Leveraging Small Grants. Project. AACC National Convention April 10, 2011 Room :00 11:00 a.m.

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1 Leveraging Small Grants to Grow STEM Programs: AACC s MentorLinks Project AACC National Convention April 10, 2011 Room :00 11:00 a.m.

2 Forum ou Participants atcpats Ann Beheler, Vice President of Academic Services, PortervilleCollege College, CA Cathy Balas, Executive Director, Education, Avetec, Inc., OH Jane Cape, Dean, Clark State Community College, OH Dan Heighton, Professor, Computer Networking Cybersecurity, Clark State Community College, OH Ellen Hause, Program Director, American Association of Community Colleges, DC

3 National lscience Foundation AACC s MentorLinks program is funded by the National Science Foundation through the Advanced Technological Education program (ATE).

4 ATE Program TheAdvanced Technological Education (ATE) program endeavors to strengthen the skills of technicians, whose work is vitally important to the nation s prosperity and security. Two year colleges have a leadership role and work in partnership with universities, secondary schools, business/industry, and government agencies to design and carry out model workforce development initiatives.

5 MentorLinks Objectives To assist colleges in developing or strengthening technician training programs in STEM fields through mentoring, professional development, and technical assistance

6 MentorLinks Objectives To establish connections for colleges to identify new ideas, successful practices, and relationships through networking opportunities at program meetings and ATE National Conferences To help colleges gain insight about support for building and sustaining new STEM programs and strengthening gexisting programs

7 MentorLinks Program AACC sponsors a national grant competition to select: A Mentor Team MentorLinks Colleges

8 MentorLinks Program ( ) 0 0) Nine MentorLinks Colleges selected din the areas of: Biotechnology Geospatial Technology Construction Technology Information Technology Welding Technology Energy Efficiency and Assessment Renewable Energy Laboratory Science Technician Training

9 MentorLinks Outcomes Curriculum cuu and materials ae asdesign and ddevelopmente e Student recruitment and retention/enrollment growth Faculty development Engagement of local business/industry Program Assessment Development of student internship programs Increased recognition and program support among administrators Leveraging gof MentorLinks funding for other sources

10 Clark State Community College Springfield, Ohio Serving 4 counties 1966 Ohio s 1st technical college 1988 Community college st online courses 2007 Added d Greene County campus

11 Clark State Community College Fall students 27 % transfer 73% technical 70 faculty 80+ degrees and certificates

12 Networking & CyberSecurity Fall Networking students 2 classes in cyber security Limited student interest in co op Fluctuating IT enrollments Limited financial resources

13 Networking & CyberSecurity Dedicated faculty Regional emphasis on attracting high tech, high wage jobs New high tech companies

14 Networking & CyberSecurity Fall/Winter Networking students 24 Cyber/IA students OBR approved cyber/ia program 2 convergence courses 2 HPC courses

15 Networking & CyberSecurity Completion of MentorLinks goals Implementation of college s 1st NSF grant 40+ students interested in co op/internship opportunity

16 Networking & CyberSecurity Plans to expand programs to Greene County campus Connections made for other high tech programs

17 Avetec Non profit research organization Founded in Springfield, Ohio in 2005 National Center for Advanced Modeling and Simulation A A A C C A C N O

18 Avetec s Mission Accelerate applied scientific discovery to research solutions to complex problems. The mission is accomplished through three pillar programs: o o o Research High Performance Computing and Networking Workforce Development t/ Education

19 Workforce Development / Education Si Science, technology, engineering, i and math (STEM) skills in are demand. Avetec helps to equip students and faculty with skills needed for STEM career opportunities We are helping to close the gap between the workforce skill sets of today and those of the future.

20 Challenges gesand dgoals

21 Workforce Development / Education Impact ,403 26,171

22 Avetec / Clark State Partnership Background Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) GEAR UP & Project Lead the Way American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

23 Avetec / Clark State Partnership Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE) Internships PNNL & Others An Idea is Born American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

24 MentorLinks American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

25 MentorLinks Partnership taken to a new level Grant jointly written by Avetec and Clark State Grantapplication application successful Request made to involve business partner as full participant in the grant Mentor assigned

26 The Mentor Approach built on my work with the AACC/Microsoft sponsored Working Connection grant in the late 1990s 5 leading IT colleges mentored 63 other colleges 830 business partners 1,076 new/revised IT courses 596 new/revised e sedcertificate ca e programs poga 200+ new/revised AAS programs 28,539 students served 1,063 faculty/staff trained

27 The Mentor Most importantly, Network built then among the colleges continues to connect people today, even though positions and college affiliations have changed.

