2017 LSMCE Advisory Board Meeting

June 5, 2017 | IUPUI | Indianapolis, Indiana

Meeting Location and Parking Map

Agenda
Grant Goals and Objectives
Project Outcomes
Advisory Board Member Contact Information
LSMCE Leadership Team Contact Information

This project, “Pilot Regional Louis Stokes Center: Midwest Center of Excellence,” is funded by the National Science
Foundation grant number HRD-1202563 (BD 2012-2017)
 MEETING LOCATION

MEETING LOCATION
University Library (UL)
Room 2115E
755 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

The meeting room is

located on the 2nd floor.

PARKING
Sport Complex Garage (XD)
875 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202meg room is

VIRTUAL MEETING INSTRUCTIONS

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 MEETING AGENDA
(times are in EDT)

3:00 PM Welcome and Call to Order Chris Botanga

Introductions and Agenda Review
Purpose of the Meeting

3:10 LSMCE Achievements Chris Botanga

Meridith Bruozas
Kim Nguyen
Pam Shaw
Sukey Blanc

3:40 Next Steps Chris Botanga

Kim Nguyen

4:00 Adjourn
 GRANT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
PURPOSE

LSMCE will serves as a national hub of information for scholars to access data, models, and funding
opportunities in broadening participation of underrepresented minority (URM) students in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Additionally, the Center will begin assisting 28 Midwest-
ern non-LSAMP schools with developing strategies to improve their URM students’ performance, per-
sistence and success in STEM degree programs and provide opportunities for their faculty and stu-
dents to participate in STEM activities including workshops/conferences, webinars, and research in-
ternships.

OBJECTIVES

The program objectives are to:

1. Take a leadership role to articulate the national critical need for broadening minority participation
and success in STEM undergraduate programs.
2. Develop an information hub that provides consistent online resources and sustained opportunities
to showcase best practices in STEM teaching/learning and to support URM students’ persistence
and engagement through research and internship experiences.
3. Establish the cLSMCE hub to disseminate information and create networks for support for non-
LSAMP students.

LSMCE Partner Meeting, October 2016, Lisle, Illinois

 STRATEGIES TO REACH OBJECTIVES
STRATEGY
Personal outreach to School contact by Co-
PIs, and invitation to LSMCE conference
Increase LSAMP engagement
HOW TO GAUGE SUCCESS
Increase # of participating sites
Increase projects reflecting collaboration

Create Recruitment/Retention Model for Continuous site engagement to tailor models

LSMCE sites (tailored models) for success
Evaluation Implement evaluation findings to improve
LSMCE procedures
Dissemination of information through E- Increase traffic on website, and twitter
communications followers

LSMCE Conceptual Impact Framework

Increase URM in
STEM Careers &
Grad Programs

Increased
Academic Performance Networking Support
Support
Socialization

Professionalization

Graduation
 ACCRUAL UPDATE
As of May 15, 2017, LSMCE has successfully recruited 25 partner institutions from six different
states in the Midwest. The remaining target institutions are in Indiana and Ohio. LSMCE lead-
ership anticipates meeting our goal of 28 partner institutions by August 1, 2017.

The institutions LSMCE has chosen to partner with are diverse in size, student body, and type
of institution. This enables LSMCE to cultivate collaborations among partner institutions who
have a common need but not a common student population or institutional opportunities. Ex-
amples of this would be cultivating a partnership between a community college and a large
research institution, or a predominantly undergraduate institution with an institution that has
a graduate programs in STEM.

Location of LSMCE Partner Schools

Number of Sites by State

Illinois 10

Indiana 5

Michigan 2

Missouri 3

Ohio 4

Wisconsin 1
 ACTIVE SCHOOLS LIST (total=25; goal=28)
Total
Institution Phase Date Signed Type Enrollment Location
Marian University 1 4/24/2013 Private, Catholic 2,771 Indianapolis, Indiana

Bradley University 1 3/5/2014 Private 5,300 Peoria, Illinois

Northern Illinois University 1 5/6/2014 Public, Research 20,611 DeKalb, Illinois

Lincoln University 1 6/30/2014 Public, HBCU 3,117 Jefferson City, Missouri

Western Illinois University 1 7/3/2014 Public 11,458 Macomb, Illinois

University of Missouri at St. Louis 1 9/17/2014 Public, Research 17,072 St. Louis, Missouri

