Dann , S., & Ales, J. D., & Elkholy, K., & Waggenspack, W. N., & Steele, A. (2014, June), Louisiana State University and Baton Rouge Community College – A Partnership for STEM Student Success  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--22808

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  Dann , S., \& Ales, J. D., \& Elkholy, K., \& Waggenspack, W. N., \& Steele, A. (2014, June), \emph{Louisiana State University and Baton Rouge Community College – A Partnership for STEM Student Success}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--22808

Summer Dann , Jo Dale Ales, Karim Elkholy, Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., and Adrienne Steele.  "Louisiana State University and Baton Rouge Community College – A Partnership for STEM Student Success".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/22808 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22808}
  Summer Dann , Jo Dale Ales, Karim Elkholy, Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., and Adrienne Steele.
  "Louisiana State University and Baton Rouge Community College – A Partnership for STEM Student Success".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/22808 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

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