1. Coastal Bend College Project OASIS HSI STEM and Articulation Program Six Month Progress Report

2. Project OASIS Goals Goal 1: Increase the number of Hispanics and other low income students obtaining degrees in STEM fields. Goal 2: Develop model transfer articulation agreements in science and other STEM fields.

3. Goal #1: Project Objective #1 Redesign course structure and delivery to optimize student success rates in STEM gatekeeper courses

4. Objective #1: Performance Measures  Learning Space Renovations  Course Redesign  Every-Other- Weekend -College (EOWC)

5. Learning Space Renovations (First Six Months Progress Report)  Visited Our Lady of the Lake and Lone Star College to begin benchmarking for CBC renovations.  Met with VWR International & drafted renovation plans for C-129 and C-122 in Beeville.  Year one renovations in Beeville scheduled to begin May 2012 and be completed by August 2012.

6. Course Redesign (First Six Months Progress Report)  Faculty Designers have been selected.  Course Design contracts for year one have been drafted and approved.  Faculty Designers have received training in developing student learning outcomes and using blended course designs.

7. Every-Other-Weekend-College (First Six Months Progress Report)  Danny Garcia hired as EOWC Coordinator.  E.O.W.C. Website created.  Visited with Our Lady of the Lake University to explore articulation agreements.  E.O.W.C. will begin the Fall of 2012 in Beeville and Alice.

8. Goal #1: Project Objective #2 Develop support services for science and STEM field students to increase course retention, college persistence, and graduation

9. Objective #2: Performance Measures  Provide support services to science students  Hire Science Learning Skill Specialists  Hire Science Case Managers

10. Objective #2: Progress Report  Tammy White is the Science Learning Skills Specialist in Beeville. An additional SLSS will be hired in the summer of 2012.  Amy Gonzales was hired as the Beeville Science Case Manager. Two additional SCM will be hired in the summer of 2012.

11. Goal #1: Project Objective #3 Increase CBC faculty/professional developmental opportunities.

12. Objective #3: Performance Measures  Provide course redesign and instructional technology training to full-time science faculty.  OASIS personnel will attend a NACADA Institute.  NACADA training in retention and advising will be provided to science faculty and advisors.

13. Objective #3: Progress Report  Faculty have received training in student learning outcomes and blended course design.  Additional training is scheduled for Spring and Summer 2012.  Four OASIS personnel will attend NACADA training in July 2012 and will subsequently provide faculty & staff workshops.

14. Goal #2: Project Objective #1 Expand degree transfer articulation agreements in science and other STEM fields.

15. Objective #1: Performance Measures  Increase the number of university articulation agreements by five.  Obtain commitments from three universities to provide faculty/staff participation in OASIS Project Activities.

16. Objective #1: Progress Report  Preliminary articulation discussions have taken place with TAMU-SA and OLLU.  TAMU-SA faculty have tentatively agreed to assist with designing modules for biology majors courses.

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