AIM to
Learn
AIM to
Excel
AIM to
Succeed
MissionStatement
A Program that Works
Advancing Interest and Motivation (AIM) for STEM Careers, funded by the National Science Foundation, is a theory-based career development program designed to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate students’ career interests, motivation, and self-efficacy. AIM for STEM Careers was developed by Dr. Lawrence O. Flowers at Saint Augustine's University and Dr. Lamont A. Flowers at Clemson University's Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education. To examine the impact of AIM for STEM Careers, the project team employs a quasi-experimental research design to investigate the effectiveness of the innovative program on students’ career development outcomes.
AIM for STEM Careers participants receive STEM career counseling after completing career assessments. Additionally, via interactive workshops conducted by career services professionals, participants learn how to search for STEM jobs, write a cover letter and resume, interview for a STEM job, and negotiate a STEM job offer. Participants also interact with professionals in the STEM workforce.