Harris-Stowe State University 1 10/23/2014 Public, HBCU 1,280 St. Louis, Missouri

University of Toledo 2 12/1/2014 Public, Research 20,626 Toledo, Ohio

Eastern Illinois University 2 5/4/2015 Public 8,913 Charleston, Illinois

Waubonsee Community College 2 5/8/2015 Public 10,904 Sugar Grove, Illinois

Bowling Green State University 2 5/15/2015 Public, Research 16,554 Bowling Green, Ohio

Indiana State University 2 6/10/2015 Public 13,183 Terre Haute, Indiana

Loyola University Chicago 2 6/10/2015 Private, Catholic 15,902 Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University 2 6/26/2015 Private 5,352 Chicago, Illinois

Eastern Michigan University 3 9/22/2015 Public 21,824 Ypsilanti, Michigan

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 3 9/21/2015 Private 2,354 Terre Haute, Indiana

Marquette University 3 11/4/2015 Private, Catholic 11,491 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

University of Akron 3 11/25/2015 Public, Research 23,101 Akron, Ohio

Marygrove College 3 12/7/2015 Private, Catholic 1,380 Detroit, Michigan

Dominican University 3 2/10/2016 Private, Catholic 3,498 River Forest, Illinois

Valparaiso University 3 3/28/2016 Private, Lutheran 4,524 Valparaiso, Indiana

University of Indianapolis 3 4/13/2016 Private, Methodist 5,504 Indianapolis, Indiana

University of Illinois—Springfield 3 6/13/2016 Public 5,402 Springfield, Illinois

Denison University 3 10/10/2016 Private 2,254 Granville, Ohio

Triton College 3 12/2/2016 Public 11,684 River Grove, Illinois

Institutional data retrieved from 2015 Final Data Set via http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Default.aspx
 OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT GROWTH

2016 vs 2015 Summary

 20% increase in total
attendees
 34% increase in LSMCE
partner representatives
 17% increase in the
number of institutions
in attendance
 Poster presenters
increased by 37%
 In 2016, LSMCE present-
ers represent 43% of all
posters. Up from 27% in
2015.

@LSMCE2013
@LSMCEConference
 Increase in Followers by
22% in 2016.

Mailchimp E-Blasts Sent in 2016: 46 (Included more than 220 opportunities)

Average Open Rate: 26% (16% industry average)
E-Blasts Click Rate: 4.3% (2.1% industry average)
Recipients: 1130 (increase in 231 since Aug 2016)
Highest Open Rate: 72%
Highest Interest: Conference announcements
 OUTCOMES TO DATE
 Developed the cLSMCE information hub to provide consistent online resources and sustained initia-
tives to showcase best practices in STEM teaching/learning, information dissemination and out-
reach.
 Engaged with Faculty in establishing programs, obtaining support and promoting growth across in-
stitutions.
 LSMCE hosted and published online student development skill-building webinars and workshops.
 Hosted four annual conferences providing LSMCE partners and LSAMP community members the op-
portunity to network and learn/share successful program models, celebrate student success, and be
a forum for junior researchers to present in a supportive environment.
 Partnered with key industry and corporate organizations to provide students access to internships,
as well as, sponsorship of LSMCE initiatives and awards. .
 Hosted meeting between University of Toledo and IUPUI which resulted in partnership in the plan-
ning of a new Math Assistance Center at University of Toledo.
 University of Toledo and Chicago State University partnered to form a pipeline for CSU STEM stu-
dents to learn about graduate school opportunities at UT.
 Development of a LSMCE program model.
 LSMCE Broadening Participation Digital Library (BP DL) development is complete and the resource is
live and available online at http://library.lsmce.org.
 Waubonsee Community College and Northern Illinois University have formed a collaborative pro-
gram which provides a new pathway for community college students to obtain a scholarship to
Northern Illinois University upon successful completion of their associates degree.
 Three LSMCE Partner Institutions joined together to form the MO-LSAMP. The institutions include
Harris-Stowe State University, Lincoln University, and University of Missouri—St. Louis.

