NACMECreating Opportunities, Ensuring Success

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OverviewPre-engineering Programs

Middle and High School – develop collaborative relationshipsScholarship and Student Support

Community College Increase awareness of career opportunities in Engineering Improve transition to 4 year institutions – Articulation Agreements

Universities Scholarships – 5 year commitment Diversity matters – recruit, retain and graduate Evaluate effectiveness of student support strategies – share best practices Facilitate corporate internships and recruitment – online resume system

Post Graduate Support Sloan Foundation Minority PhD Program Research

Publish reports, articles, op-ed pieces and editorials and participate in panels Increase understanding and provide recommendations on the national issues related

to minorities in the fields of engineering, science and technologyNational Meetings

Communications and community building Leaders from industry, education, foundations and government

The Dow Chemical Company

Intel Corporation

Toyota

Chevron Corporation

Consolidated Edison Company

Marathon Oil Company

HP

Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Sony Electronics, Inc.

Eastman Kodak Company

The Boeing Company

General Motors Corporation

Entergy Corporation

DuPont Company

DaimlerChrysler Corporation

BAE Systems

Merck & Co., Inc.Oracle CorporationBechtel LimitedShell Chemical LPRaytheon CompanyExxon Mobil CorporationGeneral Electric CompanyBooz Allen HamiltonPitney Bowes, Inc.National Academy of EngineeringIBM 3MBPCisco SystemsDeloitte & Touche LLPEaton

Xerox CorporationAT&TBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyFord Motor CompanyNorthrop GrummanChrysler LLC

NACME Board Companies

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University Program

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University Program

1227 Scholars Cash Grants total $1.7M – growing to $2.1M in 2010 Retention rate of 82% 3.1 Average GPA 33% women compared to national avg. of 24% 55% Latino; 39% African American; 3% American Indian; 3%

Other Partner Universities graduated 31% of all Underrepresented

Minority EngineersCommunity College Programs

San Diego Maryland

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Partner UniversitiesArizona State University, TempeBucknell UniversityCalifornia State University, Los AngelesCalifornia State University, Sacramento City College of The City University of New YorkClarkson UniversityCornell UniversityDrexel UniversityFairfield UniversityFlorida International UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyIllinois Institute of TechnologyJackson State UniversityKansas State UniversityKettering University Louisiana State UniversityMarquette UniversityMichigan Technological UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNorth Carolina A&T State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorthern Arizona UniversityPolytechnic UniversityPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Prairie View A&M UniversityPurdue UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRochester Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of TechnologySyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityTennessee Technological UniversityTuskegee UniversityUniversity of AkronUniversity of Bridgeport*University of California, San DiegoUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of Colorado – BoulderUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Illinois, ChicagoUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Missouri, RollaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Texas, El PasoUniversity of Texas, San AntonioUniversity of WashingtonVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Pre-Engineering Program

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Pre-EngineeringWhy?

Population

Group

2000

(M)

2010

(M)

2020

(M)

%

Pop

%

Pop

Hispanic 36 48 60 12.6 17.8

Black 36 40 45 12.7 13.5

All other 211 221 231 74.4 68.7

Educational

Attainment

< HS HS Some

College

BA or

Higher

Hispanic 41% 28% 18% 12%

Black 19% 36% 26% 17%

White 10% 33% 27% 31%

96,000

98,000

100,000

102,000

104,000

106,000

108,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

FreshmenEnrollments

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Pre-EngineeringDeliverables: The NACME Guide to Engineering Colleges (in collaboration with The Princeton Review) Helping Teachers Make a Difference (in collaboration with Cambell-Kibler) Quick Study Guide for Students and Parents (in collaboration with Guaranteed 4.0) Engineering Your Future: A Career Guide for Minority Youth Classroom STEM Materials (posters, deliverables, etc.)

