Design and offer first MESA MESA Director, Research effective models, Program design and schedule 10/11 - Summer Jam Dean, Grant create specific curriculum, and complete. First summer 08/12 integrate academic/student program offered. supports. Create additional STEM Project Director, Work with and regional companies/organizations and 01/12 - student internship STEM Counselor, community leaders to develop additional internship opportunities 06/12 opportunities MESA Director for STEM students. Year 1 COMPONENT THREE: ARTICULATION READINESS – Form STEM Articulation Articulation Specialist Recruit key STEM faculty Committee formed; 01/12 – Committee With Articulation and transfer university regularly. Officer representatives to participate. Create a STEM Articulation STEM Articulation Confirm STEM Gaps at Top Completed 3-Year Strategic 01/12 - Strategic Plan Specialist, Articulation Transfer Universities and Plan detailing goals and 06/12 Officer, STEM Faculty prioritize courses for measurable outcomes. LMC, UC, CSU, Deans articulation. Articulate critical STEM STEM Articulation Work w/faculty and transfer Articulation of critical courses 01/12 – courses Specialist, Articulation University representatives to as identified in this grant and Officer, STEM Faculty revise/create courses and the STEM Articulation LMC & CSU and UCs process. Strategic Plan. Year 1 COMPONENT FOUR: INSTITUTIONAL READINESS – Form STEM Incubator STEM Incubator & PD Identify and orient team An action-research team 01/12 Lead, Project Director, members representing key prepared to collect and assess STEM Faculty STEM stakeholders. data, and develop solutions. Initiate action-research Incubator & PD Review STEM Planning Team research and data to identify process of STEM Incubator Lead, Project Director opportunities to further address the barriers to STEM transfer. &Incubator Members Attend STEM Project Project Director Send key grant staff for Participants gain new ideas 03/12 - Director's Meeting and HSI training in best practices for and share with STEM and 04/12 Best Practices Conference STEM and HSI programs. college faculty and staff.
Design and offer first MESA Summer Jam MESA Director, Dean, Grant Research effective models, create specific curriculum, and integrate academic/student supports. Program design and schedule complete. First summer program offered. 10/11 - 08/12 Create additional STEM student internship opportunities Project Director, STEM Counselor, MESA Director Work with and regional companies/organizations and community leaders to develop additional internship opportunities for STEM students. 01/12 - 06/12 Year 1 – COMPONENT THREE: ARTICULATION READINESS Form STEM Articulation Committee Articulation Specialist With Articulation Officer Recruit key STEM faculty and transfer university representatives to participate. Committee formed; regularly. 01/12 – Create a STEM Articulation Strategic Plan STEM Articulation Specialist, Articulation Officer, STEM Faculty LMC, UC, CSU, Deans Confirm STEM Gaps at Top Transfer Universities and prioritize courses for articulation. Completed 3-Year Strategic Plan detailing goals and measurable outcomes. 01/12 - 06/12 Articulate critical STEM courses STEM Articulation Specialist, Articulation Officer, STEM Faculty LMC & CSU and UCs Work w/faculty and transfer University representatives to revise/create courses and process. Articulation of critical courses as identified in this grant and the STEM Articulation Strategic Plan. 01/12 – Year 1 – COMPONENT FOUR: INSTITUTIONAL READINESS Form STEM Incubator STEM Incubator & PD Lead, Project Director, STEM Faculty Identify and orient team members representing key STEM stakeholders. An action-research team prepared to collect and assess data, and develop solutions. 01/12 Initiate action-research process of STEM Incubator Incubator & PD Lead, Project Director &Incubator Members Review STEM Planning Team research and data to identify opportunities to further address the barriers to STEM transfer. Attend STEM Project Director's Meeting and HSI Best Practices Conference Project Director Send key grant staff for training in best practices for STEM and HSI programs. Participants gain new ideas and share with STEM and college faculty and staff. 03/12 - 04/12
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