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1 Establishing Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions Winny Dong Director of Projects and Undergraduate Research Director of the McNair Scholars Program Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering

2 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA Sarah s story Compton, CA Father, disabled Low-income, first-generation Mother, sole provider for family Parents recently divorced Primary care provider for grandmother Financial aid and works part-time

3 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA John s story South Los Angeles Man of the house by age 6 Brother with disability Joined the Marine Corps Active duty for 4 years Helps support his family

4 Minority Serving Institutions U.S. Dept. of Education, 2007 Characteristics of Minority Serving Institutions and Minority Undergraduates Enrolled in These Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)

5 Partnering with an MSI tapping into a growing pool , Undergraduate enrollment + 146% Minority + 15% White Minorities now account for over 36% of undergraduates 58% of all minority students attend an MSI

6 Hispanic Serving Institutions % % of All Undergraduates Enrolled in an HSI % TCU 13% 16% HBCU 11% 12% Hispanic Asian American-Indian Black

7 Partnering with an MSI tapping into funding sources US Department of Education McNair Scholars Program, STEM HSI Department of Defense National Science Foundation HBCU/MI Division of HR Develop. (CREST, AGEP) All grants require dissemination USDA HSI, Women and Minorities in STEM

8 Sarah s story Transfer student 3.4 GPA Double major in math and geography Funded to conduct research through the NIH RISE program Applied to 1 PhD program denied

9 John s story Entered as a freshmen Aerospace Engineering 2.9 GPA Conduct research with a faculty during junior year Applied to 2 PhD programs denied

10 What Minority Students Need Opportunities to be involved in research Knowledge of career and graduate school choices Funding is critical Mentors Community

11 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA What MSIs Need Treated as a Partner! Different Institutional Characteristics 2 year and primarily undergrad institutions higher % of low-income students higher % of female students

12 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA Making the Connection Local HBCU/TCU/MSI near you Visit be persistent Find a champion What do they need? What do you need?

13 Making the Connection Don t be afraid to shop around Don t be discouraged by distance Carry through UND and CPP Research opportunities for undergraduates CPP students in UND Masters Programs Bridge programs

14 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA Continuing the Partnership Consider the students background Provide a transition Establishing a cohort Stay in touch

15 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA Sarah s story Stay behind 1 year at CPP Summer research at a research univ. Sought help on the GRE Applied to 5 PhD programs Accepted, with full funding, to her top choice

16 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA John s story Entered a masters program 3.7 GPA in masters program Received help on GRE and application Applied to 4 PhD programs Accepted, with full funding, to his top choice

17 Worth the Effort Increased opportunities for students Unemployment rate (2010) Professional degrees 2.4% PhD 1.9% Masters 4.8% Bachelor 5.6% Increased funding opportunities Broaden the talent pool for your students and faculty