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UIC College of Engineering – Advisory Board Meeting 10/04/2010

UIC College of Engineering – Advisory Board Meeting 10/04/2010. GERRY SMITH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Minority Affairs & Minority Engineering Recruitment and Retention Program – MERRP. Agenda. Welcome MERRP Update Review 2009 – 2010 Enrollment Summer Programs – Pilot Boot Camp

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UIC College of Engineering – Advisory Board Meeting 10/04/2010

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  1. UIC College of Engineering – Advisory Board Meeting 10/04/2010 GERRY SMITH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Minority Affairs & Minority Engineering Recruitment and Retention Program – MERRP UIC COE Overview

  2. Agenda • Welcome • MERRP Update • Review 2009 – 2010 Enrollment • Summer Programs – Pilot Boot Camp • Update of Fall 2010 Plans • Fall, Spring & Summer Programs • UIC Development Update • MERRP AB Expansion Plan UIC COE Overview

  3. UIC COE Enrollment • Fall 2009 • 394 Freshmen students total • 392 are Full-Time • 301 Full-Time Non-Minority students • Freshman: • 91 Full-Time Minority students • 1 American Indian • 24 African American • 66 Latino • Projected Total Fall 2010 enrollment 2098 students) • 502 Total Minority • 7 American Indian(0.33 %) • 136 African American(6.48%) • 359 Latino(17.11%) • Freshmen: • 3 American Indian • 21 African American • 65 Latino * 2010 enrollments will reflect use of new U.S. Census classifications for the Fall Semester UIC COE Overview

  4. Fall 2010 Weekly Application Status ReportMonday, August 23, 2010University of Illinois at ChicagoWeek 53 in Processing Cycle Undergraduate Degree (detail report includes Non-Degree) Total ApplicationsAdmits All Term Afr Am Asian Am Latino All Term Afr Am Asian Am Latino Beginning Freshmen Fall 2008 14,52814,5282,4022,6942,6688,597 8,597 853 1,891 1,436 Fall 2009 15,04315,0422,4072,6913,0449,3179,3179022,0321,692 Fall 2010 15,3452%2,508 4% 2,620-3%3,64020%9,4612%8412,0611,893 Transfer Fall 2008 5,800 5,8007457897202,4082,408166333296 Fall 2009 6,1666,1668497848242,3522,352169328306 Fall 2010 6,4144%9178%729-7%1,01824%2,59710%20924% 3476%43642% Readmit Fall 2008 449 4498686101213213263743 Fall 2009 4474478570105212212293257 Fall 2010 4787%917%106 51%106 2%237 12%290%4541% 6412% • COE is aligned with the UIC Minority Y-t-Y Admissions Trends • COE Hispanic is up 11.9% Y-t-Y • COE Female is 10.9% Y-t-Y (295 students) UIC COE Overview

  5. 2010 Summer Program • PREP/ME – Incoming Freshmen • 15 Students – Yield 10 Graduates • Caterpillar Funded • Summer Workshops: • High School PREP/ME II – Technology Boot Camp • 1st Robotics Candidates • 4 Weeks of Engineering Concepts • 12 Chicago area students • Motorola Funded • CHANCE /CHA/ AMERESCO Program • 6 Weeks of STEM Concepts • 26 CHA CPS students • Engineering Concepts Syllabus • Week 1: • Orientation Day / Assessment, • Binary Arithmetic & Digital Logic • Boolean Algebra • Logic Gates • Function Minimization • Week 2: • Circuits Analysis • Programming ( MAT LAB ) • Sequential Circuits • Week 3: • Communications • Solid State / Sensors • Tour/Visit or Speaker • Week 4: • ME & Concrete Lab tours • EVL Tour • Engineering Competency Test UIC COE Overview

  6. UIC College of Engineering MERRP Programs 2010/2011 • MERRP Calendar: • Week 1 – Communicate with New and Old Students • Establish SI list of Instructors and Classes • Week 2 – MERRP Welcome Back Lunches in the Office • Communicate SI Classes and Schedules • Weeks 3 to 9 – SI and Counseling with students • Week 13 or 14 Study Hall – MERRP Office Open 16-24 hours • Snack Week for study hall • Exec Board Meeting for NSBE and SHPE • General Meetings for NSBE and SHPE • Joint organization meetings twice in the semester • Execute Weeks 1 thru 15 in Spring Semester • Information Events will coordinate with Engineering Student Services • Annual Scholarship Banquet • Summer College • PREP-ME and High School Institute(proposed) UIC COE Overview

  7. COE Minority Engineering Extra Studies MERRP ProgramSupplemental Instruction ( SI ) Schedule/Fall 2010 110 students in SI 17 SI sections of courses 14 Student Instructors 3 GA’s Extended Study Hours Weekend SI sessions UIC COE Overview

  8. UIC College of Engineering Minority Societies Professional Development 2010/2011 • Diversity Career Fair (Fall & Spring) • Engineering Career Fair (February, 2011) • Engineering Student Organization Info Sessions (NSBE/SHPE/WISE/SWE) • NSBE & SHPE Regional Conferences – Fall Semester • NSBE Regional Professional Development Conference in Terra Haute, IN - August, 2010 • SHPE National Conference in Cincinnati, OH – October, 2010 • NSBE National Conference in St. Louis, MS – March, 2011 • SHPE Regional Conference at UIC Hosting SHPE Chapter – April, 2011 UIC COE Overview

  9. MERRP Expansion • MERRP Board Expansion to select Black and Latino Engineers • Minority Engineers – Male or Female • Complementary involvement with UIC SWE group • Mentoring • Actively promote co-op/internship enrollment with senior/middle level company technical managers • Grow membership of the Minority Engineering Advisory Board (MEAB) • Expand ‘Shadow an Engineer ‘ program – match students by major to a professional engineer by firm UIC COE Overview

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