UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMHawai‘i PEEC II Project
Hawaiʻi Pre-Engineering Education Collaborative Phase II (PEEC II)
Li-Anne DelavegaRecruitment & Retention Specialist
Kapi‘olani Community College March 5, 2019
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMOverview
GOAL 1: Implement and investigate the effect of discipline-specific undergraduate research on student success.
Curriculum DevelopmentFaculty DevelopmentStudent Engagement
GOAL 2: Build capacity at Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to prepare students for STEM degree completion, seamless transfer, and entry into the STEM workforce.
Recruitment, Retention, and Transition Sense of Place
Summer Bridges (SB)
• Hawaiʻi Calculus Academy (HCA)– Calc I, II, or III– SCI 295 and EE296 project courses – Used for recruitment and retention
• Mānoa Design Clinic (MDC)– Calc IV or Math 307– For students about to transfer to UH
Mānoa– Vertically Integrated Projects
Kapiʻolani Community CollegeProfessional Development: public speaking, resume/cv, science poster writing, personal statements, abstracts, academic research skills, and interviews
Conferences/Competitions:– National Conferences for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), – Emerging Researchers National Conference (ERN),– NASA First Nations Launch (FNL), – NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS), – Student Undergraduate Research Fair Conference (SURF)– Hawaiʻi Engaged STEM Pathways (HESTEMP), – Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) – Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in
Science (SACNAS)– CanSat– Micro-G NeXT– Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium (HSGC) Traineeship
Project: Automation of Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (UROV), phytoplankton collection system, high-powered rocketry, bi-pedal robot, renewable energy break wall, astrodynamics, māla garden automated water irrigation, augmented reality sandbox, and urban wind turbines.
Highlights: Winning 2nd place FNL overall, as well as Judge’s Award, Team Spirit, and Best Oral Presentation, student published in journal, every student went on to a national or local opportunity.
HCA MDC
Total # of participants YR1 + YR2 8 7
# of projected 2019 participants 13 8
Total 23 15
Honolulu Community College
Professional Development: Resume building, online collaboration workshops, overview of professions in Engineering
Conferences/Competitions: ARLIS 2018, SACNAS 2018
Projects: Students will build and program an electronic payload to be used in an underwater ROV and/or build a traditional wa’a.
Highlights: PEEC II students who are also supported by the HSGC grant got the opportunity to be on KHON News to talk about the NASA SLP project that they are working on along side Windward Community College.
The HonCC Stem Center opened this Spring 2019, complete with Computers, 3D Printers, etc. The STEM center has also become apart of our campus tour locations.
HCA MDC
Total # of participants YR1 + YR2 7 3
# of projected 2019 participants 10 4
Total 17 7
Leeward Community CollegeProfessional Development: Workshops on professional etiquette, time management, using Career Coach, building a resume/cover letter, and interview preparation
Conferences/Competitions: • AISES National Conference, • SACNAS National Conference, • AT&T Hackathon (in April)
Projects: wearable piezoelectric wrist sensor, autonomous delivery robot that sensed GPS position, distance traveled, and obstacles in order to determine a path to its color marker objective.
Highlights: We have students currently working with HART on the rail project. Went to a lo‘i last summer and will go this summer, will also have wa‘a sailing day.
HCA MDC
Total # of participants YR1 + YR2 12 4
# of projected 2019 participants 8 4
Total 20 8
Windward Community CollegeProfessional Development:
Conferences/Competitions: A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellites (ARLISS), Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium (HSGC) traineeships, RockON! workshops
Projects: payload design and construction, rocketry
Highlights:
HCA MDC
Total # of participants YR1 + YR2
4 0
# of projected 2019 participants
5 2
Total 9 2
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College
Professional Development: Science poster writing
Conferences/Competitions: CanSat
Projects: Distributed weather sensors; Telemetry system (research, develop and build a rocket payload and ground station that would collect atmospheric data -GPS coordinates, air pressure, temperature- and be sent to the ground station in real time.)
