CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Connecticut Legislative Office Building

STEM, Higher Education, and Connecticut’s Future

Daryl E. Chubin

Director, AAAS Capacity CenterAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

October 26, 2005

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

General Workforce Concerns

• Numbers: Will we have enough?(Post-9/11 environment)

• Composition: What diversity brings The business case for diversity

• Fairness (rights-based arguments)

• Talent development

• Demographic change

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Shirley M. MalcomJoan Abdallah

Daryl E. Chubin

Kathryn Grogan

www.aaas.org/programs/education/about_ehr/pubs.shtml

Minority = Black/African American, Hispanic, and American Indian

Source: Joan Burrelli, NSF, based on 1999 Common Core of Data, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); NCES, 1998 IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey; UCLA Higher Education Research Institute,1998 American Freshman Survey (estimate); and NCES, 1998 IPEDS Completions Survey

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Factors Supporting Sustainable, Systemwide Change: The Short List

• Ownership & accountability• Resources, notably time• Data and research-based practices• High expectations & high standards• Management & system capacity• Implementation & technical assistance: Going to Scale

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Dilemma: Fix the Students, Pathways, or College?• Students

Demographic composition Pre-college academic preparation

• Pathways Intervention programs—a parallel universe Access to higher education—cost

• College Environment Cultural competence Structural support

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Top 30 National UniversitiesRank in

U.S. News’s College

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7

2. University of California, Los Angeles 25

3. University of California, Berkeley 20

4. Cornell University (NY) 13

5. Stanford University (CA) 5

6. Pennsylvania State University 48

7. Texas A&M University 60

8. University of California, San Diego 32

9. University of Pennsylvania 4

10. University of Michigan 25

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Main Sector Median Carnegie Class Student Related Size Pct Pell Pct UR Grad SAT Expenditures/FTE Min Rate

Yale U. Private 1,465 Doctoral/Res Ext $86,279 5,313 10.1% 14.2% 96%

Wesleyan U. Private 1,380 Bacc Lib Arts $30,061 2,713 13.8% 14.4% 91%

Connecticut College Private 1,286 Bacc Lib Arts $21,955 1,779 10.6% 7.7% 86.1%

U. of Connecticut Public 1,165 Doctoral/Res Ext $14,943 14,616 15% 9.5% 69.8%

U. of Hartford Private 1,055 Doctoral/Res Int $13,671 4,893 14.7% 13.6% 51.8%

U. of New Haven Private 1,020 Masters I $12,092 2,209 22.8% 17.3% 48.1%

E. Connecticut State U Public 1,030 Masters I $7,843 3,985 18.6% 11.3% 41.6%

W. Connecticut State U Public 945 Masters I $7,894 4,288 14.3% 12.5% 36.5%

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Design Principles to Expand Higher EducationPrinciple Evidence

Institutional leadership Commitment to inclusiveness across the campus community

Targeted recruitment Investing in and executing a feeder system, K-12

Engaged faculty Developing student talent as a rewarded faculty outcome

Personal attention Addressing, through mentoring and tutoring, the learning needs of each student

Peer support Student interaction opportunities that build support across cohorts and allegiance to institution, discipline, and profession

Enriched research experience Beyond-the-classroom hands-on opportunities and summer internships that connect to the world of work

Bridging to the next level Institutional relationships that help students and faculty to envision pathways to milestones and career development

Continuous evaluation Ongoing monitoring of process and outcomes that guide program adjustments to heighten impact

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Shirley M. Malcom

Daryl E. Chubin

Jolene K. Jesse

AAAS-NACMEOctober 2004www.aaas.org/standingourground

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Post-Michigan

• Admissions policies and holistic review

• Everything else: financial aid, outreach, targeted recruitment, faculty?

• Challenges by anti-affirmative action groups

• Failure of Administration to provide guidance except “race-neutral alternatives”

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy

Needed/Wanted:– Leadership– Dialogue– Staying Power– Resources– Mainstreaming– Advocacy