In 2017, Equal Measure visited five campuses representing four of the initial seven STEM Active Learning Networks to delve into site-level changes supporting progress toward network goals. In this vignette, we highlight the work of Fresno State, which designed the Building Opportunities with Networks of Discovery (BOND) program.
Led by two junior faculty in the Fresno State College of Science and Mathematics (CSM), the CSM BOND program aims to “increase students’ sense of self efficacy, sense of belonging, as well as their critical thinking and quantitative learning in order to increase student retention rates, graduation rates, and minimize the achievement gap of CSM students.”
The CSM BOND team developed tools and frameworks to enhance instructor efficacy, and experimented with a comprehensive model of wraparound support services for students by building and strengthening relationships with the Advising and Resources Center and the Learning Center, among other campus entities.
