The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education January 2017 issue by Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine

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STUDENTS “REACH HIGHER” WITH APPS DESIGNED TO PUT THEM ON A CAREER PATH HIGH-TECH SIMULATION LABS BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO WILLIAM PATERSON NURSING PROGRAM IMPORTANT CENSUS BUREAU REPORT UPDATE

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FEATUREDARTICLE The recent death of Fidel Castro, Cuba’s long serving dictator, has been met with great optimism and skepticism as diplomatic relations continue to unfold.

PUBLISHER JOSÉ LÓPEZ-ISA EDITOR IN CHIEF MARY ANN COOPER WASHINGTON DC BUREAU CHIEF PEGGY SANDS ORCHOWSKI CONTRIBUTING EDITORS CARLOS D. CONDE, MICHELLE ADAM EDITOR EMERITUS MARILYN GILROY CONTRIBUTING WRITERS GUSTAVO A. MELLANDER CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATION TOMÁS CASTELLANOS NÚÑEZ CHIEF OF ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PRODUCTION MEREDITH COOPER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARILYN ROCA ENRÍQUEZ ART & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR RICARDO CASTILLO DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE JAVIER SALAZAR CARRIÓN SALES ASSOCIATE SERGIO LUGO ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS PEGGY SANDS ORCHOWSKI, FRANK DIMARIA, SYLVIA MENDOZA, JENNY PORTER, ALICIA CHANG AND STEPHEN BALKARAN

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CONTENTS

STUDENTS “REACH HIGHER” WITH APPS DESIGNED TO PUT THEM ON A CAREER PATH Hats and Ladders helps counselors and teachers restore the wide-eyed optimism to students by Frank DiMaria

HIGH-TECH SIMULATION LABS BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO WILLIAM PATERSON NURSING PROGRAM WP President Kathleen Waldron envisions more qualified, diverse applicants will enroll by Sylvia Mendoza

US-CUBA RELATIONS: WHY IT MATTERS TO ALL OF US This new relationship could allow us to reinforce the famed Monroe Doctrine of 1823 by Stephen Balkaran

MINES, BHSU TAKE TO THE SKIES WITH JOINT AVIATION PROJECT Scholarship information for future Hispanic air traffic controllers by Story courtesy of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

UNCENSORED What Comes Next for Hispanics in Higher Education by Peggy Sands Orchowski

THE GLORIOUS PAST AND FUTURE OF NASA NASA Remembers American Legend John Glenn; Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Opens; Juno Spacecraft Reveals Jupiter’s Secrets; Recognizing NASA’s Hispanic Astronauts by AP Science Writer Alicia Chang and NASA.gov reports

IMPORTANT CENSUS BUREAU REPORT UPDATE Children of Foreign-Born Parents More Likely to Be College-Educated Than Their Parents by Jenny Porter, Public Information Office The U.S. Census Bureau www.HispanicOutlook.com • 5

STUDENTS “REACH HIGHER” With Apps Designed to Put Them on a Career Path

The finalist team from ThinkZone Games presenting Hats & Ladders.

hen students are young, their interests are varied, and they possess a wideeyed optimism that permits them to believe they can be anything they want. Over time, though, some lose their confidence. “By the time they reach the 11th and 12th grade, they’ve become jaded. They listen to their parents, the media and their favorite TV show. Maybe they fail a class or two and have less confidence in what they

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can be,” said Scott Brewster, of Triad Interactive Media. To restore that optimism and provide middle and high school students with a set of tools that enable them to assess their skills and interests, Michelle Obama and the U.S. Department of Education called for app developers to design educational apps that help students identify education and career options while increasing the capacity of guidance counselors to assist students in plan-

ning for their futures. It’s called the Reach Higher Career App Challenge. Last July, five finalists demonstrated their ideas to a panel of judges at the White House. Brewster’s app, Hats and Ladders, took first place and earned Triad Interactive Media and its development partner Electric Fun Stuff $100,000. Hats and Ladders will be widely available in the fall and will run on multiple hand-held devices, laptops and desktop computers.

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Story By Frank DiMaria

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The finalist team from EDmin.com presenting Inform Journeys.

Meeting the Needs of All Students Brewster who holds a Ph.D. in education noticed a lack of guidance counseling and educational apps that help low-income and ESL students find their career path. The American Counseling Association reports that in 2013, the national average student-to-school-counselor ratio for K-12 counselors was 482:1 with peaks of 880:1 in Arizona and 826:1 in California. Students receive only minutes of in-person time with their counselor annually as they prepare to make important postsecondary education and career decisions. These staggering numbers drove Brewster to develop Hats and Ladders.

Since his audience is middle and high school students, Brewster designed his app to be as simple and straight forward as possible. To engage ESL students, the app employs visuals, so they “can figure out what’s going on and not be overwhelmed by information. (The app) uses language that is more accessible, more common and not overly scholarly,” Brewster said. Keeping the ESL student in mind, Hats and Ladders offers translation between English and Spanish. Much of the material will be pulled from the occupational network database published by the U.S. Department of Labor. “A lot of the gov-

ernment data is presented in (both English and Spanish),” Brewster said. To make the app more appealing, his team is editing this verbose data down to the most critical information. Peter Sibley, CEO of INFORM Journeys, one of the Reach Higher App Challenge finalists who received $25,000, said there is no dearth of career information for high school students; it’s just difficult navigating and digesting the information. “We have a great deal of knowledge and information that is almost doubling at an extraordinary rate, and yet it’s fragmented and truly not available to the people who need it most,” Sibley said. www.HispanicOutlook.com • 7

Making It Fun Hats and Ladders and Journeys, Sibley’s entry in the challenge, use two entirely different approaches to engage students in career counseling. Hats and Ladders presents students with a game environment. After devoting considerable time and resources researching game-based learning, Triad and Electric Fun Stuff concluded that presenting the app as a game would best engage students. “That’s our interest and our background and where we typically work. We saw a void in what other companies were providing in terms of career education and most are not game driven,” Brewster said. Journeys uses what Sibley calls a “new old innovation.” His app features an interactive learning map that provides students or guidance counselors turn-by-turn instructions and resources to help them find a career destination. “It’s really a life map. When someone uses it, (the app) should help them through their life. It’s not just a one-time thing,” Sibley said. Students start by typing a career interest into Journeys’ search bar. Using location services Journeys places correlated content and relative career information as interactive locations on a map. Students explore further by clicking on a location and interacting with customizable widgets from sources like Indeed.com. These widgets allow students to see the types of opportunities that are available in their area. Hats and Ladders engages students by allowing them to engage in role playing scenarios. The goal is to acquire as many hats and climb as many ladders as possible. Students begin by building a profile, which, of course, means choosing and dressing 8 • January 2017

an avatar. Like today’s most popular dating apps, the profile is based on swipes. Statements that describe a skill or personality trait come up on the app, for example “I’m a creative person” or “I love to solve problems.” When students agree with a statement, they swipe right. If not, they swipe left. As the profile builds, statements grow more complex, becoming simple skill-building activities. “It might give the student some kind of problem where they’ll have to think critically about math or science. It’s just an on-going assessment of what that student likes and maybe something they have a skill in,” Brewster said. When the profile building process is complete, the app provides students with hats, each of which represent a career. Students can try each hat on and wear it for a week or so. At first, the app offers just a few hats, but the more the student uses it, the more hats they get. “We have something we call A Day in the Life. Say one of the jobs that came up for you is veterinarian. You can wear this hat for a period of time and play a game. You are given a scenario. For example, an animal comes into your office that has recently been hit by a car. So here is a series of events that put you in the life of a veterinarian for a couple weeks and give you real world experience,” Brewster said. With each hat comes a series of ladders that students must climb. Those interested in being veterinarians, for example, may have to perform some research on veterinarian medicine. Or they may have to speak with a real veterinarian and submit a report. Brewster plans to partner with other online organizations, like diy.org

