[Okgrantsmanship] UGR Research - Assessment

[Mason, Linda]

Dear colleagues,

I would like to have as many of the 4-year institutions as can respond to a data search regarding undergraduate student researcher assessment:

(1) What skills are gained by undergraduate researchers as part of their experience?
(2) How many employers say that the undergraduate researchers have the important “soft skills” when they are employed?

I would like to compare the soft skills obtained by conducting research as an undergraduate to the soft skills most desired by employers. It would be a powerful endorsement of undergraduate research as a value added part of a degree program. I have a set of data of the soft skills desired by industry, and would like to match it up with your data.

Dr. Linda Mason
Coordinator of Grant Writing
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-225-9486 desk
405-706-8757 cell
405-225-9230 FAX
lmason at osrhe.edu<mailto:lmason at osrhe.edu>
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/<http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/>

Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that our research, our programs, our collaborations and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.

From: Wohlers, Tony
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 7:47 PM
To: Mason, Linda
Subject: Re: UGR Research - Assessment

Dear Linda:

Not yet but I have set up a system to track our students, especially honors students, following graduation. As soon as I have something, I will share.

Best and hope all is well.

Best,

Tony

Tony Wohlers
Director of Academic Enrichment
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

President, Oklahoma Political Science Association
Editor, Oklahoma Politics
Chair, Lawton Fort-Sill Community Coalition
Chair, Council on Grantsmanship and Research

Phone: 580-581-2496


On Oct 16, 2014, at 10:50 AM, Mason, Linda <lmason at osrhe.edu<mailto:lmason at osrhe.edu>> wrote:
Two pieces of data for the support of Undergraduate Research in higher education would be (1) how many students are employed in their field when they leave college, and (2) how many students take jobs in Oklahoma. Are these data pieces available to you?

See this article on workforce preparation.
Dr. Linda Mason
Coordinator of Grant Writing
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-225-9486 desk
405-706-8757 cell
405-225-9230 FAX
lmason at osrhe.edu<mailto:lmason at osrhe.edu>
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/<http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/>

Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that our research, our programs, our collaborations and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.


Oklahoma faces gap between education, workforce
By Kathryn McNutt
The Oklahoman and Tulsa World
10/16/2014

Oklahoma continues to face a large gap between education attainment and workforce needs, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education were told Wednesday.

Only two in 10 high school graduates earn a post-secondary certificate or degree, while available jobs require more than three times that many, Tony Hutchison noted in a report to the board. “Oklahoma’s current educational attainments are well below the 2020 projected educational demand,” said Hutchison, vice chancellor for strategic planning, analysis and workforce and economic development. “This is especially true in the STEM disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics.” Hutchison was part of a team of state officials who attended the National Governor’s Association “Talent Pipeline Policy Academy” on workforce needs last week in Seattle.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 50.6 million new and replacement jobs from 2012 to 2022 with two of three requiring a certificate or degree, he said. In Oklahoma, more than one-third of those jobs will require an associate or bachelor’s degree and more than one-fourth will require a bachelor’s degree, Hutchison said.

Currently, only five in 10 high school graduates go to college, with 1.5 earning a bachelor’s degree and 0.5 getting a certificate or associate degree, he said. While 29.1 percent of Americans earn a bachelor’s degree, only 23.8 percent of Oklahomans do, Hutchison said, but projections show the state needs 28 percent to meet the market need.

“This is why we got into Complete College America (degree completion program) to begin with,” he said. “There’s still going to be a large gap if we don’t continue to keep the pace up, and that’s why it’s so important that we not only meet those CCA goals, but exceed them.”

Hutchison also reported on a tool that was launched last month to help businesses with a number of services. OK Higher Ed Connect is an online searchable database of business resources available at Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities. Colleges and universities offer businesses a wide range of services from customized workforce education and training to strategies to develop new businesses and expand existing businesses Business owners can search by service, location, institution or region.

Academic standards
The Regents will meet again Thursday, when they are expected to vote on whether Oklahoma’s current academic standards ensure high school graduates are college-and career-ready. Math and English language experts have reviewed the state’s Priority Academic Student Skills standards to determine if they meet that benchmark, Chancellor Glen Johnson said.

PASS standards were in place before the state adopted Common Core standards. When the state repealed Common Core earlier this year, the standards reverted to PASS. The legislation repealing Common Core included language tasking the Regents with reviewing the PASS standards for certification. Johnson said the process began when the bill was signed into law June 5. Two teams of 14 subject experts from Oklahoma colleges — one for math and one for English language arts — were assembled for the task. Consultants from the Southern Regional Education Board were engaged to provide additional expertise and to validate the process and recommendations, Johnson said.



Dr. Linda Mason
Coordinator of Grant Writing
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-225-9486 desk
405-706-8757 cell
405-225-9230 FAX
lmason at osrhe.edu<mailto:lmason at osrhe.edu>
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/<http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/>

Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that our research, our programs, our collaborations and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.

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