Furman offers many opportunities to mentor, learn, and instruct.
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Mentors
Started in Fall 2008, the Furman STEM Mentors program provided a structure for Furman science majors to connect with teacher-selected middle school students whose “potential is outweighed by circumstance”.
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Scope-on-a-Rope
Since 2011, Furman has been coordinating a program that enables teachers to access handheld, digital microscope for use in their classroom.
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Research Experience for Teachers
This program, originally funded through our Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) grant 2008-2012 and NIH-INBRE and NSF-EPSCoR grants in recent years, is now funded through NIH-INBRE, which provides high school STEM teachers an intensive 6-week research experience (~40 hours/week) under the direction of SC STEM professor.
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High School Research Opportunities
Each summer, a limited number of research opportunities are extended to local high school students. These 6-week research experiences provide a chance for early research exposure for student with an interest in pursuing a STEM major/career.
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SC Junior Academy of Science (SCJAS)
Led by Executive Director John Kaup, SCJAS provides opportunities for all SC HS students to share their research and further develop their STEM knowledge.
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Bridges to a Brighter Future
Linking two nationally distinguished campus efforts, Furman’s summer research programs and Bridges to a Brighter Future, has proven to be a great success and to date, over 30 BBF students have participated.