HSI Conference: Hispanic-focused STEM Ideas for Inspiration and Innovation

美国国家科学基金会(NSF)亲爱的同事信NSF 17-092：改善西班牙裔服务机构(HSI)的本科生STEM教育呼吁开展项目，以支持会议，这些会议将确定HSI本科生科学、技术工程和数学(STEM)教育方面最关键的挑战和机会，以及符合NSF的使命、政策和实践的潜在可行解决方案。为了响应这一号召，诺瓦东南大学与布罗沃德学院、迈阿密-戴德学院和埃克塞伦西亚教育学院合作，在福特大学举办了以西班牙裔为重点的STEM灵感与创新(HSI3)会议。2017年12月，佛罗里达州劳德代尔。会议主题是故意设计的，旨在激励全国各地的HSI教职员工和管理人员开发高质量的想法，并将其转化为创造性的可行解决方案，提交给新的NSF HSI拨款计划和其他资金来源。会议议程将集中在两年/四年的STEM途径和涉及HSI的合作，包括本科生STEM研究和行业经验，以及确定和利用资源。一所四年制院校和两所历史悠久的社区学院合作，确保下级和上级的观点都将反映在会议的各个方面，从参与者营销到演讲内容，再到工作会议讨论。正式发言，加上与会者在工作会议和更多的非正式联网休息和用餐期间相互接触的许多机会，使与会者有条理和无条理的时间来考虑相互关联的共同挑战和最佳做法，并影响创新想法的发展，这些想法可通过新的或强化的两年/四年伙伴关系在体制上实施。创新的想法和富有灵感的合作将在会议结束后通过由Nova东南大学创建和维护的HSI STEM列表服务器/邮件列表继续发展。

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Dear Colleague Letter NSF 17-092: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) calls for projects to support conferences that will identify the most critical challenges and opportunities regarding undergraduate science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at HSIs, and potential actionable solutions that fall within NSF's mission, policies, and practices. In response to this call Nova Southeastern University is partnering with Broward College, Miami-Dade College, and Excelencia in Education to host the "Hispanic-focused STEM Ideas for Inspiration and Innovation (HSI3) Conference" in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, in December 2017. Conference topics are intentionally designed to motivate HSI faculty, staff and administrators from across the nation to develop and transform high-quality ideas into inventive actionable solutions to be submitted to the new NSF HSI grant program and other funding sources. The conference agenda will focus on two-year/four-year STEM pathways and collaboration involving HSIs including undergraduate STEM research and industry experiences and identifying and leveraging resources. Partnering among a 4-year institution and two long-standing community college HSIs ensures that both lower division and upper division perspectives will be reflected in every aspect of the conference, from participant marketing to presentation content, to Work Session discussions. Formal presentations, coupled with numerous opportunities for participants to engage with each other during Work Sessions and more informal networking breaks and meals, allows participants structured and unstructured time to consider inter-related common challenges, best practices, and to influence the development of innovative ideas that can be implemented institutionally through new or enhanced two-year/four-year partnerships. Innovative ideas and inspired collaborations will continue to evolve after the conference via the HSI STEM listserv/mailing list that Nova Southeastern University will create and maintain.