Collaboration across Departments and Articulation for STEM Educators: A New Approach That Serves Everyone with an Overview of Project SEED (funded by NSF) and Its Ultimate Goals Presenters: Dr. Sarah Church , Assistant Professor, Education Department, Hostos Community College of the City University of New York, PI Project SEED Dr. Vladimir Ovtcharenko , Associate Professor, Natural Sciences Department, Hostos Community College of the City University of New York, Co-PI Project SEED Dr. Ross Flek , Assistant Professor, Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College of the City University of New York, Co-PI Project SEED, Engineering Degree Program Advisory Council Member
What is the NSF Robert Noyce Program? • General goals of the Noyce Grants set forth by NSF: • Capacity Building Grant ($300,000) • Phase I Grant ($1.2 million) • Noyce Master Teacher’s program
The Two Big Problems 1 - Articulation is a problem facing many community college students today. Not being able to transfer courses they have already successfully completed at their community colleges, they discover, to their dismay, that they must take courses a second time. This is an unfair and expensive burden for students who are forced to use up their financial aid grants and incur higher student loan debt. This is also an inefficient use of taxpayer resources, as additional federal grants and loans are often required for students to take courses twice. 2 - The number of qualified Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers in the U.S. has reached a critical shortage. One problem identified by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is that the majority who teach STEM subjects in schools are not certified in these disciplines. These may be dedicated, hard-working teachers, but as math and science are not their specialty, they often lack the passion as well as the expertise required to inspire our children to become STEM professionals.
Inspiration for Project SEED Project SEED (STEM Educators Expansion Directive) for candidates in Chemistry and Environmental Science , a program funded by the Noyce Capacity Building Program at NSF , is intended to address these two national problems. Hostos Community College and Lehman College of the City University of New York (CUNY) are partnering to create a comprehensive career path for STEM college majors to become STEM teachers in high-needs school districts. Over the past eight years, Hostos Community College has successfully created several such joint-degree/dual-admission programs in partnership with several CUNY four-year colleges, including degrees in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Forensic Science. These programs offer an exciting new pathway that seamlessly transfers STEM majors to four-year colleges without requiring any duplication of credits. As a result of this innovative approach, more than 500 Hostos students have entered the STEM pipeline. Project SEED benefits students, STEM degree programs, colleges, and indeed, our nation.
Overview of the Current STEM Joint-Degrees at Hostos • Civil Engineering with City College of CUNY (CCNY) • Electrical Engineering with CCNY • Mechanical Engineering with CCNY • Chemical Engineering with CCNY • Environmental Engineering with CCNY • Forensic Science with John Jay College of CUNY In addition, Hostos, together with John Jay College, offers a joint-degree in Criminal Justice
How the CUNY Justice Academy Works How the Academy Works • By enrolling in a degree program of the CUNY Justice Academy, you receive dual admission into one of the six participating CUNY community colleges and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The first 60 credits are taken at a “partner” community college campus, with the final 60 credits taken at John Jay. • This means that when you successfully complete the first 60 credits, with a GPA of 2.0 or better, and you have completed at least one 3- credit college-level course in mathematics and English with a grade of "C" or better, you not only receive an associate’s degree from the partner campus but are rewarded with the option of guaranteed transfer to John Jay. Once at John Jay, you will be on track to complete your bachelor’s degree.
Joint/Dual Engineering Degree Programs with The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering (GSOE) of CUNY Program Overview Hostos Community College offers Associate in Science (A.S.) degrees in Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. These programs are jointly registered, dual admission programs with the existing Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degrees at the City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering (GSOE) of CUNY. The programs have been designed to meet the licensure guidelines of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and will provide Hostos students with the same curriculum as the first two years of the licensure qualifying program required at The City College of New York (CCNY). Upon successful completion of the lower division at Hostos, students will have a seamless transition to the upper division of the baccalaureate program at CCNY. The students will spend two more years at CCNY’s GSOE toward completing a BE.
EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK JOINT PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING : Hostos Community College (HCC) and the City College of New York (CCNY) offer an Associate in Science (AS) degree in Mechanical Engineering Science as a jointly registered, dual admission program with the existing Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (B.E./M.E.) at the CCNY. The program has been designed to meet the licensure guidelines of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The program will provide HCC students with the same curriculum as the first two years of the licensure qualifying mechanical engineering program required at CCNY.
EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK JOINT PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING : Upon successful completion of the lower division at HCC, students will have a seamless transition to the upper division of the baccalaureate program at CCNY. The dual/joint program will offer increased educational opportunities for Hispanics, African Americans and other underrepresented minorities in science and engineering fields who might otherwise be denied access to higher education. The collegial nature of the program will facilitate the transition to the professional portion of the curriculum. Mechanical Engineering Science students will enroll in the existing science and mathematics courses at Hostos and will enroll in the two mechanical engineering courses at CCNY until there is sufficient enrollment to offer the courses on the Hostos campus. Students entering the program will be granted dual admission to HCC and CCNY. CCNY guarantees admission to HCC students who complete the A.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering Science and satisfies further criteria set forth by CCNY.
ePermits Prerequisites for ePermits in Mechanical Engineering ME 14500 2.0 CR Computer-Aided Drafting ME 24600 3.0 CR Engineering Mechanics I* *Pre-Req: PHYS 210 (min C) *Pre-/Co-Req: ME 145000 “C” Passing Grade Requirement : Math 210, Math 200, Math 220, Math 310, Math 320, Math 360, Chem 210, Chem 220, Chem 310, Phys 210, Phys 220, Engr 204, ME 246000 In order to be transferred to CCNY a minimum overall GPA of 2.7 and a minimum GPA of 2.5 in college level math and science are required. The student may not receive a grade below a “C” in any of the math and science courses at anytime that such a course is taken.
Engineering Degrees Overview Total Engineering Enrollment Totals 176 169 166 157 155 153 128 116 114 105 97 81 61 52 36 19 10 2 Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012
Engineering Degrees Overview Engineering Programs Enrollment 120 100 100 92 89 88 80 74 72 69 68 66 65 62 EE 60 58 57 56 55 CE 52 51 51 48 48 ME 40 40 ChE 37 35 30 30 25 22 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 15 15 14 14 13 11 10 10 9 8 6 4 2 1 0
Engineering Degrees Overview EE Graduates CE Graduates ME Graduates ChE Graduates Totals 2005 - 2006 1 1 2006 - 2007 1 1 2007 - 2008 6 6 2008 - 2009 13 13 2009 - 2010 6 1 7 2010 - 2011 14 2 5 21 2011 - 2012 9 9 3 4 25 74 Totals 50 11 3 10
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