Karl Ewald, PhD and Jo-Ann Panzardi, PE

Cabrillo College• Community College with Mission:

transfer, CTE, life long learning• Head Count: 18,000+; FTES: 10,000+• 67% full-time• 80% first generation• HSI: 45% Latino/a

Engineering Department• Transfer Program• Faculty: 1 full-time; 4 adjuncts• Engineering is one of the top five majors• 350+ engineering students• 43% Latino/a• ~50-75 students transfer/year• 1995 – 2014 Stats:

62.7% CSU; 21.6% UC;15.7% Private/Out of State

• Grants: USDE Title III HSI STEM (2011-16)NSF EAGER Abroad Program (2014-16)NSF S-STEM (2015-20)

Broad STEM Efforts STEM Center – MESA, Tutoring, Peer

Leaders, Workshops, Colloquia PREP Program Committed, Accessible Faculty

Engineering Department ENGR 5 – “Engineering as a Profession”

Hands-on Engineering Projects Engineering is a Helping Profession Job Shadows (Alumni) Engineer Your Education

ENGR 25 – Graphics and Design Sustainability – Engineering as Activism Group Projects

Scholarships (Alumni) Engineering Abroad (EA) Program

Cabrillo’s Formula for SuccessIncoming Students• Searching for Direction• Unsure• Insecure• “Outside”• Poor Study Skills• Low Math Scores

Transferring Students• Optimistic• Confident• Professional• Involved• Self-directed• Collaborative

Goals of the EA Program:• Knowledge of Real World Engineering• Commitment to the Engineering Discipline• Professional Skills: Communication, Team Work, Design, …• Understanding that Engineering is Global• Success in Courses, Persistence in Program, and Transfer• Realization that Engineering is a Helping Profession

Structure of the EA Program:

SelectionProcess

Preparation Meetings

Guatemala Experience

Culmination Meetings

Out of 25 EA Chosen Students:17 male; 8 female; 15 Caucasian; 10 Latino/a; 8 returning students; 3 older students; 9 Spanish speakers

Guatemala Experience: Tikal

Structure Water System

• Engineering pre-dates modern math and scienceMessage: “You can adopt an engineering mindset now!”

• Engineering is experiment focusedMessage: “Try it! If it works, then it works!”

Guatemala Experience: Projects

• Water, Water, Water…• Community Driven Collaborations

“Your skills are respected!”• Skills Meet Needs

“Your skills are valued!”, “You can make a difference!”

School

Health Center

Concrete Tanks

Additional Water Storage

Remote Fill

Gutters Pump

Guatemala Experience: Projects

• Real Problems, Real Unknowns“You can become the expert!”, “You are capable!”

• Engineering is a Problem-Solving Strategy“Engineering ideas can be used everywhere!”

• Cooperation over Competition“Share information!”, “We can succeed together!”

Assessment and Evaluation

Qualitative Evaluation:Self-Assessment Surveys and Focus Groups:• Start and End of EA Program• Prior and After the Guatemala Experience

Quantitative Evaluation:Statistical Analysis: Focus Groups and Comparison Group

• Course Success and Retention• Transfer• Time to Transfer

[ 1 to 10 scale, 10 being the highest rank] n=10 Mean Mean

Overall 6.5 8.6 (*) 2.2 How businesses are run 5.8 7.6 1.8 Project management/leadership skills 6.0 7.7 (*) 1.7 Team work skills 6.9 8.4 1.5 Overall presentation skills 5.9 8.7 (*) 2.8 Comfortable interacting with engineers 6.2 8.7 (*) 2.5Overall Industry Skills 6.2 8.2 (*) 2.1

Knowledge about social issues 7.3 8.6 1.3 Desire to be involved in your community 6.9 8.8 1.9 How important is community service 7.1 8.8 1.7 Awareness of needs in a community 6.6 8.9 (*) 2.3 Engineering is a helping profession 6.9 9.1 2.2Overall Civic Engagement 7.0 8.8 (*) 1.9

Understanding community needs 6.1 8.3 (*) 2.2 Connection to the “world community” 5.8 8.4 (*) 2.6 Work effectively in a diverse environment 6.9 9.0 2.1 Comfortable interacting with people different cultural 7.1 9.2 (*) 2.1 Knowledge that engineering is global 6.8 9.3 (*) 2.5Overall Global-Cultural Skills 6.5 8.8 (*) 2.3

PRE POST Mean Change

*Colored cells are present on statements in which the difference between means is significant at the 0.05 level. Blue cells have highest ranking. Pink cells have lowest ranking.

Self Assessment Rankings Winter 2014

[ 1 to 10 scale, 10 being the highest rank] n=10 Mean Mean

Solidify classroom concepts 5.1 8.1 (*) 3.0 Personal satisfaction 6.8 8.3 1.5 Connection with other students 5.5 8.6 (*) 3.1 Confidence in facing challenges 6.2 8.6 2.4 Development of empathy 7.3 8.6 1.3 Personal growth 6.5 8.7 2.2 Build confidence in ability to make a difference 6.0 8.9 (*) 2.9 Enthusiasm for the engineering profession 6.3 9.1 (*) 2.8 Motivation to complete your engr education 7.2 9.3 (*) 2.1Overall Personal Growth 6.3 8.7 (*) 2.4

Knowledge of sustainable design 6.7 8.5 1.8 Real life applications of engineering principles 5.8 8.7 2.9Overall Engineering skills 6.3 8.6 (*) 2.4

PRE POST Mean Change

*Colored cells are present on statements in which the difference between means is significant at the 0.05 level. Blue cells have highest ranking. Pink cells have lowest ranking.

Self Assessment Rankings-Winter 2014 - Continued

Incredible Findings• EA Students see engineering as a helping profession.

• EAP creates a family-like cohort whose members support each other.

• Students formed six active STEM clubs.

• STEM students hold ~½ the seats on the student senate.

• Students and faculty collaborated to form an LLC to design and build water systems in Santa Cruz County.

For more information…

Website: http://http://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/engineering/engrabroad/

Cabrillo – Vuelta Grande Community