majority-minority institution can make for the state andthe nation, a co-enrollment program was developed. At the onset of its development, theengineering co-enrollment program was founded on over a decade of experience gained througha strategic partnership between the general studies department at Texas A&M and Blinn College.This co-enrollment program, known as the Texas A&M Blinn Transfer Enrollment at A&M(TEAM) Program, now fourteen years (2001-2015) in existence, has enrolled a total of 8,122students and graduated 2,846 in 112 different majors across the university. The number ofgraduates does not include the past four years of students admitted to the program(approximately, 3,900 students) which reflects their highest enrollment
have transferred to a 4-year university. This subsection willalso be information when we compare the responses from transfer students to traditionaluniversity students in the future. Self-efficacy was assessed by asking the students to indicatetheir level of agreement to six statements on a 5-point Likert scale.We also asked all students to indicate what hurdles they expect to face if and when they enter a4-year university institution (refer to Section 1 of Appendix A, however note that the specificwording was designed for the existing transfer students. The wording was changed for theanticipating students to reflect their future concerns). This subsection was designed to assess theissues and concerns transfer and potential transfer students
pursuing STEM majors during that time, (Figure 2) During this time period, the number of all Latino STEM majors made the most dramatic increase of 233%, more than doubling; (Figure 3) There was also an increased proportion of STEM associate degrees earned by URM students--up from 11.5% before the grant to 33.9% after, The number of students completing credits towards a transfer STEM degree increased by more than 50%, going from roughly 7% of the Cabrillo population before the grant to 17% after, URM STEM majors in the pipeline have increased from 19% to 34% of all STEM majors over the course of the grant, nearly reflecting their overall proportion of the college population, which is 40%, ( Figure 1)Outcomes that were related to
transfers to the University of Virginia’s SEAS has increased 30% over the last few years. Despite this growth in applicants, the total number of students matriculating into the program has remained largely unchanged. These numbers reflect transfer applicants and enrollments across the university and not exclusively engineering. Page 26.1458.8
ratechanges may be detected by focusing an extremely high frequency beam of submillimeter waveenergy on the palm of a human hand – most of these techniques look at the parameter known asthe “reflection coefficient” of human skin to detect subtle changes in the heart beat of a humansubject.The health issues related to an aging population are very complex. For people over the age of 65,one of the most serious health care risks is falling. This is the leading cause of death for this agegroup! For those that survive a fall, many will suffer hip fractures. Even with successful surgery,about 40% of those hospitalized for a hip fracture cannot return to independent living, and,amazingly enough, about 20% will die within a year! Using sensors like radar and