NSF-CSEMS Final Report: September 2001 – August 2007
PROJECT PERSONNEL
The following faculty and staff of Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) spent at least 100 hours working on CSEMS grant-related activities each year during the academic years 2001 through 2007 and were paid by Suffolk County Community College:
Name Title/Position Person
Months
Dunnagan, Nancy College Director of Financial Aid 14/3
Russo, Michael L. PI and Academic Chair of Computer Science 28/3
Additional SCCC personnel who worked less than 40 hours per year on the CSEMS project.
Name Title/Position Person
Months
Faculty Leadership Group and Student Mentors
Breeden, Thomas Academic Chair of Physical Science 7/5
Chu, Elizabeth Assistant Academic Chair, Mathematics 1/10
Chen, Xingbin Associate Professor of Computer Science 7/10
Mandia, Scott Assistant Academic Chair, Physical Science 7/10
Michev, Dr. Iordan Co-PI and Associate Professor of Mathematics 7/10
Reissig, Dennis Academic Chair, Mathematics 1/10
Russo, Michael Academic Chair, Computer Science, Chair 7/10
Simon, Michael Instructor of Construction Technology 7/10
Other Advisory and Clerical Staff
Oldfield, Margery Interim Assistant Dean of Grants Development 7/10
Lagonegro, James Director of Enrollment Information and Reporting 3/10
Perillo, Dolores Senior Clerk Typist 2/6
Monza, Monza Clerk Typist 2/6
Gleeson, Jill Principal Clerk 2/6
Bancroft, Rose Office Systems Analyst 7/20
Lesser, Deborah Senior Budget Analyst-Office of Bus./Fin. Svc. 7/10
Rowe, Kate Executive Director, Admissions and Enrollment 3/20
Note: 1 Person-Month = 160.0 work hours.
Synopsis of the Activities/Work conducted by SCCC personnel:
· Michael L. Russo – Principal Investigator and chair of the faculty leadership group. Provided overall administrative oversight for year 2 of the NSF-CSEMS project in collaboration with the offices of academic affairs, admissions and enrollment management, legal, planning, and information services, and business and financial services. He chaired the faculty leadership group, planning and presiding over meetings and working individually with each member of the group to determine the best options for recruiting and evaluating potential CSEMS recipients. Russo sent solicitation letters to all academically qualified students, in conjunction with enrollment services personnel, at the beginning of each semester. He initially screened all CSEMS applications, checking for academic and financial eligibility, and presented candidates to the selection committee for final approval. He created and distributed brochures to advertise the scholarship and oversees the development and maintenance of the Suffolk CSEMS Web site.
· Dolores Perillo and Aida Monza – Provided clerical support for the management of the grant, by working extensively with SCCC's Computer Science/Information Technology professors and the College's Office of Admissions to identify eligible CSEMS grant recipients. She also sent out applications to potential recipients and collected all of the completed applications. Finally, she was assigned responsibility for uploading information about SCCC's CSEM Scholarship recipients to NSF's CSEMS website.
· Deborah Lesser – In collaboration with her supervisor, Mr. John Bullard, the Associate Dean of Business and Financial Services, Deborah assisted with the management of CSEMS funds.
· Nancy Dunnagan – Provided assistance in determining the financial eligibility of potential scholarship recipients and in counseling students on financial eligibility and FAFSA preparation and submission.
· Thomas Breeden – Professor Breeden successfully petitioned the Suffolk County Legislature to provide a $60,000 grant to supplement the NSF CSEMS grant with awards for academically qualified students in computers science, engineering, and mathematics who do not meet the financial eligibility criteria of the NSF grant. This increased the number of scholarship recipients to around 30 students per semester, allowing for more varied interaction among scholars.
· Iordan Michev – Served as a member of the Faculty Leadership Group and student mentor.
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
The State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNY-SB): Dr. David L. Ferguson, Professor of Technology and Society and Applied Mathematics, continued to provide numerous consultations on various topics associated with selection of students and the administration of SCCC's CSEMS Grant. He and his office staff helped us to identify venues by which SCCC students could more seamlessly transfer to SUNY-Stony Brook in the future, and continue receive CSEMS scholarships at that institution.
