This UA program provides services to support students in graduating with a STEM major. This program focuses on promising students who are underrepresented in STEM, especially students who are first in their family to attend college, from low-income households, who transferred from a community college, and from underrepresented groups, such as women and minorities.

CREAR STEM Learning Communities are Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) groups that are organized by societal impact areas where you can explore solutions to challenges in your communities. These groups are specially designed for students from historically excluded groups in STEM (Ex. Latinx, African-American, Native, High Financial Need, First Generation, and Community College Transfer students). This small community of students is enrolled as a group in 2-3 classes together during their first semester at the University of Arizona.

Students will engage with the topic at hand by learning alongside those most impacted by social justice issues through experiential activities, such as workshops and small group discussions. As a JEDI Academy Student, you will be equipped with the tools necessary to advocate for social justice on a broad scale. Students selected for the JEDI Academy are those who exhibit a strong desire to advocate for social justice on campus and who are passionate about the topic.

In June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Johnson, PhD, assistant professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, wondered what he could do to lift up underrepresented minorities during such a difficult moment in the nation’s history.

Natives Who Code endeavors to co-create an Indigenized computer science curriculum, with Southern Arizona tribal nations. Starting with listening circles, we aim to help facilitate a vision of success for today's youth, from the tribal communities perspective. Using this foundation, we aim to support educators who teach computer science or coding to Native youth in Southern Arizona with a week long professional development training in culturally sustaining computer science pedagogy. During this grant cycle, we will work with 10 educators and with a projected impact of 300 native youth.

The Prosperity Initiative is an intergovernmental effort to develop wealthier communities across Pima County through policies that reduce generational poverty and improve opportunity. It is led by Pima County and the City of Tucson, along with Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, South Tucson, and the Tucson Indian Center.

TIMESTEP (Tucson Initiative for Minoritized Student Engagement in Science & Technology Program) offers educational and professional development opportunities for undergraduate students in the physical sciences at the University of Arizona. We seek to make STEM disciplines inclusive, diverse, and accessible by creating greater access to information, mentoring, and resources for student success.

During Quantum Quest hosted by Qubit by Qubit, participants will explore the fascinating world of quantum computing with unplugged, hands-on activities and exercises on-site at Girl Scouts’ facilities. These topics will cover everything from the foundational concepts that make-up the quantum world–entanglement and qubits–to teaching girls how to code on real quantum computers. Girls will learn from outstanding researchers from the University of Arizona and hear from STEM role models across the Tucson area, including SARSEF staff who support student/STEM mentor relationships year round.

NSF National Research Traineeship “Indigenous Food, Energy, and Water Security and Sovereignty”

2017-2023

External Evaluator: Jennifer Fields

Program Coordinator: Cara Shopa 

USDA-NIFA “Sustainable Bioeconomy in Arid Regions”
2017-2023

External Evaluator: Jennifer Fields

Program Coordinator: Cara Shopa

Integration of the Arts & Sciences across RII Centers & Institutes

2022-2023

PI: Jennifer Fields