Regional Conference on Servingness for Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Southern California

在改进的本科生STEM教育：拉美裔服务机构(HSI)计划的支持下，这次为期一天的会议希望将来自南加州的HSI聚集在一起，讨论旨在改善学生成绩的有前途的实践。HIS是拉美裔和拉丁裔学生社会流动性的关键驱动力，南加州地区拥有超过85个2年制和4年制HIS，这些HIS实施、研究和完善了许多实践，从而提高了学生的参与度和结果。尽管攻读本科学位的拉美裔/拉丁裔学生的数量持续增长，但这一群体的毕业率仍然低于他们的许多同龄人。这次会议将允许与会者分享成功经验和经验教训，并探讨落实新想法或参与区域合作的机会，以促进拉美裔/拉丁裔学生的平等。会议将包括四个主要活动：全体讲座、与恒生指数领导人的小组讨论、海报会议，以及专注于感兴趣和需要的领域的主题突破。这次研讨会的区域重点为参与机构提供了一个机会，利用它们的地理位置邻近作为一个起点，努力加强学生的成果。基于加西亚在HSIS的机构服务概念，本次会议的主要问题如下。在南加州的HSIS的背景下，什么是服役性？在南加州的背景下，什么是服务性的指标？该地区的不同机构是如何解决服务问题的？将把有前景的做法汇编成一个数据库，广泛传播，会议将利用会前和会后调查进行评价，探讨在这次会议上分享的做法和产生的合作。将编制一个实践数据库，并广泛分享，使区域内和全国范围内的卫生机构受益。HSI计划旨在加强本科生STEM教育，扩大对STEM的参与，并在HSIS建设能力。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。

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, this one-day conference looks to bring together HSIs from Southern California to discuss promising practices intended to improve student outcomes. HSIs are key drivers of social mobility for Hispanic and Latinx students, and the Southern California region houses over 85 2- and 4-year HSIs that have implemented, studied, and refine many practices that have resulted in improved student engagement and outcomes. While the number of Hispanic/Latinx students pursuing undergraduate degrees continues to grow, graduation rates in this population remains lower than in many of their peer groups. This conference will allow participants to share successes and lessons learned and to explore opportunities to implement new ideas or engage in regional collaboration with the goal of promoting equity for Hispanic/Latinx students. The conference will include four main activities: a plenary lecture, a panel discussion with HSI leaders, a poster session, and themed breakouts focused on areas of interest and need. The regional focus of this workshop provides an opportunity for participating institutions to use their geographic proximity as a launching point effort to strengthen student outcomes. Building from Garcia's notion of institutional servingness at HSIs, the driving questions for this conference are as follows. What is servingness in the context of the HSIs in Southern California? What are indicators of servingness in the context of Southern California? And how are different institutions in the region addressing servingness? Promising practices will be compiled into a database that will be widely disseminated, and the conference will conduct an evaluation using pre- and post-conference surveys that will explore practices shared and collaborations arising from the gathering. A database of practices will be compiled and shared broadly to benefit HSIs within the region and nationwide. The HSI Program 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.