NACMEBacksMe.orgPartnerships ACE Mentoring Program-high school outreach program that includes mentors and the

development of education and career-related materials to support the AOE students MESA-bring after school programs to the AOE sites in California/WashingtonGrants & Scholarships Teacher STEM Innovation Grants (Deadline: November 30th, 2008) Student Pre-Engineering Scholarships (Deadline: May 10th, 2009)Symposium NACME Symposium and Partner Workshop

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Academy of Engineering (AOE)

The National Academy Foundation, Project Lead The Way and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

A partnership to create small learning communities in high schools focused on Science/Technology/Engineering/Math (STEM). The goals are:

Recruit and encourage more high school students to investigate careers in engineering, science and technology

Increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the study of engineering

High school graduates ready for postsecondary education and prepared to succeed and graduate with a degree in the field

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AOE Involvement

National Academy Foundation (NAF): unique capabilities and documented success in developing specialized career academies in Finance, IT, Travel and Tourism

Project Lead The Way (PLTW): Provides the curriculum development for core pre-engineering studies, teacher PLTW certification and classroom requirements

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME): reinforcing and enhancing the educational experience in the classroom by providing support to the local community, students and parents – using a collaboration model

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AOE GuidelinesThe guidelines for this new academy include: Small, 400 student four-year high school Either stand-alone or small learning community in an urban school Must have a separate leader and independent, dedicated staff across all

disciplines and approval by the school district Degree of autonomy negotiated with school district and significant budget

authority AOE will not be a set of drop-in courses AOE will not be for the top students of a high school or community, but must

be open to all students of the school Agreed policy for admission to program (Student expresses interest in theme

and enrolling in the school) Every student graduates ready for success at a four-year institution STEM theme: The academy will center its course curriculum on science,

technology, engineering and math

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Advisory Board Involvement Los Angeles, CA University High School

3M BP  BoeingNorthrop Grumman

San Diego, CA EDT Academy Morse High School HP  Raytheon

San Diego, CA Patrick Henry High School  HP Raytheon  

San Diego, CA James Madison High School Raytheon    

San Francisco, CA Burton High School Bechtel   AT&T

Strathmore, CA Harmony Magnet Academy TBD    

Atlanta, GA Frederick Douglass High SchoolIBM

AT&T Bechtel

New York, NY Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture High School Malcolm Pirnie    

Columbus, OH East High School on Arcadia Malcolm Pirnie    

Las Vegas, NV Northwest Career and Technical Academy Bechtel   

Waco, TX AJ Moore Academy TBD    

Dallas, TX H. Grady Spruce High School AT&T Exxon Mobil  

Burien, WA Technology, Engineering & Communications School

Boeing   

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AOE Cohort IIHelen Bernstein High School Los Angeles, CA

School of Engineering and Sciences Sacramento, CA

Hartford High School Hartford, CT AT&T

Science and Technology Magnet High School New London, CT

Hialeah Gardens Senior High School Hialeah Gardens, FL

Miami Sunset Senior High School Miami, FL

North Miami Senior High School Miami, FL

Austin Polytechnic High School Chicago, IL AT&T

Scotlandville Magnet High School East Baton Rouge, LA Exxon Mobil

Sarah T. Reed Senior High School New Orleans, LA AT&T

Albany High School Albany, NY

Manhattan Bridges High School New York, NY

Hopewell High School Charlotte, NC

Mallard Creek High School Charlotte, NC

Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology Charlotte, NC

Zebulon B. Vance High School AOE Charlotte, NC

Columbia High School Columbia, SC

Cesar Chavez Senior High School Houston, TX Exxon Mobil / Marathon

Sam Houston High School San Antonio, TX

NACME Model for NACME Model for CollaborationCollaboration

Partner Universities Academy of Engineering MESA Programs

SLOAN/GEM/NACME ACE Programs

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Research and Policy

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Research and Policy Reports Published

– Block Grant Program Evaluation– Baseline updates - AA / Latino / AI – Graduating Seniors - University influence– Data Book

Policy– NACME/AAAS – Roundtable – Standing Our Ground II –

Washington DC 1/08– The “New” American Dilemma - State of Minority

Participation in Engineering – Capitol Hill 5/08

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Discussion

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Contact Information

Raluca CadarTeam Leader, Pre-Engineering Programs

NACME, Inc.440 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 302

White Plains, NY 10601-1813Tel:     914-539-4010 x 202

Fax:    914-539-4032

Email: rcadar@nacme.org