Highlights: UHMC won the first prize for their poster at the PEEC II 2018 symposium.
HCA MDC
Total # of participants YR1 + YR2
11 3
# of projected 2019 participants
5 2
Total 16 5
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaProfessional Development: ‘Oi Ka Na’auao Workshop Series (Summer & AY)
● Cultural Protocol and Oli● Mo’olelo & Ka’ao Model● Hawaiian Games: Skills for Strategy● Resume Workshop & Resume Editing● Mock Presentations● Indigenous Engineering Technology
Conferences/Competitions/Site Visits: ● WSGC First Nations Launch (FNL)● Hawaiian Electric Company● Austin, Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc● SPAWAR● Goodfellows Bros
Projects (List of Participating Labs): ● Biosensing Laboratory● Hawaii Center for Advanced Communications● Hawaii Nanotechnology Laboratory● Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory
HCA MDC
Total # of participants YR1 + YR2 5 25
# of projected 2019 participants 5 20
Total 10 45
GOAL 1: Implement and investigate the effect of discipline-specific undergraduate research
on student success.
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMCurriculum Development
Develop, deliver, and integrate undergraduate research experiences into the pre-engineering curriculum and course offerings at all PEEC campuses
Strategies:• Align CC engineering courses to UH Mānoa to establish a clear transfer
pathway
Institutionalized outcomes: • Added courses or changes to curriculum:
• UHMC added EE 211 (Spring 2018) and EE 160 (Spring 2017)• UHMC added ASNS Engineering Concentration – Spring 2018
• Aligned math courses (Fall 2018):
Aligned Courses Math Level
MATH 241 Calculus I (replaced Math 205)
MATH 242 Calculus II (replaced MATH 206)
MATH 243 Calculus III (replaced MATH 231)
MATH 244 Calculus IV (replaced MATH 232)
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMCurriculum Development
Develop, deliver, and integrate undergraduate research experiences into the pre-engineering curriculum and course offerings at all PEEC campuses
Strategies:• Institutionalize URE courses in all CCs and align them with UH Mānoa COE• Offer these courses during SB and continue to offer them in regular semester to allow
students to work on longitudinal VIP projects if adequate.
Institutionalized outcomes: • URE courses are now offered in every PEEC II CC as SCI 295 (STEM Research
Experience)
Campus URE Course
KapCC SCI 295EN and SCI 295VI (Fall 2018)
HonCC SCI 295V (Fall 2017)
LeeCC SCI 295EN (Summer 2018)SCI 297 (Summer 2017)
WinCC SCI 295V (Summer 2017)
UHMC SCI 295V (Spring 2019)
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEM
Curriculum DevelopmentDevelop, deliver, and integrate undergraduate research experiences into the pre-engineering curriculum and course offerings at all PEEC campuses
Strategies:• Align CC engineering courses to UH Mānoa to establish a clear transfer
pathway
Institutionalized outcomes: • CC and UH Mānoa COE drafted a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to
establish pathway to Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP)
UH CC UHM COESCI 295 EN(VIP) or SCI 295 VI -
sophomoreENGR 296 (1 cr)
SCI 295 EN(VIP) or SCI 295 VI -sophomore
ENGR 296 (1cr)(+ ENGR 396 (2 cr) = 3 technical
credits for ME students)
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMFaculty Development
Provide high-utility professional development to improve engineering research, project-, and place- based learning
Strategies:• Provide faculty development by supporting the design of new and
innovating URE projects that are aligned with VIP, if possible. • Increase communication and relationship between CC and Mānoa faculty
URE in order to facilitate the students transition.• Seek faculty development for Native Hawaiian education in engineering
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMFaculty Development
Provide high-utility professional development to improve engineering research, project-, and place- based learning
Results:
• Site visits: Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
• CC focused education: Hawaiʻi Student Success Institute (HSSI)
• Native Hawaiian/Sustainability Education: 2018-2019 Hoʻāla Hou cohort program
• Recruitment & Retention workshops: National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science (IWITTS)
• Projects: Seaglide-Teaching and Learning Workshop
• Conferences/Meetings - TCUP Research Symposium, SENCER Grand Challenges Summer Institute on Water
Overall
14 Professional Development Activities
42 Faculty Participated
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMStudent Engagement
Increase participation of pre-engineering students in undergraduate research and vertically-integrated projects (VIP)
Strategies:Engage students in URE project during SB and continue to engage them in following semesters. Implement VIP model.
