Diversity & Global Diversity & Global CompetitivenessCompetitiveness

Barry Cordero

September 19, 2013FY14/FY15 SHPE National President

Innovation has Driven Innovation has Driven Economies in our pastEconomies in our past

Innovation will Continue Innovation will Continue to Drive Economiesto Drive Economies

US Patent ApplicationsUS Patent Applications

* NAP.edu/catalog/11463.html * NAP.edu/catalog/11463.html Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic FutureEconomic Future

Sources of InnovationSources of Innovation

* NSF.gov * NSF.gov www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/pdf/c02.pdfwww.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/pdf/c02.pdf Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, Chapter Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, Chapter 22

US Ranking: US Ranking: CompetitivenessCompetitivenessCategory Ranking

Innovation Based Competitiveness 6th

Science literacy 15th

High School Completion Rate 20th

Proportion of college students receiving STEM Degrees

27th

Math proficiency of 15 year olds 31st

Improvement in innovation based competitiveness in the past decade

40th

* NAP.edu/catalog/13151.html * NAP.edu/catalog/13151.html Rising Above the Gathering Storm Revisited : Rapidly Approaching Category 5: Rising Above the Gathering Storm Revisited : Rapidly Approaching Category 5: Condensed Version (2011)Condensed Version (2011)

US Diversifying US Diversifying PopulationPopulation

* NAP.edu/catalog/12984.html * NAP.edu/catalog/12984.html Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the CrossroadsTalent at the Crossroads

To compete globally we To compete globally we must think and act must think and act globallyglobally

Why Pursue Diverse Why Pursue Diverse Leadership?Leadership?• MathMath

• Global decision makingGlobal decision making

• Leadership approaches are not culturally Leadership approaches are not culturally universaluniversal

• Improved effectiveness in managing global Improved effectiveness in managing global workforceworkforce

• Create a pull of diverse leaders, role models Create a pull of diverse leaders, role models and sponsors for sustained growthand sponsors for sustained growth

* Ang and Van Dyne, 2008* Ang and Van Dyne, 2008

Why aren’t we Why aren’t we succeeding?succeeding?• Recruitment: We are what we measureRecruitment: We are what we measure

• Advancement: We identify with ourselvesAdvancement: We identify with ourselves

• Retention: We lack significant role-models, Retention: We lack significant role-models, coaches and sponsors for successcoaches and sponsors for success

• Top Down Leadership must be aligned to Top Down Leadership must be aligned to changechange

To Act Differently, we To Act Differently, we must Think Differentlymust Think Differently

Power of the ERGPower of the ERG

• Cultural awarenessCultural awareness

• Improved business relationsImproved business relations

• Understanding potential marketsUnderstanding potential markets

• Pipeline of Global TalentPipeline of Global Talent

Use Your ERG to Use Your ERG to establish and maintain establish and maintain businessbusiness

ERGs: A Rich Source Of ERGs: A Rich Source Of Untapped LeadersUntapped Leaders

Leveraging Professional Leveraging Professional AssociationsAssociations

• Community Impact that mattersCommunity Impact that matters

• Change How We RecruitChange How We Recruit

• Retention Through CommunityRetention Through Community

• Employee EngagementEmployee Engagement

Case Study: Cristo Rey Case Study: Cristo Rey Jesuit HighJesuit High• Community Impact Through Community Impact Through

PartnershipPartnership

• Business Impact Through Dedicated Business Impact Through Dedicated WorkWork

• Interactions that make us think Interactions that make us think differentlydifferently

• Experiences that change livesExperiences that change lives

SHPESHPE

““SHPE changes lives by empowering SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize the Hispanic community to realize their fullest potential and impacts their fullest potential and impacts the world through STEM awareness, the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development.”access, support and development.”

Hispanics in EducationHispanics in Education76.8% of all Hispanics (18-24) completed high 76.8% of all Hispanics (18-24) completed high school* or GED (65% receive HS Diploma on first school* or GED (65% receive HS Diploma on first attempt) attempt)

Only 13% of Hispanics begin college/university**Only 13% of Hispanics begin college/university**

Only 5-7%Only 5-7%ƚƚ of enrolled Hispanics major in STEM of enrolled Hispanics major in STEM

Only 3% major in EngineeringOnly 3% major in EngineeringƔƔ

Only 54% of Hispanic STEM majors complete Only 54% of Hispanic STEM majors complete STEM degrees in 5 yearsSTEM degrees in 5 yearsƔƔ

*as of October 2009, US Department of Education “Trends in High School Dropout and *as of October 2009, US Department of Education “Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the US: 1972 – 2009Completion Rates in the US: 1972 – 2009** NSF.gov ** NSF.gov http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm Enrollment by Race 2008 Table 2-4 Enrollment by Race 2008 Table 2-4Ƚ Ƚ NSF.gov NSF.gov http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/race.cfm Enrollment by Race 2008 Table 5-6 Enrollment by Race 2008 Table 5-6ƔƔ ““WHO’S PERSISTING IN ENGINEERING? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEMALE AND MALE ASIAN, BLACK, HISPANIC, NATIVE WHO’S PERSISTING IN ENGINEERING? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEMALE AND MALE ASIAN, BLACK, HISPANIC, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND WHITE STUDENTS”, Lord, S.M., Camacho, M M, JWMIS Vol 15, pp167-190, 1990, AMERICAN, AND WHITE STUDENTS”, Lord, S.M., Camacho, M M, JWMIS Vol 15, pp167-190, 1990, table 1table 1

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Thank YouThank You

Barry CorderoBarry CorderoSHPE National PresidentSHPE National President

Barry.Cordero@shpe.orgBarry.Cordero@shpe.org619-990-5948619-990-5948