Developing Effective Engineering Pathways

开发有效的工程途径（DEEP）项目正在创建从硅谷学校通过山麓和德安扎社区学院（FH/DA CC），加州大学圣克鲁斯（UCSC）的途径。 目标是：1）激励和支持学生，以增加完成科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）课程并转入四年制课程的社区学院学生总数; 2）为完成工程学位的少数民族学生提供有效支持。 为了建立这些途径，该项目正在通过合作课程、专业咨询、夏桥活动、创新的在线辅导、网络辅导、商业实习和课程学习机会建立联系。 通过规划会议、用于在线讨论的虚拟教师休息室以及一系列互动项目和活动，正在各机构之间建立强有力的教师与教师关系，以吸引各校区的教师。 UCSC正在创建一个住宅工程师学习社区（LCE），并提供企业实习机会。该项目的目标是到第五年实现以下年度成果：Foothill和De Anza社区学院STEM入学人数增加1245人，STEM入学人数增加151人;申请加州大学的Foothill和De Anza社区学院学生人数增加107人，申请UCSC工程专业的学生人数增加20人;增加208 FH/DA CC STEM学生申请UC系统和50那些申请UCSC;建立一个基线，并增加100%的FH/DA CC转移到UCSC工程项目的少数民族学生人数;每年增加56完成学士学位的少数民族学生总数。在UCSC的工程;和增加200完成学士学位的学生总数。智力优势：该项目正在研究学习社区对转学生，特别是拉丁裔学生成功的影响。 评价设计是衡量创新使用技术的影响和评价学习社区的基本组成部分。 项目团队在数学和工程学内容、教学法以及支持少数族裔学生方面拥有深厚的知识和经验。更广泛的影响：该项目正在传播有关可复制模式的信息，供其他社区学院和大学在合作伙伴关系中使用，以创建有效的途径，并建立学习社区，支持和留住STEM专业和工程专业的代表性不足的学生。

The project Developing Effective Engineering Pathways (DEEP) is creating pathways from Silicon Valley schools through Foothill and De Anza Community Colleges (FH/DA CC), to the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC). The goals are to: 1) motivate and support students in order to increase the total number of community college students completing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses and transferring to four-year programs; and2) create effective supports for underrepresented minority students completing engineering degrees. To build these pathways, the project is creating linkages through collaborative coursework, specialized counseling, summer bridge activities, innovative online tutoring, Cyber Mentoring, business internships, and course-taking opportunities. Strong faculty-to-faculty relationships are being developed across institutions through planning meetings, a Virtual Faculty Lounge for online discussions and a series of interactive projects and activities to engage faculty across campuses. UCSC is creating a residential Learning Community of Engineers (LCE) and providing internships with businesses. Graduate students are working with undergraduates to develop technology exhibits at museums.The project's objectives are to achieve by year five the following annual outcomes:An increase in total Foothill and De Anza Community College STEM enrollments by 1245 and underrepresented minority students enrollments in STEM by 151;An increase in the number of Foothill and De Anza Community College students applying to the University of California by 107 and by 20 those enrolling in engineering at UCSC;An increase by 208 FH/DA CC STEM students applying to UC system and by 50 those applying to UCSC;Establish a baseline and increase by 100% the number of underrepresented minority students at FH/DA CC transferring to engineering programs at UCSC;Increase by 56 per year the total number of underrepresented minority students completing a B.S. in engineering at UCSC; andIncrease by 200 the total numbers of students completing their B.S. at UCSC.The Intellectual Merit: The project is studying the effect of the learning community on success of transfer students, particularly Latino students. The evaluation design is measuring the impact of innovative use of technology and evaluating the essential components of the learning community. The project team has a deep knowledge of mathematics and engineering content, and pedagogy and experience in supporting underrepresented minority students.The Broader Impact: The project is disseminating information about a replicable model for other community colleges and universities to use in partnerships that create effective pathways and establish learning communities for supporting and retaining underrepresented students in STEM majors and engineering.