A Southern California PULSE Vision & Change Institute

南加州（SC）生命科学教育（PULSE）研究所（SCPI）将启动一个由来自南加州不同机构的教师和管理人员组成的网络，以促进部门采纳愿景与变革（V C）的建议。作为PULSE在复杂和人口稠密的洛杉矶盆地发展生态系统的一个独特部分，拟议的SCPI将作为西南地区和其他地区未来研究所的试点。参与者将制定战略和行动计划，以改变他们机构的生命科学，并将致力于评估该项目的结果，为其他STEM改革举措提供信息。SCPI将使用“系统思维”方法作为一种已被证明对各种其他组织成功的战略。该研究所的一个独特方面将是脉冲催化剂计划（PCP）的形成，这将加速V C在南加州地区的传播，通过基层战略，是协同与其他脉冲的努力。与其他PULSE地区相比，南加州和西南地区具有独特的人口统计特征，这一努力将对西班牙裔服务机构和社区学院产生重大影响，这些机构是重要的利益相关者。SCPI团队将举行为期1.5天的规划会议，然后是为期3天的研究所，由来自代表四种机构类型的几所学校的三名代表组成：研究型大学、综合性大学、四年制学院和社区学院。该研究所的具体目标包括评估各部门和建设变革能力，采取行动和支持执行，以及评估和改进行动计划。SCPI将对短期和长期影响进行基于研究的评估，并通过使用证据来不断改善南加州和西南部的改革工作，从而“闭合循环”。其他因素包括启动部门和专业组织之间的强大的区域支持网络，如美国原住民和墨西哥裔科学家协会（SACNAS），并解决需要增加西班牙裔和美国原住民学生在科学研究，领导和教学职业的数量在各级。SCPI还将鼓励各机构之间开展更广泛的合作。该研究所将包括来自不同背景的参与者，以提供最广泛的视角，并导致可持续的变化。 该项目由生物科学理事会和本科教育司教育和人力资源理事会共同资助，作为其努力解决本科生物学教育中的愿景和变革所带来的挑战的一部分：行动呼吁（http：//visionandchange/finalreport/）。

The Southern California (SC) Partnership for Life Sciences Education (PULSE) Institute (SCPI) will launch a network of faculty and administrators from diverse institutions in Southern California to promote departmental adoption of recommendations from Vision and Change (V&C). As a unique part of the developing ecosystem of PULSE in the complex and densely populated LA Basin, the proposed SCPI will serve as a pilot for future institutes in the Southwest as well as other regions. The participants will develop strategies and action plans for transforming life science at their institution and will be committed to assessment of the project with the results informing other STEM-reform initiatives. The SCPI will use a "systems thinking" approach as a strategy that has been shown to be successful for a variety of other organizations. A unique aspect of the institute will be the formation of the PULSE Catalyst Program (PCP) which will accelerate the spread of V&C in the Southern California regions via a grass roots strategy that is synergistic with other PULSE efforts. The Southern California and Southwest region has unique demographics compared to other PULSE regions, and this effort will significantly impact Hispanic Serving Institutions and community colleges which are in important stakeholders.The SCPI team will hold a 1.5 day planning meeting followed by a 3-day institute for teams of three representatives from several schools representing four institution types: research universities, comprehensive universities, four year colleges, and community colleges. Specific objectives of the institute include assessing departments and building capacity for change, taking action and supporting implementation, and assessing and improving action plans. The SCPI will use research-based assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts, and "close the loop" by using evidence to continuously improved reform efforts across Southern California and the Southwest. Additional elements include initiating strong regional support networks between departments and professional organizations such as the Society for Native Americans and Chicanos in Science (SACNAS) and addressing the need to increase the number of Hispanic and Native American students in science research, leadership, and teaching careers at all levels. The SCPI will also encourage broader collaborations between the institutions. The institute will include participants from diverse backgrounds in order to provide the broadest perspective and lead to sustainable change. This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange/finalreport/).