Students can use Hats and Ladders on their own, however, they’ll find greater value if they learn how to use it from a guidance counselor or a teacher. Hats and Ladders helps counselors and teachers restore the wide-eyed optimism students had as youngsters. and roadtripnation.com to integrate their resources into the ladders and make it more varied. Students can use Hats and Ladders on their own, however, they’ll find greater value if they learn how to use it from a guidance counselor or a teacher. Hats and Ladders helps counselors and teachers restore the wide-eyed optimism students had as youngsters. “We want to start with students who are young. The idea is that the counselor or the teacher will tell that student, ‘You know you can be anything you want, and I have this app that is going to help you identify where you might fit into this world of careers,’” Brewster said. •

Michelle Obama video from Hats and Ladders website. https://youtu.be/4AjrJ6U1A9E

High-tech Simulation Labs Breathe New Life into William Paterson Nursing Program

L to R: University Board Vice Chair Anna Marie Mascolo, President Kathleen Waldron, Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, Senator Tom Kean Jr., and Dean Ken Wolf

ttending a vocational high school started Keyli Panduro’s passion for the medical profession. While in college, she became an EMT. Then she declared her major—nursing. “I wanted to deal more with patient care and have more connection with my patients as opposed to just curing them as a doctor would,” Panduro said. With her EMT training, she chose to transfer to William Paterson University in New Jersey because

the nursing program had diversity, a good reputation and technology. “There’s a lot of technology already in the health care field,” Panduro said. “We have to stay on top of it.” As an EMT, she explained, there are cameras in the ambulance. A doctor can see patients’ faces and can treat them virtually. “With technology, if we treat patients faster, they can live longer.” The 22-year-old Panduro couldn’t have timed her transfer to William

Paterson more perfectly. Hands-on labs and state-of-the-art technology were about to enhance the already-reputable nursing program at a whole new level. The program already had a strong foundation. About to celebrate its 50th anniversary in March, enrollment is at 500 students; more than 300 are undergraduates, 140 are in the master’s program and 22 students are earning their doctorate. More than 50 make up the nursing faculty. www.HispanicOutlook.com • 9

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Written By Sylvia Mendoza

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In January 2016, the grand opening of the 80,000 square foot University Hall breathed new life to the nursing program. University Hall, a two-story, glass-filled building, complete with an atrium, and a Speech and Hearing Clinic for diagnostic and therapeutic services for the community, also relocated the Nel Bolger, RN Nursing Laboratory. It added two updated patient simulation laboratories and a control room to provide enhanced clinical training, three nursing basic skills labs and four additional nursing simulation labs. “They’re very sophisticated,” said Kathleen Waldron, president of William Paterson University. “You 10 • January 2017

would think you’re in a hospital room. Students would have to take turns learning how to handle patients. Now they get more lab time. They get more time before stepping into hospitals.” Waldron explained that funding for the state-of-the-art building came from the New Jersey “Building Our Future” Bond Act. The university chipped in $10 million to the $30 million from the state. Not since 1988 had there been such a bold move for construction. The first priority had to go toward a science and health focus since that would also benefit those related professions in the state. It was a win-win for the university and the community at

large. It seemed everyone was on board to make the project a reality. “It took eighteen months to build, we finished on budget and six months ahead of schedule,” Waldron said. Even in the coldest of winters the construction crew worked to make this happen, so doors could open for the spring semester, she said. More than 300 state and local officials attended the event. Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno addressed the crowd, saying, “We all know in New Jersey health care is going to be the top provider of jobs. What will happen in the building is not only going to serve the community through its clinics, but it’s going

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to help people all over this state in a way you can’t put a dollar value on.” Dedicated to the health and sciences, such communication disorders and public health, as well as the nursing program, approximately 5,000 students use University Hall. The addition of all the state-of-theart facilities has enhanced the caliber of learning, resources for teaching, quality of hands-on labs and academic standards. Putting the Practical to Use: Simulation Labs For 27 years, Vicki Coyle has taught in the nursing department at William Paterson. For years, she was a labor and delivery nurse and

teaches critical thinking courses that test practical hands-on skills. “In a lab with a patient critical thinking is not a linear process. You can’t make assumptions. You take a problem, and with your nursing information ask, ‘What am I going to do about it? Is it relevant or is it irrelevant?’” Students get theory classes, but in the labs, they put critical thinking and clinical judgment class concepts to the test as they go through guided simulations. In the simulation labs, Coyle said, they are split into small groups of seven to 10 students and will get to do a head-to-toe assessment of a mannequin laid out on the table. Each student does rotations covering medication, documentation,

vitals, pain, skills evaluation and more each time they come in. The mannequins, Coyle explained, can speak back with reactions as simple and quick as “Ouch” or a patient suffering complications or severe reactions to a procedure. Students can then adjust whatever they are doing to the “patient.” “We are exposing them to cases they are going to see in hospital rooms and helping them develop critical thinking skills they’re going to need on a case-by-case basis.” Panduro learns more every time she is in the lab. “The simulation labs help depict real life scenarios. We have mannequins and can insert IVs, take blood pressure, assess wounds, www.HispanicOutlook.com • 11

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With the high-tech training facilities and quality of professors at William Paterson’s nursing program, in five to 10 years, WP President Kathleen Waldron envisions more master’s degrees will be pursued and more qualified, diverse applicants and nurse practitioners will be the norm. 12 • January 2017

breathing, vital signs. They can answer our questions. Better to make our mistakes in the lab than in real life.” From Simulation Labs to Future Success With the high-tech training facilities and quality of professors at William Paterson’s nursing program, in five to 10 years, Waldron envisions more master’s degrees will be pursued and more qualified, diverse applicants and nurse practitioners will be the norm. “There is such a demand on our student nurses, but our academic standards are high. I think we’re well prepared for the future.” In addition, awareness of the trending student population can tap into future population needs.

“We have more male students, and more Hispanic male nursing students, which reflects the 26 percent Latino undergraduate population,” Waldron said. Then student success will come down to a calling. Now in her last semester, Panduro seems committed to her chosen field. “It’s definitely been a grueling program but worth the sacrifice.” She feels more than prepared. And she sees well past being the first in her family to graduate from college. Her long term goal is to become a flight trauma nurse—and now that will likely be a reality. “I’m leaving with an undergraduate degree and a career. I got the best of both worlds with my experience here.” •

US-Cuba Relations Why it matters to all of us Story provided by Stephen Balkaran The recent death of Fidel Castro, Cuba’s long-serving dictator, has been met with great optimism and skepticism as diplomatic relations continue to unfold. His legacy that spanned some 6o years and 11 American presidents now remains in the history books. Arguably one of the most important political figure to emerge in Latin America, his ideas of socialism and one-party Communist rule became the core of his regime and the obstacle of many American presidents and their policies. How we approach the new Cuba minus the leadership of Fidel remains to be seen, but like many of our foreign policies, it must be done in a humane and philosophical way that represents the true America.

