hawai ‘ i peec project

Hawai‘i PEEC Project

‘IKEIndigenous Knowledge in Engineering

‘ike is the Hawaiian word for ‘knowledge’

Joshua KaakuaLouise Pagotto, Peter Crouch, and Hervé Collin

Hawai‘i PEEC Project

Outline of the Presentation

• Summary of Project Goals• Activities• Successes• Challenges

Geographical Location

Campus Profiles

Manoa Maui KCC WCC HCC LCC

Programs Offered 293 49 47 6 49 26

enrollment (Undergraduate) 20,429 4,527 9,023 2,705 4,600 7,895

Student:Faculty Ratio 16:1 17:1 16:1 22:1 16:1 21:1

Men 45.4% 38.5% 48.8% 40.3% 63.9% 43.9%

Women 54.6% 61.5% 51.2% 59.7% 36.1% 56.1%

Native Hawaiian 14.4% 34.4% 18.9% 41.9% 26.9% 26.9%

Overview

• Strengthen the Pre-Engineering Core Curriculum among PEEC campuses (including an online components)

• Prepare and support Native Hawaiian students to Engineering through Mentoring and Undergraduate Research Experiences.

• Engage Native Hawaiian students in Sustainable Energy Engineering issues, to industries and community partners.

Activities: Pre-Engineering Core

Identified and Articulated a Common Pre-Engineering Curriculum

11 courses & 1 laboratory

Online Development: 75% Remainings: Chemistry Lab, Calculus III,

and Applied Statics

Pre-

Engi

neer

ing

Core

Chemistry

Mathematics

Physics

Applied Mechanics

Programming

Basic Circuit Analysis

Community Colleges

ASNS

College of Engineering

Activities: Recruitment

‘IKE

recruitment

High school Connections(Counselors, teachers, partner

campuses) High School Interactions(Class presentation &

Brochure)

Community Connections(family members, friends, etc..)

Activities: Recruitment Capacity-Building

KCC generates Brochures and

web recruitment materials for all

SEEs

LeeCC

WinCC

HonCC

UH Maui

College

UH Māno

a

• Foster relationships with campus Native Hawaiian student services, Upward Bound, METS, Na Pua Noeau

• Promote `IKE and partner CCs at community meetings and through local Native Hawaiian organizations.

Activities: Retention

Peer Mentoring

AY 2010-2011 AY 2011-2012

# StudentsNH 12 15

Other Underrepresented 5 3Other 6 7

# Cohort Students 1 7

Peer Mentoring Efforts

Mathematics Physics Chemistry Undergraduate Research

Activities: Retention

Peer Mentoring through PLUS(Peer Led Unit Session)

  AY 2010-2011 AY 2011-2012 (only Fall 2011) TotalNumber of Courses 7 5 12

Number of students impacted 41 47 88

PLUS Efforts

Physics Chemistry (Mathematics)

Activities: Retention

Undergraduate Research Experience

Aerospace (USLI, Cansat)

Robotics

Asymmetric Capacitors

Pupillometry

Utility Terrain Vehicle

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Wind and solar Power Tower

Activities: SEEs

Summer Engineering Experience

SEE1• KCC / Guitar

Building

SEE2• MAUI /

robotics

SEE3• MANOA /

REIS

Activities: Cultural Experiences

Cultural

ExperiencesAnd

Engineering

Successes: PLUS

W F D C B A0

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15

20

25

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PLUS

NO PLUS

Grade Distribution of students Attending PLUSvs student not attending PLUS sessions

Perc

enta

ges

Grades

Successes: HMEM

Overall Success Rate

(SEE1 + SEE2 + SEE3)

Emporium Success Rate(SEE1 + SEE2)

Traditional Math Course Success Rate (SEE3)

Summer 2011 85% 89% 80%

Successes: URE

  SA A DA SDA

Enhanced learning experience as a STEM major 65% 35% 0% 0%

Positively affected decision to continue to 4-year institution 71% 23% 6% 0%

Increase involved in engineering programs/activities 71% 29% 0% 0%

Travel to conference enhanced research experience 56% 44% 0% 0%

Recommend to other students 82% 18% 0% 0%

VS S D VD

Overall satisfaction 76% 24% 0% 0%

Undergraduate Research

Dissemination

USLI Cansat

NCUR

ERN

AISES

SA=Strongly Agree, A=Agree, DA=Disagree, SDA=Strongly DisagreeVS=Very Satisfied S=Satisfied D=Dissatisfied VD=Very Dissatisfied

Successes: ASNS

College of Engineering

KCC LCC MAUI WCC LCC

ASNSPre-Engineering

ASNS Expansion to most PEEC InstitutionsArticulation with: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Engineering

APT at each Campus: • Assessment specialist• Recruitment Specialist• Retention Specialist• Curriculum specialist• Summer Bridge coordinators

Successes: APTs

Challenges: Cohort / Math Retention

• Mentors• Social NetworkingCohort

• Mentors• PLUS• Social Networking• “Scaling up” Emporium Model

Math Retention

Hawai‘i PEEC Project

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