1. 2010-11 Native American Status Report Marcia Gumpertz Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Diversity June 2011 gumpertz@ncsu.edu

2. TOPICS Purpose of Native American Status Report Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Staff Faculty

3. Purpose of the Status Report Monitor the status and trends of Native American students and faculty presence, performance and success, and staff demographics and turnover Provide information and analysis to the senior campus leadership Assess our progress, pinpoint where we have been successful, where changes are needed Inform decisions on policy and practice

4. 2010-11 Status Report Highlights Undergraduate Students –Applications, Admissions, Scholarships –Graduation rates Graduate Students –Admissions – Masters and Doctoral Programs –Masters and Doctoral Degrees Conferred Staff –distribution among occupations –changes from last year Faculty –5-year trends, by tenure status

5. Note: Race and Ethnicity categories for domestic students were changed for 2008-09 year. In Fall 2009 Check one: Are you Hispanic or Latino? – yes, no If you check “yes”, you are counted as Hispanic no matter what else you check. And then Check one or more: Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White If you are not counted as Hispanic, you are counted as one of these, “not specified” or “2 or more races”.

6. Fall Applicants – What Boxes were Checked? Boxes Checked Number of Freshman Applicants 2009 Number of Freshman Applicants 2010 Native American only97101 Native American + White98101 Native American + Black3359 Native American + Asian13 Native American + Hispanic112 Native American + Black + White2529 Native American + Black + Hispanic97 Native American + other combs1927 Total283339

7. Status of Native American Undergraduate Students

8. Fall Freshman Applications and Admissions - Native American * Dashed lines indicate all applicants who checked the Native American category; Solid lines indicate those who identified as Native American only

9. Native American Freshman Fall Applications, Admits, Enrolled 2003200420052006200720082009/2009*2010/2010* Applications8996621079612897 / 280101 / 339 Admitted53584947556445 / 11549 / 147 Enrolled2633 22283121 / 5619 / 62 *In 2009 and 2010, the first value indicates students who checked Native American only, the second indicates all students who checked Native American regardless of whether they checked more than one race or ethnicity.

10. Native American Freshman Admission Rate and Yield 20052006200720082009/2009*2010/2010* Admission Rates Native American78%44%57%50%46% / 41%49% / 43% Total NC State66%61%60%59%55%54% Yield (Enrolled/Admitted) Native American67%47%51%48%47% / 49%39% / 42% Total NC State47%48%49%45% 43% *In 2009 and 2010, the first value indicates students who checked Native American only, the second indicates all students who checked Native American regardless of whether they checked more than one race or ethnicity.

11. Native American High School Students in North Carolina 904 graduated from NC high schools in 2009 627 took SAT 141 took one or more AP tests 101 applied to NC State in 2010 49 admitted in 2010 (49% admission rate) 19 enrolled in 2010 (39% yield)

12. 2009 NC College-Readiness public high schools – Native American 1.1% of SAT takers in NC (627) 0.6% of AP Test Takers (141) 0.5% of AP scores of 3 or better (66) 0.5% (101) of 2010 NCSU applicants – Native only 1.7% (339) of NCSU applicants – checked Native Am. 0.5% (49) of admitted freshmen – Native only 1.4% (147) of admitted freshmen – checked Native Am.

13. What Are We Doing to Increase Under- Represented Admits and Enrollments? Summer Start, Native American Cohort K-12 outreach –Visitors’ Center and ODI provide campus visits to high school and middle school groups –Many pre-college programs - http://www.ncsu.edu/precollege/http://www.ncsu.edu/precollege/ –Native Youth Congress June 2011 Native American Visitation Day and Pow Wow Pack Preview – visits to high schools/community colleges American Indian Advisory Group Booth and workshop at American Indian Unity Conference Provide financial aid to eligible students

14. Retention of Native American Freshman Percent returning after 1,2, 3 years Cohort Size1-year2-years3-years 2006 Cohort22 (100%)17 (81%)16 (76%)15 (71%) 2007 Cohort 28 (100%)23 (82%)20 (71%)18 (64%) Native American 3 year retention rate, 4-5-6 year graduation rates Cohort Size 3-year retention4-year grad5-year grad6-year grad 2003 Cohort26 (100%)19 (73%)8 (31%)14 (54%)16 (62%) 2004 Cohort33 (100%)26 (79%)19 (58%)22 (67%)25 (76%)

15. Factors Related to Retention and Success Cultural identity- maintain strong bonds with heritage –Native American Student Association, NASA office, AISES –Pow Wow and other campus ceremonies Academic preparation –Native American Symposium –summer bridge programs – Summer Start –Help early in first year – Peer mentor program Family support; institutional support for first generation college students, alcohol and drug use, help dealing with instance of campus hostility –Asst Director of Native American Student Affairs –Pack Promise Financial resources – recognize stepping out, need for more than 4 years of aid –Scholarships, particularly UNC Campus Scholarships

16. NC State Programs to Increase Retention and Graduation Rates Summer Start Guaranteed 4.0 Academic Bootcamp Pack Promise coaches, research experiences AGEP Research Experiences in STEM fields Online Center for Student Success http://www.ncsu.edu/success/index.html http://www.ncsu.edu/success/index.html Advisory CounCil for Enhancing Student Success (ACCESS) http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/committees/access/index.html http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/committees/access/index.html

17. Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred to Native Americans

18. Native American Undergraduate Summary Native American Freshmen –2010 is lowest in 2003-2010 period – 19 students –Fluctuates from.5% to.7% of applications –Admission rate around 50% last several years Transfers to NC State: 7 students in 2010 Undergraduate Enrollment: decreased from 177 in 2005 to 122 in 2010 Retention and Graduation –5/28 of 2007 cohort left before sophomore year (retention rate=82%). Three left before junior year. –Graduation rate: 25/33 (76%) in 2004 cohort –Degrees awarded – fluxuating downward trend

19. Graduate Students

20. Native American Graduate Admissions 200520062007200820092010 Native American MR Admitted 3746511 Native American MR Applied 12 610821 Native American Admission Rate 25%58%67%60%63%52% Total Admission Rate47%45%49% 36%33% Native American DR Admitted 321621 Native American DR Applied 5941043 Native American Admission Rate 60%22%25%60%50%33% Total Admission Rate34%30%33%37%24%21%

21. Number of Graduate Degrees Conferred to Native Americans Doctorates Masters

22. What We Are Doing to Increase the Enrollment and Success of Underrepresented Graduate Students? Graduate School Diversity Enhancement Grants Ladders Programs for Graduate Students: Initial Summer Research (ISR), First Year Masters Ladder (FYM), Master’s to Doctorate (MPhD). Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity: Funded by NIH to recruit and retain graduate and undergraduate students majoring in biomedical, behavioral, and veterinary medicine. Bridge to the Doctorate : NSF Funds 2-year fellowships for 12 graduate students in engineering and sciences CHAMPS Program - NC State partnership with UNCF and private HBCUs

23. Native American Graduate Student Summary Doctoral (excludes DVM except where noted): –3 to 10 students apply each year (0.07% of 2010 applicants) –12 admitted over past 5 years – 0.3% of all admitted –33% admission rate (21% over all ethnic grps) –5 doctoral degrees awarded 2005-2010 (incl DVM) Masters: –Larger number of applicants in 2010 (21/8598 = 0.2%) –33 admitted over past 5 years – 0.3% of all admitted –52% admission rate (33% admission rate overall) –19 masters degrees awarded 2006-2010

24. Native American Staff

26. Native American Staff Exits in 2010 CategoryNA 2010 (% of total) NA Exited (exited/NA 2010) Total Exited (exited/Total 2010) EPA Professional4 (.2%)2 / 4 (50%)305 / 1742 (18%) SPA Professional5 (.5%)0 / 566 / 940 (7%) Technical2 (.3%)0 / 277 / 760 (10%) Clerical01 / 0125 / 1115 (11%) Skilled Crafts2 (.6%)1 / 2 (50%)28 / 318 (9%) Service / Maintenance 0071 / 736 (10%) Total13 (.2%)4 / 13 (31%)672 / 5611 (12%)

27. Staff Presence and Turnover Number of Native American staff (13) is tiny and is small compared to NC population (0.2% of total staff compared to 1.3% of NC population) No new Native American staff were hired from 10/2009 to 9/2010 3 Native American staff resigned in 2010 1 contract ended. Proportion leaving NCSU is far higher (31% compared to 12%) than in other groups

28. Native American Faculty

29. Number of Native American Faculty

30. Native American PhD Pool Selected Fields % of PhDs granted to US Citizens, 2009 % of TT Asst Professors, NCSU 2010 Life Sciences31 / 11,4021/95 Phys Sciences9 / 8,3310 Social Sciences27 / 7,8360 Engineering12 / 7,6340 Education46 / 6,5310 Humanities23 / 40630

31. Initiatives to Increase the Pipeline and Improve the Climate Building Future Faculty Program: Professional development workshop for diverse graduate students preparing for academic careers Alliance for Building Faculty Diversity in the Mathematical Sciences: postdoctoral fellowships ADVANCE Developing Diverse Departments at NC State: climate workshops for department heads, network of faculty working to promote diversity in hiring, mentoring Target of Opportunity Hire Program

32. Native American Faculty Summary In 2010 –1 tenure track assistant professor (CNR) –1 tenured assoc prof phased retirement (COM) –2 non-tenure track faculty (CED, PAMS) Changes from 2009 –1 TT and 1 NTT assistant professor hired –1 tenured faculty member on phased retirement –1 NTT lecturer contract ended –1 NTT assistant professor switched identification from “Native American” to “two or more races”

33. Sources: NCSU University Planning and Analysis websites http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/ http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/ NCSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid College Bound Seniors 2009. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports- research/sat/cb-seniors-2009 http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports- research/sat/cb-seniors-2009 College Board AP Report to the Nation, North Carolina Supplement, Feb 9, 2011 http://apreport.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/downloads/ pdfs/AP%20RTN%202011_StateReport_NC.pdf http://apreport.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/downloads/ pdfs/AP%20RTN%202011_StateReport_NC.pdf McAfee, M.E. April 2000. From their voices: American Indians in higher education and the phenomenon of stepping out. Making Strides, AAAS, 2(2): http://ehrweb.aaas.org/mge/Archives/5/Macafee.html http://ehrweb.aaas.org/mge/Archives/5/Macafee.html Survey of Earned Doctorates 2007. http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.h tm http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.h tm