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Mark A. Tumeo, PhD, JD, PE
Dean, College of Computing, Engineering & Construction
UNF
Presentation Outline
What is STEM?
 Challenges of STEM Education
 STEM Progress in COAS
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 Coastal Biology Flagship Program
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STEM Progress in CCEC
 Coastal Engineering Program
Joint Activities between CCEC and COAS
 Questions
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COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING
AND CONSTRUCTION
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Youngest College – started as College of
Computer and Information Sciences in 1983.
Added a stand alone BS in Electrical
Engineering in 1992.
Department of Construction Management
joined in 1997.
Degrees in Civil and Mechanical Engineering
added in 2000-2001.
Renamed to College of Computing,
Engineering and Construction in 2003.
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Although CCEC is a new, small College,
it is a big part of UNF’s STEM activities
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All degrees in the College are listed as STEM
disciplines by the Board of Governors.
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From Fall 2006 through Summer 2011, the
College has awarded 63% of the BS degrees
and 48% of the MS degrees in STEM
disciplines at UNF.
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The challenges of STEM education have
already been outlined by Dean Hetrick.
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What is CCEC Doing About STEM
Education
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Outreach
 BotBall competition
 High School Outreach Programs
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Student Retention
 Moving students into the colleges as soon as possible
 Student Groups and Peer Mentoring
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Providing the best programs possible for majors
 Undergraduate Research programs
 Strong Departments/ Strong Majors
 Community Service and TLO Courses
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Connection to Research Activities
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Like TLOs, research opportunities
provide students with opportunities to
engage with real world applications of
their education. Through research we:
 Increase retention of undergraduates;
 Attract graduate students;
 Develop our faculty;
 Increase the University’s prestige; and
 Bring-in much needed additional resources.
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Connection to Research Activities
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Through our Research Experience for
Undergraduates Activities (REU) we have
introduced students to state-of-the-art
applications in computing and engineering.
 Recently, the University applied for a provisional
patent on a sensor routing algorithm that can be
applied to both energy management and health
monitoring.
 A student developed parking monitoring system
is in the process of being deployed by the
University.
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Connection to Research Activities
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As a result of our strong curriculum and the handson application of knowledge our students gain
through REU and TLO experiences, our
graduating students get jobs.
 Between 65% and 85% of our BS Graduates stay in
the region. We have UNF CCEC Graduates in almost
every technical company in the region.
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Those students who want to go on for Graduate
Education, are admitted to some of the top
Universities in the Country, including Auburn,
Georgia Tech, the Air Force Academy, the
University of Florida, the University of Maryland, the
University of Michigan and Yale as well as UNF.
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CCEC Research Income
$20
60.0%
50.0%
$16
$14
40.0%
$12
$10
30.0%
$8
20.0%
$6
$4
CCEC % of Total
Millions of Dollars ($)
$18
10.0%
$2
$0
0.0%
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
Fiscal Year
CCEC
UNF Total
Percent
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Presentation Outline
What is STEM?
 Challenges of STEM Education
 STEM Progress in COAS
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 Coastal Biology Flagship Program
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STEM Progress in CCEC
 Coastal Engineering Program
Joint Activities between CCEC and COAS
 Questions
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Interactions
Science
Engineering
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Coastal
Landform Evolution
Civil
Mechanical
Electrical
TERI
Taylor
Engineering
Research
Institute
Improved Physics-Based
Models: Coastal Processes
Hazards & Sustainment
New Capabilities For
Environmental Sustainment
& Resource Utilization
Innovative Technologies
for Clean Energy and
Disaster Mitigation
Spiral Development Concept for TERI
PhD Program
Enhanced
Academic
Opportunities
Masters
Program
Build
Foundation
Increased
Student Base
Institute
Growth
Enhanced
Research
Opportunities
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TERI: The First 90 Days
 Research/Contract
Activities
 License Review contract underway ($12k)
• Conference Activities
 Training on new license guidelines in prep
th International Conference on
Head
of
12
($40k)
Waves and Coastal Hazards
 Taylor Engineering, U. of MD, UNF combined
• Academic Interactions
effort under development
- Teaching Advanced Hydrology Class
 Master Contract with FEMA/STARR
- Organizing Curriculum for Masters Program
 $25k
Work
Orderon
Already
- One
Student
Target Executed
to Graduate with
 Office of Naval
has recommended a
CoastalResearch
Focus in May
3-year $100k/year proposal for UNF
 SECOORA (10k)
 NOAA
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TERI: The First 90 Days
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Conference Activities
 Head of 12th International Conference on
• Conference
Activities
 Waves
and Coastal
Hazards
- Head of 12th International Conference on
 Academic
Interactions
Waves
and Coastal Hazards
 Teaching
Advanced
Hydrology Class
• Academic
Interactions
 Organizing Curriculum for Masters Program
- Teaching Advanced Hydrology Class
 One Student on Target to Graduate with Coastal Focus
- Organizing Curriculum for Masters Program
in May
- One Student on Target to Graduate with
Coastal Focus in May
 Publications
 J. Geophys. Res. Irish, Resio, Divoky just published
 J. Nat. Haz. Resio & Irish (accepted for publication)
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Presentation Outline
What is STEM?
 Challenges of STEM Education
 STEM Progress in COAS

 Coastal Biology Flagship Program

STEM Progress in CCEC
 Coastal Engineering Program
Joint Activities between CCEC and COAS
 Questions
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What CCEC and COAS are Doing
Together
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Connection between Coastal Engineering
Program and the Flagship Costal Biology
Program
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Expanding Your Horizons North Florida
(handout)
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Math Boot Camp
 Goal is to increase the number of entering Freshmen
who can start the Engineering and Computing
Curriculum from the current 26% to over 50%
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