1. Some of the STEM Initiatives @ UNH Manchester Ali Rafieymehr Paul Bencal Kristi Scarpone

2. UNH Commitment Increase # of STEM graduates Increase # of STEM graduates 50% by 2020 50% by 2020 Additional 50% by 2025 Additional 50% by 2025

3. How?

4. How? Recruit/Admit more high school graduates to the STEM majors Recruit/Admit more high school graduates to the STEM majors

5. How? Build stronger K-16 STEM pathways Build stronger K-16 STEM pathways

6. Some of the Initiatives Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school) Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school)

7. Some of the Initiatives Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school) Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school) Offered a 6-week course to 5 th graders of Beech Street Elementary School Offered a 6-week course to 5 th graders of Beech Street Elementary School

8. Some of the Initiatives Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school) Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school) Offered a 6-week course to 5 th graders of Beech Street Elementary School Offered a 6-week course to 5 th graders of Beech Street Elementary School Offered college courses for credit to Manchester high school juniors/seniors and FIRST Robotics students. Offered college courses for credit to Manchester high school juniors/seniors and FIRST Robotics students.

9. Some of the Initiatives Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school) Offered a 6-week animation course to middle school students (4-5 students from each Manchester middle school) Offered a 6-week course to 5 th graders of Beech Street Elementary School Offered a 6-week course to 5 th graders of Beech Street Elementary School Offered college courses for credit to Manchester high school juniors/seniors and FIRST Robotics students. Offered college courses for credit to Manchester high school juniors/seniors and FIRST Robotics students. Offered two 6-week courses to 12+ female students from Girls Inc. Offered two 6-week courses to 12+ female students from Girls Inc.

10. We established UNH Emerging Technology Center

12. We’re opening UNH STEM Discovery Lab in October 2013

20. Thanks

21. Questions?