What is our region? The state of Alabama.

Review of constituencies’ reports.

Articulation issues:

• Engineering colleges leery of letting cc teach engineering. Need to assure the deans that CCs will not continue expanding the number of engineering courses.
• Need to assure quality of engineering courses taught at CCs.
• CCs need students to earn a degree before transferring.
• Students need to be able to graduate with two years after transferring.
• We need to eventually work through state articulation committee so that our work will remain after we "retire".

Recruiting HS students into CC engineering programs:

• Needs to be faculty-to-faculty initiative (avoid counselors).
• Avoid career days and try to meet with students directly (in their classes).
• Smooze HS counselos.
• Don’t wait until the 11^th or 12^th grade to approach HS students about engineering career opportunities and the courses required to get there.
• Community colleges are the broad bridges that allow students unable (grades, money, distance) to enter universities as freshmen.
• Alabama community colleges are strongly tied to the local community.
• Give joint presentation by university professor, community college professor, HS teacher and practicing engineer to HS students.
• Establish an advisory board made up of people from these four constituencies.
• Establish an engineering competition or event for HS students junior high students, … (see state VICA skills competition, Odyssey of the Mind).
• Need to have mentors (coaches) besides the HS teachers to work with the students.
• Students need to be able participate multiple years.
• Alabama Academy of Science.

Universities hire a community college articulation "trouble shooter".

We need to remove the stigma of going to a community college. One way is to improve the success of students transferring from community colleges to universities. Also need to communicate success of CC students to universities and high schools.

Alabama has more and more industry moving into the state.

We also have an untapped resource in our "undereducated" populace.