Building upon the successes of previous HBCU-UP efforts and assessments of current needs, Albany State University proposes to conduct a fourth-round implementation project that focuses on innovative approaches to recruit, engage, and retain undergraduate African American students into STEM disciplines. ASU has been aggressive in establishing new curricula, such as data analytics and cybersecurity, in response to workforce demands. Collaborations with industry partners, such as IBM, expose students to technology needing diverse and high-demand skills, opening the doors for their future employment. Despite these initiatives, we discovered K-12 students in our area are under informed about STEM educational and career pathways. Our goals are to expose these 10th – 12th grade students and their teachers to the exciting possibilities of STEM careers, increase the number of students who apply to ASU in STEM disciplines, and engage and retain our STEM undergraduate students to successfully navigate pathways toward graduate study and/or the workforce. The project leverages our ongoing relationship with high schools in our 15-county area and an experienced multidisciplinary team of STEM faculty to accomplish the goals through: 1) implementing interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning about STEM at the secondary school and undergraduate levels; 2) developing and implementing new strategies to recruit secondary school students; 3) developing and providing in-school and out-of-school integrated STEM activities; 4) offering high school teacher professional development in STEM; and 5) providing faculty professional development using evidence-based pedagogical strategies to support STEM retention efforts. Proposed activities include after-school mentoring, summer programs, such as a high school robotics camp, and taking STEM on the road to area schools. We will conduct a research project that is linked to the proposed interventions and strategies in this project. Formative and summative evaluations will be conducted to monitor activities of the project, inform and guide these efforts, and assess the impact and effectiveness of the project in achieving goals. Anticipated outcomes include increases in the number of students enrolling in STEM majors and retention rates of undergraduate STEM students. Measures of success for teacher and faculty development efforts include participation, engagement, and use of learned materials in the classrooms.