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2. About NACME
• Since 1974, NACME has worked with
America’s leading corporations to sustain and
increase the pool of underrepresented minority
students in engineering.
• As the largest private provider of scholarships
for underrepresented minority students in
engineering, NACME has provided more than
$114 million in scholarship and support
services to more than 22,000 African
American, Latino and American Indian
students at 160 colleges and universities.
4. NACME
Partner Universities
1 Arizona State University, 23 Northern Arizona University 45 University of Maryland, Baltimore
2 Bucknell University 24 Polytechnic Institute of New York County
3 California State University, Los University 46 University of Southern California
Angeles 25 Polytechnic University of Puerto 47 University of Texas, El Paso
4 California State University, Rico 48 University of Texas, San Antonio
Sacramento 26 Prairie View A&M University 49 University of Washington
5 Clarkson University 27 Purdue University 50 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
6 Cornell University 28 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute State University
7 Drexel University 29 Rochester Institute of Technology
8 Fairfield University 30 Rose-Hulman Institute of
9 Florida International Technology
10 Georgia Institute of Technology 31 Stevens Institute of Technology
11 Illinois Institute of Technology 32 Syracuse University
12 Jackson State University 33 Temple University
13 Kansas State University 34 Tennessee Technological University
14 Kettering University 35 The City College of New York
15 Louisiana State University 36 Tuskegee University
16 Marquette University 37 University of Akron
17 Michigan Technological University 38 University of Bridgeport
18 Milwaukee School of Engineering 39 University of California, San Diego
19 Missouri University of Science and 40 University of Central Florida
Technology 41 University of Colorado – Boulder
20 New Jersey Institute of Technology 42 University of Houston
21 North Carolina A&T State University 43 University of Illinois, Chicago
22 North Carolina State University 44 University of Kentucky
5. Programs Overview
Pre-engineering Programs
Middle and High School – provide STEM awareness materials, student scholarships, teacher
grants and connections to university and corporate partners.
Community College – bridge programs, STEM awareness materials, scholarships
Increase awareness of career opportunities in Engineering
Improve transition to 4 year institutions – Articulation Agreements
University Programs
NACME Scholars
Scholarships – 5-year commitment
Diversity matters – recruit, retain and graduate
Evaluate effectiveness of student support strategies – share best practices
Facilitate corporate internships and recruitment – online resume system
Post Graduate Support Sloan Foundation Minority PhD Program
Research, Evaluation and Policy
Evaluate internal programs to validate NACME value add
Produce relevant research reports
6. Why NACME?
Future Engineering Need & Supply
Practicing
Engineers Need
(USA)
How do We
1.3M* Fill the Gap?
Current Workforce
2000 2010 2020 Years
The Boeing Company 1/28/05
7. The Problem
The “New” American Dilemma
U.S. Population Growth
2000 2050
12.6% 24.4%
12.7%
50.1%
3.8% 14.6%
69.4%
2.5%
8.0%
Hispanic 5.3%
Black
Asian
All Other Races Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004
White, non-Hispanic
8. The Problem
The “New” American Dilemma
Racial/Ethnic Composition of the U.S. S&E Workforce
2006 2050
11.0% 2.0%
3.8%
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76.0%
Underrepresented Minorities
Temporary Residents Source: Commission on Professionals in
Asian/Pacific Islander Science and Technology analysis of National
Science Foundation SESTAT data base.
White
9. The Situation
• Out of more than 68,000 bachelor’s degrees
in engineering awarded to students in the
United States in 2005, less than 13% were
awarded to underrepresented minorities
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10. The Four Percent Problem
Of 100 underrepresented minority high school graduates…
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11. The Four Percent Problem
…only four have taken the requisite math and science courses to
study engineering in college
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12. STEM Education Gaps
Average scores of 15-year-old students on combined science literacy scale by country, 2006
Rank Jurisdiction Score
OECD average 500
1Finland 563
2Canada 534
•The Program for International
3Japan 531
Student Assessment (PISA) is a
4New Zealand 530
system of international assessments
5Australia 527
that measures 15-year-olds’
6Netherlands 525
performance in reading literacy,
7Korea, Republic of 522
mathematics literacy, and science
literacy every 3 years. 8Germany 516
9United Kingdom 515
•Fifteen-year-old students in the 10Czech Republic 513
United States had an average score 11Switzerland 512
of 489 on the combined science 12Austria 511
literacy scale, lower than the 13Belgium 510
Organisation of Economic Co- 14Ireland 508
operation and Development (OECD) 15Hungary 504
average score of 500.
16Sweden 503
17Poland 498
18Denmark 496
19France 495
20Iceland 491
21United States 489
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14. What is AOE?
GOALS
• Recruit and encourage more high school students to
choose careers in engineering and engineering technology;
• Increase the participation of women and underrepresented
minorities (African American, American Indian and Latino)
in the study of engineering; and
• Prepare high school graduates to enter postsecondary
engineering and engineering technology programs fully
competent in required mathematics, science, and technical
subjects.
15. What is AOE?
Engineering Education & Awareness
• Small learning community
(school-within-a-school or stand-
alone school)
• Built on a solid academic
foundation adhering to national
and state standards in
mathematics, science,
technology, communication and
social studies though project-
based curriculum.
16. What is AOE?
Diversity
• Focused outreach for
female and
underrepresented minority
(65% minimum) student-
enrollment.
