2009-10 Native American 2009-10 Native American Status ReportStatus Report

Marcia Gumpertz

Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Diversity

September 2010

gumpertz@ncsu.edu

TOPICS• Purpose of Native American Status Report

• Undergraduate Students

• Graduate Students

• Staff

• Faculty

Purpose of the Status Report

• Monitor the status and trends of Native American students and faculty presence, performance and success, and staff demographics and turnover

• Provide information and analysis to the senior campus leadership

• Assess our progress, pinpoint where we have been successful, where changes are needed

• Inform decisions on policy and practice

2009 Status Report Highlights

• Undergraduate Students– Applications, Admissions, Scholarships – Graduation rates

• Graduate Students– Admissions – Masters and Doctoral Programs– Masters and Doctoral Degrees Conferred

• Staff – distribution among occupations– changes from last year

• Faculty – 5-year trends, by tenure status

Note: Race and Ethnicity categories for domestic students were changed for 2008-09 year.

In Fall 2009Check one: Are you Hispanic or Latino? – yes, noIf you check “yes”, you are counted as Hispanic no matter what else you check.

And then

Check one or more: Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White

If you are not counted as Hispanic, you are counted as one of these, “not specified” or “2 or more races”.

Fall 2009 – What Boxes were Checked?

Boxes CheckedNumber of Freshman Applicants

Native American only 97

Native American + White 98

Native American + Black 33

Native American + Asian 1

Native American + Hispanic 1

Native American + Black + White 25

Native American + Black + Hispanic 9

Native American + other combinations 19

Total 283

Status of Native American Undergraduate Students

Fall Freshman Applications and Fall Freshman Applications and Admissions - Native AmericanAdmissions - Native American

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Applications Admissions EnrolledApplications* Admit* Enrolled*

* Dashed lines indicate all applicants who checked the Native American category; Solid lines indicate those who identified as Native American only

Native American Freshman Fall Applications, Admits, Enrolled

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009/2009*

Applications 89 96 62 107 96 128 97 / 280

Admitted 53 58 49 47 55 64 45 / 115

Enrolled 26 33 33 22 28 31 21 / 56

*In 2009, the first value indicates students who checked Native American only, the second indicates all students who checked Native American regardlessof whether they checked more than one race or ethnicity.

Native American Freshman Admission Rate and Yield

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009/2009*

Admission Rates

Native American 60% 60% 78% 44% 57% 50% 46% / 41%

Total NC State 62% 59% 66% 61% 60% 59% 55%

Yield (Enrolled/Admitted)

Native American 49% 57% 67% 47% 51% 48% 47% / 49%

Total NC State 48% 47% 47% 48% 49% 45% 45%

*In 2009, the first value indicates students who checked Native American only, the second indicates all students who checked Native American regardlessof whether they checked more than one race or ethnicity.

Native American High School Students in North Carolina

• ~950 graduate from NC high schools per year• ~25% (237) graduate with college prep course of study• 97 applied to NC State in 2009• 45 admitted in 2009 (46% admission rate)• 21 enrolled in 2009 (47% yield)

2008 NC College-Readiness public high schools – Native American•1.3% of SAT takers in NC (705)• 0.5% of AP Test Takers (128) • 0.5% of AP scores of 3 or better (67) – big increase over 2003 (0.3% - 36 students)

• 0.5% (97) of 2009 NCSU applicants – Native only• 1.5% (280) of NCSU applicants – checked Native Am.

• 0.4% (45) of admitted freshmen – Native only•1.1% (115) of admitted freshmen – checked Native Am.

What Are We Doing to Increase Under-Represented Admits and Enrollments?

• K-12 outreach – Visitors’ Center and ODI provide campus visits to high school and

middle school groups– Many pre-college programs - http://www.ncsu.edu/precollege/– Planning Native Youth Congress for 2011

• Native American Visitation Day• Pack Preview – visits to high schools/community colleges• Annual Native American Pow Wow• New American Indian Advisory Group• Holistic admissions process• Provide financial aid to eligible students

2009-10 NC State Undergraduate Financial Aid Applicants By Ethnicity

Pack Promise – Started in 2006 Eligibility

•No separate application required other than regular financial aid application •Family income at or below 150% of poverty level

Benefits

•Have 100% need met for up to 9 semesters of enrollment•Maximum need-based loan of $2,500 per year + $1,500 in FWS•Scholarship and grant funding to meet remaining need•Priority for undergraduate research work-study opportunities, more focused financial aid and academic advising

About 320 awarded each year, but fewer in 2009-10.

