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An Academic Model for SEM Student Success in an Urban Commuter Institution

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

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. El Paso County Demographic Data:Census 2000

  4. Fall 2001 Enrollment • 16,220 students 2,010 UG in Engineering + 904 UG in Science 2,91418% total enrollment

  5. UTEP SEM Students from 1994 to 2001

  6. 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

  7. UTEP’s Academic Model for SEM Student Success

  8. 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

  9. STRUCTURE LEARNING COMMUNITIES ORIENTATION PEER LEADERSHIP ADVISING

  10. ORIENTATION CONNECTIONS MATH REVIEW LABORATORY/ DESIGN COLLEGE SUCCESS SKILLS

  11. SCIENCE CHALLENGE CAMPUS TOURS SKILL SEMINARS MATH REVIEW

  12. ADVISING SCHEDULE BUILDING ASSESSMENT INTRUSIVE ADVISING PERSONALIZED ADVISING EXPANDING CONNECTIONS

  13. LEARNING COMMUNITIES

  14. PEER LEADERSHIP PEER LEADERSHIP FALL 2001 TEAM

  15. Fall 2001 Status of CircLES Peer Facilitators (n=97)

  16. CircLES First Semester Student Performance(Fall 2000)

  17. CircLES SEM Student Retention

  18. Anticipated Degrees Conferred (2001-2015)

  19. UTEP SEM Degrees Conferred to Minority Students from 1993 to 2000

  20. 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

  21. ACES SERVICES SEM Tutoring Seminars and Workshops Career Opportunities Graduate School Recruiting

  22. ACES Average Student Usage: Fall 2000/ Fall 2001

  23. Academic Center for Engineers and Scientists

  24. 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

  25. Faculty CETaL Workshop Attendance (1998-2001)

  26. 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

  27. Support for this program was provided by the National Science Foundation

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