Multicultural Engineering Program: Industry Advisory Board Meeting May 10, 2019 Welcome! Feel free to find a seat and enjoy breakfast! Please fill out the IAB Member Information Card in your folder.
Introductions Please… o Introduce yourself o Your current role o What you hope to get out of our meeting today
Agenda
MEP Mission The Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) is an academic support program designed to retain and graduate a diverse population of students, especially groups which continue to remain the most underrepresented in engineering. This includes but is not limited to aspiring College of Engineering students who are first in their family to earn a baccalaureate degree, or from family backgrounds of limited financial resources and less educational opportunities. MEP leverages a strong support network to build an academic community and provide the necessary bridges for students’ academic and professional success.
Vision In efforts to create an equitable society and enhance diversity in education and engineering, MEP partners with campus and industry to encourage the development of students who: o Feel a sense of belonging within their undergraduate education, at Cal Poly, and in the workforce. o Perform as a high caliber engineering student and professional. o Lead within Cal Poly and the workforce. o Create positive change. o Exemplify confidence through self-advocacy and consistent personal growth. o Value collaboration and diversity in teams. o Are socially responsible and global citizens.
Learning Outcomes Services and support provided by the Multicultural Engineering Program result in… A sense of belonging and community for underrepresented students in the College of Engineering Enhancement to students’ academic progress Fostering students’ professional and leadership development
Team Updates/Changes Meg egha han Sc n Schul huler er-Jones nes Candy J Can Jan aniam am Katie M e McGui uire MEP Coordinator MEP Advisor Retention Advisor
Who We Serve o First Generation Students o Low Income Students o Cal Poly Scholars o EOP o Groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering o Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) o National Society of Black Engineering & Scientists (NSBE) o Transfer Students
18-19 Cohort: MEP Demographics 800 732 700 600 500 363 400 271 272 300 Race/Ethnicity 200 148 100 39 7 3 0 **1,835 students as of May ‘19
MEP’s Three Pillars
Services & Programs Academic Aca Soc ocial Pr Profes essiona nal • • MEP EP N Networ orkin ing B BBQ Club Mixer • Ad Advisin ising & & C Coa oachin ing • • Le Leadersh ship ip to Le o Legacy Welcome Back & • ENGR 101 Banq nquet uet Finals Week • MEP Study Room • Indust stry Ad Advisor isory Breakfasts • Computer Lab • Board rd & Club PALentine’s Day • Scholarship Database • Banquets “HAGS” Event • Book Loan Program • • Corporate Connections GRAD RADtit itude Professional Database Re Reception ion • ENGR 301 • Advising SHPE & NSBE MEP Newsletter
Outreach Overview o Melissa Furlong, Director of Outreach and Recruitment o Aaron Borgeson, Admissions Officer & Co-Advisor of Poly Reps & University Ambassadors
CENG Updates o Dr. Amy Fleischer, Dean o Dr. Eric Mehiel, Interim Associate Dean for Diversity and Student Success
ESS Overview & Updates o Kim Marsalek, Director of Engineering Student Services
Mentor Collective o Transfer student mentor program pilot o Partnering with Mentor Collective & the College of Science and Math o How can institutions proactively help students develop the major leading indicators of success? o self-efficacy o sense of belonging o help-seeking behavior o social capital
Mentor Collective
Retention Updates o Katie McGuire, Retention Advisor o Improving Processes: o Graduation o Leave of Absence o Returning Leave of Absence students o Retroactive Withdrawal o Student Outreach o Proactive Advising Efforts o Active Not Enrolled
Active Not Enrolled OUTCOMES S OU OUTCOM OMES CONT NTACTED ST STUDENT NTS: S: NO NON-CONT NTACTED ST STUDENT NTS: S: Dism smisse ssed, , LOA OA, , 2% 2% Dism smisse ssed, , LOA OA, , 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% Act ctive ve, , 23% 23% Act ctive ve, , 43% 43% Discont ntinued nued , , 34% 34% Complet eted ed, 13% 13% Discont ntinue nue d, , 60% 60% Complet eted ed, , 18% 18%
MEP – Year at a Glance
Partnership Highlight: Cal Poly Cares o Dr. Joy Pedersen, Associate Dean of Students o Anthonia Edgren, Director of Development for Student Affairs
Cal Poly Cares: History of the Program o Started by the Cal Poly Foundation Board in 2015 o Has provided approx. 1M in grants to over 700 students o Top categories for need are: o Housing and food assistance o Tuition o Academic expenses o Other emergencies
Cal Poly Cares: Scope o It takes approximately $400,000 to operate Cal Poly Cares each year o Funds come from: o Foundation Board o President’s Office o Graduation Initiative o MEP o Tanklage Fund for Homelessness o General Donations
Cal Poly Cares & MEP This Year o 58 MEP students applied o 9 supported from MEP funding ($4,000) o 24 supported from other Cal Poly Cares Funding ($21,519) = $25, $25,519 519 di disbur sbursed sed to MEP st student udents s so so fa far t thi his y s yea ear! o Most common needs: Tuition 1. Housing 2. Academic supplies (i.e. software programs like autoCAD, Minitab) 3.
