200809 African American Status Report

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2008-09 African American Status Report
Marcia Gumpertz Assistant Vice Provost for
Faculty and Staff Diversity April
2009 gumpertz_at_ncsu.edu
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TOPICS

• Purpose of the AA Status Report
• Undergraduate Students
• Graduate Students
• Faculty
• Summary of Status Report

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Purpose of the Status Report

• Monitor the status and trends of African American
  students, faculty and staff presence, performance
  and success
• Provide information and analysis to AASAC every
  year
• Provide information and analysis to the senior
  campus leadership
• Assess our progress, pinpoint where we have been
  successful, where changes are needed
• Inform decisions on policy and practice

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Report Timeline

• April 2009 2007-08 Diversity Fact Book Website
  is online at
• http//www.ncsu.edu/diversity/outcomes/Factbook200
  7.php
• April 2009 African American Status Report
• April-September 2009 Add and update content to
  2008-09 Diversity Fact Book

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2009 Status Report Highlights for AASAC

• Undergraduate Students
• Applications, Admissions, Scholarships
• Graduation rates
• Graduate Students
• Admissions Masters and Doctoral Programs
• Masters and Doctoral Degrees Conferred
• Faculty
• 5-year trends, by tenure status

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Status of African American Undergraduate Students
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• Fall Freshman Applications and Admissions -
  African American

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• African Americans as Percent of Total
  Applications, Admissions, Enrolled Freshmen
  Fall Semester

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• Admission Rate (Admitted/Applied) and Yield
  (Enrolled/Admitted) of African American Freshmen

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• Demographics of Enrolled Freshmen Fall
  1999-2008

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Why are the AA Admission and Enrollment Trends
Flat?

• Applications are up
• Enrolled/Admitted is same as other groups (50)
• Admissions rate is lower (9)
• How are admissions decisions made?
• AP test taking patterns in North Carolina

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• 2008 NC College-Readiness
• 13 of AP Test Takers were African American
• 6 of AP scores gt 3 were African American
• 22 of SAT Takers were African American
• 2008 NCSU College Preparation
• Entering Freshman High School GPA
• Average HS GPA4.17, which means most students
  had taken some AP, IB, or honors courses.

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What Are We Doing to Increase AA Admits and
Enrollments?

• K-12 outreach
• Admissions Process
• Financial aid

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2008-09 NC State Undergraduate Financial Aid
Applicants By Ethnicity
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• Pack Promise Started in 2006
• Eligibility
• No separate application required other than
  regular financial aid application
• Family income at or below 150 of poverty level
• Benefits
• Have 100 need met for up to 9 semesters of
  enrollment
• Maximum need-based loan of 2,500 per year
  1,500 in FWS
• Scholarship and grant funding to meet remaining
  need
• Priority for undergraduate research work-study
  opportunities, more focused financial aid and
  academic advising
• About 320 awarded each year

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• Chancellors Leadership Awards
• Separate scholarship application required
• Applicants rank-ordered by total scores from
  folder review process
• Rank order and financial need used to allocate
  scholarships
• Award valued at 5,000 per year for a total of 4
  years
• 50 Scholarships Awarded each year

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• UNC Campus Scholarships
• Selection Criteria
• Exceptional Financial Need (0 EFC)
• First Generation College Student
• From rural area in NC
• Diversity a consideration
• About 100 awarded to NC State students each year

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• NC EARN Scholarships New for 2008-09.
• Incoming freshmen (UNC system)
• Family income ? 200 of poverty level
• 4000 award
• Total Number Awarded in 2008-09 447   

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• Retention of 2005 Freshman Cohort
• Percent returning after 1,2, 3 years

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• Numbers of Enrolled Undergraduates Fall
  1999-2008

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Six-Year Graduation Rates
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Number of Bachelors Degrees Conferred to African
Americans
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Factors Related to AA Retention and Graduation
Rates
Inhibiting Factors
Enhancing Factors

• Supportive Environment
• AA Symposium
• Mentoring Programs
• Orientation Course (USC101)
• Strong AA Student Org(s)
• Geographic Location
• Critical Mass of AA Students
• Critical Mass of AA Faculty and Staff

• K-12 Preparation
• STEM focus curriculum
• Family SES
• Low Financial Aid
• First Generation
• Source Journal of Blacks in Higher
  Education (2009)

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What Else Are We Doing to Increase Retention and
Graduation Rates?

• AGEP Research Experiences in STEM fields
• Academic Year Research Experience
• Summer Research Experience
• Online Center for Student Success
  http//www.ncsu.edu/success/index.html
• Advisory CounCil for Enhancing Student Success
  (ACCESS) http//www.ncsu.edu/uap/committees/access
  /index.html
• Student Success Inventory over 100 programs
  across campus

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Graduate Students
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African American Graduate Admissions
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• Numbers of Enrolled Graduate Students Fall
  1999-2008

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Number of Graduate Degrees Conferred to African
Americans
Masters
Doctorates
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What We Are Doing to Increase the Enrollment and
Success of AA Graduate Students?

• Graduate School Diversity Enhancement Grants
• Bridging Programs for Graduate Students
• Initiative for Maximizing Student
  DiversityFunded by NIH to recruit and retain
  graduate and undergraduate students majoring in
  biomedical, behavioral, and veterinary medicine.
  Funds graduate students and provides work-study
  and research experience for undergraduates.
• Bridge to the Doctorate NSF Funds 2-year
  fellowships for 12 graduate students in
  engineering and sciences
• CHAMPS Program - NC State partnership with UNCF
  and private HBCUs

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African American Faculty
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Number of African American Faculty
Tenured
Tenure Track
Non-Tenure Track
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African American Faculty Changes

• 2007
• Left the University 2 T resigned, 2 T retired,
  1 TT resigned
• Hired 4 TT, 1 T
• 2008
• Left the University 1 T resigned, 1 TT resigned
• Hired 4 TT

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African American PhD Pool Selected Fields
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• Initiatives to Increase the Pipeline and Improve
  the Climate

• Building Future Faculty Program Professional
  development workshop for diverse graduate
  students preparing for academic careers. Funded
  by NSF AGEP and the College of Engineering.
• Developing Diverse Departments Funded by the
  NSF Advance program to increase the
  representation of women faculty and faculty of
  color
• Target of Opportunity Hire Program

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• AA Status Report Summary
• Number of AA freshman applications has risen
  dramatically.
• Number AA accepted and enroll as freshmen is
  rising, but much more slowly.
• NC State is attractive - yield is comparable to
  other groups.
• Need focus on sophomore and junior years. more
  black students than others leave at these
  stages
• 6-year graduation rate is still a bit lower
  than others, but above the national average.
• Number of graduate degrees awarded to African
  Americans has remained flat over past 6 years
• Number admitted to doctoral programs has
  increased 30 since 2002-03.
• Faculty losing tenured faculty but gaining
  tenure-track faculty in the last two years.

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• Sources
• NCSU University Planning and Analysis websites
  http//www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/
• NCSU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
• College Bound Seniors 2008. http//professionals.
  collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seni
  ors-2008
• College Board AP Summary Reports 2008
  http//www.collegeboard.com/html/aprtn/pdf/ap_repo
  rt_to_the_nation.pdf
• Survey of Earned Doctorates 2007.
  http//www.norc.org/projects/SurveyofEarnedDoct
  orates.htm