29 th HENAAC CONFERENCE OCTOBER 18-21, 2017 PASADENA, CA DESTINY DRIVEN BY DETERMINATION Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) in association with CAHSI Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, CHCI Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, and NOGLSTP National Organization for Gay and Lesbian Science and Technical Professionals, thanks sponsors and supporters, especially conference host sponsors Lockheed Martin Corporation, Shell Oil Company, and the Northrop Grumman Corporation and Academic Hosts the California State University System, the University of Southern California, and the California Institute of Technology. Nearly 3,000 individuals from all sectors of STEM and within academia, government, military and corporate America convened in 2017. The HENAAC Conference proudly hosted top executives, senior management, recruiters, college students, faculty and administrators, as well as middle school and high school students, and educators. Now, more than ever, the HENAAC Conference continues to be an imperative to recruit top, technical STEM diversity. Percent Total Conference Participants 4 0% 46 10% 20% Graduate Students 35 30% 40% 50% 60% Undergraduate Students Univ Faculty/Admin 4 70% K-12 Students 10 80% 90% Professionals 1 100% K-12 Educators COLLEGE STUDENT SUMMARY The HENAAC Conference showcased and recognized technically-talented students through the HENAAC Scholars Program, HENAAC College Bowl, Research Posters Competition, and CAHSI Hackathon. The conference attracted students, faculty and administrators from 123 colleges and universities, including top-ranked U.S. News & World Report institutions, Research I Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities. and 2-year colleges. Information current as of 11/7/17 Total Student Par2cipants (1,476) 144 0 1332 200 400 600 CAHSI 1 800 1000 1200 GMiS 1400 1600
Profile of College Student Registrants African American, 2% Asian/Pacific Islanders, 8% White, 6% Female 32% Mul2 Racial/ Ethnic, 8% Male 68% Other/No Response, 3% Hispanic, 73% Doctoral Masters Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Unknown Percent Classifica2on 3 8 37 23 19 8 2 Distribution of Self- Reported GPAs 30% 20% 10% 5% 19% 24% 17% 17% 19% 0% 2.00-2.49 2.50-2.99 3.00-3.24 3.25-3.49 3.50-3.74 3.75 + Top STEM Disciplines Represented Mechanical Engineering 32% Computer Science/Engineering 23% Electrical Engineering 9% Civil Engineering Aerospace Engineering 4% 5% Chemical Engineering 3% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Information current as of 11/7/17 2
Student Attendance by Institutional Type 78% 4-Yr, Public 10% 4-Yr, Private 12% 2-Yr, Public 69% Hispanic-Serving Institutions <1% Historically Black Colleges & Universities 123 Colleges and Universities Represented Conference Wide American River College Argosy University Arizona State University California Institute of Technology California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Chico California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Fresno California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Monterey Bay California State University, Northridge California State University, Office of the Chancellor California State University, Sacramento California State University, Stanislaus Carnegie Mellon University Cerritos College City College of New York City College of San Francisco College of the Canyons Colorado State University - Pueblo Cypress College Drexel University El Paso Community College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida International University Georgia Institute of Technology Glendale Community College Harvard Business School Howard University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Iowa State University Jackson State University Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences Lamar University Lone Star College - North Harris Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mayo Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Merced Community College Miami Dade College - EnTec Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus Moorpark College New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Northeastern Illinois University Northern Illinois University Northwestern University Palm Beach State College Pasadena City College Portland State University Purdue University Rice University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University San Antonio College San Diego State University San Jose State University Santa Ana College Santa Barbara City College Sonoma State University Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology Syracuse University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Texas A&M University - Kingsville Texas Tech University The Ohio State University The Pennsylvania State University Trinidad State Junior College Tufts University Tulane University U.S. Air Force Academy U.S. Coast Guard Academy U.S. Military Academy University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Colorado Boulder University of Dayton University of Florida University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Houston University of Houston - Downtown University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Miami University of Michigan University of Nevada, Reno University of New Mexico University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras University of San Diego University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of Tulsa University of Washington University of Wisconsin - Madison Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington State University Tri-Cities Information current as of 11/7/17 3
