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College of Arts and Sciences: the college’s progress in the STEM areas

Dr. Barbara Hetrick , Dean College of Arts and Sciences. College of Arts and Sciences: the college’s progress in the STEM areas. Presentation Outline. What is STEM? Challenges of STEM Education STEM Progress in COAS Coastal Biology Flagship Program STEM Progress in CCEC

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College of Arts and Sciences: the college’s progress in the STEM areas

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  1. Dr. Barbara Hetrick, Dean College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences:the college’s progress in the STEM areas

  2. Presentation Outline • What is STEM? • Challenges of STEM Education • STEM Progress in COAS • Coastal Biology Flagship Program • STEM Progress in CCEC • Coastal Engineering Program • Joint Activities between CCEC and COAS • Questions

  3. Can no longer count on agriculture, tourism and real estate to provide economic foundation for Florida Need knowledge- and technology-based economy 9 out of 10 of highest paying fields are STEM Workforce shortage for STEM fields Why STEM?

  4. Challenges for STEM Education • Eroding interest in science and math • National Science Board – U.S. now 17th in proportion of college students majoring in science, though in 1970 U.S. ranked 3rd. • 1970 – U.S. graduated over half of world’s science and engineering doctorates, now closer to 15% • 2007 Newsweek article: “Americans don’t do science anymore” • In 9th grade girls show same interest in science and math as boys, but… • Women are 46% of workforce, but only 23% of science and technology workforce. • African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans are 24% of workforce, but only 7% of science and technology workforce. • Less than 25% of students attending SUS schools are in STEM fields

  5. 2. Student Preparation in STEM • More than half of students entering community colleges require remediation • Students in Florida perform below students in many other states in science and math • Test scores may be rising, as are the number of hours of advanced credit students enter college with, but basic skills are still lacking. • 2006 50% of UNF students transferred in  13 hours of Gen. Ed. credit2010    65%  of UNF students transferred in 16 hours (now 19 hrs) • Though Calculus 1 is the gateway course for STEM fields, last fall 1500 seats were taken in preparatory classes and only 180 in Calculus 1.

  6. What are we doing about it? • Outreach to local schools • Mayport Middle School Physics Internship • Pace School Chemistry Outreach • Math Camp Joe Berg Society • Student Retention • Moving students into the colleges as soon as possible • First-year Seminars/Venture Studies • Post-enrollment skills development • 21st Century Education (see handouts) • UNF Reads UNF Writes • Math Boot Camp Portfolio Project • Providing the best programs possible for majors • Undergraduate Research programs • Strong Departments/ Strong Majors

  7. Science and Math at UNF % of Student Credit Hours Delivered by COAS 1999 2011 Math 13.1 11.6 Biology 7.3 8.5 Chemistry 4.3 3.9 Physics 3.2 4.1 Total 27.9 28.1

  8. Department of Mathematics/Statistics 1999-20042005-2010 Average per year Student Credit Hours 22,283 27,835 Number of Majors 65 111 Tenure Track Faculty 19 23 Innovations: • Math Boot Camp • Math Emporium

  9. Timeline for Major Changes in Sciences Department of Natural Sciences Department of Biology Department of Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Physics Department of Physics 2003 Pre-2001 2009

  10. Departmentof Physics 1999-20042005-2010 Total Publications 25 54 Total External Funds $558,086 $6,265,651 Average per year External Funding $93K $1.04M Student Credit Hours 5884 8609 # Majors 12 33 Tenure Track Faculty 5 6

  11. UNF Physics Graduates • Graduate Schools Attended: • Stanford University, • Ohio State University, • University of California Berkeley, • University of South Florida, • Cologne University in Germany, • University of Florida, • Auburn University, • Florida State University, • University of California Davis, • Mayo Clinic Medical School, Cornell University, • SUNY Buffalo

  12. Physics Graduates • Private Industry:National Laboratories: • Halliburton Los Alamos • General Electric NASA • Blue Cross • Lockheed Martin • Military: U.S. Navy, Marines, Air Force

  13. Chemistry Department • Prior to 2009 • Considerable difficulty hiring • More instructors than tenure track faculty • Modest research output • Since 2009 • External chair hired • Five new tenure track faculty hired • Research infrastructure strengthened, proposals submitted

