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Innovation Project on EASA- Access & Inclusion

By Shaifali Mathur

+About Engineering Academic &

Student Affairs (EASA)

The Mission Statement:

“To further the mission of the Dwight Look College of Engineering to recruit, retain and develop successful students to be leaders for the 21st century”

+EASA- Access & Inclusion (A&I)

A&I was created in 2014- fairly new

Aim of A&I: To increase the diversity at COE- by increasing

intake of historically accepted Under Represented and Minority (URM) students

To Increase URM women students in COE

To Provide URM students access to information regarding Engineering degrees, financial aid, scholarships and overall support

+ Innovative approach of A&I to increase intake of URM

students E12 ENGAGE (37 partner schools)

ENGAGE Summer camps Spring & Fall Invitationals Summer camp reunions

Counselor’s Retreat- Preparing the HS Counselor’s

Call-A-Thon- Assisting selected students

A&I Open House

+ENGAGE Summer Camp 2015 Total students participated= 83 from various ISD’s in Texas

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+ENGAGE Summer Camp

Reunion- Volley Ball Game Opportunity to have fun while socializing with

other prospective students

Informally connect with A&I team again and ask questions regarding admissions/ applications/ scholarships

Becoming a little more Aggie…Whoop!

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+What exactly do students do in ENGAGE Invitationals?

Engineering Department Tours

+ What exactly do students do in ENGAGE Invitationals? Cont.

Campus Tours

+ What exactly do students do in ENGAGE Invitationals? Cont.

Challenging Hands-On Activities & Projects!Earthquake Technologies, 3-D Printing, Android Smartphone

Programming, #-D Modeling etc.

+ What exactly do students do in ENGAGE Invitationals? Cont.

Meeting & Interacting with Student Body Leaders

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Attributes of Innovation

+ Early application of the programs as HS Junior &

Senior students/ prospective UGs attend these events

2. High Compatibility Uplifting URM communities by providing access to

education

The idea connects to the parents

There have been no such formal bodies to encourage URM at COE

High compatibility with societal, community & national needs

1. High Relative Advantage

+ 3. Medium ComplexityFor A&I team

Managing funds Complex to manage all the programs with

perfection Booking event venues, preparing proper agendas,

managing the connections and communication channels with POCs (Partner HSs and various TAMU teams), managing HS’s travel reimbursements, managing last minute cancellations/ modifications etc.

For POCs, Department Advisors &/ faculty Events are twice-thrice a week- managing time They volunteer for other such events- being clear

about the expectations of A&I’s programs

+ 4. High Observability Leading To High Trialability

Parents and the Students can interpret the aim of the innovation easily

Emails contain flyers, photos, FB & Twitter links for the people to observe & try the options

Hands-On activities & student project presentations allows students & parents to clearly observe the program’s purpose

Easy access to information encourages trialability

+ Compatibility & Rate of AdoptionNaming the innovation- Naming A&I,

ENGAGE Program

Access & Inclusion: Clear to understand Indicates that the division has something to do

with increasing “diversity”

ENGAGE- Engineering Aggies Gaining Experience Specifies that it’s an Engineering specific program Mentions the purpose- for the students to gain

experience Engage in Engineering!

+Present Scenario The idea/ innovative approach has been

successful

Needs further improvement- with respect to arrangement and long term planning; reducing last minute drop out rate

Comparing the success of programs from last year to present year

Increase in participation by connecting with students and parents directly through social media & not indirectly through HS counselors only