Sensor Consortium for Security and Medical Sensor Systems: This SUNY at Stony Brook grant has the goal of promoting and increasing awareness of entrepreneurship and technology transfer activities on Long Island with a focus on national security and medical sensor systems. Suffolk County Community College is part of the four-school consortium, which includes Stony Brook University, Farmingdale State College of Technology, Hofstra University, and Suffolk. Each school sends four students to participate in each of four technical projects. Students take a course on entrepreneurship at Stony Book, participate in different aspects of project development, and receive a stipend.
No students from this year’s CSEMS group is participating in the consortium, but some have applied for next year.
Other Collaborators or Contacts
Brookhaven National Laboratory: Michael Russo collaborated with Noel Blackburn and other scientists at the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory to develop internship opportunities for SCCC's CSEMS grant recipients. This year we had three CSEMS students obtain community College internships at Brookhaven Lab; they were Rachael Millings, Elizabeth Millings, and William McMahon. As of this date we are waiting for funding approval for their internships.
Suffolk County Legislature: We have collaborated with the Suffolk County Legislature for additional CSEMS funds to use for students who do not make the financial eligibility criteria established for the NSF CSEMS grant. The Legislature has allocate $60,000 per year to supplement the NSF-CSEMS program, and this will continue after the CSEMS grant ends. These supplementary CSEMS awards began in the fall of 2004 and have been approved in our latest budget.
ACTIVITIES AND FINDINGS
This section will serve as your report to your program officer of your project's activities and findings; please describe what you have done and what you have learned, broken down into four categories:
Describe the major research/education activities of the project: What have been your major research and education activities (experiments, observations, simulations, presentations, etc.)?
The major activity for our program is to identify and encourage qualified people to study in the targeted areas and to mentor scholarship awardees through their Suffolk programs.
Activities:
- Multi-campus Faculty Leadership Group (FLG) meetings: The PI (Russo) met together and individually with the FLG members to screen applications. The faculty leadership group, and its student selection committee, subsequently defined the roles of team members, refined the grant project schedule, and initiated contact with the cooperating SCCC offices and departments and interested secondary school representatives.
- Coordinate project recruitment efforts with Office of Enrollment Management: Michael Russo (PI), and other SCCC staff collaborated in the maintenance of the CSEMS Website and letters for distribution to potential scholars.
- Initiate full-scale recruitment of CSEM Scholars: Personnel connected with SCCC's Office of Admissions/Enrollment Management and the Honors Program assisted in recruiting potential CSEM Scholars. Letters were sent to all students enrolled or entering in the appropriate majors who had a 3.0 GPA (or B average from high school). Student responses were sent directly to M. Russo, who screened applicants for financial eligibility. CSEMS brochures were also distributed to high schools and students who were interested.
· Advising/Mentoring of CSEM Scholars: The mentoring program for CSEMS students has matured to the point that each student is in contact with his or her faculty mentor throughout the semester. Mentors advise students on courses and schedules, on field related job and internship opportunities, and on academic difficulties. They are the safety net provided to CSEMS students, who have considerable academic demands placed upon them when they enter the program.
· Academic Enrichment: CSEMS students are enrolled in some the colleges most challenging programs and take its most difficult courses. Many CSEMS students choose honors courses for their general education requirements. The are often academic leaders in their classes and are encouraged to form study groups that include weaker students.
· Self-esteem Building: The CSEMS program is an honor that Suffolk Students have come to respect. The combined NSF-CSEMS and legislature funded CSEMS program attracts a core of excellent, highly motivated students who develop strong ties through their participation. These students develop a well-deserved sense of self-esteem and team spirit.
Describe the major findings from the activities identified above.
The major work done on our CSEMS grant is devoted to acquiring, stimulating, and mentoring scholarship students. During the 11 semesters that we have had the grant we have supported CSEMS students, including thirteen that were added this year, for a total of 126 student-semesters, awarding $195,695.50 in scholarships. Following is a status report on all of the students who have been part of the Suffolk CSEMS program since it began in the spring of 2002. This list is presented in reverse chronological order.
Spring 2007
- Nizar Chrabekh, mathematics: Mr. Chrabekh did excellent work at Suffolk, and left after the spring 2007 semester to continue his education at SUNY Stony Brook.
- Sageed Khan, information technology: Mr. Khan is continuing his studies in information technology and is in Suffolk’s STEM program.