Results:• PEEC II students have presented research over 50
times (Summer 2018)• 10 PEEC II students went to national conferences
/competitions• Over 20 (non-duplicated) students presented
nationally; over 40 more presented locally• All CCs were engaged in a URE during the academic
year
Institutionalized outcomes: • CCs and UH Mānoa are streamlining communication
to share VIP info and get students into labs
GOAL 2: Build capacity at Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to prepare students for
STEM degree completion, seamless transfer, and entry into the STEM workforce.
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMRecruitment, Retention, and Transition
Proliferate best practice recruitment, retention, and transition strategies for NH STEM students
Strategies:Engage CC students in summer bridges to support them through math courses, build a support network during the academic year, and assist with transfer.
Results:• SB Engineering Majors - 94%
• Transfer: 14 students have transferred to UH Mānoa COE as of Fall 2018
• Increased industry and NH cultural connections
Institutionalized outcomes: • KapCC engineering and math
faculty are incorporating growth-mindset and sustainability or community based projects
2018 51/53 SB students are engineering majors
2017 26/29 SB students are engineering majors
UNIVERSITY of HAWAI’I
SYSTEMSense of Place
Develop sense of place, facilities, and resources on every campus that supports Native Hawaiian and STEM academic community.
Strategies:• Provide students a place/center where they
can find academic and moral support
Institutionalized outcomes: • KapCC- STEM Center • HonCC – STEM Center (Spring 2019)• LeeCC – Hālau ʻIke O Puʻuloa• WinCC – Hale Aʻo & Center for
Aerospace Education• UHMC –• UH Mānoa – NHSEMP lounge
Measures and Outcomes
Annually: 50 undergraduate students complete URE courses throughout the academic year
50 undergraduate students complete Summer Calculus Academy or Mānoa Design Clinic programs
Overall: 20 undergraduate students formally present their results at local, regional or national
Native education or STEM conferences
12 faculty gain professional development experience for PEEC initiatives for project-, place-, and engineering research-based learning
Increase in research and student project course offerings (SCI295, EE295, etc.) at each campus
Plans to Institutionalize Support
• KapCC –– Recruit first-year students: create Engineering 101
& working with counselors to get students involved earlier through orientations. Work w/ NH services on campus.
– Project Logistics: using other grants and other organization to support URE supplies and stipends, work with current community partners such as HSGC and SOEST to keep projects funded. Streamlining project process w/faculty and having additional faculty take on URE.
• HonCC –– Will continue SLP and other aerospace projects
through Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium. – Use the STEM center as a gathering place for
students, faculty, and staff to work together in creating various projects as well as providing academic support through STEM faculty office hours and tutors.
Plans to Institutionalize Support• LeeCC –
– Stress the importance of participating in STEM opportunities/organizations such as AISES and SACNAS
– Let students know of other funding opportunities to attend events. – Expand offerings of URE courses, emphasize transferable skills
(such as programming, communicating technical information, teamwork, etc.)
– Increase professional development for faculty in grant writing in order to increase research course capacity and provide more research experience opportunities for students.
• WinCC – Continue current projects through ARLISS, Center for Aerospace Education, HSGC traineeships.
• UHMC – Continue participation of students from different programs (ENGT, NSCI) in the CanSat competition as it encourages interdisciplinary and gives the students a sense of belonging.
• UHM – Continued participation with NHSEMP and VIP