SMART COLLEGE
Science, Media Arts & Technology
August 21, 2014
Fall Semester Meeting
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College of Science, Media Arts &
Technology
Introductions – New Faculty, Staff & Guests
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
Who We Are & Where We Are Going
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College of Science, Media Arts and Technology
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS (1828)
Computer Science and Info Tech, B.S., 267 majors
Communication Design, B.S., 108 majors
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Mathematics, B.S., 112 majors
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Biology, B.S., 679 majors
Environmental Science, Technology & Policy B.S., 121 majors
Environmental Studies, B.A., 116 majors
Marine Science, B.S., 425 majors
GRADUATE PROGRAMS (63)
Applied Marine and Watershed Science, M.S.,27 grad students
Instructional Science and Technology, M.S., 36 grad students
Management and Information Technology, M.S.
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Five Strategic Planning Areas
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TEACHING & ASSESSMENT
*Innovations
CSIT-IN-3
Math Boot Camp;
Pedagogy: hybrid/on line, inverted classrooms, virtual labs, ….
*Scholar/Teacher Model
*New Initiatives (interdisciplinary)
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
THE SCHOLAR-TEACHER MODEL
91 active grants FY13 thru Q3
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$20,537,463 Current Grant Dollars FY13 thru Q3
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169 students employed with grant funding
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Undergraduate and Grad Students
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
OUR UROC STUDENTS
A total of 49 student research placements . Of
these:
* 46 students whose primary field is in the
Natural Sciences
* 3 students whose primary field is in Math
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
SERVICE – Respond to Community Needs
*COAST, WRPI, CSUPERB, MSTI (CSU Initiatives)
*Sea Floor Mapping
*Ifame
*Watershed
*CA Public Utility Project
*Algebra Academies
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WHERE WE ARE GOING
Serving the regional needs and meeting
student demand by
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BUILDING CAPACITY
* Building Marine Science as a signature strength
of the university
* Expanding offerings in agriculture and natural
resources
* Expanding capability in computational biology
and bioinformatics
* Chemistry!
* Expanding Math and Science teacher preparation
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BUILDING CAPACITY ACROSS DISICPLINES
* Expanding “BIG DATA” (Math, CSIT, BUS,PSY)
* Developing Computer Engineering with focus
on
Marine Robotics
Precision Agriculture
* Expanding Statistics
* Science and Health-related programs
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CHALLENGES
* Space
Science labs
Engineering
* Equipment
* Additional Faculty
Support scholar-teacher model
New areas (e.g., engineering )
* STEM Retention
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ASPIRATIONS
*Expand Internships
*Develop more 2 + 2 Programs
*Increase percentage of women in STEM
*Create STEM Student Success Center
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PROVOST & AVPS
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES
* Corey Garza -- REU
* Judith Canner -- Center for Data Analysis
* Miguel Lara -- “Enhancing Academic Quality
in on-Line Courses”
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
NUMBER OF MAJORS
Excludes Double Majors
MAJOR
F12
(census data)
F13
(census data)
F 14
8/19/14
BIO
534
523
679
CD
101
99
108
CSIT
157
193
267
ENSTU
49
92
116
ESTP
174
138
121
MATH
113
111
112
MSCI
219
326
425
1,347
1,482
1,828
TOTALS
College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
NEW STUDENTS in SMART MAJORS
(these numbers will vary with time and include non-residents)
FR
SO
JR
SR
Total New
UG
BIO
210
3
55
11
279
CD
21
1
16
4
42
CSIT
73
1
41
5
120
AMWS
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ENSTU
15
0
13
0
28
IST
20
ESTP
24
1
9
2
36
TOTAL
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MATH
21
0
14
0
35
MSCI
178
2
31
3
214
TOTAL
Total
New
Grad
754
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS
Fall 14 Under-Represented Minorities (University 44% URM)
URM
TOTAL
%
BIO
340
679
50%
ENSTU
40
116
34%
ESTP
32
121
26%
MSCI
123
425
29%
AMWS
1
27
4%
CD
32
108
30%
CSIT
99
267
37%
IST
9
36
25%
MATH
65
112
58%
TOTAL
741
1891
39%
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS
F14 First Generation (University 56% First Generation)
First Generation
TOTAL
%
BIO
385
679
57%
ENSTU
69
116
59%
ESTP
45
121
37%
MSCI
207
425
49%
CD
50
108
46%
CSIT
144
267
54%
MATH
76
112
68%
TOTAL
976
1891
52%
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
COMING THIS YEAR
New Hires
ITCD (3)
MATH (2)
SEP (3)
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
COMING THIS YEAR
New Programs
* Just launched
CSIT-On-Line
CSIT ++
* Under development
Physician’s Assistant
Engineering
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NEW SPACE
The BIT Webcam
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WHERE WE WANT TO GO
Name Change
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CRITERIA FOR NAME
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Easy to understand and remember
Understood by external community
Descriptive of what we are
Reasonable acronym (causes no smirks)
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Other Campus College Names
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Science(s): EBay, SDSU, Pomona, Stanislaus, SJSU
Natural Science & Math: Sac, LB, Fullerton
Science & Math: San Marcos, Northridge
Science & Engineering: SLO, SFSU
School of Science & Technology: Sonoma
NOTE: all contain the sciences, math, computer science
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College of Science, Media Arts & Technology
ASSESSMENT
Michael Scott
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STUDENT SUPPORT
What faculty can do
* set clear expectations in syllabus (including
academic dishonesty)
* take attendance & make sure students are
registered
* give early & frequent assessments & let
students know how they are doing – return
graded work
* http://smart.csumb.edu
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