- William McMahon, electrical technology: Mr. McMahon completed his associates degree in electrical technology in June 2007, and is continuing his studies at SUNY Stony Brook. He completed a community college internship at Brookhaven National Lab last summer, working in the atmospheric sciences department there.
- Yasmin Towfika, computer science: Ms. Towfika is making solid progress in her studies here and has several semester to go to complete the computer science program. As our NSF CSEMS grant ended in August, she was not continued in our recently awarded STEM program. She plans to apply for a STEM award for the spring 2008 semester.
Fall 2006
- Brian Callen, mathematics: Mr. Callen completed his associates degree in June of 2008, and is continuing in mathematics and secondary education at St. Joseph’s College, in Patchogue, NY. His goal is to become a teacher of mathematics.
- Rafal Kanas, Construction Technology: Mr. Kanas completed his associates degree in June of 2007 and is continuing his studies in civil engineering at SUNY Farmingdale.
- Phong Luu, computer science: Mr. Luu left Suffolk County Community College after the fall 2006 semester and is doing very well in a four-year mathematics program at SUNY at Stony Brook.
- Luis Marin, information technology: Mr. Marin is continuing here at Suffolk as a part-time student, and will finish his associates degree in information technology at the end of the fall 2007 semester. He plans continue his studies at a four-year institution in the spring 2008 semester.
- Rachel Millings, mathematics: Ms. Millings finished her associates degree in mathematics in June of 2008. She completed a community college internship at Brookhaven National Lab for this summer, where she worked in the applied math department. She is continuing towards a B.A. in applied mathematics at SUNY Stony Brook.
- Elizabeth Millings, mathematics: Ms. Millings has changed her major to chemistry and will complete her associates degree in June 2008. She is continuing this semester in Suffolk County Community College’s STEM program that replaced this CSEMS grant. Ms. Millings completed a community college internship in the chemistry department at Brookhaven National Lab this summer.
Spring 2006
- Christopher Wagoner, information technology: Mr. Wagoner left the college at the end of the spring 2007 semester; he plans to continue his studies at a four-year institution.
Fall 2005
- Alexander Ergun, construction technology: Mr Ergun will completed the construction technology program in June 2007 and is continuing his education in the civil engineering program at the City College of New York.
- Steven Janketic, information technology: Mr. Janketic completed his associates degree in information technology in the spring of 2006 and is continuing his studies at a four-year institution.
- Sing-Kahm Phoune, information technology: Mr. Phoune completed his associates degree in information technology in the June 2006, and is now employed part time in a retail store in Coram, NY. He plans eventually to continue his education at a four-year school.
- Nicholas Russo, computer science: Mr. Russo was making progress in our computer science program but in the spring of 2007 he changed his major to arts and sciences general studies emphasis, making him ineligible to continue in the CSEMS or STEM programs.
- Marc Sing, construction technology: Mr. Sing left Suffolk County Community College after the fall 2005 semester and has not yet returned to complete his degree.
- Kimberly Vollgraff, information technology: Ms. Vollgraff changed her major to general studies after one semester in the CSEMS program. She will finish her associates degree, with an emphasis in science, in June 2008 and plans to continue her education at a four-year college.
Spring 2005
- Nicholas Fierro, mathematics: Mr. Fierro completed his associates degree in January 2005. He continuing his education with the goal of obtaining New York State certification as a secondary school mathematics teacher.
- John Meyer, electrical science: Mr. Meyer completed his associates degree in electrical science in January 2007 and is continuing his education at a four-year school.
- Philip Parr, information technology: Mr. Parr finished his associates degree in information technology in June 2007. He has been working full time over the past year in the field of IT and will to continue to do so in the near future. He plans eventually to complete a four-year degree attending college part time in the evenings.
- Anthony Ramos, mathematics: Mr. Ramos received his A.S. degree in June 2005. He is continuing in a program of study that leads to certification as a secondary mathematics teacher.
- Lucas Robak, construction technology: Mr. Robak completed his associates degree in construction technology in June 2006. He is continuing his education at a four year college.
- Brian Tucker, computer science: Mr Tucker completed his associates degree in computer science in January 2006. He did an internship at Brookhaven National Laboratory during the summer of 2007. He is now in the process of finding a job in a technical area.
Fall 2004
- Carmen Abolo, information technology: Ms. Abolo was funded for the fall 2004 and spring 2005 semesters. She left the college after the spring of 2005 without completing an associates degree.
