Science, Technology & Engineering: Expanding Potential (STEEP)
Internal Advisory Board Meeting

Friday, November 7, 2008             Rm 828

 

Internal Advisory Committee:  Renée Kilmer , VP of Instruction,

Wanda Garner, Dean of Natural and Applied Sciences,  Harry Ungar, Chemistry faculty,

Terrence Willett, evaluator, Craig Hayward, Director of Planning and Research

Joe McCullough, Physics faculty, Carlos Figueroa, Physics and Engineering faculty.

 

 

 

9:00            Overview: what we planned                                               Sue Tappero

§         Proposed Outcomes

§         Components Goals

§         Timelines                    

 

9:20            Summer Energy Academy ’08: what happened                   Academy instructors

§         Outreach Efforts

§         Curriculum Overview

§         Show and Tell

§         Student Evaluations

§         Staff Evaluations

§         Recommendations and discussion from committee

 

9:50           What is next:                                                                       Sue Tappero

§         Outreach to future students

§         Summer 2009 Energy Academies

§         Precalculus-Preparedness Seminar 2009

§         Challenges—space, timing, staffing

 

10:15          Internships                                                                         Sue/Luis

§         Partnerships with local  industry and research institutions

§         Campus sustainability internships

                  

10:25         Program Dissemination                                                        Luis Sonsino

§         Sharing with other educational institutions

§         San Diego, Washington D.C.

§         Ideas for other forums from the committee

 

10:35         Evaluation Plan: assessing the project’s impact                     Craig Hayward

§         Measures to be used

§         Our target outcomes

                

10:45        Special Guests:  Energy Academy students

§         Devon Ashley and Ryan Katrib