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E3: Equity, Excellence, and Éxito

E3: Equity, Excellence, and Éxito

abstract:
San Diego Mesa College’s project STEM E3: Equity, Excellence and (Success) Éxito is a multipronged, evidence-based design to reduce equity gaps and increase the academic success, retention, graduation, and transfer rates of Hispanic and low-income students in By implementing systemic reforms that are equity-informed and tailored to Mesa College’s specific needs, the activities in this proposal, aligned with best practices and evidence-based literature, will lay the foundation for long-term changes in how Mesa College approaches serving its Hispanic and low-income students. A $4.99 million program of integrated interventions and capacity building activities, STEM E3 will increase the number of Hispanic and low-income students attaining postsecondary degrees in STEM and participating in the growing regional STEM economy, through the following strategies:
Strategy 1: Improving Hispanic and low-income student academic achievement through student supports focused on STEM gateway courses.
Strategy 2: Foster student integration and a sense of community through improved STEM orientation and wraparound STEM student supports // Expanding integrated student support services
Strategy 3: Improving the quality of academic instruction to better prepare Hispanic, low-income and other diverse students for success in high-demand STEM careers.
Project STEM E3’s Objectives include:
  • STEM Enrollment: By 2026, there will be a 10% increase in the number of Hispanic and low-income full-time STEM field degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled.
  • STEM Course Completion: By 2026, there will be a 13% increase in number of Hispanic students who receive peer mentoring and complete gateway STEM courses.
  • Transfer: By 2026, there will be a 10% increase in the annual percentage of Hispanic students transferring successfully into a STEM field at a four-year institution.
  • Student Support Utilization: By 2026, there will be a 50% increase in the number of Hispanic and low-income students participating in peer mentoring, from 186 to 280.
  • Unit Accumulation: By 2026, there will be an 8% decrease in average number of units accumulated by Hispanic associate STEM degree earners, from 79.1 units to 72.8.
  • Associate’s Completion: By 2026, there will be a 15% increase in the annual number of STEM Associate’s Degree in Arts (AA) graduates who are Hispanic, from 101 to 116.
  • Professional Development: By 2026, 50 additional faculty and staff will be trained in academic, financial, and culturally inclusive approaches to inquiry, teaching and learning.

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Contacts:

Program Manager of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives
Administrative Technician

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