- William Giugliano, mathematics: Mr. Giugliano completed his associates degree in June 2005. He is currently enrolled full time in the electrical engineering program at the SUNY Stony Brook and is making good progress towards his degree there.
- Matthew Hopkins, engineering science: Mr. Hopkins left the college after the spring 2006 semester without completing his associates degree.
- Joseph Lanier, computer science: Mr. Lanier completed his associates degree in computer science in June 2006. He is continuing in the computer science department at SUNY Stony Brook.
- Karin Noe, information technology: Ms. Noe received her A.A.S. degree in January 2006. She is continuing her education at a four-year school.
- Christine Thompson, information technology: Ms. Thompson received one semester of funding from CSEMS in fall of 2004, and then left the college because of personal difficulties.
Spring 2004
- Boubacar Ba, Engineering Science: Mr. Ba was awarded a CSEMS grant for the spring of 2004, but dropped all of his courses and left the college for personal reasons early in the semester. He returned in the fall of 2007 as a part-time evening student in engineering.
- Sean Green, construction technology, (spring only): Mr. Green completed his AAS degree in June of 2004 and is employed locally in the field.
- J. R. Greene, information technology (spring only): Mr. Greene completed his associates degree in January of 2007. He plans to continue at a four-year college.
- Holdine Hector, electrical engineering: Mr. Holdine completed his associates degree in June 2005.
Fall 2003
- Erik Arfsten, mathematics: Mr. Arfsten received NSF funding for two semesters and then became financially ineligible for the award. He continuing in the CSEMS program under the Suffolk County Legislature funding that was given to us, and will complete is A.S. degree in mathematics this spring. He in continuing his studies mathematics and secondary education at SUNY Oneonta.
- Gary Kostyrka, mathematics: Mr. Kostyrka left the CSEMS program after is GPA dropped well below the minimum NSF requirement. He completed his associates degree in mathematics January 2006.
- James Lospinuso, computer science: Mr. Lospinuso received the scholarship in the fall of 2003 and spring of2004. He then left the CSEMS program and changed his major to general studies. He completed his associates degree in general studies in January 2006.
- Robert McEvoy, electrical engineering: Mr. McEvoy received the CSEMS award for the fall of 2003 and spring of 2004, and then left the college in the fall of 2004 without completing his associates degree, and began studies in the electrical engineering department at SUNY Stony Brook in the fall of 2004, where he is
making progress towards a B.S.
- Mudussar Nazir, electrical engineering: Mr. Nazir completed an A.A.S. degree at Suffolk in August 2004 and is successfully continuing in mechanical engineering at SUNY Stony Brook.
- Gokay Ozdemir, computer science: Mr. Gokay received the CSEMS award for the fall of 2003 and spring of 2004, and then left the program and changed his major to business. After the spring 2005 semester he left the college without receiving his degree..
- Mathew Trezza, computer science: Mr. Trezza completed his associates degree in computer science in January 2007 and is continuing his education at t four-year school.
Spring 2003
- Mathew Brady, architectural and construction technology: Mr. Brady competed and AAS degree in January 2005, and is presently employed locally in the construction field.
- Harley Davis, mathematics: Complete an AA degree in mathematics in August 2004 and is continuing at a four-year college.
- Christopher Gabriel, computer science: Graduated from Suffolk County Community College in June 2004 and is working towards a four-year degree.
- Joseph Lapuglia, architectural and construction technology: Mr. Lapuglia complete an AAS degree in January 2005 and took a semester off to work in construction management at a local company. He began begin full-time study at SUNY Farmingdale in the fall of 2005, working toward a BA in architecture.
Fall 2002
- Katie Brown, mathematics: After receiving the CSEMS award for two semesters Ms. Brown graduated from Suffolk County Community College and went on to receive her B.A. in mathematics and economics from Queens College in Flushing, New York. She presently works in the New York office of Milliman, a global consulting and actuarial firm. She is attending Hunter college part time, working toward an M.A. in mathematics and preparing for the actuarial exams.
- Jason Clark, computer science: After the spring 2003 semester Mr. Clark left Suffolk County Community College and went to work as an assistant branch manager for banking and investments at Suffolk Federal Credit Union in Commack, NY.
- Charles Gaffney, computer science: Mr. Gaffney completed his AS degree in computer science in January 2005. He is continuing his studies in computers science at SUNY Stony Brook.
- Rudy Lopez, instructional technology: Mr. Lopez changed major to accounting and completed his associates degree in January 2006.
- Patrick Lowry, computer science: completed an AS degree in computer science in January 2004 and spent the following semester continuing in computer science at Dowling College in Oakdale, NY. He left Dowling after one semester and is employed by the Geico Insurance Company as an auto damage adjuster.
- Anthony Perez, mathematics: Left Suffolk after the spring 2004 semester without completing his degree (he is one physical education course short). He completed a four-year degree in applied mathematics and statistics at SUNY at Stony Brook in June of 2006 and plans to attend graduate school soon to prepare for a career in teaching.
- Ralph Petrulo, Internet and Web development: Mr. Petrulo completed his associates degree in January 2006. He plans to continue his education at a four-year college.
- Richard Robinson, electrical technology: Mr. Robinson completed his associates degree in June 2005 and is continuing his education in electrical engineering at a four-year college..
- Xin Shao, engineering science: left the college after the spring, 2004 semester and continued his studies in electrical engineering and applied mathematics at SUNY at Stony Brook. He graduate from Stony Brook in June of 2006 and is now working as a quality assurance engineer at Falconstor Software, in Melville, NY.
- Wanda Wesbee: instructional technology: Ms. Wesbee was awarded a CSEMS grant for the fall of 2002, but dropped all of her courses and left the college for personal reasons early in the semester. She returned for one semester in the spring of 2003, and has taken no courses since.
Spring 2002
- Khaula Doleh, computer science: Ms. Doleh received the CSEMS award for one semester and then left the program. She left the college after the spring 2004 semester without completing a degree.
- Kalpesh Patel, computer science: Mr. Patel received the CSEMS award for one semester and then left the program. He left the college after the spring 2002 semester without completing a degree.
- Timothy Seeley, engineering science: Mr. Seeley received funding from the CSEMS program for three semesters and received his A.S. degree in engineering science in June 2003 and went on to a four-year program.
The following table summarizes the participation and present status of all of the students that have been included in the Suffolk County Community College NSF CSEMS program since the first students were offered scholarship in the spring of 2002.
Of the students listed as have “left the college,” most of them reached a point in their studies where they could gain acceptance into a four-year program without receiving an associates degree from Suffolk County Community College. The two student who withdrew from the CSEMS program did so after they were selected for admission but before they were paid the scholarship stipend. Both of these students encountered personal difficulties that forced them to withdraw from their studies at least temporarily.
Most of our graduates transfer their degrees to four-year institutions and continue their studies towards a bachelor’s degree. Those students listed in the table as continuing at Suffolk will be accepted into our STEM program which begins in the fall of 2007, provided, of course, that they have maintained acceptable academic standing.
Appendix A summarizes the results of a survey that we administered to participants in our CSEMS program to determine the impact that the grant has had on students.
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| | Last Name | First Name | Number of | Starting | Career Goal | Status |
| | | | Semesters | Semester | | |
| | | | | | | |
| 1 | Abolo | Carmen | 2 | Fall 2004 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 2 | Arfsten | Erik | 2 | Fall 2003 | Mathematics | Graduated |
| 3 | Ba | Boubacar | 0 | Spr 2004 | Engineering Science | Withdrew |
| 4 | Brady | Matthew | 4 | Spr 2003 | Construction Technology | Graduated |
| 5 | Brown | Katie | 2 | Fall 2002 | Mathematics | Graduated |
| 6 | Callen | Brian | 2 | Fall 2006 | Mathematics | Graduated |
| 7 | Chrabekh | Nizar | 1 | Spr 2007 | Mathematics | Continuing |
