1. Putting the another “M” in STEM…Maritime
STEM PROGRAMS: A rung on the Ladder of Opportunity for Maritime Careers

2. SUNY Maritime College STEM Programs
Maritime STEM Academy
Passport to Oceanography
After-School Program

3. Maritime STEM Academy One-week residential STEM program
Maritime High School Students
Cost $1300 per week; subsidized through foundations and private donors
Curriculum Combines classwork with hands-on application of STEM principles
Algebra, Trig, Chemistry, Physics
Simulators
On water activities
Capstone project
For the past four years, SUNY Maritime College has hosted a five-day residential summer STEM program. The purpose of the STEM Academy is to provide inner city youth from maritime-themed high schools with an intense and enjoyable experience at SUNY Maritime College, while encouraging the students to consider marine-related college and career choice. The program exposes participants to top notch analytical classes and team building exercises that engage the students in thinking about the many pathways to the maritime sector.
Initially the program started as a partnership with the New York City Harbor School, the program has grown and included other schools. This past summer the program included students from maritime schools in Buffalo, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. This program received limited funding from donors and other non-profit organizations. Our proposal will expand this STEM Academy from 15 students to 60 students and from a one week to a two week program, and transition the program to be self-sufficient within five years
The STEM Academy has been successful in attracting a very diverse population that would not have otherwise been exposed to a Maritime Academy. This year over 50 percent of attendees in the STEM Academy program were URMs and females. As a testament to the program, the number of students accepted at Maritime College from these schools has increased since As, such we will also open the program to vocational and technical high schools from New York City, New York State and its region, with an emphasis on urban area high schools.
During the week long Maritime STEM Academy program, high school students experience a varied curriculum combining class work, hands-on application of STEM principles, and on-the water-activities that exercise their quantitative reasoning critical thinking, and communication skills.
In addition to classes in Algebra and Trigonometry, Physics, and Chemistry, students use our state of the art tug/barge simulator, and complete a week-long team building project that involves concepts of Mathematics, Sciences, and Naval Architecture.
The students are engaged in all aspects of building boats starting in a classroom using water tanks, aluminum foil, and clay, and then moving up to designing their boats using engineering 3D software. Their 3D designs are then printed with a 3D printer. Their final project involves building a life size version of their boat designs and testing them on the water. On the last day of the program the students brief a group of visitors on their approach to their project and why the projected succeeded or failed. During this program, Maritime College faculty and staff engage the students in thinking about the many pathways into the maritime sector.

4. Passport to Urban Oceanography
Two-week non-residential program
High School Students from NYC Boroughs
Tuition $400
Curriculum: Snapshot of scientific research
uses a primarily hands-on project-based learning model
This non-residential two week summer program meaningfully connects STEM curriculum and student learning experiences to the study of their local marine environment. With a focus on environmental science, students are exposed to biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and mathematics, providing them with an integrated view of science. SUNY Maritime College is situated on a peninsula where the East River meets the Long Island Sound and offers a perfect location for an urban oceanography program. In July 2015, we successfully conducted the inaugural Passport to Urban Oceanography program with twelve high school students from the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens participating in this first two-week program. This proposal will increase participation in the Passport to Urban Oceanography program from these underserved communities by redesigning it into a multi-year program and expanding it to 40 students. Extensive research suggests that not only does an increase in STEM careers stimulate the economy, but increased participation by URM groups is critical due to changing demographics in the US (National Academy of Sciences, 2011).
Passport to Urban Oceanography represents a snapshot of scientific research and uses a primarily hands-on project-based learning model. This method ensures that all students are engaged in five active learning processes; Reflection, Research, Discovery, Application, and Communication (Lahoy-Rush,Ward, 2015). Passport to Oceanography introduces students to critical local environmental issues through teacher lead discussion and independent research (Reflection, Research), teaches them the skills to study questions related to these issues both in the field and laboratory (Discovery, Application), and how to synthesize this information quantitatively and qualitatively (Communication). Student participation thus will not only provide basic technical and quantitative skills, but will also enhance critical thinking and independent thinking. These skills provide a foundation that can be applied to any scientific discipline. More importantly, development of these skills also provides the self-confidence URM students need for successful performance in college levels of study

5. After-School Programs
Three-year grant from NYSED $1.8 million STEM Grant
Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation
Banana Kelly and Jane Addams High Schools
Maritime College
The goal of the program is to create or expand community learning centers and provide academic enrichment and youth development opportunities for students attending schools that serve a high percentage of low-income families.
provide the motivation
and inspiration for a student to successfully graduate from high
school and look ahead to college and lifelong employment

6. Way Ahead Maritime College Strategic Outreach Coordinator:
Expand STEM programs
Maritime Academy: Increase from 15 students to 60 students
Passport to Oceanography: Increase from 12 students to 40 Students
Increase partnerships (high schools, community groups, donors)
Increase applications and enrollment by under-represented minorities(URMs) and females
Strategic Out-Reach Coordinator. Modeled after the highly successful US Naval Academic initiative which significantly increased number of URMs and females applicants and enrolled students from NY City, the Strategic Outreach Coordinator would provide Maritime College with a focal point for:
• Marketing summer SUNY Maritime College STEM programs in NYC and other NY urban areas;
• Coordinating STEM outreach events at NYC schools utilizing faculty and Maritime College Students;
• Coordinating information sessions for parents and students at schools and other community venues regarding opportunities in the maritime industry and paths to those careers;
• Coordinating NYC recruiting efforts;
• Coordinating STEM program partnerships, funding, and marketing efforts; and
• Assisting with grant writing for diversity and STEM initiatives.
The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) hired a dedicated Outreach Officer for New York City and over a four year period was able to increase applications from New York City (NYC) by 59%, minority applications from NYC by 149% and NYC female applications by 186% percent. Four years ago, minority applications made up only 46% of the total NYC applications to USNA. Today, that number is up to 71% (which closely mirrors the demographics of the five boroughs). Those selected from NYC had the same completion rate and time to graduation as the rest of the Naval Academy student body. SUNY Maritime College proposes replicating key elements of the Naval Academy’s program with the establishment of the Strategic Outreach Coordinator position.

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