• Located in urban areas
with concentrated
populations of African
American, American Indian,
and Latino students.
17. NACME
Student, Teacher, Community Support
NACME increases engineering
awareness by providing the
following:
STEM Materials
Grants & Scholarships
Partnerships with Partner
Universities and Community
Colleges
Corporate Support for Advisory
Boards
18. STEM Materials
FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
The NACME Guide to Engineering Colleges –Guide to 363 Colleges and Financial Aid in
English and Spanish (in collaboration with The Princeton Review)
Engineering Your Future Magazine: A Career Guide for Minority Youth – contains,
information on types of engineering and engineering careers, profiles of engineers, etc.
Student Take-home STEM Poster
Quick Study Guide for Students and Parents– English & Spanish Parent Guide, Student
Worksheets and DVD (in collaboration with Guaranteed 4.0)
AOEs receive an AOE-logo student backpack containing NACME’s STEM
materials for each AOE student in the first 9th grade class.
FOR TEACHERS & COUNSELORS
Quick Study Guide for Students and Parents (TEACHER TOOLKIT)
The NACME Guide to Engineering Colleges –Guide to 363 Colleges and Financial Aid in
English and Spanish (in collaboration with The Princeton Review)
Classroom 5 – STEPS to Engineering Poster
OTHER
Middle-school STEM brochures for students, parents and teachers (available upon request)
www.NACMEBacksMe.org – comprehensive K-12 Engineering website
19. NACME
Grants & Scholarships
STEM Innovation Grants
Provides teachers with up to $1,000 in funding for projects that make
students aware of the excitement and opportunity to be found in the
field of engineering – transforming classroom theory into real-world
applications that bring science, engineering and math concepts to life.
Over $134K in grants have been awarded since 2006.
Next Deadline: 11/30/10
Pre-Engineering Student Scholarships
Recognizes the nation’s highest-achieving African American, Latino
and American Indian high school seniors who have demonstrated
academic excellence, leadership skills and a commitment to a career in
science and engineering with one-time, $1,500 scholarships. Over
$250K in pre-engineering scholarships have been awarded since 2006.
Next Deadline: 4/23/11
20. Urban Initiative
The Urban Initiative is collaboration between NACME and PLTW to support
students, parents and teachers in schools in selected urban areas. The criteria
for choosing urban centers for the initiative are based upon high levels of
underrepresented minority population in the city and PLTW program locations.
Pilot Site: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin
NACME support will be the same as with AOEs
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21. Expanding the Pathway
$1M in Committed Funding
Pipeline Partnership for the Promising Practices in
Advancement of Transfer and Articulation
Engineering Education Programs and Policies
• 4 Sites: PGCC/HCC/CCC/ECC • SDCC/UCSD
• Starr Foundation: • Qualcomm
• Bechtel Foundation
Beyond the Dream: From
Developmental Mathematics
Research, Evaluation to Engineering Careers
and Policy
• National Roundtable
• Community College • Lumina Foundation for
Transfer Study Education
Transfer Scholarships Engineering Career Awareness
• 279 students • Engineering Your Future
• Guide to Engineering Colleges
• Pitney Bowes Literacy Education Fund:
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22. Advisory Board Participation
Cohort I
University High School Los Angeles, CA 3M, BP, Boeing, Northrop Grumman
EDT Academy Morse High School San Diego, CA HP, Raytheon
Patrick Henry High School San Diego, CA HP, Raytheon
James Madison High School San Diego, CA Raytheon
Burton High School San Francisco, CA AT&T, Bechtel
Harmony Magnet Academy Strathmore, CA
Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta, GA AT&T, Bechtel, IBM
Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture High School New York, NY Malcolm Pirnie
East High School on Arcadia Columbus, OH Malcolm Pirnie
Northwest Career and Technical Academy Las Vegas, NV Bechtel
AJ Moore Academy Waco, TX
H. Grady Spruce High School Dallas, TX AT&T, ExxonMobil
Technology, Engineering & Communications School Burien, WA Boeing
23. Advisory Board Participation
Cohort II
Helen Bernstein High School Los Angeles, CA
Hartford High School Hartford, CT AT&T
Hialeah Gardens Senior High School Hialeah Gardens, FL AT&T, Malcolm Pirnie
Miami Sunset Senior High School Miami, FL AT&T, Malcolm Pirnie
North Miami Senior High School Miami, FL AT&T, Malcolm Pirnie
Scotlandville Magnet High School East Baton Rouge, LA ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical
Sarah T. Reed Senior High School New Orleans, LA AT&T, Dow Chemical
Albany High School Albany, NY
Manhattan Bridges High School New York, NY Northrop Grumman
Hopewell High School Charlotte, NC AT&T
Mallard Creek High School Charlotte, NC AT&T
Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology Charlotte, NC AT&T
Zebulon B. Vance High School AOE Charlotte, NC AT&T
Columbia High School Columbia, SC Intel
Cesar Chavez Senior High School Houston, TX ExxonMobil, Marathon, Dow Chemical
Sam Houston High School San Antonio, TX AT&T
City Polytechnic High School New York, NY Cisco
26. DID YOU KNOW?
DOWNLOAD:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mcleod/didyouknow/
27. Contact Information
Raluca Cocianga
Director, Pre-Engineering Programs
440 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 302
White Plains, NY 10601-1813
Tel: 914-539-4010 x202
Fax: 914-539-4032
rcocianga@nacme.org