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STEP Partnership of San Diego (SPSD) – Sixth Year Rafael Alvarez1, Dr. Raga Bakhiet2 ,Theresa M. Garcia3 , and Eric Pamintuan4
1. San Diego City College MESA Program – DUE0653291, 2. Southwestern College MESA Program – DUE0653234,
3. San Diego State University MESA Engineering Program – DUE0653277, and 4. SPSD Program Coordinator
The Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) Program assists educationally
disadvantaged students to graduate from four-year institutions with a math-based major. MESA focuses
on student groups who historically have had low levels of attainment.
The National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported STEP Partnership of San Diego (SPSD)
incorporates the successful MESA model at each partner campus (San Diego State University, San
Diego City College, and Southwestern College); enhancing essential services (e.g. academic support,
STEM competitions, leadership development, etc.) that help students excel academically and prepare
for the STEM workforce. Together, MESA and SPSD create a partnership of educational, industry, and
government organizations forming a pipeline from community college to university to STEM
industry. The goals of SPSD are to: increase the number of students who pursue STEM academic and
career pathways, increase retention in STEM disciplines, and promote opportunities in STEM post-
graduate studies. For further information, visit http://alliance.sdccmesa.com.
• A regional STEM pipeline of educational institutions that supports multiple pathways to STEM careers
• Educational experiences and activities based on industry driven standards for comprehensive student
development – academic, personal, and professional
• The use of best practices in STEM education
• An active pool of industry partners with shared accountability for success
• Evaluation of SPSD effectiveness
The SPSD has met their outcome goals as they pertain to enrolling students, maintaining them
in STEM disciplines, and encouraging them to continue on to graduate studies. The appropriate
level of expected participation may require adjustment, but accurate data collection is also a
critical part of creating success that can be reflected back to funders. SPSD/MESA has created
an environment that supports students by providing much needed academic and community
support, allowing them to be successful in their challenging academic careers as well as the
STEM industries.
Abstract
Goals
Conclusion
1. Expand participation in SPSD activities
2. Improve the retention of SPSD students
3. Increase the number of SPSD students graduating with BS degrees in STEM fields
4. Provide STEM industry internship opportunities to an increasing number of SPSD students
5. Promote post-graduate study opportunities for SPSD students
Strategies
MESA Supported Programs SPSD Enrichment and Leadership Development
Activities Individual Academic Plans StrengthsQuest
STEM Course Clustering Summer Team Internship Program
Academic Excellence Workshops (AEW) and Tutoring Scholarships
College and Career Exploration Professional Development
Transfer Assistance to Four-year Universities
(2-year colleges only)
STEM Competitions
San Diego Region Joint Planning Conference
Assistance Applying to Graduate Schools
(4-year universities only)
Faculty Advisors
Training Academies for Industry Skills
College Orientation Course Over 2,300 instances of individual tutoring and/or group
Academic Excellence Workshops (AEWs) were offered at
each campus through the support of the NSF STEP grant.
Scholarships
Collaboration with Student/Professional Organizations
The SPSD collaborative establishes out of classroom professional development activities that focus
on team building skills and facilitates group interaction, both of which are vital in the STEM fields.
MESA Shadow Day: November 7, 2012
Participation: 105 students, 14 companies
Student participants have the opportunity to
observe one or more people working at a job
of interest. Overall, students will observe and
network with professionals, investigate a
career field, clarify career goals and interests,
and function within a work environment.
Evaluation Results: 83.3% of survey
respondents were more interested in their
career area after participating in Shadow Day.
97.3% rated the quality of their Shadow Day
experience as good or excellent.
SPSD builds on MESA best practices:
Implementation Continued
Program Students City SDSU SWC Total %
MESA - Year 6 150 243 149 542 86.2%
NSF - Year 1* 15* 18* 22* 55* -
NSF - Year 2* 44* 46* 11* 101* 18.9%
NSF - Year 3* 42* 66* 40* 148* 25.6%
NSF - Year 4* 51* 88* 28* 167* 27.8%
NSF - Year 5* 48* 115* 26* 189* 26.5%
NSF - Year 6 44 31 12 87 13.8%
Total Students Served - Year 6 194 274 161 629 100.0%
Student Genders
Male 121 190 85 396 63.0%
Female 73 84 76 233 37.0%
Total Students Served 194 274 161 629 100.0%
Student Majors
Science
Biology 49 0 32 81 12.9%
Chemistry 6 12 6 24 3.8%
Nursing 7 0 8 15 2.4%
Pharmacy 2 0 2 4 0.6%
Physics 5 1 0 6 0.9%
Pre-Med 2 0 0 2 0.3%
Other Science 6 4 31 41 6.5%
Technology
Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering 6 30 2 38 6.0%
Architectural Engineering 2 0 2 4 0.6%
Bio Engineering 7 5 1 13 2.1%
Bio Chemical Engineering 0 11 5 16 2.5%
Chemical Engineering 5 0 2 7 1.1%
Civil Engineering 12 60 3 75 11.9%
Computer Engineering 7 13 21 41 6.5%
Construction Engineering 0 7 1 8 1.3%
Electrical Engineering 14 34 4 52 8.3%
Environmental Engineering 4 10 2 16 2.5%
Mechanical Engineering 27 58 5 90 14.3%
Structural Engineering 1 0 2 3 0.4%
Other Engineering 3 0 8 11 1.7%
Math/CS
Computer Science 18 13 16 47 7.4%
Mathematics 11 16 8 35 5.5%
Total Students Served 194 274 161 629 100.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Caucasian
Other
Demographics
Ethnicity
*Students accepted under the NSF STEP grant in the first, second, third, fourth,
and fifth year have graduated or are included in sixth year (NSF-6) totals
Progress Continued
MESA and SPSD Students interned at 70 science and engineering companies or did research
for faculty in the summers of 2008-2011. Students participated in 181 internship opportunities
surpassing the goal of 144 internships to date and continued working for their host company
after the completion of the internship around a rate of 1/3 for each cohort.