he evolving diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba not only has the potential to redefine America’s socio-economic, cultural and political landscape, but it also greatly affects our Latin American patriots. As America addresses issues including the erasure of trade embargoes, the lifting of travel restrictions and the improvement of relations with the Caribbean island and the rest of Latin America, we must be conscious of the effects on society. Despite positive diplomatic protocol, the implications of how these relationships will affect ever-evolving Cuba, Latin America, its impact on American political process and our society as a whole— remain pertinent and indicative of our foreign policy. Prior to President John F. Kennedy’s administration, the United States’ shared a volatile relationship with Latin America. Before Fidel Castro’s rise in Cuba, presidential administrations supported military

dictators that promoted outright human rights abuses in many Latin American countries. In fact, Vice President Richard Nixon once praised Cuba’s dictator Batista—a leader that denied much of Cuba’s population democracy, human rights and economic prosperity—as “Cuba’s Abraham Lincoln.” Our policies before, during and after Fidel Castro’s time leading Cuba helped define our Cold War foreign policy with Latin America and the rest of the world and also played an important role of defining who we are as Americans. As a result of America’s Cold War isolation policies, much of Latin America, especially those nations that sided with the Cuba’s socialist philosophy, remained alienated from the United States and its economic opportunities. President John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy with Latin America, often termed the “Alliance for Progress,” aimed at promoting economic needs, human rights and democracy

in Latin America. President Kennedy himself referred to this policy as “Latin America’s Marshall Plan.” Kennedy’s plan resulted in economic backlash, though. Cuba, along with many Latin American countries that sided with Castro’s anti-American imperialism policies, found themselves politically, economically and culturally isolated from the famed fallout that took place in 1961. Relations further deteriorated with Cuba and Latin America after Kennedy’s failed policies in the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. These political events not only undermined the trust of Kennedy’s administration in Cuba and Latin America, but they also catalyzed the new anti-American imperialism philosophy that many Latin American countries embraced. The United States’ political and military involvement in Cuba and several Latin American countries has been met with hatred, distrust and vengeance. These feelings were further exacerbated during the 1980’s www.HispanicOutlook.com • 13

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when America’s foreign policy in Cuba and Latin American involved overthrowing democratically elected governments. Not only did the United States install military dictatorship puppets in countries like Guatemala, Brazil and Chile, but we also supported civil wars in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Grenada and other Latin American nations. Such policies strained U.S.-Latin American relations, and animosity continued to escalate as multiple United States presidents could not deal with Fidel Castro’s Cuba in a rational and sensitive way. Fast forward 60 years to 2017, and new U.S.-Cuba relations not 14 • January 2017

only mean ease of trade and travel, but also that the United States can improve its much needed relationships with Latin American compatriots. Cuba is now the gateway for America’s foreign policy in Latin America, and this new relationship dictates how we promote democracy, human rights and freedom to our compatriots south of the border. What do the new U.S.-Cuba relations mean for many of us who live in this great country? Well, this new relationship is beyond removing much of the failed trade embargo policies that formerly defined our relationship with the Caribbean nation and much of Latin America.

The 21st century has brought immense changes in America, none more important than the “Browning of America” and the continuous reshaping of America through Latin American immigration. In fact, according to the Census Bureau almost one out of every five people in the United States in 2015 straddled the ethnicity of Latin/Hispanic. The Bureau also concluded that the majority of Hispanics in the United States are native born and that of the 55 million people in 2014 who identified themselves as of Hispanic or Latino origin 35 percent are immigrants from Latin America. Thus, what does that entail for a nation

that will slowly but surely be Hispanicized in the next 30 years? Many of us fail to understand that America has always been Latin. Mainstream America fails to realize that Latin Americans play a crucial role in America’s political development—in every avenue of American life since the inception of our great country. Often lost in textbooks is the importance of Spain’s, Cuba’s, Mexico’s and Puerto Rico’s military troops, all who fought valiantly against British troops in the American Revolutionary War of 1776. Latin Americans not only helped define our early political history, but they also played key roles in our country’s socio-economic, political and cultural development. Hence, debates now surround the question: what would America be like without the Latin American presence and influence? Would our country’s history be different? Our foreign relations are dilapidated with the rest of the world. The new U.S.-Cuba relations, though, allow us to solidify ourselves as a world supreme power, something that has been lost in recent decades. Our current status as a geo-political power will only increase as improved trade relations help ease much of our tainted history and distrust with Cuba and Latin America. As China and Russia scramble for world dominance and our presence in Latin America remains in an infantile stage, securing our world hegemony becomes imperative. Our foreign policy with Cuba and Latin America must be enacted in a cautions, sensitive way as we seek to embrace a philosophical ideology as a world super power. This new relationship

will allow us to reinforce the famed Monroe Doctrine of 1823 and secure an ally that for decades did not support or endorse our philosophy of democracy. Beyond the importance of American foreign policy, U.S.-Cuba relations will enhance domestic relationships with Latinos that have been neglected throughout much of our nations’ history. President Obama’s shifting foreign policy with Cuba has more implications on America’s future than the mere importation of famed Cuban cigars and rum as our country becomes a new cosmopolitan-ethnic society—a society where Latin Americans are the new political, social-economic and cultural power house. These new relations enable us to have a more comprehensive understanding of the new Americans, their culture, heritage, political clout and the continued importance they will play in redefining the new 21st century America. Yet this policy must ultimately define and embrace much of the Latin American culture that has already left their imprints on America and its culture. This new relationship between the U.S. and Cuba and Latin America enables us to understand the rich, vibrant culture that will ultimately define America. Currently, our political debacle focuses on debates on immigration and the reshaping of the new America. The current influx of Latin American immigrants has left us to grapple with the notion of being an immigrant nation. This debate has left the country divided about the best of what we are: a nation of immigrants. As our current flow of immigrants is overwhelm-

Our foreign policy with Cuba and Latin America must be enacted in a cautions, sensitive way as we seek to embrace a philosophical ideology as a world super power. This new relationship will allow us to reinforce the famed Monroe Doctrine of 1823 and secure an ally that for decades did not support or endorse our philosophy of democracy. ingly Latin American, not only will the new U.S.-Cuba relations allow us to secure our borders, it will, at the same time, allows us to address the current immigration debate in a more humane and sensitive way. Immigration reform has more implications for America’s future than any of us can foresee—not only socially, culturally and economically, for the Latin political presence is already re-shaping and defining a new America. The new relationship will allow us to have a more comprehensive knowledge of our immigration policies and the importance they present. Enhancing our rich, diverse culture with what Latin Americans bring to our country is the true www.HispanicOutlook.com • 15

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American ideology of a melting pot. The idea of democracy, which has been negated in many Latin Americans countries due to our Cold War policies, will receive a much needed jolt in many nations as they express their desire to control their own destiny without American influence. The new U.S.-Cuba relations will also enhance new economic opportunities, allowing us to cultivate a sleeping giant that has awoken. This relationship will redefine the American economic landscape in ways that no other immigrant group may have to power to do. The U.S.-Cuba gateway means a much improved relationship with Latin America’s economic powerhouse, Brazil. Not only does Brazil represent the new Latin America, its 16 • January 2017

economic opportunities were often alienated from America. Capturing this economic pie now rests solely upon correcting past estranged relationships and ensuring Brazil’s biggest economic ally, Cuba, is bestowed the dignity and respect they deserve. In spite of the unquestioned greatness of new U.S.-Cuba relations, America has more to gain than meets the average eye. It would be impossible to conceive what America, Cuba and Latin America would be without our mutual friendship. What would our nation be without their cultural, historical and economic contributions? This new relationship is beyond the importation of the famed Cuban cigars and rum; the relations will ultimately build

more bridges than walls, define our domestic and foreign policies with our compatriots, and enable us to understand the new ethnic America. • Stephen Balkaran is currently an Instructor of Philosophy at Central Connecticut State University.

MINES, BHSU TAKE TO THE SKIES WITH

JOINT AVIATION PROJECT

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Story courtesy of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Tom Jackson, Jr., president of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D., owns a Grumman Cheetah.

PEARFISH, S.D. -- SD Mines President Heather Wilson and BHSU President Jackson, Jr., have issued a challenge for students to develop technology and a business plan to meet an aviation safety requirement that will be implemented by the FAA in 2020. Engineering students from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and business students from Black Hills State University are partnering on an aviation project to develop technology and prepare a

business plan to meet new FAA safety requirements at lower cost. The presidents from the longtime rival schools, both general aviation pilots who each own light aircraft (Jackson flies a Grumman Cheetah, and Wilson owns a Cessna 152), are challenging their students to develop an affordable version of air-tracking technology known as ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) that will be required by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2020.

