Conference: Advancing Undergraduate Research at HSI Community Colleges

该项目旨在通过在西班牙裔服务机构（hsi）中使用本科研究经验（UREs）作为创造包容性学习环境的一种手段，以提高学生的保留率，持久性和成功，从而为国家利益服务。为了真正为西班牙裔服务，可以采用基于证据的实践来减少STEM教育中的不公平现象，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），它有助于培养学生解决问题的能力、工作习惯、将课堂经验与现实世界联系起来，并通过帮助学生培养“科学身份”来提高毅力。特别是，有证据表明，本科研究经历会显著增加在STEM领域坚持和毕业的代表性不足的学生的数量。研讨会计划召集来自hsi的社区学院教师、本科研究组织、专业协会和来自全国各地的本科研究专家的各种利益相关者。本次研讨会将召集HSI社区学院的教师和专业组织领导人，分享他们在实现这些主要目标方面的成功和挑战：(1)通过HSI社区学院本科生研究经验的高影响力实践，促进包容性学习环境，提高学生在STEM领域的保留率、持久性和成功度；(2)通过满足HSI社区学院的独特需求，提供本科生研究经历的话语空间。该研讨会将使思想领袖能够通过智囊团的方式提出他们的见解。与会者将有机会讨论以下主题：为所有学生提供公平的ure机会，在HSI社区学院扩展和维持ure，衡量对学生学习的影响和评估学生体验的文化价值，以及网络和伙伴关系。在每次会议期间，讨论将集中在机构、课堂（教师）、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HSI机构类型中不同学生群体的独特需求，以采用和实施课程，为所有学生公平获得课程；(2)在机构、教师/教室、学生和专业协会的层面上，确定在STEM领域采用、扩展和维持ure的机会和障碍。将根据会议活动撰写白皮书，概述HSI机构STEM学生的独特需求，并确定为学生提供公平机会的潜在障碍。本项目由科学与技术研究所资助，旨在加强科学与技术研究所的本科教育，扩大科学与技术研究所的参与，并加强科学与技术研究所的能力建设。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 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.