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Dean’s Meeting February 8, 2010 HSI Viewpoint Engineering Grand Challenges • Energy Sustainability in a Carbon Constrained World – Make solar energy economical – Develop carbon sequestration methods • Engineering and Manufacturing Tools for Biomedical Discovery and Innovation – Engineer better medicines – Engineering the tools of scientific discovery • Assessment and Management of Decaying Urban Infrastructure – Restore and improve urban infrastructure Missing Grand Challenge • Diversification of the Engineering Workforce • Why is diversity important? – Diversity Drives Innovation • No longer a “feel good” initiative – Read “The Difference” by Scott Page • Identity diversity Cognitive diversity – Global Workforce Competitiveness • Tap into under-represented groups Census Data Percentage Population 80.0 70.0 60.0 Black 50.0 Asian 40.0 Other Hispanic 30.0 White 20.0 10.0 0.0 2000 2010 2020 2030 Year 2040 2050 College Aspirations by Race • 10th Graders (Source : National Education Longitudinal Study 1988 & 2003) 88% 70% 81% 78% 73% 61% 58% 1990 47% 2003 Asian Black Hispanic White ASEE Data ASEE Data Crossing the Finish Line William Bowen, President Emeritus Princeton Percentage of Graduates in Eng, Math, Phys Sci 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 White Male Black Male Hispanic Asian Male White Male Female Black Female Hispanic Female Asian Female Crossing the Finish Line Six Year Graduation Rate 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 White Male Black Male Hispanic Asian Male White Male Female Black Female Hispanic Female Asian Female Crossing the Finish Line 100 90 80 70 60 Four Year Graduation Rate (Percentage) 50 Six Year Graduation Rate (Percentage) 40 30 20 10 0 Highly Selective Flagship Urban Regional Role of Flagships and HSI’s • Flagships – – – – Morrill Land-Grant Act history Meet the needs of predominant industry - agriculture Uncommon education for the common man Chartered when 10% of population graduated high school – Transformed to current mode (research, highly selective) by • Vannevar Bush – Science, the Endless Frontier - NSF • National Defense Education Act, Higher Education Act Role of Flagships and HSI’s • Hispanic Serving Institutions – Regional universities serving urban center – HSI by nature of regional demographics – Often driven by local market needs – Transitioning from teaching focus to research intensive – Struggle between access and excellence (research) UTEP 80 73.56% 70 Percentage % 60 50 Hispanic 40 White 30 20 10.54% 10 0 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 UTEP • Key Initiatives – Access and Excellence • University vision from top to bottom • Scholarships and Financial Aid – El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence • Closed loop of educational attainment – Circles of Learning for Entering Students • Learning communities – Engineering Ambassadors • Engineering students in middle and high schools – Percentage of Hispanic Faculty Diversification of Engineering Workforce • Requires collaboration between flagships and HSI’s (and everything in between) – Increase number of Hispanic graduate students and faculty – Research collaborations in areas of interest to students, world – Pipeline development from middle school to community college – Involvement of industry