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Recruiting and Retaining Students in High-Need
Degree Areas HEPC Master Plan Event
Compact Planning Forum/Impact April 1, 2014
Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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OUTLINE • Problem Statement • Recruitment & Enrollment • Retention • Impact
Statler Ambassadors
Boy Scouts
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PROBLEM STATEMEMENT Need to: • Recruit and retain
qualified, capable, and diverse students to STEM fields
• Encourage STEM graduates to pursue jobs in the state
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RECRUITMENT & ENROLLMENT
Recruitment Outreach & Engagement Educational Partnerships
Enrollment
STEM Ambassadors (4-H)
Summer Camp
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RECRUITMENT • 3 Programs
– Engineering – General Engineering – Pre-Engineering
• Methods – Individual student
and family visits – News blasts – Scholarship program – Engineering Open Houses – Weekly emails from an
engineering faculty
State Fair
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• Relationships with K-12 and Community – Boy, Girl, & Venture Scouts; Schools – Summer Camps; State Fair – STEM Ambassadors (4H)
• met 20,000+ 4H campers
• Student Engagement – Statler Ambassadors – 40+ Engineering Student Organizations
• SHPE; NSBE; SWE; Alpha Omega Epsilon • Engineers on Wheels; Engineers without Borders
OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT
State Fair
Summer Camp
State Fair
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EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP • Project Lead The Way
– Nationally recognized K-12 Engineering Curriculum – Linked to National Standards and Common Core – Partner with WV Department of Education, County Schools, and
Industry – HS Teacher Core Training at WVU Engineering
• ACCESS Program – WVU MATH Department offers College Algebra, College
Trigonometry, and Calculus in High Schools – WVU ENGR collaborates with select High Schools to offer
ENGR 101
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ENROLLMENT • Average Enrollment
2004 – 2009: 536 – 286 ENGR – 250 GenE
• Average Enrollment 2010 – 2013: 834 – 289 Engr – 302 GenE – 243 PreE
• Raised Admission criteria: 2007 & 2013
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RETENTION
Freshman Engineering Program Keys to Success
Engineering Learning Center Retention Data: in ENGR & at WVU
Engineering Learning Center
EngineerFEST
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FRESHMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAM
WVU Freshman Engineering Program (FEP) provides students with academic and co-curricular support for: • Transition to college life • Development of academic discipline and skills
needed to succeed as an engineering student • Foundational courses • Selection of an Engineering major
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KEYS TO SUCCESS • Communication
– Early messaging of expectations – Frequent communication with
students and parents • Focus on engagement and
career preparation • Dedicated faculty & staff • Facilities
ENGR 101 Project
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Engineering Learning Center A Home Away From Home
• Vibrant and supportive community • One-stop shop:
– Advising – Tutoring – Meet with Faculty – Place for Study, homework, & project work – Information about careers, speakers, events – Brando: Therapy Dog
ELC Brando
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RETENTION in ENGR • Average Retention
– Engr: 78% (80% since 2008) – GenE: 63% (65% since 2008) – PreE: 62%
• 2008: ELC Opened • 2010: Changes
– Added PreE major; enrollment jumped 47% YoY 495 to 726)
– Modified triggers to transfer students to General Studies
75% 80%
61% 65%
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RETENTION AT WVU • Average Retention
– ENGR: 88% • High: 94% (2008) • Low: 85% (2004-2006)
– GenE: 81% • High: 85% (2010) • Low: 78% (2012)
– PreE: 78% • High: 82% (2010) • Low: 73% (2011)
GenE PreE
ENGR
GenE
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RETENTION CHALLENGE
1st to 2nd Yr
2nd to 3rd Yr 3rd to 4th Yr
1st to 2nd Yr
2nd to 3rd Yr
3rd to 4th Yr
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RETENTION CHALLENGE
1st to 2nd Yr
1st to 2nd Yr
2nd to 3rd Yr
2nd to 3rd Yr
3rd to 4th Yr
3rd to 4th Yr
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IMPACT
IMPACT Corporate & Gov’t Partners
Career Fair
Student Project Student Project
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IMPACT
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Engagement & Outreach Service Quality Education with Academic Support FE Exam
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Preparation Internships & Co-Op Experiences Research EM
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Corporate & Gov’t Partners • Corporate Partners
Addivant; ATK; Axiall; Braskem; Cytec; Dow; Dominion; Dupont; First Energy; Greer Industries; Murray Energy; Mylan; Patriot; Pietro Fiorentini; Swanson Industries; Thrasher Engineering; Whiting Turner; Toyota
• Community & Government Agencies Dept of Energy; NIOSH; FBI; NASA WV Dept of Education; WV Dept of Transportation Hospitals
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IMPACT
We graduate engineering professionals in a reasonable timeframe who can: • Get good jobs • Pay back their student loans • Contribute to their local communities.