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About NACME

• Since 1974, NACME has worked with America’s leading corporations to sustain and increase the pool of underrepresented minority students in engineering.

• As the largest private provider of scholarships for underrepresented minority students in engineering, NACME has provided more than $114 million in scholarship and support services to more than 22,000 African American, Latino and American Indian students at 160 colleges and universities.

NACMEBoard Companies

NACMEPartner Universities

1 Arizona State University,

2 Bucknell University

3 California State University, Los

Angeles

4 California State University,

Sacramento

5 Clarkson University

6 Cornell University

7 Drexel University

8 Fairfield University

9 Florida International

10 Georgia Institute of Technology

11 Illinois Institute of Technology

12 Jackson State University

13 Kansas State University

14 Kettering University

15 Louisiana State University

16 Marquette University

17 Michigan Technological University

18 Milwaukee School of Engineering

19 Missouri University of Science and

Technology

20 New Jersey Institute of Technology

21 North Carolina A&T State University

22 North Carolina State University

23 Northern Arizona University

24 Polytechnic Institute of New York

University

25 Polytechnic University of Puerto

Rico

26 Prairie View A&M University

27 Purdue University

28 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

29 Rochester Institute of Technology

30 Rose-Hulman Institute of

Technology

31 Stevens Institute of Technology

32 Syracuse University

33 Temple University

34 Tennessee Technological University

35 The City College of New York

36 Tuskegee University

37 University of Akron

38 University of Bridgeport

39 University of California, San Diego

40 University of Central Florida

41 University of Colorado – Boulder

42 University of Houston

43 University of Illinois, Chicago

44 University of Kentucky

45 University of Maryland, Baltimore

County

46 University of Southern California

47 University of Texas, El Paso

48 University of Texas, San Antonio

49 University of Washington

50 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University

Pre-engineering Programs Middle and High School – provide STEM awareness materials, student scholarships, teacher

grants and connections to university and corporate partners.

Community College – bridge programs, STEM awareness materials, scholarships

Increase awareness of career opportunities in Engineering

Improve transition to 4 year institutions – Articulation Agreements

University Programs NACME Scholars

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, Evaluation and Policy Evaluate internal programs to validate NACME value add

Produce relevant research reports

Programs Overview

Practicing

Engineers(USA)

Years2000 2020

1.3M*

Need

Current Workforce

How do We

Fill the Gap?

2010

The Boeing Company 1/28/05

Why NACME?Future Engineering Need & Supply

12.6%

12.7%

3.8%

2.5%

69.4%

Hispanic

Black

Asian

All Other Races

White, non-Hispanic

U.S. Population Growth

24.4%

14.6%

8.0%5.3%

50.1%

2000 2050

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004

The ProblemThe “New” American Dilemma

11.0% 2.0%

3.8%

76.0%

Underrepresented Minorities

Temporary Residents

Asian/Pacific Islander

White

?

Racial/Ethnic Composition of the U.S. S&E Workforce

2006 2050

Source: Commission on Professionals in

Science and Technology analysis of National

Science Foundation SESTAT data base.

The ProblemThe “New” American Dilemma

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The Situation

• Out of more than 68,000 bachelor’s degrees

in engineering awarded to students in the

United States in 2005, less than 13% were

awarded to underrepresented minorities

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The Four Percent ProblemOf 100 underrepresented minority high school graduates…

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The Four Percent Problem…only four have taken the requisite math and science courses to

study engineering in college

STEM Education Gaps Average scores of 15-year-old students on combined science literacy scale by country, 2006

Rank Jurisdiction Score

OECD average 500

1Finland 563

2Canada 534

3Japan 531

4New Zealand 530

5Australia 527

6Netherlands 525

7Korea, Republic of 522

8Germany 516

9United Kingdom 515

10Czech Republic 513

11Switzerland 512

12Austria 511

13Belgium 510

14Ireland 508

15Hungary 504

16Sweden 503

17Poland 498

18Denmark 496

19France 495

20Iceland 491

21United States 489

•The Program for International

Student Assessment (PISA) is a

system of international assessments

that measures 15-year-olds’

performance in reading literacy,

mathematics literacy, and science

literacy every 3 years.

•Fifteen-year-old students in the

United States had an average score

of 489 on the combined science

literacy scale, lower than the

Organisation of Economic Co-

operation and Development (OECD)

average score of 500.

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Academy of Engineering Partnership

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GOALS• Recruit and encourage more high school students to

choose careers in engineering and engineering technology;

• Increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities (African American, American Indian and Latino) in the study of engineering; and

• Prepare high school graduates to enter postsecondary engineering and engineering technology programs fully competent in required mathematics, science, and technical subjects.

What is AOE?

• Small learning community(school-within-a-school or stand-alone school)

• Built on a solid academic foundation adhering to national and state standards in mathematics, science, technology, communication and social studies though project-based curriculum.

What is AOE?Engineering Education & Awareness

What is AOE?Diversity

• Focused outreach for female and underrepresented minority (65% minimum) student-enrollment.

• Located in urban areaswith concentrated populations of African American, American Indian, and Latino students.