COMPETITIONS Competition Student Teams Male Female Grad Sr Jr So Fr Participants Student HENAAC College Bowl 267 24 65% 35% 4% 23% 35% 29% 9% Research Posters Competition 81-70% 30% 38% 34% 16% 12% - CAHSI Hackathon 122 41 70% 30% 17% 30% 18% 28% 7% HENAAC College Bowl XVIII The 2017 HENAAC College Bowl was sponsored by NASA, for the 18 th consecutive year. The competition theme was Super Heros. The winning teams were Verizon (First Place), Chevron (Second Place), U.S. Army RDECOM/Army Materiel Command (Third Place). The David Burris Tribute Award, a peer-selected award in recognition of a coach who shines as best mentor to the students, was presented to Melissa Minneci of the Northrop Grumman Alpha team. Number of Students Registered and Waitlisted 411 Number of Coaches/Judges 72 Number of Student Awards 33 Number of Teams (Students) 24 (267) Special Recognition Awards 8 CAHSI Hackathon The CAHSI Hackathon, a two-part competition, was sponsored by Lockheed Martin and Rockwell Collins. This cyber-security, attack-oriented competition of Capture the Flag placed CAHSI affiliated students in teams against each other to solve challenges related to computer security. Participants attended a mandatory Cybersecurity workshop, and then participated in either a Novice or Advanced game of Capture the Flag. There were three winning teams in each of the two levels Advanced and Novice. Number of Students Registered and Waitlisted 278 Number of Awards 6 Winning Team(s) 6 8 th Annual Research Posters Competition The 8 th Annual Research Posters Competition was sponsored by the Intel Corporation, The Boeing Company and the U.S. Army RDECOM. Students competed in either the undergraduate or graduate competition and awards were provided in both Science and Engineering categories. Number of Submissions 101 Number of Presenters 81 Number of Awards 14 HENAAC SCHOLARS Over 1,400 applications were received for the HENAAC Scholars Program, which offers both merit-based academic scholarships and STEM Civic Leadership Scholarships. The application period runs from February 1 April 30. This year, GMiS surpassed $3.6M in direct scholarship support to over 1,300 college students, through the HENAAC Scholars Program! GMiS subsidizes over $800 per HENAAC Scholar in travel, lodging and registration to attend the conference. Number Awarded 113 Gender Classification 64% Male 11% Graduate Students Total Awarded $417,793 36% Female 25% Seniors 27% Juniors Average GPA 3.71 12% Sophomores 25% Freshmen Information current as of 11/7/17 4
GMiS awarded $561,743 in travel, registration, scholarships and awards! TRAVEL & REGISTRATION GRANTS Over $126,950 was awarded in travel and registration grants to college students and K-12 educators. Registration grants ranged from partial to full support. This amount was in addition to $434,793 provided in merit-based scholarships, STEM civic leadership scholarships, and competition awards. Registration Grants Travel Grants # Supported Total Awarded # Supported Total Awarded College Students 189 $ 49,374 399 $ 55,644 K-12 Educators 19 $ 8,200 14 $ 13,732 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY The HENAAC Conference recruited an engaged group of 1,188 professionals, including 50 HENAAC Award winners. Dr. Adriana C. Ocampo, Lead Program Executive, New Frontier Program Science Mission Directorate Planetary Science Division from NASA Headquarters was honored as the 2017 HENAAC Scientist of the Year. GMiS honored Dr. Julio A. Navarro, Senior Technical Fellow from The Boeing Company as the 2017 HENAAC Engineer of the Year. Percent Professional Par2cipants By Sector (n=1,188) 45 12 15 14 10 4 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Corporate Government Military Academic (K-20) Non-Profit Guests Percent HENAAC Award Honorees By Sector (n=50) (36% Females) 54 14 24 8 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Corporate Government Military Academic (K-20) Information current as of 11/7/17 5
CAREER & GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIR Est. Number of Participants 2,559 Number of Entities Represented 85 Percent Exhibitors By Sector 28 26 19 15 12 Corporate Universiees Military Government Non-Profit 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% GMiS hosted 363 K-12 students and educators! No. of Students 234 No. of Teachers 15 No. of College Captains - 12 No. of Schools - 3 Washington STEAM Magnet Academy Marshall Fundamental Wilson Middle School K - 12 EDUCATION For the 6 th year, a Viva Technology Program was held at the conference for local middle school and high school students. The Middle School Viva Technology was sponsored by Shell Oil Company with co-sponsorship from the Dow Chemical Company. The High School Viva Technology was supported by the U.S. Air Force - STEM. The K-12 Educators Institute was sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Foundation. The K-12 Education Workshop was presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation. VT Middle VT High School K-12 Educators No. of Students 85 Institute 19 No. of Teachers 10 HS Workshop 10 No of College Captains - 32 MS Workshop - 15 No. of Schools - 2 Roosevelt High School Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School SOCIAL MEDIA Total Educators - 44 GMiS monitored three of its social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and SnapChat- From October 16 22, 2017 to showcase the convening power of the HENAAC Conference. #HENAAC29 Tweets Followers Pre Followers Post Followers Current Retweets Favorites Daily Impressions Total reach 61 12,285 12,421 12,535 181 419 12,673 88,712 Total Reach Posts Posts Likes Comments Shares Conference Pre Page Likes Conference Post Page Likes 68,926 49 2503 136 164 3,240 3,390 Swipes Views Uses Total Usage 1,900 63,000 871 46.3% Information current as of 11/7/17 6
For 2017 Conference photos and video please visit www.greatmindsinstem.org SAVE THE DATE! Pasadena, CA October 17-21, 2018 For information on the 30 th Anniversary Conference contact: Bertha Haro Director, Business Development at bharo@greatmindsinstem.org & Monica Villafaña Director, Client Relations and Executive Services at mvillafana@greatmindsinstem.org or by calling the Great Minds in STEM office at (323) 262-0997 Information current as of 11/7/17 7