Black Hills State University in Spearfish is a comprehensive liberal arts university with an internationally recognized business program, and South Dakota Mines in Rapid City is a top-ranked engineering and science university. Faculty members from the two campuses have already been collaborating. Next fall, Black Hills State business students and SD Mines engineering students will team up on a senior design project to build and test an ADS-B system that complies with www.HispanicOutlook.com â&#x20AC;˘ 17

the technical requirements set out by the FAA at a significantly lower cost than currently on the market. “President Jackson asked me if I thought that innovative engineers from Mines might collaborate with business students at BHSU to meet a safety need at a more reasonable price for the general aviation community,” Wilson said. “It sounded like an interesting project and worth a try.” The BHSU business administration professional accountancy and MBA programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Less than five percent of the business schools in the world are accredited by AACSB. This accreditation is consid18 • January 2017

ered the “gold standard” in terms of business school accreditations. “We’re linking the knowledge of our students at BHSU with students at Mines and challenging them to solve a problem together, a problem with awesome potential in the aviation industry,” Jackson said. “We’re looking forward to seeing the results of this collaboration.” On the technical side, Scott Rausch, acting head of SD Mines’ Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, is a former engineer for avionics manufacturer Rockwell Collins. Avionics and antennas are a strength of the electrical engineering program. This project will use the department’s new flight simulator for

testing and integration of the ADS-B system. Rausch is also a private pilot and prior owner of a Grumman Tiger airplane. Wilson and Jackson may fly the equipment as part of the test program. Aircraft currently are required to have transponders in some busier airspace so that air traffic control can see them. This new technology is designed to allow aircraft to “see” each other in the air, a major safety advancement. It would be similar to vehicle navigation systems that visually show all the other cars on the road, as well as all of the weather up ahead. The project’s goal is to try to significantly reduce the cost of a compliant, reliable system.

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Heather Wilson, president of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, S.D., owns a Cessna 152.

CALLING ALL HISPANICS INTERESTED IN AN AVIATION CAREER

elieve it or not the Federal Aviation Administration reports that only about six percent of Hispanics make up their workforce. What’s worse is that few Hispanics apply for jobs and training programs in the aviation industry. David Dominguez, president of the National Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees (NHCFAE) and an air traffic controller in California told NBC that he believes that opening up recruitment and outreach will bring a more diverse workforce. “I remember driving by a traffic control tower as a kid and saying, ‘wow that would be a great job,’ but there wasn’t many FAA promotion where I grew up in El Paso, Texas,” Dominguez said. To that end, NHCFAE established the Rene Matos Memorial Scholarship. The Rene Matos Memorial Scholarship was established in the name of a very motivated and dedicated man who epitomized the dream to succeed while helping others along the way. Even from his humble beginnings as an air traffic controller in Puerto Rico, Matos displayed a talent and personality that could not be contained there. While he was in Puerto Rico, Matos never curbed his desire to advance in his career. Already gifted in what he did as a controller, Matos wanted to so more; not only for his own career but for other Hispanics as well. He educated himself and eventually moved up in the ranks as a top manager at the William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey. It was his drive, diligence and determination that earned him that position. Matos was the NHCFAE president from 1989-1992. He was proud of his heritage, and it was apparent in all his efforts in the Coalition. His sole purpose was to see other Hispanics succeed. NHCFAE honored his dream by establishing a scholarship in his name. The application filing period for the scholarship runs from February 15 to May

1, 2017. Selected applicants will be notified after September 1, 2017, and names will be displayed on NHCFAE’s main page. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents residing in the United States or Puerto Rico. They must be accepted or attending an accredited college, university or vocational/trade school at the time the scholarship is awarded. Applications postmarked later than the expiration date will not be accepted. Faxed applications will not be accepted. The NHCFAE Scholarship Selection Committee evaluates applicants on the following criteria: financial need, academic achievement, student activities, honors/awards, community involvement, leadership, personal qualities and strengths. If you have any questions regarding the Rene Matos Memorial Scholarship Program, please email doe@nhcfae.org and a reply will be sent to your e-mail address. “We Latinos can make a difference and improve diversity, which is something the FAA wants,” Dominguez who is of Mexican descent told NBC. “I want to share with younger Latinos that they have the same opportunities I had.” •

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“This joint project addresses a real industry and consumer need and draws on the strengths of the two universities. It’s a great opportunity for planting the seeds of entrepreneurship in the Black Hills,” said Darren Haar, an entrepreneur-in-residence at the School of Mines who helps to drive technology developed at Mines into the marketplace. Jeff Wehrung, Ph.D., director of the Center for Business, Entrepreneurship and Tourism and an assistant professor of management/ entrepreneurial studies, will serve as the lead faculty member from BHSU on the collaboration. Dean of the College of Business and Natural Sciences at BHSU, Priscilla Romkema, Ph.D., said the project will enable business and engineering students to work together on a mutually-beneficial opportunity. “We know this partnership will create a collaborative spirit among students as they apply the knowledge, skills and abilities learned at their respective institutions (BHSU and SD Mines),” said Romkema. Founded in 1885, the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a science and engineering research university located in Rapid City, S.D., offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The university enrolls 2,843 students with a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1. The SD School of Mines placement rate is 98 percent with an average early career salary for graduates of $62,300, according to the 2015-2016 PayScale report. Further information about both schools is available at www.sdsmt. edu and www.bhsu.edu •

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WHAT COMES NEXT FOR HISPANICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Written by Margaret Orchowski FUTURE OF HEA, DOE IS “LIMITED” UNDER TRUMP PRESIDENCY It didn’t go as planned. A panel of national education policy leaders meeting at the National Press Club six days after the presidential election that everyone had assumed Hillary Clinton would win undoubtedly thought they would be discussing the likely bipartisan reauthorization of the HEA (Higher Education Act) sometime in 2017. Instead, the six education experts from left, center and right of the political spectrum sat glumly before a room full of reporters and speculated if the U.S. Department of Education itself and the HEA would survive at all or in skeletal form in the new Trump administration with its Republican dominate House, Senate and Supreme Court the next four years. “It’s a huge thing to eliminate an entire cabinet agency,” the CEO of the American Council on Education Terry Hartle remarked somewhat hopefully. “President Reagan wanted but wasn’t able to do it when the DoE was only two years old. But they could starve it nearly to death as he did.” Increased subsidized student loans, crack-downs on for-profit colleges, and President Obama’s memos protecting DREAMERs and urging Title IX sanctions on colleges without comprehensive sexual harassment policies all could be rescinded. Kevin Carey of New America darkly predicted more protests and violence on college campuses over increased episodes of discrimination. There were some areas of consensus where the panel agreed such as fixing the Plus Loan program under the often cooperative Senate HELP committee leaders Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking member Patty Murray (D-WA) – if she stays on. But not for the entire 1,000-page HEA bill. “It will have to be done step-by-step, in pieces,” 20 • January 2017

said Gerard Robinson of AEI, “like a layer cake.” IS IT ROMANTIC? RECORD 1 MILION FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDY IN U.S.A. Isn’t it romantic? State Department and officials of the International Institute of Education were positively bubbling with love as they announced in mid-November that more than one million foreign students were now studying at U.S. colleges on temporary non-immigration visas. Roughly split between undergrad and grad students, 47 percent come from China and India. But three American continental countries also account for the top ten national sources: Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The majority of international students study in public institutions including two-year community colleges where they pay often three times more tuition than state residents. Among the top five host states are California, Texas and Florida where there are also large Hispanic populations. “I don’t think we should romanticize the growing presence of foreign students in the U.S.,” Marcelo Barros of International Advantage told the panel. There is concern about American students being replaced. ARE “FOR PROFIT” COLLEGES AWFUL OR ABUSED? Usually an educational policy discussion at a DC think tank does not erupt into a “lively verbal debate.” But it did at the libertarian-oriented CATO Institute in mid-November. Maybe it’s the sign of the times. Probably it’s because Richard Vedar, an outspoken educational policy expert and beloved provocateur, took on the usually soft-spoken former Assistant Secretary of Education Robert Shirer to analyze if

