Rafael Alvarez - MESA Program Director

Theresa Garcia - MESA Engineering Program DirectorEric Pamintuan - SPSD Coordinator

Raga Bakhiet - MESA Program Director

Friday, March 15, 2013

Culture

Need

“LearningCulture”

“Color of the sky”:

Student Realities

What is Culture?

Graduates of high schools with low API scores First generation college students Economically disadvantaged Placement into basic skills courses Lack of necessary social and cultural capital

"the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group"

"the characteristic features of everyday existence shared by people in a place or time <popular culture>"

"the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization <a corporate culture>"

Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads

1. Academic Support and Social Integration

2. Research/Internship Experiences3. Professional Development Activities4. Summer Bridge Programs5. Mentoring

Hurtado, S. and Chang, M. (2010). Degrees of Success: Bachelor’s Degree Completion Rates among Initial STEM Majors. Higher Education Institute at UCLA.

Hurtado, S. and Chang, M. (2010). Degrees of Success: Bachelor’s Degree Completion Rates among Initial STEM Majors. Higher Education Institute at UCLA.

28.5% - Percentage of underrepresented minority groupsin national population (2006)

9.1% - Percentage of underrepresented minority groups among college-educated Americans in science and engineering occupations (academic and non-academic)

Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads (2010). National Academy of Sciences.

Victims … Blame othersComplainMake excusesRepeat ineffective behavior“Have to” do thingsPretend their problems belong to others“Try” Give up

FAILUREVictims seldom achieve goals

Creators … Accept responsibilityTake actionsSeek solutionsDo something new“Choose to” do thingsOwn their problems Commit & follow through Take control of their choices & their

lives!

SUCCESSCreators often achieve goals

Downing, S. (2009). Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. Wadsworth, Boston, MA, 6th Edition.

Secret to Success (a.k.a. African Village story):

“When you find something in life that you want as much as you want to breathe, then you will find the secret to success!”

Capstone for life: The purpose for the learningSkillsKnowledgeWisdomFREEDOM!

http://mesa.ucop.edu/ (See “MESA Video 2011”)

MESA Schools Program ~ 1,600 students San Diego Unified (K–12) – 800 Imperial Valley Unified (K–12) – 800

Community College ~ 365 studentsSan Diego City College – 200Southwestern College – 165

University (SDSU) ~ 320 students MESA Engineering Program (MEP) - 275 Maximizing Science Potential (MSP) - 45

INDUSTRY

or Graduate School

Serving over 2,200 students

Regular Directors’ meetings

Sharing of best practices/joint planning

Shared Industry Advisory Board

Joint grant seeking:

• NSF STEP: STEP Partnership of San Diego

• California Space Grant Consortium

• NSF ERC: Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

Academic Advising and Individual Academic Plans

STEM Course Clustering

Academic Excellence Workshops

Tutoring

College and Career Exploration

Transfer Assistance to 4-year Universities (2-year colleges only)

Assistance Applying to Graduate Schools (4-year universities only)

College Orientation Course

Collaboration with Student/Professional Organizations

Training Academies for Industry Skills

Regional Job Shadow Day

Scholarships

StrengthsQuest

Leadership Summit

Faculty Advisors

STEM Competitions

San Diego Region Joint Planning Conference

As important as classroom teaching

Develop tomorrow’s STEM workforce

Advisory Board Direct Access to students

Paid Interns - SPSD

Future hires

Industry Standards

Standards:

University Bridging

Counseling

Academic Support

Community

Industry Exposure

Goal 1: Recruitment and Participation• Enrollment at each school will increase 10% over previous year

Goal 2: Recruitment and Participation• At least 350 students will be enrolled in the SPSD/MESA

program from declared major through transfer or graduation within grant period

- 170 SDSU graduates- 76 transfers from SDCC- 159 transfers from SWC - 405 Total graduates or transfers (exceeded goal)

Goal 3: Academic Counseling• At least 160 program students will graduate in a STEM major

by the end of the grant period. (SDSU only)

Goal 4: Industry Exposure• At least 36 SPSD/MESA students will complete an internship

(100+ hours) each year

Goal 5: University Bridging Activities• At least 15 graduating seniors in the SPSD/MESA program will

enter STEM graduate study programs by the end of the 5-year grant period. (SDSU only)

07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Total

Chemistry 1 1 0 1 2 5

Engineering 3 1 5 1 6 16

Math 1 1 1 0 0 3

5 3 6 2 8 24

Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads (2010 Report)

Identifies 5 proven, intensive strategies for student success in STEM

MESA/SPSD implements 3 of 5 strategies

SPSD II proposes to build on MESA/SPSD best practices and implement remaining 2 strategies (Summer Bridge & Mentoring) in the context of a STEM pipeline (high school-CC-4 year university)

Lessons:HardworkPatienceSuccess