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The document discusses challenges in maintaining excellence in higher education in India. It addresses 3 main challenges:
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1) The library budget included $100K in base funding and $50K for new degree programs, with $20K more for extended hours. Four staff took early retirement and four new staff were hired.
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy
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Email: thuyntt@hcmus.edu.vn
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This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
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structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
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Conference on Transfer and Articulation 2012 Presentation
1. Pre-STEM Pathways: Establishing a
route for success for four-year STEM
degrees
Barbara Kramer, Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Jason Miller, Ph.D. (Mathematics)
Timothy Walston, Ph.D. (Biology)
for the 2012 Missouri COTA
3 February, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
2. Objective
• Missouri trends in training of undergraduates in
STEM, and
• report on NSF-funded efforts at Truman to
expand the talent pool
• lessons
• proposal: pre-STEM pathways
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
3. Context
• During 2002-2007, national STEM degree
production was increasing by about 15% and AA
production was decreasing by 25%
• in Missouri STEM, baccalaureate degrees
decreased by 13% and AA degree production
decreased by 48%
• Missouri Department of Higher Education. Imperatives for Change Baseline Report, 2009.
• National Science Board. Science and Engineering Indicators 2010. National Science Foundation, 2010.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
5. Enrollment of First-time, Full-
time freshmen in Missouri
38000
33250 Public Four-years
Public Two-years
28500 Total
23750
19000
14250
9500
4750
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Data from MDHE Statistical Summaries, available online.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
6. Enrollment of First-time, Full-
time freshmen in Missouri
38000
33250 Public Four-years
Public Two-years
28500 Total
23750
19000
14250
9500
4750
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Data from MDHE Statistical Summaries, available online.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
7. Enrollment of First-time, Full-
time freshmen in Missouri
38000
33250 Public Four-years
Public Two-years
28500 Total
Transfers
23750
19000
14250
9500
4750
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Data from MDHE Statistical Summaries, available online.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
8. Proportion of Students Starting at
Two-years schools that Transfer to
Four-year programs
1
0.75
0.5
0.25
Percent transfer
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Based on data from MDHE Statistical Summaries, available online.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
10. 42 hour block
Skill Areas Knowledge Areas
1. Communicating 1. Social and Behavioral
2. Higher Order Thinking Sciences
3. Managing Information 2. Humanities and the Fine Arts
4. Valuing 3. Mathematics
4. Life and Physical Sciences
http://www.dhe.mo.gov/policies/credit-transfer.php
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
11. 42 hour block
1. Statewide Transfer Associates of Arts
Degree
The associate of arts (AA) degree is designed as
the statewide general studies transfer degree.
This degree is structured for entry into the
general range of baccalaureate degree programs
offered by four-year colleges or universities...
http://www.dhe.mo.gov/policies/credit-transfer.php
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
12. 42 hour block
2. Progam-to-Program Insitutionally
Articulated Degrees
This policy encourages both two-year and four-
year institutions to develop voluntary,
supplemental articulation agreements for the AS
and AAS degrees in addition to the AA state
transfer degree....
http://www.dhe.mo.gov/policies/credit-transfer.php
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
13. Broadening Participation
in STEM
Data from MDHE Statistical Summaries, available online.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
14. STEM Talent Expansion Program
A partnership between four Missouri
colleges (2004-present).
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
15. NSF-funded Efforts
• STEP program (2004-2010)
• SPECTRA program (2010-2015)
• S-STEM scholarship program (2012-2016)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
16. NSF STEP Program
• STEP = STEM Talent Expansion Program
• Objective:
• increase STEM degree production at
Truman
• boost student success in STEM
• pursue opportunities to make STEM
courses integrative and interdisciplinary
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
17. NSF STEP Program
Components
• 10 week residential Summer Research
Community
• Bridge program for STEM transfers
• curriculum enrichment
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
18. NSF STEP Program
Results:
• increased STEM baccalaureate degree
production at Truman by 10%
• increased STEM associate degree
production at partner schools by 76%
Source: MDHE Statistical Summaries
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
19. NSF SPECTRA
Program
Objective:
• increase STEM degree production at
Truman
• increase STEM degree production at
community college partners
• boost student success in STEM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
20. NSF SPECTRA
Program
Components
• Pre-STEM Pathways Program
• Academic Year SPECTRA Scholars
• Summer SPECTRA Scholars
Mine STEM talent from ‘new’ courses
Study the impact of ‘academic skills’ on STEM success
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
21. Lessons
• excellence of STEM education at
community college partners
• transfer pathway to STEM degree is broken
in Missouri
• AA degree: junior by hours, freshman by
readiness in STEM
• transfer shock: heavy STEM load,
sequencing problems
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
22. Pre-STEM Pathways
• at 2-year school, student self-identifies as
STEM majors
• get STEM-specific advising
• more STEM courses
• transfer before getting the degree
• ‘reverse transfer’ to complete AA
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
23. Proposal
• Missouri needs a better STEM pathway
from high school, through 2-year schools,
to 4-year graduation
• specialized articulation agreements
• AS degrees for STEM
• reverse transfer to complete degree after
transfer
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
24. Next: STEP Program II
Strengthening University and Community
College Educational Environments for
Degrees (SUCCEED) in STEM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
25. Strengthening University and Community
College Educational Environments for
Degrees (SUCCEED) in STEM
Initiatives that address three major challenges:
• readiness for college mathematics
• summer STEM course-based community for
community college students
• preparing future STEM faculty
Expect to learn if funded in March or April.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
26. Discussion
pics of research, workshops
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
27. Web Portal: http://step.truman.edu
Email: step@truman.edu
Phone: 660.785.7252
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under NSF STEP #0431664 and NSF PRISM #0928013. Any
opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this
material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the National Science Foundation.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012