HSI Conference: Stakeholder Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at HSIs

德克萨斯a&m工程实验站、安吉洛州立大学、埃尔森特罗学院、西德克萨斯a&m大学、德尔玛学院、德克萨斯a&m大学金斯维尔分校、德克萨斯理工大学、德克萨斯女子大学和德克萨斯州奇卡诺人高等教育协会将举办一场题为“利益相关者视角：改善西班牙裔服务机构（HSIs）本科STEM教育的挑战和机遇”的会议。多达140名学生、教职员工、管理人员、倡导者和资助者将确定挑战和机遇，以改善2年制和4年制hsi的STEM教育，培养学生参与STEM研究的能力，并实施制度变革，以解决拉丁裔学生在STEM方面取得成功的障碍。全国范围内的利益相关者调查将进一步探讨会议的主题，结果将传播给HSI社区和NSF，为资助和机构倡议提供信息。这次会议是为了回应美国国家科学基金会（NSF）发出的一封“亲爱的同事信”而提出的，该信呼吁提交会议提案，以告知NSF将于2018财年建立的新的西班牙裔服务机构计划的设计。会议将1)确定2年级和4年级hsi在采用基于证据的制度变革以改善STEM教育和拉丁裔学生成功方面面临的具体挑战，并特别关注国家科学基金会可能通过有针对性的资助机会解决的领域；2)通过与其他机构合作和寻求适当的资助机会，确定2年制和4年制hsi在建设研究能力、扩大STEM教学和其他拉丁裔学生支持方面的挑战和机遇；3)征求拉丁裔STEM学生和校友对STEM成功障碍的看法，以及制度变革的心理社会文化调整，以满足拉丁裔学生的需求，并改善hsi的STEM教育；4)对全国2年和4年hsi的利益相关者进行后续调查，以根据焦点小组、半结构化访谈和会议讨论制定的主题，更有代表性地了解他们的需求、挑战和优先事项。与会者和演讲者将参加焦点小组、半结构化访谈和圆桌讨论，这些讨论将产生NSF和更广泛的恒生指数社区感兴趣的关键主题，这些主题将整合到利益相关者调查中，以量化相关的2年和4年恒生指数需求和优先事项。研究结果有望为NSF新的HSI项目提供信息，并有助于更好地理解制度障碍/机会，以及学生对改善拉丁裔学生在STEM领域的招聘、保留和进步的看法。除了通知NSF新的HSI计划外，会议和调查结果将通过在线报告，在相关会议上展示结果，并在同行评审期刊上发表，传播给所有HSI和更广泛的学生成功研究社区。

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Angelo State University, El Centro College, West Texas A&M University, Del Mar College, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Texas Tech University, Texas Woman's University, and the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, will conduct a conference titled Stakeholder Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Up to 140 students, faculty, staff, administrators, advocates, and funders will identify challenges and opportunities for improving STEM education at 2- and 4-year HSIs, building capacity for and student participation in STEM research, and implementing institutional change for addressing barriers to Latinx student success in STEM. Nationwide surveys of stakeholders will further explore themes from the conference, and results will be disseminated to the HSI community and NSF to inform funding and institutional initiatives. The conference was proposed in response to a Dear Colleague Letter issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF) calling for submission of conference proposals to inform the design of NSF's new Hispanic-Serving Institution program, to be established in fiscal year 2018.The conference will 1) identify the specific challenges 2- and 4-year HSIs face in adopting evidence-based institutional changes for improving STEM education and Latinx student success, with a specific focus on areas the National Science Foundation could potentially address through targeted funding opportunities; 2) identify challenges and opportunities for 2- and 4-year HSIs in building capacity for research and expanding STEM instruction and other Latinx student supports through collaborations with other institutions and by pursuing appropriate funding opportunities; 3) solicit Latinx STEM student and alumni perspectives on barriers to success in STEM and psychosociocultural tailoring of institutional changes to meet Latinx student needs and improve STEM education at HSIs; and 4) conduct a follow-up survey of stakeholders at 2- and 4-year HSIs across the country to capture a more representative cross-section of their needs, challenges, and priorities based on themes developed through focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and conference discussions. Attendees and presenters will participate in focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and roundtable discussions that will generate key themes of interest to NSF and the broader HSI community, and these themes will be integrated in a stakeholder survey to quantify related 2- and 4-year HSI needs and priorities. Results are expected to inform NSF's new HSI program and contribute to an improved understanding of institutional barriers/opportunities and student perspectives on improving Latinx student recruitment, retention, and advancement in STEM. In addition to informing NSF's new HSI program, conference and survey results will be disseminated to all HSIs and the broader student success research community by making reports available online, presenting results at relevant conferences, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals.