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The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas at Austin. Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 50,000 39,000 undergraduate 11,000 graduate. Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Enrollment by Department. Undergraduate Enrollment Trends. National Trend - Fall 2008 African American 3518 = 4%

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The University of Texas at Austin

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  1. The University of Texas at Austin

  2. The University of Texas at Austin Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 50,00039,000 undergraduate11,000 graduate

  3. Undergraduate Enrollment TrendsEnrollment by Department

  4. Undergraduate Enrollment Trends National Trend - Fall 2008 African American 3518 = 4% Hispanic American 6889 = 8% Native American 454 = .55% Asian American 5832 = 7% Total ME students in the US = 81,841 *National statistics provided by American Association of Engineering Societies - Engineering Workforce Commission

  5. Undergraduate Enrollment TrendsNational Female Enrollment Fall 2008 - 8,835 Female / 81,841 Total =11% *National statistics provided by American Association of Engineering Societies - Engineering Workforce Commission

  6. Proactive Tactic for Recruitment of Women into UT ME • External Advisory Committee asked whether it was possible to get to 25 in 5* * Actual goal was 30% based on studies suggesting that above this percentage minorities do not feel small in number.

  7. Freescale Semiconductor - Judy Wright (EAC Chair) Service Dealer Technologies (retired) – Glenn Staats Applied Materials – David Paul National Instruments – Jeannie Falcon Schlumberger – Danny Hlavinka ExxonMobil - Robert Viktorin Shell Oil Company – Denise Elston Dell – Doug Nelson Parsons Corporation – Carlos Levy Hearst Communications – Stacy Genovese Harvest Technologies – David Leigh Chevron – Eric Sirgo Texas Instruments –Shaunna Flynn Black Rice University – Enrique Barrera Penn State University – Karen Thole TDIndustries – L. Ben Houston Caterpillar – Larry Seitzman IBM – KavehMassoudian AMD – Sara Thurwachter Brand MPR Associates – Fred Buckingham Institute for Advanced Technology – Scott Fish Bracewell & Giuliani – Israel Garcia HDR – Scott McMillan Sandia National Laboratories – Arthur Ratzel Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering External Advisory Committee 7/24 = 29% are Women

  8. Proactive Tactic for Recruitment of Women into UT ME • External Advisory Committee hypothesized that a small incentive ($1000 scholarship) would produce large results • One EAC member issued a challenge matching gift of $10,000. This ended up raising $130,500.

  9. Proactive Tactic for Recruitment of Women into UT ME • UT Cockrell School of Engineering has a terrific Women in Engineering Program (WEP) and they administered the scholarship program. The program consisted of the following: • 1. Summer program for women considering engineering at UT (established potential scholarship pool – verbal description of ME scholarships was given)

  10. Proactive Tactic for Recruitment of Women into UT ME • Sept-Nov : WEP sent letter to all female ME applicants and those that expressed interest in ME • If admitted all female students, were contacted by telephone to congratulate and encourage Freshman Interest Group (FIG)

  11. Proactive Tactic for Recruitment of Women into UT ME • WEP made selected scholarship offers to students. FIG program required • Made 30 iterative offers • 6. Chair followed with call • 7. 19 (20 was goal) scholarships accepted - $2,000 each: $1,000 for fall semester • $1,000 for spring semester

  12. Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Women in ME • We have more 1st time freshmen females • Fall 2005 13.6% • Fall 2006 15.5% • Fall 2007 19.3% • Fall 2008 15% • Fall 200923% Established EAC Women in ME Scholarship Program for Fall 2009

  13. Spring Snapshot Admissions Data

  14. Student Quality

  15. Proactive Tactic for Recruitment of Women into UT ME • Repeat for this year • Retention

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