CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy Connecticut Legislative Office Building STEM, Higher Education, and Connecticuts Future Daryl E. Chubin Director, AAAS Capacity Center American 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. Malcom Joan Abdallah Daryl E. Chubin Kathryn Grogan 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

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 programsa parallel universe Access to higher educationcost College Environment Cultural competence Structural support

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy Top 30 National Universities Rank in U.S. Newss College 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology7 2. University of California, Los Angeles25 3. University of California, Berkeley20 4. Cornell University (NY)13 5. Stanford University (CA)5 6. Pennsylvania State University48 7. Texas A&M University60 8. University of California, San Diego32 9. University of Pennsylvania4 10. University of Michigan25

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy Main Sector Median Carnegie Class Student Related Size Pct Pell Pct UR Grad SAT Expenditures/FTE Min Rate Yale U.Private1,465Doctoral/Res Ext$86,2795, %14.2%96% Wesleyan U.Private1,380Bacc Lib Arts$30,0612, %14.4%91% Connecticut CollegePrivate1,286Bacc Lib Arts$21,9551, %7.7%86.1% U. of ConnecticutPublic1,165Doctoral/Res Ext$14,94314,61615%9.5%69.8% U. of HartfordPrivate1,055Doctoral/Res Int$13,6714, %13.6%51.8% U. of New HavenPrivate1,020Masters I$12,0922, %17.3%48.1% E. Connecticut State UPublic1,030Masters I$7,8433, %11.3%41.6% W. Connecticut State UPublic945Masters I$7,8944, %12.5%36.5%

CONNvene: A Statewide STEM Dialogue and Strategy Design Principles to Expand Higher Education PrincipleEvidence Institutional leadershipCommitment to inclusiveness across the campus community Targeted recruitmentInvesting in and executing a feeder system, K-12 Engaged facultyDeveloping student talent as a rewarded faculty outcome Personal attentionAddressing, through mentoring and tutoring, the learning needs of each student Peer supportStudent interaction opportunities that build support across cohorts and allegiance to institution, discipline, and profession Enriched research experienceBeyond-the-classroom hands-on opportunities and summer internships that connect to the world of work Bridging to the next levelInstitutional relationships that help students and faculty to envision pathways to milestones and career development Continuous evaluationOngoing 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-NACME October

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