| 8 | Clark | Jason | 2 | Fall 2002 | Computer Science | Graduated |
| 9 | Davis | Harley | 3 | Spr 2003 | Mathematics | Graduated |
| 10 | Doleh | Khaula | 1 | Spr 2002 | Computer Science | Left the college |
| 11 | Ergun | Alexander | 4 | Fall 2005 | Construction Technology | Graduated |
| 12 | Fierro | Nicholas | 1 | Spr 2005 | Mathematics | Graduated |
| 13 | Gabriel | Christopher | 3 | Spr 2003 | Computer Science | Graduated |
| 14 | Gaffney | Charles | 5 | Fall 2002 | Computer Science | Graduated |
| 15 | Giugliano | William | 2 | Fall 2004 | Mathematics | Graduated |
| 16 | Greene | JR | 1 | Spr 2004 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 17 | Green | Sean | 1 | Spr 2004 | Construction Technology | Graduated |
| 18 | Hector | Holdine | 1 | Spr 2004 | Electrical Technology | Graduated |
| 19 | Hopkins | Matthew | 3 | Fall 2004 | Engineering Science | Left the college |
| 20 | Janketic | Steven | 2 | Fall 2005 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 21 | Kanas | Rafal | 2 | Fall 2006 | Construction Technology | Graduated |
| 22 | Khan | Sajeed | 1 | Spr 2007 | Information Technology | Continuing in STEM |
| 23 | Kostyrka | Gary | 2 | Fall 2003 | Mathematics | Left the college |
| 24 | Lanier | Joseph | 4 | Fall 2004 | Computer Science | Graduated |
| 25 | Lapuglia | Joseph | 4 | Spr 2003 | Construction Technology | Graduated |
| 26 | Lopez | Rudy | 2 | Fall 2002 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 27 | Lospinuso | James | 2 | Fall 2003 | Computer Science | Left the Program |
| 28 | Lowry | Patrick | 3 | Fall 2002 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 29 | Luu | Phong | 1 | Fall 2006 | Computer Science | Left the college |
| 30 | Marin | Luis | 2 | Fall 2006 | Information Technology | Continuing |
| 31 | McEvoy | Robert | 2 | Fall 2003 | Electrical Technology | Left the college |
| 32 | McMahon | William | 1 | Spr 2007 | Electrical Technology | Graduated |
| 33 | Meyer | John | 3 | Spr 2005 | Engineering Science | Graduated |
| 34 | Millings | Rachel | 2 | Fall 2006 | Mathematics | Graduated |
| 35 | Millings | Elizabeth | 2 | Fall 2006 | Mathematics | Continuing in STEM |
| 36 | Nazir | Mudassar | 2 | Fall 2003 | Electrical Technology | Graduated |
| 37 | Noe | Karin | 2 | Fall 2004 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 38 | Ozdemir | Gokay | 2 | Fall 2003 | Computer Science | Left the college |
| 39 | Parr | Philip | 3 | Spr 2005 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 40 | Patel | Kalpesh | 1 | Spr 2002 | Computer Science | Left the college |
| 41 | Phoune | Sing-Kham | 1 | Fall 2005 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 42 | Perez | Anthony | 4 | Fall 2002 | Mathematics | Left the college |
| 43 | Petrulo | Ralph | 2 | Fall 2002 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 44 | Ramos | Anthony | 1 | Spr 2005 | Mathematics | Left the Program |
| 45 | Robak | Lucas | 3 | Spr 2005 | Construction Technology | Graduated |
| 46 | Robinson | Richard | 5 | Fall 2002 | Electrical Technology | Graduated |
| 47 | Russo | Nicholas | 4 | Fall 2005 | Computer Science | Left the Program |
| 48 | Seeley | Tim | 3 | Spr 2002 | Engineering Science | Graduated |
| 49 | Shao | Xin | 4 | Fall 2002 | Engineering Science | Left the college |
| 50 | Sing | Marc | 1 | Fall 2005 | Construction Technology | Left the college |
| 51 | Thompson | Christine | 1 | Fall 2004 | Information Technology | Left the college |
| 52 | Towfika | Yasmin | 1 | Spr 2007 | Computer Science | Continuing |
| 53 | Trezza | Matthew | 5 | Fall 2003 | Computer Science | Graduated |
| 54 | Tucker | Brian | 2 | Spr 2005 | Computer Science | Graduated |
| 55 | Vollgraff | Kimberly | 1 | Fall 2005 | Information Technology | Left the college |
| 56 | Wagoner | Christopher | 3 | Spr 2006 | Information Technology | Graduated |
| 57 | Wesbee | Wanda | 0 | withdrew | Information Technology | Left the college |
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During the 2005 – 2006 academic year, our grants office conducted a survey of students in the CSEMS program. The tabulated results of that survey follows. The tables are self-explanatory and give a picture of how CSEMS students that time felt about the services offered by the program. The survey was given to all of the students in the NSF CSEMS program along with students in the program who were funded by the Suffolk County Legislature CSEMS grant.
