NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions

该HRD-1834620由NSF INCLUDES共同资助，其重点是促进STEM企业协同工作，实现包容性变革。美国国家科学基金会INCLUDES联盟由美国国家科学基金会科学技术卓越研究中心（CREST）项目共同资助，该项目旨在为提高少数族裔服务机构的研究能力提供支持，促进新知识的发展，扩大STEM学科中历史上代表性不足的学生的存在。NSF INCLUDES联盟由NSF西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）计划共同资助，该计划旨在提高攻读STEM副学士学位或学士学位的学生的保留率和毕业率。西班牙裔服务机构计算联盟（CAHSI）成立于2006年，是全国公认的联盟，是CAHSI INCLUDES联盟的主要合作伙伴和骨干，旨在扩大西班牙裔人在计算领域的参与。该联盟与实现影响和促进合作的INCLUDES联盟计划的五个特征相一致：愿景；伙伴关系;目标和指标；领导与沟通；以及扩张、可持续性和规模的潜力。该联盟的愿景是：到2030年，拉美裔将占计算机从业人员总数的20%或更多。证书被定义为学位和证书，导致有报酬的就业和在该领域的发展。它的使命是发展和维持一个网络社区，致力于招募、保留和加速西班牙裔计算机的进步。已建立的联盟伙伴关系（学术界、工业界、非营利组织和政府实体）分享联盟的愿景和对变革的承诺，位于以下地区：西南部（亚利桑那州、德克萨斯州和新墨西哥州）、西部（加利福尼亚州）、东南部（佛罗里达州和波多黎各）和北部（伊利诺伊州、新泽西州和纽约州）。其他合作伙伴关系是与该国一些最具影响力的西班牙裔组织（卓越教育，STEM伟大思想和SACNAS）。正是这些既定的合作伙伴关系帮助CAHSI成为了一个全国性的平台，这个平台认可了该联盟在增加西班牙裔美国人数量方面的记录，这些西班牙裔美国人在计算劳动力和学术界具有竞争力。为了成长为一个全国性的联盟，同时保持优质的服务和保持激光聚焦于一个共同的愿景，联盟的目标是：扩大其基础设施；建立“实地”的区域线索和联系，以保持成员的参与；注重加强满足地方、区域和文化需求的活动；培养以结果为基础的问责文化。数据管理和评估小组将收集和共享三个级别的评估数据，作为进步和改进的指标：机构和个人学生数据；联盟和区域数据；以及联盟数据与国家数据的比较。领导和沟通的一个关键组成部分是区域内、跨区域和国家的相关和有意义的互动。为了扩大、维持和扩大规模，联盟领导层将在国家层面建立伙伴关系，以推进联盟合作伙伴的范围、资源和对西班牙裔学生和教师的影响。通过区域领导建立信任和共同愿景，促进集体影响，保持有效的沟通渠道，培养持续改进的文化是可持续发展的必要条件。为了加速变革，CAHSI旨在支持致力于推动西班牙裔学生学习计算机的机构；为其他联盟、非政府组织和合作伙伴提供接入点；并为下一代CAHSI领导人做准备。通过地理分布的区域领导，联盟机构将建立分布式的实地支持，与合作伙伴深入接触，了解哪些是行之有效的，哪些是可以在其特定背景下改进的。在一位全国知名学者的带领下，CAHSI INCLUDES联盟的研究调查将提供有关组织条件建立能力的知识，以改变与文化相关的发展，并参与支持西班牙裔学生学习计算机的教育策略。这项调查将为机构和教学机制提供有价值的见解，以更好地服务于计算机学科和其他STEM学科的西班牙裔学生。联盟的努力有可能在更广泛的情况下扩大组织能力建设工作的规模。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This HRD-1834620 is co-funded by NSF INCLUDES, which focuses on catalyzing the STEM enterprise to collaboratively work for inclusive change. This NSF INCLUDES Alliance is co-funded by the NSF Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program, which targets The CREST provides support to enhance the research capabilities of minority serving institutions and promotes the development of new knowledge and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines. This NSF INCLUDES Alliance is co-funded by the NSF Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program, which seeks to increase the retention and graduation rates of students pursuing associate or baccalaureate degrees in STEM. A nationally recognized alliance established in 2006, the Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI) serves as the lead partner and backbone of the CAHSI INCLUDES Alliance for broadening participation of Hispanics in computing. The Alliance aligns with the five characteristics of an INCLUDES Alliance Program for achieving impact and fostering collaboration: vision; partnerships; goals and metrics; leadership and communication; and the potential for expansion, sustainability, and scale. The vision of the Alliance is: By 2030, Hispanics will represent 20% or more of those who earn credentials in computing. Credentials are defined as degrees and certifications that lead to gainful employment and advancement in the field. Its mission is to grow and sustain a networked community committed to recruiting, retaining, and accelerating the progress of Hispanics in computing. The established Alliance partnerships (academia, industry, non-profits, and governmental entities), which share the Alliance's vision and commitment to transformative change, are located in the following regions: Southwest (Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico), West (California), Southeast (Florida and Puerto Rico), and North (Illinois, New Jersey, and New York). Other partnerships are with some of the most impactful Hispanic organizations in the country (Excelencia in Education, Great Minds in STEM, and SACNAS). It is these vested partnerships that have helped position CAHSI onto a national platform that recognizes the Alliance's record for increasing the number of Hispanics who are competitive in the computing workforce and academia. In order to grow as a national alliance, while at the same time maintaining quality services and staying laser-focused on a shared vision, the Alliance goals are to: expand its infrastructure; create 'on-the-ground' regional leads and connectors to keep members engaged; focus on reinforcing activities that address local, regional, and cultural needs; and foster a culture of results-based accountability. The data management and evaluation teams will collect and share three levels of evaluative data as metrics for progress and improvement: institutional and individual student data; alliance and regional data; and comparisons of alliance data to national data. A key component of leadership and communication is the relevant and meaningful interactions within regions, across regions, and nationally. To expand, sustain, and scale, the Alliance leadership will build partnerships at the national level to advance Alliance partners' reach, resources, and impact on Hispanic students and faculty. Building trust and shared vision through regional leadership, fostering collective impact, maintaining effective communication channels, and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement are essential for sustainability.To accelerate change, CAHSI aims to support institutions committed to advancing Hispanic students in computing; provide on-ramps for other alliances, non-governmental organizations, and partners; and prepare the next generation of CAHSI leaders. By creating distributed on-the-ground support through geographically-distributed regional leadership, Alliance institutions will deeply engage with partners to learn what works well and what can be improved within their specific contexts. Led by a nationally renowned scholar, the CAHSI INCLUDES Alliance research investigation will contribute knowledge on what organizational conditions build capacity to transform development of culturally relevant and engaging educational strategies that support Hispanic students in computing. The investigation will provide valuable insight into institutional and pedagogical mechanisms to better serve Hispanic students in computing disciplines and in other STEM disciplines. Alliance efforts have the potential to scale organizational capacity-building efforts in a wider range of contexts.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.