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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PLUS

NO PLUS

Grade Distribution of students Attending PLUSvs student not attending PLUS sessions

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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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