•2006-07: 315 •2007-08: 319•2008-09: 329•2009-10: 279

Chancellor’s Leadership AwardsSeparate scholarship application required•Applicants rank-ordered by total scores from folder review process•Rank order and financial need used to allocate scholarships•Award valued at $5,000 per year for a total of 4 years

50 Scholarships Awarded each year

UNC Campus Scholarships for Native Americans (formerly called Native American Incentive Grant and Incentive Scholarship for Native Americans)Selection Criteria

– Demonstrate significant financial need– NC resident, tribal enrollment card– Admitted to NC State and enrolled full time

Retention of 2006 Freshman CohortPercent returning after 1,2, 3 years

Cohort Size 1-year 2-years 3-years

Native American Students 22 (100%) 17 (81%) 16 (76%) 15 (71%)

Women 4 (100%) 4 (100%) 4 (100%) 4 (100%)

Men 18 (100%) 13 (72%) 12 (67%) 11 (61%)

2003 Cohort 3 year retention rate, 4-5-6 year graduation rates

Cohort Size

3-year retention

4-year grad

5-year grad

6-year grad

Native American Students 26 (100%) 19 (73%) 8 (31%) 14 (54%) 16 (62%)

Women 13 (100%) 8 (62%) 3 (23%) 6 (46%) 6 (46%)

Men 13 (100%) 11 (85%) 5 (38%) 8 (62%) 10 (77%)

Factors Related to Retention and Success• Cultural identity- maintain strong bonds with heritage

– Native American Student Association, NASA office, AISES– Pow Wow and other campus ceremonies

• Academic preparation – Native American Symposium– summer bridge programs – Summer Start– Help early in first year – Peer mentor program

• Family support; institutional support for first generation college students, alcohol and drug use, help dealing with instance of campus hostility– Asst Director of Native American Student Affairs– Pack Promise

• Financial resources – recognize stepping out, need for more than 4 years of aid– Scholarships, particularly UNC Campus Scholarships

NC State Programs to Increase Retention and Graduation Rates

• Guaranteed 4.0 Academic Bootcamp

• Pack Promise coaches, research experiences

• AGEP Research Experiences in STEM fields

• Online Center for Student Success http://www.ncsu.edu/success/index.html

• Advisory CounCil for Enhancing Student Success (ACCESS) http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/committees/access/index.html

• Student Success Inventory – over 100 programs across campus

Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred to Native Americans

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Number 34 27 22 37 23 35 24

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Native American Undergraduate Summary

• Native American Freshmen – 2009 is lowest in 2003-2009 period – 21 students – Fluctuates from .5% to .7% of applications– Admission rate has declined from 2003 to 2009

• Transfers to NC State: 3 students in 2009• Undergraduate Enrollment: decreased from 177 in

2005 to 131 in 2009• Retention and Graduation

– 4/21 of 2006 cohort left before sophomore year (retention rate=81%). One left each year after that.

– Graduation rate: 15/25 (60%) in 2003 cohort– Degrees awarded fluctuates: 25 to 35 per year

Graduate Students

Native American Graduate Admissions

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Native American MR Admitted 3 7 4 6 5

Native American MR Applied 12 12 6 10 8

Native American Admission Rate 25% 58% 67% 60% 63%

Total Admission Rate 47% 45% 49% 49% 36%

Native American DR Admitted 3 2 1 6 2

Native American DR Applied 5 9 4 10 4

Native American Admission Rate 60% 22% 25% 60% 50%

Total Admission Rate 34% 30% 33% 37% 24%

Number of Graduate Degrees Conferred to Native Americans

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Masters 6 2 12 5 3 3 4 4

DR incl DVM 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

Doctorates

Masters

What We Are Doing to Increase the Enrollment and Success of Underrepresented Graduate

Students?

