An Introduction to CSU’s
(STEM)2 Program
September 2010
An Introduction to CSU’s (STEM)2 Program
During the webinar, you will be introduced to:
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The goals of the grant program;
How each campus can be involved;
Subgrant opportunities;
Opportunities to showcase your campus
programs, faculty, students and partners; and
• Our statewide and national partners.
What is (STEM)2?
• A Learn and Serve America (LSA) grantsupported initiative in the CSU intended to
promote student success in STEM disciplines
through service learning
LSA, a program of the federal agency the
Corporation for National and Community
Service, supports service learning in
schools, higher education institutions and
community-based organizations across
the country.
What is (STEM)2?
• $1.5 million grant from 2010-2013
• Intends to involve all CSU
campuses in some aspect of the
program
(STEM)2 Goals
• Increase the number of students
interested in majoring in science,
technology, engineering or math;
• Increase the number of students
successfully graduating with STEM
degrees; and
• Increase the number of CSU
graduates entering the workforce as
STEM professionals.
How to Accomplish These Goals?
Through
Service Learning
Encouraging service learning
and student success
in STEM in several ways:
• Innovation
• Academic Program Development
• Student Support
• Partnership Development
INNOVATION
• (STEM)2 is supporting 5 innovative servicelearning demonstration projects
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Chico
Fresno
Monterey Bay
San Marcos
Sonoma
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
• In order to encourage the development of more
service learning in STEM courses and programs:
• Laying the Foundation Subgrants
• STEM Engaged Department Institutes
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Laying the Foundation Subgrants
• $4,000 subgrant for campus office of service
learning or community engagement
• Reach out to STEM departments and colleges to
gather information about:
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Existing service-learning activities
Possible partnerships
Existing resources, partnerships and expertise
Levels of interest among STEM faculty to utilize
service learning.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Laying the Foundation Subgrants
• Types of subgrant activity could include:
• Doing research;
• Hosting informational sessions and brown bag
lunches;
• Offering symposia or trainings;
• Building partnerships, and/or;
• Reaching out to STEM departments to better
understand what service-learning activity already
occurs and what opportunities/resources exist.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Laying the Foundation Subgrants
• RFP is on the (STEM)2 website now
• Proposals are due Monday, October 25, 2010.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
STEM Engaged Department Institutes
• Building on successful Campus Compact model:
• Sciences Engaged Department Institute, Summer
2011
• Technology Engaged Department Institute,
Summer 2011
• Engineering Engaged Department Institute,
Spring 2012
• Math Engaged Department Institute, Spring 2012
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
STEM Engaged Department Institutes
• Institute Model
• Teams of 4-5, including department chair, at least
one community partner and often the servicelearning director
• 3 day institute facilitated by national experts
• Topics included:
• The academic and civic effectiveness of community-based work;
• Discipline-specific models of service-learning integration;
• Assessment; scholarship; curriculum development; partnership
development; and institutional and departmental support
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
STEM Engaged Department Institutes
• Participating Teams will then be eligible to apply
for a one-time subgrant of $8,000 to support
implementation of the action plan they create at
the Institute.
• We expect that about half of all participating
teams will receive a subgrant.
STUDENT SUPPORT
• STEM C3
• Careers, Community and Connections
• Modeled after CoyoteCareers at CSU San
Bernardino
• Common Goals
• Common Challenges
• Not-so-Common Solution
STUDENT SUPPORT
• Community
Service Learning I CUP Office (Academic Affairs)
• Goal: To Connect students and faculty with
Community Partners to develop internships that
educate students on Career choices
• Challenge: Limited resources (money, staff, time)
STUDENT SUPPORT
• Careers
Career Development Center (Student Affairs)
• Goal: To Connect with Community employers to
enhance Career opportunities for students
• Challenge: Limited resources (money, staff, time)
STUDENT SUPPORT
• Connections
Alumni Affairs Office (Advancement)
• Goal: To increase affinity with alumni through
Career networking and Community Connections
• Challenge: Limited resources (money, staff, time)
STUDENT SUPPORT
STUDENT SUPPORT
CONNECTIONS
STUDENT SUPPORT
• CoyoteCareers
• Title V-Funded
• Structure
• Successes
STUDENT SUPPORT
• STEM C3
(A CoyoteCareers Replication Effort)
• Team is creating a How-to Manual (AY 20102011)
• Symposium for interested CSU campuses (Fall
2011)
• $10,000 subgrants to help interested campuses
get started (Spring 2012)
PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
• Building a network of support, information and
resource sharing
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California Campus Compact
CA Dept of Education’s Cal STEM Initiative
California Volunteers
Society for Science and the Public
AAC&U’s Project Kaleidoscope
CA STEM Learning Network
EVALUATION
• Robust evaluation component across all areas:
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Innovation
Academic Program Development
Student Support
Partnership Development
• Dr. Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied
Research & Evaluation
How CSU Campuses can be involved:
• Laying the Foundation Subgrants: Fall 2010Spring 2011
• Engaged Department Institutes: Spring/Summer
2011 (Science and Technology); and Spring
2012 (Engineering and Math).
• Encourage department teams to participate
• Team are eligible to apply for $8,000 subgrants to
implement Institute action plans
How CSU Campuses can be involved:
• STEM C3 Replication Effort:
• Build relationships among community
engagement, career services and alumni affairs:
Fall 2010-Spring 2011
• Attend Symposium: Fall 2011
• Apply for a $10,000 subgrant to start campus
STEM C3 program
How CSU Campuses can be involved:
• Showcasing campus programs, faculty, students
and partners
• (STEM)2 website will provide mechanism for
sharing your STEM service-learning stories; be
sure to submit profiles
• Send Chancellor’s Office your pictures of STEM
service learning in action
• Partner with others to present at STEM or
service-learning focused conferences.
Summary of References
• Learn and Serve America: www.LearnAndServe.gov
• Corporation for National and Community Service:
www.nationalservice.gov
• CSU San Bernardino’s CoyoteCareers:
http://coyotecareers.csusb.edu/
• California Campus Compact: www.cacampuscompact.org
• CA Department of Education’s Cal STEM initiative: www.calstem.org
• California Volunteers: www.californiavolunteers.org
• Society for Science and the Public: www.societyforscience.org
• Project Kaleidoscope: www.aacu.org/pkal
• California STEM Learning Network: www.californiastem.org
Contact Information
Erika Randall, (STEM)2 Coordinator
• Phone: 562-951-4787
• Email: erandall@calstate.edu
• Website: http://www.calstate.edu/cce/stem
• Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays, 9am-7pm
www.calstate.edu/cce/stem