  14. Department of Biology • 2001 – 2002 • 9 tenure track faculty • 8 Instructors • B.S. w/ 73 degrees awarded • No graduate program • 5 Grants & Contracts =$339K • 2010-2011 • 18 tenure track faculty • 6 Instructors • B.S. w/134 degrees awarded • MA and MS w/ 9 degrees • 18 Grants & Contracts = $1.2M

  15. Department of Biology 1999-20042005-2010 Average per year Student Credit Hours 13,071 19,074 # Majors 272 467 Major Changes 2006 - Flagship Awarded in Coastal Biology 2010 - GTM partnership 2012 - New Medical Lab Sciences community partnership - New Biology Building

  16. Biology Facilities Buildings 1, 3, 4, 9 & Golf Annex New Biology Building

  17. Department of Biology Where do UNF Graduates go to Medical School? Emory University School of Medicine Florida State University Georgetown University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Meharry Medical College Rush Medical College Stanford University School of Medicine University of Miami School of Medicine University of Florida University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine University of South Florida College of Medicine University of Utah School of Medicine

  18. UNF Students accepted into MD and DO Schools Where do UNF Graduates go to Medical School? Emory University School of Medicine Florida State University Georgetown University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Meharry Medical College Rush Medical College Stanford University School of Medicine University of Miami School of Medicine University of Florida University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine University of South Florida College of Medicine University of Utah School of Medicine

  19. New Biology Building Biology Facilities Buildings 1, 3, 4, 9 & Golf Annex Seawater System Two Aquatic laboratories Greenhouse

  20. Vehicles Coastal Biology Resources Vessels & Equipment

  21. Coastal Biology Flagship Program2006-2010 • Five tenure-track faculty added plus three research scientists who specialize in Coastal subjects including: • Marine Mammal Biology • Coastal Wetlands • Seagrasses • Shark Biology • Marine Fisheries • Marine mammal Behavior • Toxicology in the Marine Environment • Fish Ecology

  22. Program Development • Two tracks within the Biology B.S. program. • Summer course on Teaching Coastal Biology • Summer course for middle school students at Mayport Middle School • Member of the Florida Institute of Oceanography • Development of monitoring program at nearby Guana-Tolomata-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM-NERR).

  23. Dr. Matt Kimball –GTM Research Coordinator UNF/GTM-NERR Program Dr. Matt Kimball – Assistant Professor and GTM-NERR Research Coordinator Education & Research

  24. Student Accomplishments • 55 graduate and undergraduate students have received funding to attend scientific meetings and present their research. Many have progressed to jobs or graduate school including. • Ralph Perkerson, M.S. 2009 is in the Dept. of Integrative Biology, Ph.D. program in at Univ. South Florida. • Kelly Flynn, M.S. 2009, teacher in the Port Angeles school system, WA. • Katya Shuster-Barber , M.S. 2009 is in the Ph.D. program at the University of Florida. • Diana Silva, M.S. 2010, works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. • Mark Henke, M.S. 2010 is in the Ph.D. program in Marine Biology at UNC-Wilmington. • Christy Foust, M.S. 2010 is in the Dept. of Integrative Biology, Ph.D. program in at Univ. South Florida. • Curtis Burkholder, M.S. 2010, is in the Ph.D. program, Rutgers Univ. • Christina Walker, M.S. 2011 is employed at the Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience.

  25. Community Outreach • Sponsored a Sea Level Rise Workshop for state and local agency personnel. • Host an evening lecture series for the public featuring prominent coastal scientists. • Offer speakers for interested public groups. • Host school groups on campus. • Hosted meetings for state and national scientific societies.

  26. Noteworthy Coastal Research • Analysis of diet needs of commercial shrimp • Survey of shark pupping and nursery in NE Florida waters. • Reproductive Biology of Blacknose Sharks • Sawfish research • Gene flow among shark populations • Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Research

  27. FUTURE? • New facilities on campus greatly expand both teaching and research capability. • GTM-NERR/UNF Partnership could potentially provide on-the-water lab and research facilities. • Florida Institute of Oceanography has proposed a oceanographic vessel for the East Coast which would allow expansion of our capability and faculty. • Potential synergy between the Taylor Coastal Engineering Institute and the Coastal Biology Program.

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