America’s many for-profit colleges that have been under attack by the public and private educational establishment for years are truly “awful” or now are “abused.” Shirer argued their “predatory practices” were awful. “They focus on profits for their investors, charge too much, often deliver low quality education and leave students in high debt often without a degree and job prospects.” Shirer seemed to feel it was necessary to take legal action to ban ITT from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid, even though the school claims it prompted the almost overnight closure of the nation-wide technology college. Thousands of students across the country, including a large proportion of Hispanic first-generation college goers, were left suddenly in the lurch. “High costs, high drop out rates, high student debt and low job prospects are common in our nations’ public colleges with their luxurious atriums, climbing walls and gourmet food dining rooms all paid for by (taxpayer) revenue they think come from God,” Veddar argued. “The single focus attacks on for-profits is abuse.” ELECTION PUNDITS WRONG ABOUT LATINO VOTE: WAS IT THE MILLENNIALS? Pundits across the political spectrum had predicted the turnout of Hispanic voters would be historic November 8 – at least 13-15 million of the 27 million eligible voters were expected to turn out with some 80 percent or more voting for Hillary. While official Census turnout statistics won’t be known until mid-2017, exit polls show that only about 12 million voted, 29 percent for Trump. The biggest reason the experts got it wrong? Almost all failed to account for the fact that nearly half – 47 percent – of the Latino electorate are Millennials – notoriously unreliable voters and political party loyalists. • Margaret (Peggy Sands) Orchowski was a reporter for AP South America and for the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. She earned a doctorate in international educational administration from the University of California-Santa Barbara. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she was an editor at Congressional Quarterly and now is a freelance journalist and columnist covering Congress and higher education.

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Memorializes its Past Greatness While Forging a New Space Frontier Editor’s Note: Throughout 2016, Americans were consumed with the “soap opera” that was the presidential election. The intensity and drama of the contest crowded out most other news of the day – particularly in the area of science and technology, a major emphasis in higher education for the 21st century, as well as a field replete with Hispanic success stories. In one of the most underreported stories of the year NASA quietly expanded their frontier both on earth and in space with an astounding and successful unmanned mission to Jupiter as part of its Juno program. As scientists cheered and delighted in the stunning images transmitted back to Earth from a planet 365 million miles from its closest point, and 601 million miles away at its farthest, they also ended the year on a somber note. In December, the United States lost a true American hero when former astronaut John Glenn died at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Here are stories that celebrate NASA’s illustrious past by way of their tribute to Glenn, one of their own, and by opening a museum to NASA’s history, as well as a NASA story that shines a bright light on the ambitious future they have envisioned for themselves.

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NASA REMEMBERS AMERICAN LEGEND JOHN GLENN Story courtesy of NASA

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ohn Glenn who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962 showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn an instant hero. His mission of almost nine days on the space shuttle orbiter Discovery, launched October 29, 1998

when he was 77, made him the oldest human to venture into space. On Discovery he participated in a series of tests on the aging process. The aging population was one focus of his work as a U.S. senator. Glenn was described as “humble, funny, and generous” by Trevor Brown, dean of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, in a statement joined by the Glenn family marking his death. “Even after

Then-Senator Glenn joined the STS-95 Discovery crew in 1998, becoming the oldest person to fly in space at 77.

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leaving public life, he loved to meet with citizens, school children in particular. He thrilled to music and had a weakness for chocolate.” Glenn will always be remembered as the first American to orbit the Earth during those tentative, challenging, daring days when humans were just beginning to venture beyond the atmosphere that had nurtured them since the species began. While Glenn’s flight on Friendship 7 was a national triumph, problems arose that could have spelled disaster. The first was a failure of the automatic control system. A scheduled 30-minute test to determine whether Glenn could fly the capsule manually became a matter of life and death when the automatic system went out at the end of the first orbit. “I went to manual control and continued in that mode during the second and third orbits and during re-entry,” Glenn recalled later. He had been confident he could do it. “The malfunction just forced me to prove very rapidly what had been planned over a longer period of time.” Another problem seemed even more serious -- telemetry indicated the spacecraft’s heat shield was loose. It seemed possible that Glenn and the spacecraft would be incinerated on re-entry. Much of the world held its breath. Glenn left the retrorocket pack in place to steady the heat shield during re-entry. “It made for a very spectacular re-entry from where I was sitting,” he said. Big chunks of the burning material came flying by the window. He wasn’t sure whether the flaming debris was the rocket pack or the heat shield break-

ing up. “Fortunately,” he told an interviewer,” it was the rocket pack -- or I wouldn’t be answering these questions.” On the passing of Glenn, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden released this statement: “We mourn this tremendous loss for our nation and the world. As one of NASA’s original Mercury 7 astronauts, Glenn’s riveting flight aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, united our nation, launched America to the forefront of the space race and secured for him a unique place in the annals of history. “While that first orbit was the experience of a lifetime, Glenn, who also had flown combat missions in both World War II and the Korean War as a Marine aviator, continued to serve his country as a four-term senator from Ohio, as a trusted statesman and an educator. In 1998 at the age of 77, he became the old-

est human to venture into space as a crew member on the Discovery space shuttle -- once again advancing our understanding of living and working in space. “He earned many honors for both his military and public service achievements. In 2012, President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor the country can bestow, and he also received the Congressional Gold Medal. “Glenn’s extraordinary courage, intellect, patriotism and humanity were the hallmarks of a life of greatness. His missions have helped make possible everything our space program has since achieved and the human missions to an asteroid and Mars that we are striving toward now. “With all his accomplishments, he was always focused on the young people of today who would soon

lead the world. ‘The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel,’ he said. ‘To me, there is no greater calling … If I can inspire young people to dedicate themselves to the good of mankind, I’ve accomplished something.’”•

Glenn climbs into his Friendship 7 capsule for his historic flight on February 20, 1962.

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Astronaut John Glenn photographed in space by an automatic sequence motion picture camera during his flight on Friendship 7. Glenn was in a state of weightlessness traveling at 17,500 mph as these pictures were taken.

John Glenn will always be remembered as the first American to orbit the Earth during those tentative, challenging, daring days when humans were just beginning to venture beyond the atmosphere that had nurtured them since the species began.

GLENN IMMORTALIZED IN NEW KENNEDY SPACE CENTER MUSEUM Heroes & Legends Featuring the US. Astronaut Hall of Fame Opens Story courtesy of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

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APE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A blast of colors lit up the sky at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida above the new Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame presented by Boeing. The spirited pyrotechnics display marked the opening of the new attraction, which was attended by more than 25 veteran and current NASA astronauts, including revered

Gemini and Apollo space program astronauts Buzz Aldrin, James Lovell and Thomas Stafford. They were joined by the adult children of the late-astronauts Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong, as well as representatives from NASA, The Boeing Company and Delaware North. Designed to be the first stop upon entering Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Heroes &

Astronaut James Lovell

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Legends uses the early years of the space program to explore the concept of heroism, including those exhibited by John Glenn, and the qualities that define the individuals who inspired their generation. The 37,000-square-foot, retro-fitted building marries cutting-edge technology with mesmerizing special effects, priceless artifacts and thought-provoking exhibits. “The opening of Heroes & Legends marks a true milestone for Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex,” said Therrin Protze, chief operating officer. “Heroes & Legends offers the opportunity to learn about the amazing attributes of our heroes behind the transformative and historical events that have shaped the way we look at space, the world and the future. It will not only entertain and inspire guests, but lay the groundwork for their interactions throughout the other amazing attractions to create memorable space experiences.” Heroes & Legends is separated into three distinct experiences, plus the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame: In the stunning 360-degree discovery bay, What is a Hero?, guests explore how society defines heroism through diverse perspectives. Each examination of heroism starts with the following questions: What is a hero; Who are the heroes of our time; and What does it take to be a hero? During the seven-minute presentation, the historic beginning of the space race is acknowledged as the impetus for America’s push to the stars in NASA’s early years and the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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Heroes & Legends Opens - Representatives of NASA, Boeing and Delaware North, which operates Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for NASA, are joined by 25 Hall of Fame astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs to celebrate the opening of Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame presented by Boeing.