28 The Process Met with Clark State representatives at the Mentorlinks conference in fall 2008 (follow up conferences in 2009 and 2010) Listened, and then reminded myself to listen again Possibilities for leveraging other opportunities began to develop

29 Leveraging g NSF ATE CTC C Center NSF ATE Convergence Technology Center, based at Collin College has a Mentored College program CSCC became a mentored college Professional development support Used CTC process for working with regional business for forming engaged team

30 Mentoring Activities t Conducted job skills analysis for CSCC with regional businesses in June, 2009 o Convergence (networking) )knowledge, skills, abilities o High Performance Computing KSAs Assisted with cross reference of validated KSAs to curriculum

31 Mentoring Activities Connected CSCC personnel with other resources across the country, including other strong programs Reviewed and advised dregarding NSF ATE grant proposal CSCC submitted Provided dsmall sub award from our CTC grant to support faculty and small amounts of equipment Provided financial support for CSCCfaculty to attend High Performance Computing conference Helping CSCCwith a TUES grant application

32 Benefit to the Mentor Learning about other initiatives across the country CSCC now provides input to the CTCmentored college network Lasting relationships for future endeavors American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

33 A Faculty Member s Perspective Review the challenges that the college faces when developing new program areas Describe recent experiences in developing new Cybersecurity degree and HPC course development institute Discuss how small grants have supported our ongoing course and curriculum development American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

34 Challenges Busy, overworked faculty Limited budget to support new program initiatives Changing skill sets in high tech fields New programs to meet employer s needs American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

35 Overcoming Challenges Prioritize allocation of faculty time Seek additional funding sources Incentives for faculty involvement and skill development Relationships with business partners to support program development American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

36 Evolving Strategies Historical strategy: ( follow the vendors ) Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, Red Hat Linux Current strategy: ( identify major trends ) CyberSecurity, Convergence Technology Future strategy: ( look for niche opportunities ) High Performance Computing, Cloud Computing, Green Computing, Others? American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

37 Curriculum Development AAS CyberSecurity Degree Approved by Ohio Board of Regents Courses in High Performance Computing Offered as elective courses Assessing potential for AAS degree Unique Internship Programs CyberSecurity, Convergence Technologies, High PerformanceComputing American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

38 Unique Internships Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Founded: Avetec, Inc. (2007) Focus: Cybersecurity Avetec, Inc. Nti National lair and Space Intelligence Center (WPAFB) Funded: Department of Jobs and Family Services (2009) Focus: Intelligence Research Avetec, Inc. Funded: NSF ATE Grant (2010) Focus: Convergence Technologies, High PerformanceComputing Avetec, Inc. & PNNL Funded: NSF ATE, FaST Supplement (2011) Focus: High Performance Computing, CyberSecurity

39 Unique Internship Features Team based internship 2 year/4 year school mixed team members Imbedded full time faculty mentors Technical course and internship combo High tech corporate work environment Research/hands on combined focus Exposure to high tech professional and career fields Local lhigh Tech hcorporate Partner Written and Presentation Deliverables American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

40 Small Grants AACC/NSF MentorLinks $15,000 Assigned mentor Attendance at NSF/ATE National PI Conference Program development assistance NSF Convergence Technology Center Subaward: $25,000 Faculty development Faculty contacts/collaborations/connections t ti / ti Program development assistance NSF Advanced Technological Education $145,0000 Internship funding Faculty development Program development

41 Success Factors Faculty commitment Administrative support Business partner connection Strong mentor relationship(s) College budget support Grant funding support Strategic program development plan American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

42 MentorLinks Program ( ) 03) Request tfor Proposals for MentorLinks Colleges currently available Up to ten colleges selected for two year grant program (October 1, 2011 October 31, 2013) Grant awards $20, in funding plus travel support for project director to attend project meetings and ATE Conferences American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

43 MentorLinks Program ( ) 03) Colleges are invited to submit applications in the following program areas: Biotechnology Chemical Process Technology Electronics, Micro and Nanotechnologies Engineering Technology Energy and Environmental Technologies Geospatial Technology Information and Security Technologies Advanced d Manufacturing Technology

44 MentorLinks Program ( ) (0 0 Proposal ldeadline: dli Thursday, June 23, 2011 For more information: Ellen Hause, Program Director American Association of Community Colleges Phone: x217 ehause@aacc.nche.edu