NACME increases engineering

awareness by providing the

following:

STEM Materials

Grants & Scholarships

Partnerships with Partner

Universities and Community

Colleges

Corporate Support for Advisory

Boards

NACMEStudent, Teacher, Community Support

FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS

The NACME Guide to Engineering Colleges –Guide to 363 Colleges and Financial Aid in English and Spanish (in collaboration with The Princeton Review)

Engineering Your Future Magazine: A Career Guide for Minority Youth – contains, information on types of engineering and engineering careers, profiles of engineers, etc.

Student Take-home STEM Poster

Quick Study Guide for Students and Parents– English & Spanish Parent Guide, Student Worksheets and DVD (in collaboration with Guaranteed 4.0)

FOR TEACHERS & COUNSELORS

Quick Study Guide for Students and Parents (TEACHER TOOLKIT)

The NACME Guide to Engineering Colleges –Guide to 363 Colleges and Financial Aid in English and Spanish (in collaboration with The Princeton Review)

Classroom 5 – STEPS to Engineering Poster

OTHER

STEM Materials

AOEs receive an AOE-logo student backpack containing NACME’s STEM

materials for each AOE student in the first 9th grade class.

Middle-school STEM brochures for students, parents and teachers (available upon request) www.NACMEBacksMe.org – comprehensive K-12 Engineering website

NACMEGrants & Scholarships

STEM Innovation GrantsProvides teachers with up to $1,000 in funding for projects that make

students aware of the excitement and opportunity to be found in the

field of engineering – transforming classroom theory into real-world

applications that bring science, engineering and math concepts to life.

Over $134K in grants have been awarded since 2006.

Next Deadline: 11/30/10

Pre-Engineering Student ScholarshipsRecognizes the nation’s highest-achieving African American, Latino

and American Indian high school seniors who have demonstrated

academic excellence, leadership skills and a commitment to a career in

science and engineering with one-time, $1,500 scholarships. Over

$250K in pre-engineering scholarships have been awarded since 2006.

Next Deadline: 4/23/11

Urban Initiative

The Urban Initiative is collaboration between NACME and PLTW to support

students, parents and teachers in schools in selected urban areas. The criteria

for choosing urban centers for the initiative are based upon high levels of

underrepresented minority population in the city and PLTW program locations.

Pilot Site: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin

NACME support will be the same as with AOEs

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Expanding the Pathway$1M in Committed Funding

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Pipeline Partnership for the

Advancement of

Engineering Education

• 4 Sites: PGCC/HCC/CCC/ECC

• Starr Foundation:

• Bechtel Foundation

Research, Evaluation

and Policy

• Community College

Transfer Study

Promising Practices in

Transfer and Articulation

Programs and Policies

• SDCC/UCSD

• Qualcomm

Transfer Scholarships

• 279 students

Engineering Career Awareness

• Engineering Your Future

• Guide to Engineering Colleges

• Pitney Bowes Literacy Education Fund:

Beyond the Dream: From

Developmental Mathematics

to Engineering Careers

• National Roundtable

• Lumina Foundation for

Education

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University High School Los Angeles, CA 3M, BP, Boeing, Northrop Grumman

EDT Academy Morse High School San Diego, CA HP, Raytheon

Patrick Henry High School San Diego, CA HP, Raytheon

James Madison High School San Diego, CA Raytheon

Burton High School San Francisco, CA AT&T, Bechtel

Harmony Magnet Academy Strathmore, CA

Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta, GA AT&T, Bechtel, IBM

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

East High School on Arcadia Columbus, OH Malcolm Pirnie

Northwest Career and Technical Academy Las Vegas, NV Bechtel

AJ Moore Academy Waco, TX

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

Technology, Engineering & Communications School Burien, WA Boeing

Advisory Board ParticipationCohort I

Helen Bernstein High School Los Angeles, CA

Hartford High School Hartford, CT AT&T

Hialeah Gardens Senior High School Hialeah Gardens, FL AT&T, Malcolm Pirnie

Miami Sunset Senior High School Miami, FL AT&T, Malcolm Pirnie

North Miami Senior High School Miami, FL AT&T, Malcolm Pirnie

Scotlandville Magnet High School East Baton Rouge, LA ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical

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

Albany High School Albany, NY

Manhattan Bridges High School New York, NY Northrop Grumman

Hopewell High School Charlotte, NC AT&T

Mallard Creek High School Charlotte, NC AT&T

Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology Charlotte, NC AT&T

Zebulon B. Vance High School AOE Charlotte, NC AT&T

Columbia High School Columbia, SC Intel

Cesar Chavez Senior High School Houston, TX ExxonMobil, Marathon, Dow Chemical

Sam Houston High School San Antonio, TX AT&T

City Polytechnic High School New York, NY Cisco

Advisory Board ParticipationCohort II

Q & A

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mcleod/didyouknow/

DID YOU KNOW?

Contact Information

Raluca Cocianga

Director, Pre-Engineering Programs

440 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 302

White Plains, NY 10601-1813

Tel: 914-539-4010 x202

Fax: 914-539-4032

rcocianga@nacme.org