Through the Eyes of a Hero is a custom-built theater featuring a multisensory 4-D experience during which guests vicariously join NASA’s heroes and legends on the most perilous stages of their missions. Artistically choreographed lighting and special effects are enhanced by intense, deeply resonant sound effects and surrounding images to create the sensation of being “in the moment.” The seven-and-a-half-minute show takes guests on an intimate journey with four space-age heroes – Alan Shepard, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn and James Lovell – to fully immerse them in the awe, excitement and dangers of the first crewed space program missions. The third experience, A Hero Is…, offers interactive exhibits that highlight the nine different attri-

butes of our history-making astronauts: inspired, curious, passionate, tenacious, disciplined, confident, courageous, principled and selfless. Through the use of holograms and augmented reality, visitors will be able to interact with space program artifacts in a way never before possible. A collection of nine exhibit modules explores each aforementioned attribute through the actual experiences of NASA’s astronauts and memorabilia. Their stories are enhanced with real artifacts from the astronauts and the space program, including a Gemini IX capsule featuring a realistic projection of astronaut Gene Cernan climbing out of the tiny spacecraft. Other interactive features inspire further exploration of the original Mercury

Mission Control room consoles with a periodic flashback to the tense moments preceding the landing of Freedom 7 by astronaut John Glenn. Rounding out the collection of authentic artifacts is a Sigma 7 Mercury spacecraft, which is paired with a Mercury-Redstone rocket, and Gus Grissom’s Mercury spaceflight suit. The culminating exhibit of Heroes & Legends is the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Housed in a majestic rotunda, the exhibit intimately connects the visitor to each of the nearly 100 astronaut inductees through the use of state-of-the-art interactive technology. A signature element of the experience is the ability to capture a memento: a special photo opportunity that allows guests to pose with one of the Mercury astronaut heroes and legends. • www.HispanicOutlook.com • 25

MORE HEROES & LEGENDS RECOGNIZING NASA’S HISPANIC ASTRONAUTS JOSEPH M. ACABA Born in 1967 in Inglewood, Calif., and raised in Anaheim, Calif., Acaba, a former science teacher, was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 2004 as part of the Educator Astronaut Program. Now a fully trained mission specialist, he conducted two spacewalks during the Space Shuttle’s STS119 mission to the International Space Station. FERNANDO “FRANK” CALDEIRO Born June 12, 1958, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Caldeiro considers New York City and Merritt Island, Fla., to be his hometowns. NASA selected Caldeiro as an astronaut in 1996. In 2002, he was appointed to serve in the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. FRANKLIN R. CHANG DÍAZ Born in 1950 in San José, Costa Rica, Chang Díaz became the first Hispanic astronaut when NASA selected him in 1980. He is a veteran of seven space flights. He logged more than 1,500 hours in space, including 19 hours during spacewalks. SIDNEY M. GUTIERREZ Born in 1951 in Albuquerque, N.M., NASA selected Gutierrez as an astronaut in 1984. He is a veteran of two space flights. He served as the pilot on STS-40 in 1991 and the commander on STS-59 in 1994. JOSÉ M. HERNÁNDEZ Born August 7, 1962, in French Camp, Calif., Hernández considers Stockton, Calif., to be his hometown. In 2004, NASA selected Hernández as an astronaut. He had joined the Agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a materials research engineer in 2001. He served as a mission specialist in 2009. Hernández grew up as one of four children in a migrant farming family from Mexico. He learned to speak English when he was 12 years old.

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MICHAEL E. LOPEZ-ALEGRIA Born May 30, 1958, in Madrid, Spain, Lopez-Alegria grew up in Mission Viejo, Calif. NASA selected Lopez-Alegria as an astronaut in 1992. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged more than 257 days in space and performed 10 spacewalks totaling 67 hours and 40 minutes. CHRISTOPHER J. “GUS” LORIA Born July 9, 1960, in Belmont, Mass., Loria considers League City, Texas, to be his hometown. NASA selected Loria as an astronaut in 1996. Loria retired from the astronaut corps in 2005. CARLOS I. NORIEGA Born October 8, 1959, in Lima, Peru, Noriega considers Santa Clara, Calif., to be his hometown. NASA selected Noriega as an astronaut in 1994. He is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. He has logged more than 481 hours in space, including more than 19 hours conducting spacewalks. Noriega retired from the astronaut corps in 2005. ELLEN OCHOA Born in 1958 in Los Angeles, Calif., Ochoa considers La Mesa, Calif., to be her hometown. She was the first female Hispanic astronaut to fly in space. NASA selected Ochoa as an astronaut in 1990. She spent nearly 1,000 hours in space during four Shuttle missions. JOHN D. “DANNY” OLIVAS Born in 1966 in North Hollywood, Calif., Olivas was raised in El Paso, Texas. NASA selected Olivas as an astronaut in 1998. In 2007, he flew on the STS-117 Shuttle mission and conducted two spacewalks. Olivas conducted the first-ever on-orbit repair of a Shuttle during a spacewalk. GEORGE D. ZAMKA Born in 1962 in Jersey City, N.J., Zamka was raised in New York City; Irvington, N.Y.; Medellín, Colombia; and Rochester Hills, Mich. NASA selected Zamka as an astronaut in 1998. In 2007, he served as the pilot on the Shuttle’s STS-120 mission to the International Space Station, his first space flight. As a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, Zamka flew 66 combat missions over occupied Kuwait and Iraq during Desert Storm.

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NASA REVEALING JUPITER’S SECRETS Swirling Storms, Dusty Rings, Glowing Polar Lights Compiled excerpts of stories about Juno Mission by AP Science Writer Alicia Chang and NASA.gov reports

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ust a few days after the death of John Glenn, and while ceremonies honoring him were still in progress, NASA paid the greatest tribute to him and his passion for space exploration by releasing photos transmitted by the Juno spacecraft circling the mysterious planet Jupiter. On December 12, 2016, the spacecraft’s JunoCam sent back pictures of the ‘string of pearls’ on Jupiter – massive counterclockwise rotating storms that appear as white ovals in

the gas giant’s southern hemisphere. Since 1986, these white ovals have varied in number from six to nine. There are currently eight white ovals visible. The Juno spacecraft, named after the Roman goddess who was Jupiter’s wife, arrived in July of 2016 after a nearly five-year voyage. It will orbit the planet for over a year. It was the latest leg in the remarkable voyage the Juno this year, a voyage overshadowed by everyday earthly news.

The Juno team celebrates after receiving confirmation from the spacecraft that it had successfully completed the engine burn and entered orbit of Jupiter, Monday, July 4, 2016 in mission control of the Space Flight Operations Facility at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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JunoCam is a color, visible-light camera designed to capture remarkable pictures of Jupiter’s poles and cloud tops. As Juno’s eyes, it provides a wide view, helping to provide context for the spacecraft’s other instruments. Named for the king of the Roman gods, Jupiter is one of five planets visible with the naked eye. It’s so massive that it could hold everything else in the solar system, minus the sun. “What Juno’s about is looking beneath that surface,” mission chief scientist Scott Bolton said. “We’ve got to go down and look at what’s inside, see how it’s built, how deep these features go, learn about its real secrets.” Here are a few key numbers about the $1.1 billion mission: • 1.8 billion miles – That’s the total distance traveled from launch to arrival. Juno’s journey wasn’t a straight shot. Because the rocket that carried Juno wasn’t powerful enough to boost it directly to Jupiter, it looped around the inner solar system and then swung by Earth, using our planet as a gravity slingshot to hurtle toward the outer solar system. • 3,100 miles – That’s how close Juno will fly to Jupiter’s cloud tops. It’ll pass over the poles 37 times during the mission on a path that avoids the most intense radiation. • 48 minutes, 19 seconds – That’s the time it takes for radio signals from Jupiter to reach Earth. • 20 months – That’s how long the mission will last. Eventually, Juno will succumb to the intense radiation and will be commanded to

Juno is currently in a 53-day orbit, and its next close flyby of Jupiter will occur on Feb. 2, 2017. •

Rendering of Juno orbiting Jupiter

Caltech/SwRI/MSSS -This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, highlights the seventh of eight features forming a ‘string of pearls’ on Jupiter.

