1. This publication/event was developed with the support of a Hispanic Serving Institution STEM & Articulation program from the U.S. Department of Education.

2. Allan Hancock College Community College Corporate What Do YOU Know? 100 200 300 400 500

3. Being a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) qualifies us to apply to grants that other institutions may not qualify.

4. How did Allan Hancock College qualify for a 4.3 million STEM grant through the U.S. Department of Education?

5. Need to improve student enrollment, persistence, and completion.

6. What is the urgency behind efforts to improve Hispanic students’ attainment in higher education?

7. To address and increase the number of Hispanic STEM majors.

8. What is Allan Hancock College’s absolute Priority #1 goal of this grant?

9. Necessary resources for student success.

10. What are organized study groups and tutoring?

11. STEM Center!

12. What is the most critical component to the success of the Allan Hancock College STEM program?

13. Sparking an interest in STEM, helping to increase skills and knowledge base to encourage high school seniors to select Allan Hancock College as their 1 st choice.

14. What is our K-12 outreach?

15. Annual events such as Friday Night Science and Balloon Festival.

16. What are events and opportunities that draw all science disciplines together and garner support from all campus departments and the community?

17. A first for Allan Hancock College STEM!

18. What is Week of Discovery (WOD), Parent Orientation and Spring Open House?

19. Community Collaborations that strengthen our ability to create partnerships and help to remove institutional barriers.

20. What are the Migrant Education, Girl Scouts and CC STEM programs?

21. STEM Center facebook, website, outreach, email and snail mail.

22. How we communicate with students, staff, faculty and the community?

23. Establish seamless transition and remove identified institutional obstacles on transfer pathways between high schools and Allan Hancock College and between Allan Hancock College and universities (Absolute Priority #2).

24. What are transfer pathways?

25. Lessons Learned…Creating a seamless transition to 4-year universities.

26. What is the STEM Transfer Advisory Board?

27. Increasing articulation and increasing skill and outreach development.

28. What is curriculum development through the establishment of the Organic Chemistry class, Project Design Labs 1 and 2, enhancement of our anatomy lab and Math and Science Teaching Careers class?

29. STEM Career Mentor Program, organized “Tools for Success” workshop for newly admitted AHC transfer students attending Cal Poly, SLO and planned industry trips each semester.

30. What is our growing partnership with CPSU?

31. A unique feature of our STEM Center.

32. What is a designated STEM Counselor?

33. Thank you so much for listening and participating! For Questions: (805) 922-6966 Ashley Brackett, STEM Counselor X 3549 or abrackett@hancockcollege.eduabrackett@hancockcollege.edu Siboney Guardado, Grant Coordinator X3930 or sguardado@hancockcollege.edusguardado@hancockcollege.edu Emily Smith, Internship Specialist & CWE Coordinator X3820 or esmith@hancockcollege.eduesmith@hancockcollege.edu

34. Thank you so much for listening and participating! For Questions: (805) 922-6966 Ashley Brackett, STEM Counselor X 3549 or abrackett@hancockcollege.eduabrackett@hancockcollege.edu Siboney Guardado, Grant Coordinator X3930 or sguardado@hancockcollege.edusguardado@hancockcollege.edu Emily Smith, Internship Specialist & CWE Coordinator X3820 or esmith@hancockcollege.eduesmith@hancockcollege.edu

35. To ensure the future of our STEM Program.

36. What is the STEM Endowment?

37. A critical component to sustainability of our developing STEM program.

38. What are industry partnerships?

39. Other ways to involve and partner with industry.

40. What are STEM industry fieldtrips each semester?

41. Opportunities for real world work experience and connections.

42. What are STEM Internships?

43. Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Bridges to the Baccalaureate (BTTB) Math Center S STEM Scholarship

44. What are other STEM programs and support services?

45. Chocolate and other sweet treats.

46. What is something to bring to a meeting and what further entices students to come to the STEM Center?

47. Student Education Plan (SEP).

48. What does every student need to create with the STEM counselor to stay on track?

49. Team work, passion, boundless energy and organized chaos!

50. What makes Allan Hancock College STEM program successful?

51. Faculty office hours in the STEM center Required hours of the students in the STEM center On-going attendance at department meetings by STEM counselor and… Regular collaboration with STEM and MESA counselors and faculty.

52. What is relationship building and good communication with faculty?