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

德克萨斯州农工工程实验站、安吉洛州立大学、埃尔森特罗学院、西德克萨斯农工大学、德尔玛学院、德州农工大学金斯维尔分校、德克萨斯理工大学、得克萨斯女子大学和德克萨斯州高等教育奇卡诺斯协会将举办一场题为利益相关者视角的会议，题为改善拉美裔服务机构(HSI)本科STEM教育的挑战和机遇。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会，以改善2年制和4年制HSI的STEM教育，建设STEM研究的能力和学生参与，并实施制度变革，以消除拉丁裔学生在STEM取得成功的障碍。对全国利益相关者的调查将进一步探讨会议的主题，结果将传播给HSI社区和NSF，以告知资金和机构倡议。这次会议是为了响应美国国家科学基金会(NSF)发出的一封尊敬的同事的信，该信呼吁提交会议建议，为NSF将于2018财年建立的新的拉美裔服务机构项目的设计提供信息。会议将1)确定2年和4年期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)通过与其他机构的合作和寻求适当的资助机会，确定2年制和4年制高等专上教育机构在培养研究能力和扩大STEM教学及其他拉丁裔学生支持方面的挑战和机会；3)征求拉美裔STEM学生和校友对STEM成功障碍的看法，以及针对机构变革的心理社会文化定制，以满足拉美裔学生的需求并改进HSI的STEM教育；4)在全国范围内对2年制和4年制高等专上教育机构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形成的主题，了解他们的需求、挑战和优先事项中更具代表性的部分。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HSI社区感兴趣的关键主题，这些主题将被整合到利益相关者调查中，以量化相关的2年和4年HSI需求和优先事项。预计结果将为NSF的新HSI计划提供信息，并有助于更好地了解机构障碍/机会和学生在改善STEM中Latinx学生的招生、留住和晋升方面的观点。除了向NSF的新HSI计划提供信息外，会议和调查结果还将通过在线提供报告、在相关会议上展示结果并在同行评议的期刊上发表来传播给所有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.