Conference Session

Two year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Caroline Van Ingen-Dunn, Arizona State University

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community college.1 When the student has chosen amajor, a second major decision needs to be made: to go on to a university and to select auniversity.Each fall, for many years some 300 students transfer in the fall into the Ira A. Fulton School ofEngineering at Arizona State University (ASU) with additional students transferring in thespring. Over half of these students transfer from the MCCCD. This decision is not an easy one.The community college students leave a small, friendly environment to major in engineering orcomputer science at the largest single college campus in the nation with over 53,000 students.On this campus they feel like freshmen all over again: parking is a nightmare, the pace of theclasses is fast, the easy courses have already

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

student surveys show overwhelmingly positive studentperception of the effects of this model of classroom environment on their learning experience.These results indicate that the interactive classroom environment developed using wirelessTablet PCs has the potential to be a more effective teaching pedagogy compared to traditionalinstructor-centered teaching environments, and should be applied to math, science and otherengineering courses with traditionally high attrition rates.1. INTRODUCTIONThe fundamental problem addressed by this study is the lack of active participation of studentsduring classroom instruction in the traditional 50-minute lecture setting. Studies have longshown that the traditional instructor-centered lecture format is an

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Robert Alldredge, Allan Hancock College

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Conference Session

Two year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Two Year College Division

“in-house,” whichlimits the number of automotive service technicians available for the growing hybrid market.There is a clear need for a systematic training program on HEV. The goal of the project is to fillthis need by developing an integrated learning environment for HEV technology.In order to develop this program, a partnership was formed between faculty of MCC automotivetechnology program and the engineering technology program at WSU. The partnership alsoincludes industrial partners from major automobile manufacturers and suppliers. The activitiesfor the project include (1) Developing an HEV curriculum and integrating it with the existingAssociate of Applied Science program in Automotive Technology; (2) Revising existing coursesand

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Richardson, College of the Canyons; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Joseph Gerda, College of the Canyons; Floyd Moos, College of the Canyons

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permanentlylost to the program. The problem may even undermine the efforts of department chairs to build asuccessful program or even to sustain the success of one. Arguing that some programs live ordie on the success of their adjuncts is not overreaching.Part-time faculty members have long been fundamental to the operation of community colleges.According to the American Association of Community Colleges, part-time teachers compose upto 66 percent of the public community college faculty across the nation.1 Even though we knowthem more as a shadowy campus presence, operating more in the background than theforeground, we have come to understand how collectively crucial they are to the education of ourstudents. And, when we think about it, we know how

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hill, Weber State University

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Two Year College Division

of the societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and Page 13.139.7 the consequent responsibilities including a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Criterion 5. CurriculumThe curriculum must appropriately and effectively develop these following subject areas insupport of program outcomes and objectives. a. Communications The communications content must develop the ability of graduates to: (1) plan, organize, prepare, and deliver effective technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to the discipline and goals of the program (2) incorporate communications skills

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Barbara Anderegg, Madison Area Technical College

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Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Sherry Reid, Western Kentucky University; Alan Cranford, Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Department

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Two Year College Division

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Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Karla Andrew, Western Kentucky University

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Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Abi Aghayere, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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expand and diversify the engineering andtechnology workforce of the future. Page 14.587.2Transfer students from 2-year schools, both full-time and part-time, are important stakeholders inacademic programs at our university. Transfer students are especially important to the fiveengineering and engineering technology (EET) departments identified in Table 1 that also liststhe number of BS degree programs offered in each department. Table 1: Participating Academic Departments, Abbreviations, and ProgramsAcademic Department Code # of

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Two Year College Division

Page 14.260.5Since TCI is on a tri semester September 2008 was the start of the Fall Term. 157 studentsaccessed the website. When the new semester started in January 2009 the number of studentsthat accessed the web rose to 301. So you can see that intranet is getting more popular withour students and we have a quantities method of assessing the time students spend studying.References 1 “Video Lecture on the Pythagorean Theory” ASEE 2008, by B Pariser, C Meherji 2 MAT135 Syllabus, TCI September 2008 3 “A Geometrical Proof of Pythagoras Theory” ASEE 1999 by B Pariser 4 “Data Acquisition for Outcomes and Assessments” ASEE 2008, by B Pariser, C Meherji AuthorBert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

Coordinator for the Texas Alliance for Minority Participation program from 1993 to 2002, and is currently the Department Chairperson for Physics, Engineering, & Architecture. He has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 14.505.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 EDGE 2008 Program – The First Signs of MaturityAbstractThis paper presents a brief description and history of the EDGE (Early Development of GeneralEngineering) Summer Bridge Program that was initiated in 2003 1 and focuses on

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

support, encourage and motivate students (especially women andunderrepresented students) at three levels: 1) in engineering or math/science classes at thecommunity college level, particularly in the metropolitan Phoenix area, 2) as engineeringtransfers to the Fulton School and 3) as successful graduating engineers. A new exploratoryproject funded by the National Science Foundation (grant # 0836050) is determining theeffectiveness of expanding a program to community colleges in non-metropolitan areas acrossthe state of Arizona by leveraging high school and community outreach activities with thesecolleges.This effort is designed to help build a strategic supply-chain or local pathway that produces adiverse engineering workforce for our local

Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

criterion will help to write the criterion for middle level performance. Thefollowing steps involved to develop scoring rubrics: 1. Define and list learning objectives for a technical course. 2. Identify the specific attributes that students should demonstrate in their performance. 3. Identify each attribute and its characteristics. 4. Identify excellent versus poor work using narrative descriptive criteria. 5. For holistic rubrics, state the highest and lowest levels of performance combining the descriptors for all attributes. 6. For analytical rubrics, state the highest and lowest levels of performance using the descriptions for each attribute separately. 7. Collect student work and record the results. 8. Update and

Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College

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Two Year College Division

by the National Science Foundation under award: DUE-0633277.IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering is advocating that all Americans need to betterunderstand all types of technology not just computers and information technology [1]. While notyet common, some engineering departments offer service courses for non-engineers [2]. Manyof these technological literacy courses have become successful when measured by sustainedstudent interest and long-term sustainability [2,3]. In attempting to enliven introduction toengineering courses, these successful technological literacy courses represent a potential sourcefor themes or topics.In addition to capturing the interest of first year students, efforts to attract students to anengineering

Conference Session

Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine

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Two Year College Division

industry.Bibliography 1. National Science Foundation, Advanced Technology Education, Division of Undergraduate Education, grant #0702753, A Systems View of Electronics for 2010 (ESYST). 2. J. Robertson et al, “The Technology World is Changing Rapidly, Can Higher Education Match the Pace?”, Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburg, 2008, #1021. 3. J Robertson et al, “Perspectives on a Freshman Treatment of Electronic Systems”, Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburg, 2008, #1508. Page 14.674.94. Frenzel, Louis. E., Jr., Are We Teaching the Right Subjects in AAS degree Electronic Technology Programs? The

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Steven Mickelson, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University; Lora Leigh Chrystal, Iowa State University; Mary Goodwin, Iowa State University; Paul Castleberry, Iowa State University; Jennifer Garrett, Iowa State University; Doug Gruenewald, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Randy Jedele, Des Moines Area Community College; Harry McMaken, Des Moines Area Community College; Kevin Saunders, Iowa State University; Randy Smith, Des Moines Area Community College

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Two Year College Division

the accomplishments of one of the O-Teams,the Learning Village Team, in the quest to achieve its overarching objective of “building alearning village that enhances student connections and creates ISU connections for communitycollege pre-engineering transfer students.”IntroductionIn response to the 2006 study by a National Academies committee, “Rising Above the GatheringStorm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future”1, the SEEC projectis vital to our economic success, both at the state and national level, in order to produce morescientists and engineers. A 2007 report published by the U.S. Department of Labor2 states that: STEM fields have become increasingly central to U.S. economic competitiveness and

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abraham Michelen, Hudson Valley Community College

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Two Year College Division

. Oftenindividual suppliers would present their product specifications using different formats orterminology. On GlobalSpec, specifications and features are standardized within an area,which facilitates faster head to head product comparisons.A typical part search using Globalspec can be summarized in the following steps: 1. Link to Globalspec (www.globalspec.com). See Figure 1, below. Figure 1: Globalspec Main Page Page 14.377.52. Enter the component you are looking for (Op-amp, Temperature Sensor, Transistor, FPGA, Analog-to-Digital Converter, Bluetooth Chips, etc.) in the “Find” box and select “Go” or enter. Alternatively

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

eight weeks. Theafternoon activities consisting of supervised study (SS1) and student success (SS2) sessions wereheld from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Each class cohort was split into two smaller study groups, each witha designated Study Leader trained in group learning methods (similar to SupplementalInstruction) prior to the start of the program. The training also emphasized the value ofcollaborative learning and peer support, and explained the purpose and function of LearningCommunities. The SS1 sessions provided a supportive environment for students to worktogether on homework and group projects while building a sense of community and sharedsuccess. The SS2 sessions were one hour long and included the entire class, along with the SS1Leaders. These

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College; Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

rate of transfers to four-year institutions can also bemonitored as good indicators of the program’s quality.Hopefully best practices will be shared and disseminated between colleges providing enoughinformation to help more community colleges develop competitive programs that will helpstudents pursue successful engineering careers.References: 1. Science and Engineering Indicators 2004, NSB- 04-1 and NSB 04-1A, Arlington, VA. 2. PREP – PreEngineering Program, URL: < www.texprep.org > 3. < www.msoe.edu/admiss/summer/index.shtml > 4. < http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/diversity/esp/ > 5. < www.engr.ncsu.edu/summerprograms/index2.html > 6. < www.seas.virginia.edu/minority/ite.htm > 7

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University; Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute

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Two Year College Division

instructional skills.Project GoalsThe key goal for the online Community College Teaching certificate program is to provide highquality content and instruction for the systematic development of instructional expertise forregional community college instructors. Questions addressed during the first two years are:1. Does the program meet the educational needs of adult and distance learners from diverse backgrounds and cultures?2. Does the Program develop and enhance knowledge and skills for understanding the diverse ways and settings in which adults learn?3. Does the Program prepare individuals and enhance instructors’ abilities to research, design, implement, and evaluate distance learning and classroom instruction?Core CoursesThe first three

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Two Year College Division

, see list below.The following technical problems were encountered: Page 11.43.61) T1 connecting hardware was lost from a power surge (1 time);2) Video control on the remote end of the video conference system malfunctioned preventing view of the remote audience (2 consecutive class sessions);3) Audio transmission could not be established (2 times);4) Video stream became choppy due to sudden, unpredictable decreases in the data rate (more than 10 occurrences at different times and of variable duration);5) Conference connection suddenly dropped (2 times); and6) Student PC had to be rebooted to reestablish

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Shaw, Museum of Science, Boston; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

that the PowerUp! project hasengaged in to foster increased understanding of engineering and promotestudent transition from high school to community college and set the stage forfuture examination of student recruitment, retention and completion of two yeardegree programs in engineering and technology areas. Page 11.1002.2 1Engaging community college students with creative and realistic problem-solving engineering activities.The PowerUP! project choose to address this issue by offering professionaldevelopment opportunities for faculty. In year 1, the project established

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Two Year College Division

bio-tech industries. New drug discoveries are requiring new drugdelivery mechanisms and production processes. Connecticut’s Next Generation Manufacturing initiative will spearhead twocategories of curriculum reform: (1) Core Curriculum providing a solid foundation forcontinuing education; (2) Specialized courses that provide skills and knowledge foremployment and careersFor each of the curriculum reform efforts, a curriculum advisory team was formed thatincludes faculty from two and four year College of Technology partner institutions,industry representatives, and a web based curriculum designer. In each case, thecurriculum advisory team built on the significant investments made in the past by NSF,industry, the community college system

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F Lewis, San Antonio College/Alamo Colleges

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

undergraduate research projects related to greentechnologies for the entire duration of this partnership. Our college made a commitment to 1) encourage our STEM faculty to attend Re-Energize professional development opportunities to learn and include green energy educational modules into our STEM curriculum; 2) seek space to establish a "start-up green lab" on our campus with Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program pass through funding from the four-year institution so that faculty can conduct classroom demonstrations and our students can perform undergraduate research. This initiative is meant to diversify and continue our undergraduate research program as we include our William R. Sinkin Eco Centro

Conference Session

Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Edem G Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County

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southern New Jersey. Acomprehensive list of technical and non-technical competencies was developed, and theidentified competencies were introduced or emphasized throughout the academic program.Additionally, in June of 2015, the Workforce Development Institute (WDI) of RCBC held anAdvanced Manufacturing Forum with focus groups for regional fabricated metal, machinery, andelectrical equipment manufacturers and conducted an online survey afterward. Four consistentthemes of the focus groups were: 1) the need for employable skills, 2) the need for amanufacturing program, 3) the need to address public misconceptions about the manufacturingindustry, and 4) employer interest in developing work-based learning experiences to engageyoung adults.The findings

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Burton Dorsey, Washington MESA; Elizabeth Apple Meza, University of Washington; Phyllis G. Harvey-Buschel, Washington MESA

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

questionsin each area. It asked students to report on, 1. Future academic and career intentions; 2.Self-efficacy/motivation in STEM courses; 3. Interest in and perception of STEMmajors/careers; 3. Level and type of participation in MCCP; 4. Academic preparation in highschool; 5. Student demographics. Surveys were collected through email via a secure survey response system housedat the University of Washington. To boost response rates, paper surveys were also available inMESA centers. The paper and email surveys were combined for analysis. Survey respondentsincluded students at all six colleges in Washington state and the two colleges in California. Atotal of 155 completed surveys were collected, which represents about 15-20% of the

Conference Session

Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth W. Schott, Florida SouthWestern State College; Cynthia Jane Wilson Orndoff Esq., Florida SouthWestern State College

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Two Year College Division

smaller class size that provides additional educational support. Most of these studentsstart their education program by enrolling in an Associate of Arts (AA) degree. These programs,however, often are not specifically designed to transfer into an engineering Bachelor of Sciencedegree program.According to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, out of a total of 126 occupationslisted for 2024 growth projection, 16% of the top 25 are engineering [1]. Of the total occupationsrequiring a bachelor's degree, 13% are in engineering [1]. Those employed with a bachelor'sdegree in engineering comprise 23% of the top one-half of the median average and 13% of thetop quarter median wage earners [1]. Thus, engineering is one of the highest paying and

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Two Year College Division

communicationsnetwork to implement the diagnostic system and coordinate the operations of the various controlsystems arose. The result was the initial OBD (on-board diagnostic) system and the venerableCAN (controller area network) bus. About the same time as these innovations, vehicle safetybecame an international concern and eventually safety legislation in the United States mandatedthe use of front airbags in all passenger cars and light trucks built after September 1, 19981. Thissafety innovation was achieved through the use of a sophisticated electronic crash sensor and theairbag electronic control unit. This particular use of electronics signaled the start of the era of“passive” or “passive reactive” passenger safety protection. That is, providing some

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

enhancing the academic success of community college engineering students andstrengthening community college engineering transfer programs.1. IntroductionDespite years of investments and resources devoted by the federal government and institutions ofhigher education towards broadening participation of underrepresented minorities (URMs) inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers, significant progress has not beenachieved. For instance, since 2000, underrepresented minorities’ shares in engineering andphysical science degrees have been flat despite a rapid increase in their representation of theoverall US population. In fact, even though URMs currently constitute 30 percent of the USpopulation, they account for only about 12.5 percent