MESA Olympics & Robotics Competition:
April 28, 2012
Participation: 92 students, 10 alumni/industry
volunteers
Competition for all MESA program segments in
problem-solving sessions and/or robotics
competition designed to promote teamwork,
engineering and problem solving skill
development.
Evaluation Results: 96% of survey
respondents reported the competition as good
or excellent. 90% stated they were more
interested in pursuing a STEM career after
participating in this event. Summer Team Internship
Program 2012
Participation: 58 students, 24
science and engineering
companies
Teams consisted of 2-5 students in
23 teams. Students completed a
minimum of 100 internship hours,
met weekly, collaborated on a
poster presentation, and
presented their internship
experience to industry and
academic guests at a summer
luncheon.
Goal 1: Expand participation in
SPSD activities
Related Objective: Enrollment at
each partner institution will
increase by 10% each year of the
program.
Progress: See Figure 1, right. This
objective has been met by each
partner institution, every year of the
grant. With reductions in funding and
dwindling student enrollment, it is
important to reflect on the MESA
enrollment data in the context of the
current economic climate.
Progress
Figure 1. Targets and actual enrollment at each SPSD partner institution
Goal 2: Improve the retention of SPSD students
Related Objective: At least 350 students will be enrolled in SPSD from declared major
through transfer or graduation.
Progress: To date, there have been 170 graduates from SDSU, 76 transfers from SDCC, and 159
transfers from SWC. This goal was exceeded, with 405 total graduates or transfers.
Goal 3: Increase the number of SPSD students
graduating with B.S. degrees
Related Objective: At least 160 SPSD students
will graduate with a B.S. degree in a STEM major.
Progress: See Figure 2, left. As community college
students are considered to be ‘transferred’ as
opposed to graduated, SDSU is the sole focus of this
goal. SDSU has met and exceeded this goal with a
total of 170 MESA participants graduating with STEM
majors.
Goal 4: Provide STEM industry internship
opportunities to an increased number of SPSD
students
Related Objective: At least 36 SPSD students will
complete an internship or research opportunity
each year.
Progress: See Figure 3, left. One activity focus
group students identified as being critical to their
success in the SPSD/MESA program was the
Summer Internship Program. MESA students were
provided the opportunity to participate in 100+ hours
of onsite work experience each summer with interests
and abilities matched to industry sites within the
community. The Summer Internship Program was
very successful beginning with 39 Internships at its
inception and growing to 58 summer placements by
the conclusion of the grant period.
GOAL 5: Promote post-graduate study
opportunities for SPSD students
Related Objective (GOAL 5): At least 15
graduating seniors participating in the SPSD
program will enter STEM graduate study
programs by the end of the grant period.
Progress: See Figure 4, right. SPSD/MESA has
as one of its goals to promote opportunities in
STEM post-graduate studies. SDSU exceeded
this important outcome goal with a total of 24
students continuing on to graduate school.
Figure 2. SPSD graduating students breakdown.
Figure 3. Target (36) and actual participation in Summer
Team Internship program
Figure 4. Breakdown of graduate school career fields.
Implementation
Successes
Internship Partners 2008-2012 Alere**
Ambient Control Systems Inc.*
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park*
Assure Controls Inc**
Bio4Front Inc.* Biotechnology Education & Training Sequence Investment (BETSI) Project**
Bridges to the Future**
California Space Grant Consortium
Caltrans*
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation*
Dexcom**
Fleet Readiness Center Southwest
Fqubed Inc**
General Atomics Electronic Systems, Inc
Goodrich Aerostructures
Howard Hughes Program*
Infrastructure Engineering Corporation*
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants*
LEE & RO Inc. Malcolm Pirnie*
MWH Global
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Naval Air Systems Command*
Naviscan Inc**
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Raytheon Company* Regional Water Quality Control Board
Retired Senior Volunteer Police Patrol*
REU, Northern Illinois University, University of Minnesota**, CCSEP Maryland
Rick Engineering Company*
San Diego Coastkeeper* San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Water Department
San Diego Zoo SDSU Global Change Research Group**
Sempra Energy, San Diego Gas & Electric
Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research & Education at Scripps Clinic** Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons**
SMDEP, University of Washington**
Southern California Biotechnology Center** SouthWest Water Company
SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego* Spectrum Scientific, Inc**
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program**
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg
UCSD Laboratory of Sleep and Chronobiology*, Moores Cancer Research Center UniversityLink Medical Science Program**
Research SDCC: Professors Rafael Alvarez, Misael Camarena** , Dr. Lisa Chaddock Research SDSU: Drs. Gordon Lee**, Joseph Lewis**, Khaled Morsi**, Satish Sharma**,
Diane Smith**, Satchi Venkataraman
Research SWC: Drs. Raga Bakhiet, David Brown**, Lukas Buehler, David Hecht**, Jerry
Selah, Roland Wolkowicz
*Companies that provided internship opportunities in one or more of the following years of 2008-2012.
** Faculty Research Projects or Biotechnology Internships
Robotics competition: Team captains program their LEGO
MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 creations to carry LEGO pieces
back to their home square.
Summer team interns: Civil Engineering interns pose with Rick Engineering
Company Associate Principal Engineer Edgar Camerino.
Yr 07/08
38
Yr 08/09
32
Yr 09/10
35
Yr 10/11
41
Yr 11/12
25
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Total
Chemistry 1 1 0 1 2 5
Engineering 3 1 5 1 6 16
Math 1 1 1 0 0 3
5 3 6 2 8 24