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 4

5. National Data Community 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 2008 http://www.aacc.nche.edu/AboutCC/Pages/fastfacts.aspx http://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? 9

10. 10 Questions and Answers

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12. 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

13. 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