee will also consider the RUSD process and provide recommendations
Members:

a.    Lead: Carolyn Murray, Professor, Psychology
b.    Jeff Kraus, Director, Community & Local Government Relations
c.    William Grover, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
d.    Leslie Bushong, Director, California Teach Program - Science & Math Initiative
e.    Julian Gonzalez, 2019-2020 President, ASUCR
f.    Vincent Rasso, 2019-2020 Government Relations Director, ASUCR 

Broader Impacts and Activities

Responds to item 5 in committee charge
  • Subcommittee will articulate possibilities for STEM High School to support “broader impacts” sections for grants as well as how academic activity and career preparation on campus will be enhanced by the high school (e.g. student teaching)
  • Subcommittee will report on ongoing activities in collaboration with the STEM Academy
Members:

a.    Lead: William Grover, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
b.    Wenwan Zhong, Professor, Chemistry
c.    Alexander Balandin, Distinguished Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
d.    Leslie Bushong, Director, California Teach Program - Science & Math Initiative
e.    Miguel Ramirez Sanchez, 2019-2020 CHASS Senator, ASUCR 
f.    Vincent Rasso, Student, 2019-2020 Government Relations Director, ASUCR