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Students in STEM Fields Typically Outperform Their Peers, Report Says |
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By Ashley C. Killough
Washington
July 29. 2009
Using data from three national studies completed from 1995 to 2006, the U.S. Department of Education released a report today that profiles the characteristics and higher-education outcomes of the roughly 15 percent of students who major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at postsecondary institutions.
The report says that 23 percent of first-time students in 1995-96 declared majors in one of those areas, known as STEM fields, at some point from 1995 to 2001. A higher proportion of those students identified themselves as male, young, and a dependent. They were also more likely to be Asian/Pacific Islander students, foreign students, people who spoke a language other than English as a child, and students who came from advantaged backgrounds.
Students in the STEM fields also did better than their non-STEM peers. Students who majored in STEM subjects generally were more likely than non-STEM students to obtain a bachelor's degree within six years of their initial college enrollment. About one-third of students who declared a STEM major during their first year switched to a non-STEM field over the six-year period.
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Reading Area Community College and Purdue University Formalize Articulation Agreement |
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First articulation agreement of its kind in the nation.
Sunday, November 9, 2008, Reading, PA -- Reading Area Community College (RACC) and Purdue University Calumet (PUC) today formalized an articulation agreement for students who complete an Associate in Applied Science in Mechatronics Engineering Technology at RACC to complete the Bachelor of Science degree in Mechatronics Engineering Technology at PUC. Both programs are new within the past year and this is the first articulation agreement of its kind in the nation.
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Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, John DeVere (left) of RACC and Dean of the School of Technology, Niaz Latif of Purdue signed the official documents at the opening of Pack Expo 2008 where both schools are exhibiting to promote their programs.
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Sunoco, Inc. Sponsors Penn Wood Fast Track Program |
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For eight Penn Wood High School seniors, graduation was a two-prong event.
While completing their high school curriculum, the students were dually enrolled in the Applied Engineering Technology “Fast Track” Program at Delaware County Community College. The project, sponsored in conjunction with Sunoco, Inc. with additional financial support from the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC), provided basic foundation instruction in process technology. Prior to receiving their diplomas, Moulangerie Brown, Tempest Byrd, Roger Chambers, Kadiatu Charm, Devon Glen, Kebeh Harris, Fatima Kaba and Calah Scott were awarded Delaware County Community College Certificates of Competency and job offers at the Marcus Hook refinery.
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PLSG's Mobile Laboratory Travels to Biotechnology Class at Greater Johnstown CTC
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Casey Announces Push for ESU Cyber Crime Funding |
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Article by Dan Berrett
Pocono Record Writer
August 30, 2007
EAST STROUDSBURG — Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Wednesday made his first visit to the Poconos as a sitting senator to announce that he is pushing to get East Stroudsburg University $250,000 for its cyber crime-busting programs. The money for ESU — the first requested by Casey alone for a public university — is not yet a sure thing.
The measure granting the money was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee, but still needs to be ratified by the full Senate, the House-Senate conference committee and approved by the president before reaching ESU.
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