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STATE of STEM

STATE of STEM. Creating Pathways for STEM Transfer Student Success 2011 Dr. Jorja Kimball, Director Strategic Research Development Texas Engineering Experiment Station . U.S. has a Problem. Need more STEM graduates All levels – Associate and Baccalaureate degrees

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STATE of STEM

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  1. STATE of STEM Creating Pathways for STEM Transfer Student Success 2011 Dr. Jorja Kimball, Director Strategic Research Development Texas Engineering Experiment Station

  2. U.S. has a Problem • Need more STEM graduates • All levels – Associate and Baccalaureate degrees • For every 1 engineering need 3-5 technicians • How do we know • Rising Above Gathering Storm • National Academy Sciences & Engineering reports • Other publications • Engineering 2020 • Industry

  3. Need Broadening Participation • Populations underrepresented STEM* • Women • African American • Native American • Hispanics • Largest growth College age (k12) • Projected be majority many states

  4. Where are these students? Community Colleges

  5. National DataCommunity College Students • Comprise 44% of all U.S. undergraduates • Enrolled: 40% full-time; 60% part-time • First generation: 42% • Gender: 58% women; 42% men • Ethnicity: 16% Hispanic; 13% Black • Financial aid (2007-2008) • applied for any aid: 59% • receive any aid: 46% • U.S. community college student demographics, Fall 2008http://www.aacc.nche.edu/AboutCC/Pages/fastfacts.aspx

  6. Insight from colleagues • Students go to community college • COST Savings • Close to the Familiar • Know area • May have local job • Familiar current environment • Close to Family • Confusion or misperception institutional rank • UT San-Antonio is the same at UT-Austin, right?

  7. Problematic to STEM • “Core” curriculum transfers to university • But NOT necessarily to a STEM degree plan • Timing Transfer to 4-year • Apply timelines for • Transfer Admission • Financial Aid

  8. Items Consider • Reverse Transfer – Reverse Articulation • Promising Practices • Opportunity @ this Conference • Need publish nationally • Data • What does data show? • Apply Rationale and Best Practices when seeking funding

  9. Future? • Retention • What do you think?

  10. Questions and Answers

  11. Funding • Rationale • National • State • Local • Paint Picture of your situation • Use Data help with painting picture • Get • Understand • Document baseline where you are • Find & apply promising practices • Market & Sell idea

  12. Strategic Targeting • What does Strategic Plan target? • What does Leadership need/want? • What funding aligns? • Do have research capacity/expertise with this? • Form a team • Target solicitation • Look other opportunities • Resubmit

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