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Here’s what we still don’t know about Jupiter: • WATER – Like the sun, Jupiter is a ball of mostly hydrogen and helium. It was probably the first planet to form. Jupiter is 11 times wider than Earth and 300 times heavier. Juno will hunt for water in Jupiter’s atmosphere, which may help explain how Earth got its water. • GREAT RED SPOT – Jupiter’s most prominent feature is the Great Red Spot, a fierce storm in the atmosphere larger than Earth that has lasted for centuries. In recent years, the spot has been mysteriously shrinking. Once an oval about 25,500 miles wide in the late 1880s, the spot shrank to its smallest observed size in 2014 — the shape of a circle about 10,250 miles across. • AURORAS – Earth’s dazzling southern and northern lights are dim compared to Jupiter’s auroras, the brightest in the solar system. Earth’s polar lights are triggered by solar storms, which occur when a cloud of gas from the sun slams into the planet’s magnetic field. Jupiter’s powerful auroras are sparked by the planet’s own rotation.

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plunge into Jupiter’s atmosphere to avoid any collision with the planet’s moons. • Three – Three massive solar wings extend from Juno, making it the most distant solar-powered spacecraft. The panels can generate 500 watts of electricity, enough to power the instruments.

CHILDREN OF FOREIGN-BORN PARENTS More Likely to Be College-educated Than Their Parents, Census Bureau Reports

Written by Jenny Porter, Public Information Office The U.S. Census Bureau

ASHINGTON -- Nativeborn children of a foreignborn parent, also known as the second-generation, were more likely to be college-educated and have higher incomes than their parents’ generation, according to a first-ever report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Additionally, this second-generation group surpasses education and income levels of the generations that follow them. Characteristics of the U.S. Population by Generational Status: 2013 examines differences among the foreign-born or “first-generation,” the second-generation (native-born with at least one foreign-born parent) and the third-and-higher generation (native-born with two native-born parents) using data from the Current Population Survey. Three quarters of the U.S. population were third-andhigher generation, and the remaining quarter of the U.S. population was made up of approximately equal parts first- and second-generation. “The expectation that one’s economic status will improve over one’s parents and grandparents is particularly salient in immigrant communities in which the first-generation often must work harder to overcome numerous cultural and economic challenges,” lead report author Ed30 • January 2017

ward Trevelyan said. “This report looks for evidence of such inter generational mobility.” Of the second-generation, 37.4 percent had a bachelor’s degree or higher, and 14.9 percent had a master’s degree, or higher. In comparison, 31.4 percent of all subsequent generations had at least a bachelor’s degree, and 11.1 percent had a master’s degree or higher. For the first-generation, 30.1 percent had a bachelor’s degree or higher, and 12.1 percent had a master’s degree or higher. Among all generation groups, full-time employment was highest for those with a bachelor’s degree or higher. The second-generation also had a higher median household income than the first-generation at $51,291 compared to $45,475, respectively. For subsequent generations, median household income was $51,853, which is not statistically different from the second-generation’s income. Median incomes for second-generation individuals in all age groups were equal to or higher than median incomes for other generations. In addition, the third-and-higher generation’s poverty rate of 13.6 percent was lower than the poverty rates of the first- and second-generations, both about 19.0 percent.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Age • The median age of the second-generation (21 years) was considerably lower than that of the firstand third-and-higher generations (43 years and 39 years, respectively). • Median age has risen gradually over time for the first- and third-and-higher generations while remaining consistently low for the second-generation. • Nearly half of the second-generation were under age 18 while over 80.0 percent of the first generation were ages 18 to 64. Education • The first-generation had the lowest high school graduation rate at 72.1 percent. • The first-generation had the highest proportion of people who completed less than ninth grade at 17.3 percent, compared to 3.0 percent in the second-generation and 2.2 percent of the third-and-higher generation. • The first-generation was less likely to attain some college or earn an associate’s degree (16.5 percent) than the second and third-and-higher generations (26.7 percent and 28.9 percent, respectively).

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Median Earnigns of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Ages 25 to 64 MALE Less than high school graduation High school graduate Some college/ bachelor’s degree Advanced degree

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Less than high school graduation

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High school graduate

Third-abd-higher generation* (native-born of two native-born parents)

Some college/ bachelor’s degree Advanced degree

“The expectation that one’s economic status will improve over one’s parents and grandparents is particularly salient in immigrant communities in which the firstgeneration often must work harder to overcome numerous cultural and economic challenges.”

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• First-generation married couples had more than twice the poverty rate (13.9 percent) of second-generation married couples (5.8 percent), and nearly three times the rate of third-and-higher-generation married couples (4.7 percent).

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Labor Force/Income • Labor force participation among the first-generation (66.2 percent) was higher than the third-andhigher generation (63.0 percent) and the second-generation (58.6 percent). • First-generation workers ages 16 to 24, as well as age 65 and older, were more likely to work full-time than second- and third-and-higher-generation workers in the same age group. • The income gap between the sexes was smallest among the firstgeneration, in which the median in-

come of men ($39,082) was about 15.6 percent higher than women ($33,814) and largest among the third-and-higher generation in which the median income of men ($52,072) was 28.0 percent higher than that of women ($40,531). Poverty • Among all family types, families with first-generation householders had higher poverty rates than families with second- or third-and-higher-generation householders.

Occupation and Homeownership • First-generation workers were more likely than second- and third-and-higher-generation workers to be employed in service occupations. • First-generation householders were less likely to live in homes that they owned, regardless of family type. • Married-couple family householders were most likely to live in homes that they owned regardless of generational status. •

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Dean College of Information and Communications The University of South Carolina is conducting a global search for the next Dean of the College of Information and Communications. The Search Committee invites nominations, applications (letter of interest, resume/CV, and contact information of at least five references), or expressions of interest to be submitted to the search firm assisting the University. Confidential review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made. It is preferred, however, that all nominations and applications be submitted prior to February 24, 2017. For a complete position description, please visit https://www.parkersearch.com/usc-cicdean. Laurie C. Wilder, President Porsha L. Williams, Vice President pwilliams@parkersearch.com || eraines@parkersearch.com Phone: 770-804-1996 ext: 109 Fax: 770-804-1917 The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetics, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

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PRESIDENT The Western Michigan University (WMU) Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Advisory Committee are conducting a national search for the University’s ninth president. A Top-100 national research university, WMU seeks a courageous, visionary, and resourceful academic leader who will enable us to leverage our strengths, advance our stature, and help us shape an enduring identity. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest, full resume/CV, and contact information for at least five references), or expressions of interest to be submitted directly to Parker Executive Search. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made. It is preferred, however, that all nominations and applications be submitted prior to February 28, 2017. Please send all nominations and application materials to: Laurie Wilder, President Porsha Williams, Vice President 770-804-1996 ext: 109 pwilliams@parkersearch.com || mbonds@parkersearch.com Western Michigan University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and all other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

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Dean of University College Kennesaw State University is conducting a national search for its next Dean of the University College. The Search Committee invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest, full resume/CV, and contact information of at least five references), or expressions of interest to be submitted to the search firm assisting the University. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made. It is preferred, however, that all nominations and applications be submitted prior to February 13, 2017. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Committee and/or hiring authority. For a complete position description, please visit the Current Opportunities page at https://www.parkersearch.com/. Porsha L. Williams, Vice President Grant Higgison, Associate pwilliams@parkersearch.com || ghiggison@parkersearch.com Phone: 770-804-1996 ext: 109 Fax: 770-804-1917 Kennesaw State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and/or veteran status. Georgia is an Open Records state. Five Concourse Parkway | Suite 2900 | Atlanta, GA 30328 770.804.1996 | parkersearch.com

