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An Academic Model for SEM Student Success in an Urban Commuter Institution. February 19, 2002. Connie Kubo Della-Piana, Evaluation Director Benjamin Flores, MIE Project Director Rosa Gomez, ACES Assistant Director Helmut Knaust, Associate Dean. Support for this program was
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An Academic Model for SEM Student Success in an Urban Commuter Institution February 19, 2002 Connie Kubo Della-Piana, Evaluation Director Benjamin Flores, MIE Project Director Rosa Gomez, ACES Assistant Director Helmut Knaust, Associate Dean Support for this program was provided by the National Science Foundation
UTEP Student Population Profile (Fall 2001) • 24 years of age (undergraduate average) • 69% Hispanic (Mexican American) • 82% from El Paso County • 98% commuter • 81% employed • 54% first generation university students
Fall 2001 Enrollment • 16,220 students 2,010 UG in Engineering + 904 UG in Science 2,91418% total enrollment
SCIENCE Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Geology Geophysics Microbiology Mathematics Physics Psychology ENGINEERING Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Mechanical Engineering UTEP Undergraduate Science & Engineering Programs
CircLES SEM Entering Student Program • Goal of the CircLES Program: to increase the retention of SEM entering students via the implementation of learning communities in the freshman year • Week long summer orientation • Placement exams in Math and English • Course clustering (Math, University Seminar, English Composition) • Proactive advising and scheduling
STRUCTURE LEARNING COMMUNITIES ORIENTATION PEER LEADERSHIP ADVISING
ORIENTATION CONNECTIONS MATH REVIEW LABORATORY/ DESIGN COLLEGE SUCCESS SKILLS
SCIENCE CHALLENGE CAMPUS TOURS SKILL SEMINARS MATH REVIEW
ADVISING SCHEDULE BUILDING ASSESSMENT INTRUSIVE ADVISING PERSONALIZED ADVISING EXPANDING CONNECTIONS
PEER LEADERSHIP PEER LEADERSHIP FALL 2001 TEAM
UTEP SEM Degrees Conferred to Minority Students from 1993 to 2000
Academic Center for Engineers and Scientists (ACES) • Goal: To promote and support good study habits in a state-of-the-art environment for all SEM commuter students • Classroom Complex • Physical Sciences • Biology and Environmental Science • Mathematics
ACES SERVICES SEM Tutoring Seminars and Workshops Career Opportunities Graduate School Recruiting
Center for Effective Teaching and Learning • Goals: • To provide leadership in teaching excellence at UTEP and in the region • To mentor new faculty and encourage senior faculty to stay focused on their teaching • To support scholarship of teaching
LESSONS LEARNED • Know that change = hard work • Review of organizational history • Identify new roles and people for new challenges • Identify innovators, champions, chairs and key senior faculty • Communicate, coordinate & make joint decisions • Support and recognize • Disseminate internally and market • Assess, adapt and modify
Support for this program was provided by the National Science Foundation