Significance of CSEMS Program to NSF-CSEM & Suffolk-CSEM Scholars
| Survey Question (n=22) | Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree |
| NSF only–Without CSEM scholarship, it would be difficult for me to stay enrolled at SCCC | 60% | 40% | -- | -- |
| All CSEMS– Without CSEM scholarship, it would be difficult to stay enrolled at SCCC | 54½% | 18% | 23% | 4½% |
| NSF only–CSEMS provided me with academic opportunities I would not have had otherwise | 80% | 20% | -- | -- |
| All CSEMS–CSEMS provided academic opportunities I would not have had otherwise | 82% | 14% | 4% | -- |
| NSF only–After graduation, I plan to transfer to a 4-year institution to continue my education | N/A | 100% | N/A | -- |
| All CSEMS–After graduation, I plan to trans-fer to 4-yr institution to continue my education | N/A | 95½% | N/A | 4½% |
Usefulness of Selected CSEMS Services or Program Elements for CSEM Scholars
| Survey Question (n=22) | Very Useful | Somewhat Useful | Neutral or No Answer |
| Usefulness of my faculty mentor | 91% | 0% | 9% |
| Usefulness of CSEMS meetings/luncheons | 82% | 18% | 0% |
| Usefulness of CSEMS website | 50% | 36% | 14% |
| Other–helped w/ BNL internship (n=1) –helped w/ transfer to SBU (n=1) | 9% | N/A | 91% |
Describe the opportunities for training/development provided by your project.
CSEMS students have access to the CCI program at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and four of our scholarship students were accepted into the Brookhaven program and were funded by NSF through our CSEMS grant.
Several CSEMS students were employed by the computer science and information technology department at Suffolk County Community College to serve as tutors. This is a paid position which gave our top students the opportunity to work with CS and IT students having difficulty with concepts, problems set, and projects, face-to-face, developing the skills of both tutors and students needing the tutoring.
Describe outreach activities your project has undertaken.
· Distributed CSEMS brochures to high school counselors throughout Long Island
· Distributed brochures to all freshmen who enrolled for the Fall semester during the summer 2003.
· College administrators, faculty, and staff spoke abut the CSEMS grant at all appropriate college events.
· Current SCCC students were screened according to the CSEMS criteria, and were sent letters inviting them to apply for a CSEMS scholarship. The letter referred to the CSEMS Web site where forms and applications could be downloaded.
· Various SCCC advisory committees, including the Board of Trustees, were notified about the CSEM Scholarship program.
· The Suffolk County Legislature was asked to supplement the NSF CSEMS funding so that awards could be given to academically qualified students who were not financially eligible.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCTS
What Have You Published in Journals?
In general, we do not engage in research that results in publishable papers.
Do you have any major journal publications to report?
No
What Books or Other One-Time Publications Have You Produced?
None
Do you have any books or major one-time publications to report?
No
Internet Dissemination
Internet Dissemination
A comprehensive Web site was established for recruiting and coordinating scholarship recipients.
The URL of the site is http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/Web/csems/. It contains all important CSEMS information including detailed program information, a downloadable scholarship application and applicable instructions, names and email addresses of all scholarship recipients and assigned mentors, faculty leadership group members with email and office contact information, a bulletin board for communication among all program participants, and important announcements.
Have you developed any other specific product of significance?
No.
CONTRIBUTIONS: Now we invite you to explain ways in which your work, your findings, and specific products of your project are significant. Describe the unique contributions, major accomplishments, innovations and successes of your project relative to : 1.the principal discipline(s) of the project; 2.other disciplines of science or engineering; 3.the development of human resources; 4.the physical, institutional, or information resources that form the infrastructure for research and education; and 5.other aspects of public welfare beyond science and engineering, such as commercial technology, the economy, cost-efficient environmental protection, or solutions to social problems.
Contributions within Discipline
Nothing to report.
Contributions to Other Disciplines
Nothing to report.
Contributions to Human Resource Development
Nothing to report.
Contributions to Resources for Research and Education
Nothing to report.
Contributions Beyond Science and Engineering
Nothing to report.
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