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THE STEM WORKFORCE  \nBHEF’s Sustained Focus on STEM  \nFor more than a decade, the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), a membership organization of leading business executives and university presidents, has dedicated itself to increasing the supply and diversity of talent with technical and scientific knowledge and skills.  \nIn 2006, BHEF launched its first STEM Initiative to improve STEM P-16 outcomes. In 2007, BHEF adopted a goal of increasing the number of STEM degrees and the diversity of STEM graduates.  \nFrom 2010 to 2012, BHEF published research on STEM enrollment, persistence, and degree completion. With support from Raytheon Company, BHEF created simulation models showing the impact of STEM interventions and developed a U.S. STEM Undergraduate Model® with high-impact practices and multidimensional interventions.  \nIn 2012, BHEF launched the National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative to formalize and expand business-higher education partnerships. Initial partnerships concentrated on talent needs in the emerging digital economy, especially cybersecurity and data science.  \nBHEF’s NSF Grant  \nIn 2014, with major support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), BHEF launched a five-year project to demonstrate the efficacy of regional ecosystems of community colleges, four-year higher education institutions, and businesses in facilitating the retention and persistence of students in STEM fields.  \nThe Focus of BHEF’s NSF Grant:  \nDeveloping evidence-based models for implementing strategic and sustainable engagement by business with higher education to increase the persistence of STEM students, particularly women and underrepresented minorities.  \nThis project identified the transfer of students from two-to four-year institutions as a key juncture that could significantly increase the diversity and STEM degree attainment at the baccalaureate level.  \nPartnerships Between Higher Education and Industry  \nTo execute this project, BHEF formed the Undergraduate STEM Interventions with Industry consortium, with partnerships between higher education and businesses at five sites. The intent was to study how high-impact practices can increase STEM student persistence, transfer, and completion.  \n\n| Higher Education | Business Partner(s) | Focus of Partnership |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| City University of New York | IBM | Capitalizing on existing infrastructure to support transfer students in data science and analytics and sustainability |\n| Miami Dade College\u003Cbr>Northeastern University\u003Cbr>University of\u003Cbr>Wisconsin-Milwaukee | NextEra Energy\u003Cbr>Raytheon, IBM, others\u003Cbr>Water Council | Developing stackable credentials in data science and analytics\u003Cbr>Integrating work and learning in industry-informed IT and cybersecurity curriculum\u003Cbr>Pioneering a new workbased learning model in water science |\n| Washington University in St. Louis | Boeing | Providing an alternative pathway for nontraditional students |\n\nTo support these partnerships, BHEF developed its Theory of Action and Partnership Implementation Process.  \n􀂃 Theory of action.  \nStudents begin ata two-year college, transfer to a four-year program, and persist to bachelor’s degrees and careers in STEM.  \nIntended results are acquisition of STEM skills, improved student success, and greater diversity of STEM fields.  \n© 2020 Business-Higher Education Forum 1  \n􀂃 Partnership Implementation Process. This process outlines steps and milestones to guide partners in creating new academic programs and student pathways.  \nKeys to Partnership Success  \nAcross the five sites, more than 1,400 students were enrolled in programs and interventions. Among enrolled students:  \n>>  \nFEMALE  \nUNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES  \nThrough in-depth review of these programs, BHEF identified nine keys to success in STEM-focused partnerships between higher education and business.  \n􀂃 Develop and expand ","cbCaitWqinRwq87h","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitWqinRwq87h","pdf",392271,"English","# BHEF’s Sustained Focus on STEM\n# BHEF’s NSF Grant\n## Focus of BHEF’s NSF Grant\n# Partnerships Between Higher Education and Industry\n## Partnership sites and focus areas\n# Theory of Action and Partnership Implementation Process\n## Theory of action\n## Partnership implementation process\n# Keys to Partnership Success\n# Call to Action","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of BHEF’s STEM initiatives in its early years?\",\"answer\":\"BHEF aimed to improve STEM P-16 outcomes and increase the number of STEM degrees while expanding the diversity of STEM graduates.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the NSF-funded project focus on?\",\"answer\":\"The project demonstrated how regional ecosystems of community colleges, four-year institutions, and businesses could improve retention and persistence in STEM, especially for women and underrepresented minorities.\"},{\"question\":\"How did BHEF structure its higher-education and industry partnerships?\",\"answer\":\"BHEF created an Undergraduate STEM Interventions with Industry consortium with partnerships at five sites, studying how high-impact practices affect persistence, transfer, and completion.\"}]","Building Bridges to Success - Regional Business-Higher Education Partnerships to Grow and Diversify the STEM Workforce | PDF",1792043614]