| Intellectual Merit of SUCCESS |
| Improve student learning with inquiry–based laboratory rotations |
| Building upon and incorporating the best practices from Bio-Link partners |
| Institutionalizing an improved curriculum for long-term impact at DMC and serving as a model for other institutions |
| Adding depth to the new DMC biotechnology programs through strong collaborations with BFP, TAMU-CC, UH, LBNL and WorkSource |
| Provide new educational and career pathways for under-represented and first generation college populations with long-term support from industry and university partners. |
| Broader Impacts of SUCCESS |
| An increase in successful careers of under-represented groups |
| Technology-enabled courses facilitating student learning by inquiry-driven methods enabling mastery of future high-performance workforce demands |
| New teaching methodologies enabling students in technical programs to improve content mastery, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills |
| Improved collaboration between industry, Bio-Link partners and academia |
| Provide a replicable model and products for wide dissemination aligned with national and state skills and competency standards |
| Increased capacity to train students for a high-growth workforce sector |
| Articulation agreements will forge long-term associations with regional university biotechnology programs at TAMU-CC and UH |