Dallas STEM Gateways Collaborative:
Creating Pathways For Transfer Student Success,
Persistence and Retention
John
2
Sibert ,
Dave
1
Galley ,
Kory
3
Goldammer
and Matt
2
Goeckner
1- Collin College, 2- University of Texas at Dallas, 3- Richland College
The University of Texas at Dallas, Collin College, and Richland College have established a joint effort, the NSF-sponsored Dallas STEM Gateways Collaborative, to significantly increase
the number of undergraduate students completing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in the North Texas region. Innovative and best-practice
methods, from formal Articulation Agreements across institutions to recruiting and outreach initiatives to the creation of opportunities for engagement and transfer student success have
been implemented.
The Collaborative has recognized that a ”Pipeline” must be developed and nurtured in order to create an environment for student retention and success. To that end, the Collaborative has
found innovative ways through outreach to increase the number of students entering the “Pipeline”, gather the cross-institutional data necessary to track student progress, lower the
hurdles required for successful transfer to 4 year programs and facilitate student success towards the ultimate STEM baccalaureate goal.
Consortium STEM Pipeline Objective: Recruitment, Retention, Persistence and Success (Graduation) of 2 + 2 Transfer Students
High SchoolsAllen ISD (N)
Frisco ISD (N)
Prosper ISD (N)
Plano ISD (N)
Melissa ISD (N)
Wylie ISD (N)
High SchoolsRichardson ISD (N)
TSTEM Academy (N)
Dallas ISD (N)
Carrollton ISD (N)
Irving ISD (N)
Collin CollegeUT Dallas STEM Articulation Pathways (N,S)
UT Dallas Copy Exact Engineering Course Work (N,S)
HS Technical Dual Credit Course Work (N,S)
Robotics OutreachRobotics Camps/Competition Support (N)
Collin ASME Robotics Club (S,N)
NSF STEM and Robotics Scholarships (N,S)
STEM Student Internships (S)
Enhanced STEM Advising- Kate Smith, Lead Adv. (S)
Industrial Advisory Boards (S, Relevance)
Future Plans- Mechanical Engineering Courses (N,S)
Part-Time Administrative Support (S,N)
Richland CollegeLearning Center- Expanded Math and
Engineering Tutoring (S,N)
UT Dallas STEM Articulation Pathways (N,S)
UT Dallas Copy Exact Engineering Course Work (N,S)
Enhanced STEM Advising2 Dedicated STEM Advisors/Case Managers (S)
STEM Student Internships (S)
Engineering Club (S)
Future Plans- STEM Center (S, N)
Legend-
Major Activities of our Collaborative:
Collaborative: STEM Curricular Alignment, Transfer
Student Articulation and Advising Alignment
University of Texas at DallasPeer Led Team Learning (S)
Faculty Innovation Grants (N,S)
Summer Research Experiences (N)
STEM Articulation Agreements (N)
Curriculum Alignment (N,S)
2 -4 Yr Academic Advising Quarterly Mtgs (S,N)
Seminars For Pre-Transfer Students
At UT Dallas (STEM Outreach) (N)
Collaborative 2 - 4 Yr Student Organizations (N)
2 - 4 Yr Institution Faculty Partnerships (S)
Future plans- Tracking of Pipeline Enhanced
4 Yr Student Base (N,S)
Encourage 2 -4 Yr Faculty
Collaboratiions (S)
STEM Student Outcomes
Quantity Enhancement (N)
Quality Enhancement (S)
Collin College and UT Dallas Sign
Transfer Student Articulation Agreements
Richland College and UT Dallas Sign
Transfer Student Articulation Agreements
Richland College: Science and Engineering Center for
Enhanced STEM Advising
Collin College: High School Technical Dual Credit,
Robotics for STEM HS/College Outreach
N- Number Of Students In The Pipeline Enhancement
S- Success Of Students In The Pipeline Enhancement
Collaborative STEM Transfer Achievements:
Collin College and Richland College STEM Pipeline Enrollment Increases and Flow Through Increases at UT Dallas:
Science Tutoring Corner,
Richland College
Winter 2012 Robotics
Camp, Collin College
UT Dallas: Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL)
PLTL provides an active, engaged
learning experience for students
who meet in small groups weekly
with a Peer Leader who guides
students through a potentially
difficult gateway STEM course in
which the leader has already
been successful. PLTL is
“learning by doing”.
Transfer Student Tracking Achieved At UT Dallas:
Collaborative: Innovative Student “Pipeline” Data Tracking
Summer Student Research Experiences
20 students from Collin College and Richland College have
participated and are now enrolled as UT Dallas students.
A four year analysis shows Collin and Richland College STEM student enrollment at UT Dallas has increased dramatically, a pipeline
success. Transfer student performance must now be addressed with targeted Collaborative activities and relationships in place.
Faculty Teaching Innovation Grants
Ex. “Student-Directed Whole-Genome Sequencing of
Environmental Bacteria”, J. Gonzalez (UT Dallas) and
J. Lawson (Collin College), 2012.