2010-11 Native American 2010-11 Native American Status ReportStatus Report

Marcia Gumpertz

Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Diversity

June 2011

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

2010-11 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 Applicants – What Boxes were Checked?

Boxes CheckedNumber of Freshman Applicants

2009

Number of Freshman Applicants

2010Native American only 97 101

Native American + White 98 101

Native American + Black 33 59

Native American + Asian 1 3

Native American + Hispanic 1 12

Native American + Black + White 25 29

Native American + Black + Hispanic

9 7

Native American + other combs 19 27

Total 283 339

Status of Native American Undergraduate Students

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

050

100150200250300350

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Applications 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* 2010/2010*

Applications 89 96 62 107 96 128 97 / 280 101 / 339

Admitted 53 58 49 47 55 64 45 / 115 49 / 147

Enrolled 26 33 33 22 28 31 21 / 56 19 / 62

*In 2009 and 2010, the first value indicates students who checked Native American only, the second indicates all students who checked Native American regardless of whether they checked more than one race or ethnicity.

Native American Freshman Admission Rate and Yield

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009/2009* 2010/2010*

Admission Rates

Native American 78% 44% 57% 50% 46% / 41% 49% / 43%

Total NC State 66% 61% 60% 59% 55% 54%

Yield (Enrolled/Admitted)

Native American 67% 47% 51% 48% 47% / 49% 39% / 42%

Total NC State 47% 48% 49% 45% 45% 43%

*In 2009 and 2010, the first value indicates students who checked Native American only, the second indicates all students who checked Native American regardless of whether they checked more than one race or ethnicity.

Native American High School Students in North Carolina

• 904 graduated from NC high schools in 2009• 627 took SAT• 141 took one or more AP tests • 101 applied to NC State in 2010• 49 admitted in 2010 (49% admission rate)• 19 enrolled in 2010 (39% yield)

2009 NC College-Readiness public high schools – Native American•1.1% of SAT takers in NC (627)• 0.6% of AP Test Takers (141) • 0.5% of AP scores of 3 or better (66)

• 0.5% (101) of 2010 NCSU applicants – Native only• 1.7% (339) of NCSU applicants – checked Native Am.

• 0.5% (49) of admitted freshmen – Native only•1.4% (147) of admitted freshmen – checked Native Am.

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

• Summer Start, Native American Cohort• 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/– Native Youth Congress June 2011

• Native American Visitation Day and Pow Wow• Pack Preview – visits to high schools/community colleges• American Indian Advisory Group• Booth and workshop at American Indian Unity Conference• Provide financial aid to eligible students

Retention of Native American FreshmanPercent returning after 1,2, 3 years

Cohort Size 1-year 2-years 3-years

2006 Cohort 22 (100%) 17 (81%) 16 (76%) 15 (71%)

2007 Cohort 28 (100%) 23 (82%) 20 (71%) 18 (64%)

Native American 3 year retention rate, 4-5-6 year graduation rates

Cohort Size

3-year retention 4-year grad 5-year grad 6-year grad

2003 Cohort 26 (100%) 19 (73%) 8 (31%) 14 (54%) 16 (62%)

2004 Cohort 33 (100%) 26 (79%) 19 (58%) 22 (67%) 25 (76%)

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

• Summer Start

• 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

Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred to Native Americans

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Number 34 27 22 37 23 35 18 24

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Native American Undergraduate Summary

• Native American Freshmen – 2010 is lowest in 2003-2010 period – 19 students – Fluctuates from .5% to .7% of applications– Admission rate around 50% last several years

• Transfers to NC State: 7 students in 2010• Undergraduate Enrollment: decreased from 177 in

2005 to 122 in 2010• Retention and Graduation

– 5/28 of 2007 cohort left before sophomore year (retention rate=82%). Three left before junior year.

– Graduation rate: 25/33 (76%) in 2004 cohort– Degrees awarded – fluxuating downward trend

Graduate Students

Native American Graduate Admissions2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Native American MR Admitted

3 7 4 6 5 11

Native American MR Applied

12 12 6 10 8 21

Native American Admission Rate

25% 58% 67% 60% 63% 52%

Total Admission Rate 47% 45% 49% 49% 36% 33%

Native American DR Admitted

3 2 1 6 2 1

Native American DR Applied

5 9 4 10 4 3

Native American Admission Rate

60% 22% 25% 60% 50% 33%

Total Admission Rate 34% 30% 33% 37% 24% 21%

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 (excludes DVM except where noted): – 3 to 10 students apply each year (0.07% of 2010 applicants)– 12 admitted over past 5 years – 0.3% of all admitted– 33% admission rate (21% over all ethnic grps)– 5 doctoral degrees awarded 2005-2010 (incl DVM)

• Masters:– Larger number of applicants in 2010 (21/8598 = 0.2%)– 33 admitted over past 5 years – 0.3% of all admitted– 52% admission rate (33% admission rate overall)– 19 masters degrees awarded 2006-2010

Native American Staff

Native American Staff Exits in 2010Category NA 2010

(% of total)NA Exited (exited/NA 2010)

Total Exited (exited/Total 2010)

EPA Professional 4 (.2%) 2 / 4 (50%) 305 / 1742 (18%)

SPA Professional 5 (.5%) 0 / 5 66 / 940 (7%)

Technical 2 (.3%) 0 / 2 77 / 760 (10%)

Clerical 0 1 / 0 125 / 1115 (11%)

Skilled Crafts 2 (.6%) 1 / 2 (50%) 28 / 318 (9%)

Service / Maintenance

0 0 71 / 736 (10%)

Total 13 (.2%) 4 / 13 (31%) 672 / 5611 (12%)

Staff Presence and Turnover• Number of Native American staff (13) is tiny

and is small compared to NC population (0.2% of total staff compared to 1.3% of NC population)

• No new Native American staff were hired from 10/2009 to 9/2010

• 3 Native American staff resigned in 2010

• 1 contract ended.

• 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 1

TT 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

NTT 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 2

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Native American PhD Pool Selected Fields

% of PhDs granted to US Citizens, 2009

% of TT Asst Professors, NCSU 2010

Life Sciences 31 / 11,402 1/95

Phys Sciences 9 / 8,331 0

Social Sciences 27 / 7,836 0

Engineering 12 / 7,634 0

Education 46 / 6,531 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 2010– 1 tenure track assistant professor (CNR)– 1 tenured assoc prof phased retirement (COM)– 2 non-tenure track faculty (CED, PAMS)

• Changes from 2009– 1 TT and 1 NTT assistant professor hired– 1 tenured faculty member on phased retirement– 1 NTT lecturer contract ended– 1 NTT assistant professor switched identification

from “Native American” to “two or more races”

Sources: • NCSU University Planning and Analysis websites http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/• NCSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid• College Bound Seniors 2009. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seniors-2009 • College Board AP Report to the Nation, North Carolina Supplement, Feb 9, 2011 http://apreport.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/downloads/pdfs/AP%20RTN%202011_StateReport_NC.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