Conference: Advancing Undergraduate Research at HSI Community Colleges

该项目旨在通过深入了解西班牙裔服务机构(HSI)的本科生研究经验(URE)作为创造包容性学习环境的手段来服务于国家利益，以提高学生的留存、坚持不懈和成功。为了努力成为真正的拉美裔服务，可以采用循证做法来减少STEM教育中的不平等，以提高所有学生的学业成绩。本科生研究已被证明是一种高影响力的实践(HIP)，有助于培养学生解决问题的技能、工作习惯，将他们的课堂经验与现实世界联系起来，并有助于提高毅力，从而帮助学生培养“科学认同感”。特别是，有证据表明，众所周知，本科生的研究经验大大增加了在STEM坚持并毕业的人数。工作坊计划召集来自香港高等专上学院、本科生研究机构、专业学会和来自全国各地的本科研究专家的社区学院教员。工作坊将召集HSI社区学院教员和专业组织领导人分享他们的成功和挑战，以实现以下主要目标：(1)促进包容性的学习环境，通过在HSI社区学院进行高影响力的本科生研究经验实践，提高学生在STEM中的留存率、坚持性和成功；以及(2)通过迎合HSI社区学院的独特需求，提供一个讨论本科生研究经验的空间。研讨会将使思想领袖能够通过智囊团的方法提供他们的见解。与会者将有机会就以下主题展开讨论：所有学生公平获得教育资源、扩大和维持HSI社区学院的教育资源、衡量对学生学习的影响和评估学生经历的文化价值、网络和伙伴关系。在每一次会议期间，讨论将集中在机构、教室(教员)、学生和专业协会层面上的上述主题。研讨会的预期成果将：(1)确定不同类型的HSI院校中不同学生群体在通过和实施所有学生平等获得URI的能力方面的独特需求；(2)确定在机构、教职员工/教室、学生和专业协会层面采用、扩大和维持STEM领域的能力的机会和障碍。将根据会议活动编写一份白皮书，概述HSI院校STEM学生的独特需求，并确定为学生提供平等机会的潜在障碍。该项目由HSI计划资助，该计划旨在加强本科生STEM教育，扩大对STEM的参与，并建设HSIS的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project aims to serve the national interest by gaining insights on the use of Undergraduate Research Experiences (UREs) at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) as a means of creating inclusive learning environments in order to increase student retention, persistence, and success. In an effort to be truly Hispanic serving, evidence-based practices can be employed to reduce inequities in STEM education to increase academic outcomes for all students. Undergraduate research has been shown to be a high impact practice (HIP) that is useful in developing students’ problem-solving skills, work habits, connecting their classroom experiences to the real world, and improving persistence with the benefit of helping students develop a “science identity.” In particular, evidence has established that undergraduate research experiences are known to significantly increase the number of underrepresented students persisting and graduating in STEM. The workshop plans to convene community college faculty from HSIs, undergraduate research organizations, professional societies, and various stakeholders who are experts in undergraduate research from across the Nation.This workshop will convene HSI community college faculty and professional organization leaders to share their successes and challenges to achieve these main goals: (1) Promote inclusive learning environments to increase student retention, persistence and success in STEM through the high impact practice of undergraduate research experiences at HSI community colleges, and: (2) Provide a space for discourse on undergraduate research experiences by catering to the unique needs of the HSI community colleges. The workshop will enable thought leaders to give their insights through a think tank approach. The participants will be provided opportunities to discuss themes such as: equitable access to UREs for all students, scaling and sustaining UREs at HSI community colleges, measuring impacts on student learning and assessing the cultural value of the student experiences, and networks and partnerships. During each of the sessions, the discussions will focus on the aforementioned themes at the level of the institution, classroom (faculty), students, and professional societies. Expected outcomes from the workshop will (1) Determine the unique needs of the diverse student population among the diverse HSI institution types for adoption and implementation of the UREs for equitable access to UREs for all students; (2) Identify the opportunities and barriers for the adoption, scaling and sustaining UREs in the STEM fields at the level of the institution, faculty/classrooms, students, and professional societies. A white paper will be composed, based on the conference activities, outlining the unique needs of STEM students at HSI institutions along with identifying potential barriers to providing equitable access for students. This project is funded by the HSI Program, which aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education, broaden participation in STEM, and build capacity at HSIs.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.