1. Dean’s Meeting February 8, 2010 HSI Viewpoint

2. Engineering Grand Challenges Energy Sustainability in a Carbon Constrained World – Make solar energy economical – Develop carbon sequestration methods Engineering and Manufacturing Tools for Biomedical Discovery and Innovation – Engineer better medicines – Engineering the tools of scientific discovery Assessment and Management of Decaying Urban Infrastructure – Restore and improve urban infrastructure

3. Missing Grand Challenge Diversification of the Engineering Workforce Why is diversity important? – Diversity Drives Innovation No longer a “feel good” initiative – Read “The Difference” by Scott Page Identity diversity Cognitive diversity – Global Workforce Competitiveness Tap into under-represented groups

4. Census Data Year Percentage Population

5. College Aspirations by Race 10 th Graders (Source : National Education Longitudinal Study 1988 & 2003) 78% 70% 58% 88% 47% 1990 73% 81% 61% White Black Hispanic Asian 2003

6. ASEE Data

8. Crossing the Finish Line William Bowen, President Emeritus Princeton

9. Crossing the Finish Line

11. Role of Flagships and HSI’s Flagships – Morrill Land-Grant Act history – Meet the needs of predominant industry - agriculture – Uncommon education for the common man – Chartered when 10% of population graduated high school – Transformed to current mode (research, highly selective) by Vannevar Bush – Science, the Endless Frontier - NSF National Defense Education Act, Higher Education Act

12. Role of Flagships and HSI’s Hispanic Serving Institutions – Regional universities serving urban center – HSI by nature of regional demographics – Often driven by local market needs – Transitioning from teaching focus to research intensive – Struggle between access and excellence (research)

13. UTEP

14. Key Initiatives – Access and Excellence University vision from top to bottom Scholarships and Financial Aid – El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence Closed loop of educational attainment – Circles of Learning for Entering Students Learning communities – Engineering Ambassadors Engineering students in middle and high schools – Percentage of Hispanic Faculty

15. Diversification of Engineering Workforce Requires collaboration between flagships and HSI’s (and everything in between) – Increase number of Hispanic graduate students and faculty – Research collaborations in areas of interest to students, world – Pipeline development from middle school to community college – Involvement of industry