LSMCE PROGRAM MODEL

 Broadening Participation

Drs. Giovannie Ojeda-Torres (l) and Shalina

Taylor share their STEM journey during a panel
discussion at the 2016 annual conference

(l-r) Drs. Quenton Bonds, Cara Cowan Watts,

and Martha Gay present at the conference

Lincoln University students go on to present at

another national conference
Students learn
about industry
and graduate
school
opportunities at
the LSMCE
resource fair

One hundred and seventeen undergraduate and graduate STEM students presented their
scholarly work at the 2016 Student Poster Session in October
Building a
Community of Scholars
Students connecting at the
Networking Session

Students work with their mentor

Student Professional
Development session
with Brian Thomas
from KIPNspire at the
2015 Conference

Knowledge sharing session at the 2016 LSMCE Conference with Dr. Ben Flores, University of Texas at El Paso,
UT Systems LSAMP Director
 2016 LSMCE Conference Survey Outcomes
For student participants, approximately 75% most valued networking with other STEM students. About
the same percentage of student reported they felt more confident about pursuing a career in STEM
following conference participation.
For non-student participants, the most valuable outcome from the networking at the conference was
increased motivation from meeting others who are engaged in supporting under-represented students.
Another high value outcome is the want of non-student participants to collaborate with people they
met at the conference on new projects.
 LSMCE.ORG WEB SESSIONS*
How Many Visited Our Site and When?

Web Sessions, as indicated in the line graph, is a good indication on the overall traffic to the
website. It provides data on how many total people visited, whether they were a return visitor or
a new visitor.

Web Sessions also gives us a general idea on which months, days, or even hours generated the
most traffic. This statistic is useful when trying to determine if a change to the website or
communication to the community was effective, such as an email that directed uses to the
website.

* Stats source Google Analytics of www.lsmce.org; Data current as of 5/30/2017

What Devices Did Visitors Use to Access our Website?

The pie chart indicates the technologies people are using to interact with the LSMCE website. This
information is important in ensuring we are meeting the needs of our site visitors and are catering
to all technologies used to access our website. Our websites are developed to be “responsive”,
meaning our website coding detects which device a visitor is using and automatically optimizes the
size and interface for that device.

LSMCE.ORG PAGE VIEWS*

What Pages Did Visitors Look At?

Website Page Views indicates which pages were most visited, or generated traffic. This data
can be used when determining which pages on the website are of interest to the website visitors.

* Stats source Google Analytics of www.lsmce.org; Data current as of 5/30/2017

LSMCEConference.org WEB SESSIONS
and PAGE VIEWS*

* Stats source Google Analytics of www.lsmce.org; Data current as of 5/30/2017

NOTES
 2017 LSMCE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Name Email Organization

Harold Bryant hbryant@rd.us.loreal.com L'Oréal USA

Sandra Charles scharles@fnal.gov Fermi National Accelerator Lab

Susan Johnson sjohnson@luminafoundation.org Lumina Foundation

Herb Schroeder herb@uaa.alaska.edu University of Alaska - Anchorage ANSEP

Jamal Smith jsmith@theleadchangeproject.org Lead the Change Project

FLOwens Group

Karmell Thomas kawisdom@gmail.com Eaton Corporation

James Wimbush jwimbush@indiana.edu Indiana University

Questions or Need Assistance?

Deb Cole, Academic Specialist – Programming Associate

Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence
Tel. (317) 278-4753
cole22@iupui.edu
 LSMCE LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS

Name Title Institution Email

Rafael Bahamonde Director of Faculty Outreach IUPUI rbahamon@iupui.edu

Sukey Blanc Lead Evaluator CR&E sblanc@creative-evaluations.com

Chris Botanga Co-Principal Investigator CSU cbotanga@csu.edu

Meridith Bruozas Co-Principal Investigator ANL mbruozas@anl.gov

Deb Cole Academic Specialist IUPUI cole22@iupui.edu

Instructional Technology
Jon Eynon Specialist IUPUI jeynon@iu.edu

Carl Mitchell LSAMP Db Project Contact GOH cmitchell@gohnow.com

Kim Nguyen Co-Principal Investigator IUPUI knguyen@iupui.edu

Rebecca Pitkow LSAMP Db Project Manager GOH rpitkow@gohnow.com

Rob Schuch Media Specialist ANL rschuch@anl.gov

Pamella Shaw Co-Principal Investigator IUPUI ppshaw@iu.edu

Lezlie Thompson Associate Director CSU lthomp23@csu.edu

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