The Impact of VIP Courses on Student Confidence and Career Readiness

Aug. 4, 2025
Two of Dr. Bhattacharya’s student teams in her VIP course, NROS 397, won Viewer’s Choice awards at the VIP and CURE Spring 2025 Poster session held in the Health Sciences Innovation Building in April 2025. (Pictured L to R: Malia Rausch, Valerie Sackor, Andrea Castro, Sailyn Lopez, Dr. David Margolis, Dr. Kay Orzech, Shelby Cantrell, Maddie Mercatoris , Vanessa Campos, and Dr. Martha Bhattacharya.)

Researchers Martha Bhattacharya, Adriana Cimetta, Shaun Davis, and Rebecca Friesen conducted a mixed-methods study shows that student engagement in VIP (Vertically Intergrated Projects) courses resulted in: higher levels of student confidence and identidty, higher retention rates and a greater degree of career readiness. 

 

Click HERE to read the full article from the College of Science