Cal Poly Cares: MEP Student Stories o ME MEP St Student #1 udent #1 o Environmental Engineering o Graduating senior o Received $1,000 for March/April rent o ME MEP Student Student #2 #2 o Aerospace Engineering o Graduating senior o Received $1,020 for academic supplies and bike
Program Highlight: Food for Thought (sponsored by Chevron) o Highlights: o Food for Thought Kickoff – highly attended o Transfer engagement o First-year and transfers that did attend – appreciate targeted programming o Challenges: o Facilitating is a difficult task for MEP Lead o First-year student attendance dropped off
Student Feedback – How Are We Doing? o Advising Survey responses (86 so far) o Please rate your advisor for each of the statements below. My advisor…
Student Feedback – How Are We Doing? o Advising Survey responses (86 so far) o My appointment/drop-in met my expectations.
Student Feedback – How Are We Doing? o Advising Survey responses (86 so far) o Please provide any comments, shout-outs, or suggestions… “Candy was really helpful and helped me plan for the rest of my time here. She was really knowledgeable and helped me understand my courses. In addition, she helped me with planning for studying abroad.” “I am continually amazed at how helpful and prepared Meghan is. She answered questions I didn’t know I had and steered me in the right direction. She emailed me immediately after with a summary of everything we talked about…” “I love the ESS center. As I struggled through Cal Poly, it has slowly become a safe space for me. […] More young male advisors would also be very inviting to students like me.”
Student Feedback – How Are We Doing? o Leadership to Legacy Banquet Survey o Industry & Student Feedback/Suggestions “ I thought this was one of the best displays of appreciation any school has offered me. It truly shows how much Cal Poly cares about its students and connecting them with industry in a very comfortable enjoyable setting that makes everyone feel pampered and taken care of. We all need this once in a while .” – Student “The key note speaker who talked about resilience in leadership was fantastic. I learned a great deal from that discussion and will use this to help me in my career development. Really appreciate being at this event.” – Industry Attendee “Tailoring the student table choices to the industry would be something to look at. My colleague and I are in the electrical industry, but we had no electrical engineers at our table. To increase the student's exposure and chance at making a positive connection, possibly have the students convey which companies they have interest in, or find out which industry the company reps have a good knowledge base in.” – Industry Attendee
Student Feedback – Next Steps o Focus groups o Guiding question: What do students need to be successful? o Five groups with seven students (ideally) o Brief, intentional survey o Guiding question: How satisfied are students with current services and programs? o Plan to incentivize participation o 30% response rate is ideal (about 500 students)
Updates & New Initiatives o NEW Website o Improved usability! o MEPConnect o Scholarship Database o High School & CC – Schedule a MEP Info. Session o MEP Study Room facelift!
Debrief o We’ve talked about a lot! o Takeaways o Questions?
LUNCH & Club Showcase NSB SBE SH SHPE
Updates to IAB Structure o What prompted a review of our structure? o MEP team changes o Dean Amy Fleischer’s CAAB updates o Streamline sharing information back and forth with MEP IAB & CAAB o Elevate and align with campus IABs
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