Examining competitiveness through science, technology, engineering and math: hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education

Original publisher: Washington: U.S. G.P.O.: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008. LC Number: KF27 .E3397 2007h OCLC Number: (OCoLC)229100997 Subject: Technical education -- Economic aspects -- United States. Excerpt: ... 11 nia's competitiveness. The CSU is also engaged in a broad range of activities focused on enhancing college access and academic preparation for California's diverse popu-lation that contribute in significant ways to preparing the workforce that is critical to the state's economic prosperity. For example: • The CSU is deeply engaged in efforts to ensure college access for diverse popu-lations of high school students. The system is the most prominent and prolific sys-tem in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities ( HACU ), with 19 of our 23 campuses participating actively. Since the 1970 ' s, the CSU has been one of the most Latino friendly university system in the nation. Today, 26.2 % of our students are Latino. • The CSU is committed to ensuring minority parent awareness and under-standing of higher education. We have a three-year partnership with Parent Insti-tute for Quality Education ( PIQE ) reaching 120 middle schools, 8,000 parents, and 25,000 school children every year. Its purpose is to increase the number of students eligible to enter the CSU from underserved communities. Through this partnership, parents are receiving training and resources that will prepare their children for a college education. The partnership helps parents to create a home learning environ-ment, navigate the school system, and work collaboratively with teachers, coun-selors, and principals. • The CSU has focused outreach activities aimed at creating a college-going cul-ture among minority and low-income students throughout their elementary and sec-ondary experience. In a partnership with the Boeing Corporation, the CSU pub-lishes its now widely acclaimed ' ' How to Get to College ' ' poster. For California stu-dents who will be the ...