1. The Engineering Schools of the West Initiative My father used to say that HP’s success was built with the help of the hard work ethic and creativity from engineers from western engineering schools. -Mary Jaffe, one of William Hewlett’s daughters (paraphrased): The Engineering Schools of the West Initiative was born in 2001

2. Engineering Schools of the West 17 state supported western schools were invited to submit a proposal for program improvement, looking for about $1M

3. Advancing excellence in engineering education Improving learning at undergraduate level Retaining and recruiting engineering students ESWI goals

4. ESWI at BSU Retention analyses: Who leaves? Support for pre-engineering students (engineering students at a math level below calc) Math, Math, Math Student Success = F(x?) Data-driven, results oriented