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Kennesaw State University is conducting a global search for its next Dean of the Graduate College & Associate Vice President of Research Policy and Compliance. The Search Committee invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest, full resume/CV, and contact information of at least five references), or expressions of interest to be submitted to the search firm assisting the University. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made. It is preferred, however, that all nominations and applications be submitted prior to February 13, 2017. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Committee and/or hiring authority. For a complete position description, please visit the Current Opportunities page at http://www.parkersearch.com/ksu-graduatedean. Porsha L. Williams, Vice President pwilliams@parkersearch.com || jrhoden@parkersearch.com Phone: 770-804-1996 ext: 109 Fax: 770-804-1917 Kennesaw State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and/or veteran status. Georgia is an Open Records state. Five Concourse Parkway | Suite 2900 | Atlanta, GA 30328 770.804.1996 | parkersearch.com

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Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business Assistant Professor in Marketing The Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management in the Mike Ilitch School of Business is seeking to fill a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Marketing, starting in August 2017. Candidates will be expected to conduct research suitable for publication in top tier journals, teach courses in areas of interest at the undergraduate, masters, or doctoral level, participate in department and school governance activities, and perform related duties as assigned. We expect the candidate to be a fully engaged participant in the life of the Mike Ilitch School of Business. A typical teaching load is 2+2 – teaching students majoring or minoring in Marketing. The department offers a Ph.D. program primarily focused on the area of consumer behavior. Salary and benefits packages are competitive. Support for conference travel and research assistance is available. For further information about the marketing area see http:// ilitchbusiness.wayne.edu/marketing/index.php Requirements for the position include a Ph.D. in Marketing or a related field, evidence of potential to publish in leading academic journals, and strong teaching skills. Interest in or experience teaching Consumer Behavior, Advertising/ Integrated Marketing Communication and related areas, as well as an active research portfolio and business experience in these areas is preferred. About Wayne State University and the Mike Ilitch School of Business Wayne State University is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high quality education. Our deep rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities preparing students for success in a diverse, global society. WSU encourages applications from women, people of color, and other underrepresented people. Wayne State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. For more information, visit www.wayne.edu. The AACSB-International accredited Mike Ilitch School of Business prepares students for challenging and rewarding careers, advances the boundaries of scholarly and practitioner knowledge, and enhances the economic vitality of the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan and beyond through its programs, research and community engagement. Established in 1946, the business school was renamed in 2015 in recognition of a $40 million gift from Mike and Marian Ilitch. Thanks to this lead investment, a new state-of-the-art building is slated to open in the heart of the District Detroit in 2018. For more information, visit ilitchbusiness.wayne.edu. Application Procedures Final applications will be submitted online and will require a cover letter stating interest and qualifications, a curriculum vita, and list of references. Interested candidates should apply online at http://jobs.wayne.edu (Refer to posting 042439. Wayne State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF COMPUTING LECTURING FACULTY POSITION The School of Computing at the University of Utah seeks applicants for the position of Lecturing Professor (at all ranks) beginning in the fall semester of 2016. This lecturing position is intended to be a long term or permanent position, with possibilities for extended contracts and promotion within the University’s Career-Line Faculty structure. The candidate will have the opportunity to provide leadership to our upcoming Master of Software Development (MSD) Program and to teach as part of this cohort-based hands-on program.

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The qualifications of an ideal candidate include (i) a strong academic background in computer science or a related field (Ph.D. preferred), (ii) practical experience in the computer industry, (iii) a demonstrated proficiency in teaching, and (iv) an interest in curriculum development. The School of Computing currently employs 41 tenure-track and 6 lecturing professors who collaborate to offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs. The University of Utah is a Carnegie Research I Institution, and the School of Computing is an exciting, growing school with a 50-year history of excellence in computer science education, innovation, and research. The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, the hub of a large metropolitan area with excellent cultural and recreational opportunities. Additional information about the school and our current faculty can be found at http://www.cs.utah.edu. Candidates may apply through the following URL: http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/59856 The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified veterans. Reasonable disability accommodations will be provided with reasonable notice. For additional information about the University's commitment to equal opportunity and access see: http://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

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Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor of Entrepreneurship: The Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago is seeking candidates for a clinical faculty position in entrepreneurship for the 2017-18 academic year. Clinical faculty members are expected to be exceptional teachers and to participate in and contribute to the school’s academic environment. In addition to teaching courses in entrepreneurship, this clinical faculty member will also serve as an advisor to the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Qualified applicants will have a master’s degree or, a PhD in a business field. In addition, they will have extensive experience working, writing and doing research in innovation and entrepreneurship and have demonstrated successful experience teaching MBA classes at a research institution. The deadline for applications is March 30, 2017. Each candidate will be required to submit a curriculum vitae, teaching statement, writing samples and a course outline. We will consider appointments at any level – Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. To apply for this position, please complete an application online at: http://chicagobooth.edu/faculty/openings. The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/ Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination at http://www.uchicago.edu/about/non_discrimination_statement/. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process 773-834-5286 or email hr@lists.chicagobooth.edu with their request.

DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF LAND-GRANT PROGRAMS THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN SCIENCES Prairie View A&M University invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean and Director of Land-Grant Programs. The faculty appointment is at the rank of Professor. The University seeks a dynamic, energetic, eminent scholar-practitioner, who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, transformative leadership and an overall commitment to educational excellence and the land-grant mission. The Dean reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and provides academic and administrative leadership for the College. As the chief administrative officer for the College, the Dean is responsible for providing leadership and oversight of the college’s academic, research, and extension strategy and management of fiscal resources. Additionally, the Dean leads the faculty in planning and implementing academic programs, administering the college’s resources, ensuring continuous quality assessment for university and specialized accreditation, communicating with internal and external constituencies, increasing enrollment growth, and directing fundraising efforts. For more information about Prairie View A&M University and the College of Agriculture & Human Resources, please go to: www.pvamu.edu APPLICATION PROCEDURES: The position will remain as open until filled. The desired appointment start date is February 1, 2017. To review this job announcement in its entirety and to apply online, please go to: jobs.pvamu.edu. For further assistance, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 936261-1730 or email jobs@pvamu.edu. Prairie View A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/ Veterans/Disability Employer

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PRESIDENT Colorado State University-Pueblo is conducting a global search for its next President. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest, full resume/CV, and contact information of at least five references), or expressions of interest to be submitted to the search firm assisting the University. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made. It is preferred, however, that all nominations and applications be submitted prior to February 6, 2017. For a complete position description, please visit the Current Opportunities page at https://www.parkersearch.com/csupueblo-president. Laurie C. Wilder, President Porsha L. Williams, Vice President pwilliams@parkersearch.com || eraines@parkersearch.com Phone: 770-804-1996 ext: 109 Fax: 770-804-1917 Colorado State University-Pueblo does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability. Five Concourse Parkway | Suite 2900 | Atlanta, GA 30328 770.804.1996 | parkersearch.com

Prairie View A&M University invites applications for the position of Director of Library Services. The University seeks a dynamic, energetic leader who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, transformative leadership and an overall commitment to educational excellence. The Director leads the John B. Coleman Library in its mission to meet the needs of the University, articulates a strategic vision, and serves as advocate for the Library within the University and the larger community. The Director reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. As the chief administrative officer for the Library, the Director is responsible for providing leadership and oversight as well as management of fiscal resources. The Director is responsible for planning, budgeting, and staffing in support of the academic, instructional and information needs of faculty, students and staff. For more information about Prairie View A&M University and the John B. Coleman Library, please go to: www.pvamu.edu APPLICATION PROCEDURES: The position will remain as open until filled. To review this job announcement in its entirety and to apply online, please go to: jobs.pvamu.edu. For further assistance, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 936-261-1730 or email jobs@pvamu.edu. Prairie View A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/ Veterans/Disability Employer

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