• Graduate School Diversity Enhancement Grants

• Ladders Programs for Graduate Students: Initial Summer Research (ISR), First Year Masters Ladder (FYM), Master’s to Doctorate (MPhD).

• Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity: Funded by NIH to recruit and retain graduate and undergraduate students majoring in biomedical, behavioral, and veterinary medicine.

• Bridge to the Doctorate: NSF Funds 2-year fellowships for 12 graduate students in engineering and sciences

• CHAMPS Program - NC State partnership with UNCF and private HBCUs

Native AmericanGraduate Student Summary

• Doctoral: – 4 to 10 students apply each year (.1% of applicants in 2009)– 14 admitted over past 5 years – .2% of all admitted– 44% admission rate (31% over all ethnic grps)– 5 doctoral degrees awarded 2005-2009

• Masters:– 6 to 12 apply each year (.1% of applicants in 2009)– 25 (52%) admitted over past 5 years – .2% of all admitted– 52% admission rate (44% admission rate overall)– 19 masters degrees awarded 2005-2009

Native American Staff

Native American Staff Exits in 2009Category NA 2009

(% of total)NA Exited (exited/NA 2009)

Total Exited (exited/Total 2009)

EPA Professional 6 (.4%) 2 / 6 (33%) 275 / 1702 (16%)

SPA Professional 4 (.4%) 1 / 4 (25%) 44 / 929 (5%)

Technical 2 (.3%) 1 / 2 (50%) 114 / 764 (15%)

Clerical 1 (.1%) 1 / 1 (100%) 159 / 1151 (14%)

Skilled Crafts 3 (.9%) 0 34 / 323 (11%)

Service / Maintenance

0 0 61 / 720 (8%)

Total 16 (.3%) 5 / 16 (31%) 687 / 5589 (12%)

Native American Staff Hired in 2009Category NA Hired/Total Hired

EPA Professional 1 / 127 (.8%)

SPA Professional 0 / 20

Technical 0 / 34

Clerical 0 / 9

Skilled Crafts 0 / 4

Service / Maintenance 0 / 12

Total 1 / 206 (.5%)

Staff Presence and Turnover• Number of Native American staff (16) is tiny

and is small compared to NC population (0.3% of total staff compared to 1.3% of NC population)

• 2 Native American staff resigned in 2009

• 3 were dismissed.

• Proportion leaving NCSU is far higher (31% compared to 12%) than in other groups

Native American Faculty

Number of Native American Faculty

0

1

2

3

4

5

T 4 3 3 3 2 2 1

TT 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

NTT 0 2 0 0 2 2 3

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Native American PhD Pool Selected Fields

% of PhDs granted to US Citizens, 2006

% of TT Asst Professors, NCSU 2009

Life Sciences 15 / 6014 0

Phys Sciences 7 / 3315 0

Social Sciences 26 / 4872 0

Engineering 3 / 2185 0

Education 35 / 4974 0

Humanities 23 / 4063 0

Initiatives to Increase the Pipeline and Improve the Climate

• Building Future Faculty Program: Professional development workshop for diverse graduate students preparing for academic careers

•Alliance for Building Faculty Diversity in the Mathematical Sciences: postdoctoral fellowships • ADVANCE Developing Diverse Departments at NC State: climate workshops for department heads, network of faculty working to promote diversity in hiring, mentoring

• Target of Opportunity Hire Program

Native American Faculty Summary

• In 2009– no tenure track assistant professors– only 1 tenured faculty member– 3 non-tenure track faculty

• Since 2003– 2 TT asst professors, both have resigned– 3 tenured assoc professors; 1 still here, 1 retired, 1

resigned– 1 tenured full professor, now deceased.

Sources: • NCSU University Planning and Analysis websites http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/• NCSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid• College Bound Seniors 2008. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seniors-2008 • College Board AP Summary Reports: 2008 http://www.collegeboard.com/html/aprtn/pdf/state_reports/09_0467_St_Report_NORTHCAROLINA_X1a_081223.pdf •McAfee, M.E. April 2000. From their voices: American Indians in higher education and the phenomenon of stepping out. Making Strides, AAAS, 2(2): http://ehrweb.aaas.org/mge/Archives/5/Macafee.html • Survey of Earned Doctorates 2007. http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.htm