Hawaii PEEC Project IKE Indigenous Knowledge in Engineering ike
is the Hawaiian word for knowledge Joshua Kaakua Louise Pagotto,
Peter Crouch, and Herv Collin
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Hawaii PEEC Project Outline of the Presentation Summary of
Project Goals Activities Successes Challenges
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Geographical Location
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Campus Profiles ManoaMauiKCCWCCHCCLCC Programs Offered
293494764926 enrollment (Undergraduate)
20,4294,5279,0232,7054,6007,895 Student:Faculty Ratio
16:117:116:122:116:121:1 Men 45.4%38.5%48.8%40.3%63.9%43.9% Women
54.6%61.5%51.2%59.7%36.1%56.1% Native Hawaiian
14.4%34.4%18.9%41.9%26.9%
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Overview Strengthen the Pre-Engineering Core Curriculum among
PEEC campuses (including an online components) Prepare and support
Native Hawaiian students to Engineering through Mentoring and
Undergraduate Research Experiences. Engage Native Hawaiian students
in Sustainable Energy Engineering issues, to industries and
community partners.
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Activities: Pre-Engineering Core Identified and Articulated a
Common Pre-Engineering Curriculum 11 courses & 1 laboratory
Online Development: 75% Remainings: Chemistry Lab, Calculus III,
and Applied Statics Pre-Engineering Core Chemistry Mathematics
Physics Applied Mechanics Programming Basic Circuit Analysis
Community Colleges ASNS College of Engineering
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Activities: Recruitment IKE recruitment High school Connections
(Counselors, teachers, partner campuses) High School Interactions
(Class presentation & Brochure) Community Connections (family
members, friends, etc..)
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Activities: Recruitment Capacity-Building KCC generates
Brochures and web recruitment materials for all SEEs LeeCC WinCC
HonCC UH Maui College UH Mnoa Foster relationships with campus
Native Hawaiian student services, Upward Bound, METS, Na Pua Noeau
Promote `IKE and partner CCs at community meetings and through
local Native Hawaiian organizations.
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Activities: Retention Peer Mentoring AY 2010-2011AY 2011-2012 #
Students NH1215 Other Underrepresented53 Other67 # Cohort Students
17 Peer Mentoring Efforts MathematicsPhysicsChemistry Undergraduate
Research
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Activities: Retention Peer Mentoring through PLUS (Peer Led
Unit Session) AY 2010-2011AY 2011-2012 (only Fall 2011)Total Number
of Courses7512 Number of students impacted414788 PLUS Efforts
PhysicsChemistry(Mathematics)
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Activities: Retention Undergraduate Research Experience
Aerospace (USLI, Cansat) Robotics Asymmetric Capacitors
Pupillometry Utility Terrain Vehicle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wind
and solar Power Tower
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Activities: SEEs Summer Engineering Experience SEE1 KCC /
Guitar Building SEE2 MAUI / robotics SEE3 MANOA / REIS
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Activities: Cultural Experiences Cultural Experiences And
Engineering
Successes: URE SAADASDA Enhanced learning experience as a STEM
major65%35%0% Positively affected decision to continue to 4-year
institution71%23%6%0% Increase involved in engineering
programs/activities71%29%0% Travel to conference enhanced research
experience56%44%0% Recommend to other students82%18%0% VSSDVD
Overall satisfaction76%24%0% Undergraduate Research Dissemination
USLICansatNCURERNAISES SA=Strongly Agree, A=Agree, DA=Disagree,
SDA=Strongly Disagree VS=Very Satisfied S=Satisfied D=Dissatisfied
VD=Very Dissatisfied
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Successes: ASNS College of Engineering KCCLCCMAUIWCCLCC ASNS
Pre-Engineering ASNS Expansion to most PEEC Institutions
Articulation with: University of Hawai i at Mnoa College of
Engineering
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APT at each Campus: Assessment specialist Recruitment
Specialist Retention Specialist Curriculum specialist Summer Bridge
coordinators Successes: APTs
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Challenges: Cohort / Math Retention Mentors Social Networking
Cohort Mentors PLUS Social Networking Scaling up Emporium Model
Math Retention