1. THE CREATION OF A STEM INFRASTRUCTURE Dr. Karen N. Valencia
Executive Dean of Science, Allied Health, and Physical Education
Dr. Stephen Jones
Program Administrator
Multiple choice question
Who are you?
Faculty
Administrator
Consultant
Support Staff
Question 2
What is the first thing that come to your mind, when you hear the word Infrastructure?

3. Mountain View College in Dallas, Texas: Our Challenges
Public two-year degree-granting Texas college; one of three Hispanic-Serving Institutions in North Texas of which all are in the DCCCD district
Forty + academic and technical programs:
AA, AS, AAS, and AAT degrees
Opened an Early College High School in 2006; ranked Exemplary by TEA in 2007
Limited tutoring funds
Outdated androgogy and curricula
Lack of partnering with public schools and four-year institutions
Severe budgetary strictures

4. Our Community Area per-capita income of $9,490 47% below poverty-line
Community disadvantage index of 10 indicating severe risk factors for community growth and development
61% year-olds do not hold a high-school degree
Lack of STEM workforce opportunities in the community

5. Our Students 8,900 students 48%Hispanic, 29% African-American
70% in developmental education
76% part-time, 24% full-time
60% first-generation college students
Less than 11% have declared a STEM major; low or non-existent interest in STEM studies
Over 50% decrease since 2003 in total enrolled in science as well as minorities enrolled in science
Low success in Chemistry and Physics
What percentage of minority high school graduates go on to earn a degree in engineering?
10%
25% 1%
35%

6. Our Nation
By 2014, science and engineering occupations in the U.S. are expected to grow by 21% compared to 13% in other occupations.
Texas rates 10th out of the 10 most populous states in science and engineering degrees awarded.
Only 1% of minority high school graduates earn engineering degrees.
Only 25% of minority students intending to major in STEM fields actually complete a degree in these fields.

7. Mountain View College: How we addressed our challenges
Mountain View College applied for and was granted a $1.5 million College Cost Reduction and Access Act grant in 2008 from the U.S. Department of Education to set up a STEM Infrastructure.

8. Grant Goals
Increase number of Hispanic and low-income students earning STEM degrees via recruitment, retention, and transfer.
Develop model transfer agreements with sister four-year institutions.
Develop collaborative curricular and androgogical alignment between MVC, public-high schools and sister four-year institutions.
Develop a STEM infrastructure to network with other institutions to share best practices.
Provide STEM mentorship and work-related real-world experiences for students.
Design an associates degree in Engineering Science.

9. Three Foci of STEM Infrastructure
SKILL DEVELOPMENT (tutoring and learning) for Hispanic and low-income students
COURSE DEVELOPMENT in Engineering
EVALUATION, DISSEMINATION, PUBLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

10. Question:
What do you see?

11. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Voluntary Mechanical Engineering Articulated Transfer Compact
With support form the Lumina Foundation for Education’s
Making Opportunity Affordable Initiative, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board brought together engineering faculty and administrators to:
Foster seamless transfer and articulation processes between Texas community colleges and universities who are signatories of the Compact.
Construct and accept common Student Learning Outcomes for all Freshman- and Sophomore-level pre-engineering classes.
Increase the number and preparation of community college students entering baccalaureate programs in mechanical engineering.

12. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Voluntary Mechanical Engineering Education Transfer Compact
Community Colleges
Universities
Alamo Community Colleges
Lamar University
Austin Community College
Midwestern State University
Dallas Community College District
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Houston Community College System
Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Lee College
Texas Tech University
San Jacinto Comm. College District
The University of Texas at Arlington
Tarrant County College District
The University of Texas at El Paso
Texas State Tech. College – Harlingen
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Tyler Junior College
The University of Texas at Tyler
The University of TX of the Permian Basin
The University of Texas - Pan American
University of North Texas
West Texas A&M University
Multiple Choice question
What is the percentage of college students that are enrolled in Community Colleges?
45%
28%
10%
65%

13. Curriculum- Freshman Year Second Semester (Spring)
First Semester (Fall)
Second Semester (Spring)
Course
SCHs
XXXX
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Texas Core Curriculum Requirement 3
ENGR
1204
Engineering Graphics 2
MATH
2413
Calculus I 4
2314
Calculus II
CHEM
1311
General Chemistry I
PHYS
2325
University Physics I
1111
General Chemistry I Laboratory 1
2125
University Physics I Laboratory
1201
Introduction to Engineering
Semester Credit Hours 16

14. Curriculum- Sophomore Year Second Semester (Spring)
First Semester (Fall)
Second Semester (Spring)
Course
SCHs
XXXX
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Software Based Eng. Computations 3
ENGR
Fundamentals of Circuit Analysis
Texas Core Curriculum Requirement
Fundamentals of Circuit Analysis Lab 1
2301
Engineering MECH – Statics
MATH
2320
Differential Equations
2415
Calculus III 4
2302
Engineering MECH – Dynamics
PHYS
2326
University Physics II
2126
University Physics II Lab
Semester Credit Hours 17 16

15. Upper Division Mechanical Engineering Courses
Prerequisite Flow Chart
Calculus I MATH 2413
Intro to Engrg ENGR
Calculus II MATH 2414
Chemistry I CHEM 1311/1111
ENGR Graphics I ENGR 1204/1304
Physics I PHYS 2325/2125
Statics ENGR 2301
Physics II PHYS 2326/2126
Deff. Eqs. MATH 2412
Calculus III MATH 2415
Dynamics ENGR 2302
Fun. of Cir. An. ENGR 2306/2106
Upper Division Mechanical Engineering Courses

19. Question
What do you see?

22. Academic Core Offerings (43 Credit Hours)
Dual Credit Program
Academic Core Offerings
(43 Credit Hours)
DHS Course
HS Credits
MVC Course (Hours Earned)
English 4 Honors 1
1301 & 1302 (6 Hours)
Honors Government
GOVT 2301 & 2302 ( 6 Hours)
Honors Economics
ECON 2301 & 2302 (6 Hours)
U.S. History Honors
HIST 1301 & 1302 (6 Hours)
Pre AP Pre-Calculus AP Calculus BC 2
MATH 1314, 1316, 2412, 2414, & 2513 (19 Hours)
Proposed Additions
(16 Credit Hours)
Course
Credit Hours
ENGR 1201 (Intro. To Engineering)
ENGR 2301 (Statics) 3
ENGR 2302 (Dynamics)
PHYS 2425 & 2426 (Physics I & II) 4
CHEM 1411 (General Chemistry I)

25. Summer STEM Camps
Dallas TexPREP
CCRAA Summer Boot Camp

27. Summer Programs Research Experience Los Alamos National Laboratory
University of North Texas Health Science Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas at Dallas
University of North Texas
Laboratory Experience
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

31. Dr. Karen N. Valencia
Executive Dean of Science, Allied Health, and Physical Education
Mountain View College
Dallas County Community College District
4849 Illinois Avenue W-10
Dallas, Texas 75211
Dr. Stephen Jones
Program Administrator
4849 Illinois Avenue H-31