Planning: Track 1: Curriculum and Advancements in Recruitment, Education, and Engineering Retention (CAREER)

拟议中的规划工作的目标是发展必要的合作伙伴关系和制度机制，以便博伊西州立大学工程学院在五年内能够让爱达荷州服务不足的拉丁裔人口成为一所拉美裔“服务学院”。这项工作的重点在该地区尤为关键，因为爱达荷州是美国增长最快的州之一，博伊西州立大学是该州最大的公立大学，拥有该州最大的工程学院，爱达荷州南部的博伊西大都市区包含了该州人口最多的三个城市。拉丁裔人口约占13%，是爱达荷州最大的服务不足人口，其中大部分在爱达荷州南部。这所大学还位于州议会大厦，是一个充满活力的政府、商业和创新中心。这项规划工作的重点是加强途径，确保社区，并改变文化，以便博伊西州立大学为来自爱达荷州社区大学的转学学生提供服务。工作的重点是“服务性”的概念，这项研究与拉美裔服务机构(HSI)的积极学术、非学术和学生体验结果相关。这支球队已经与西爱达荷州学院(CWI)和南爱达荷州学院(CSI)接洽。CWI是一种新兴的HSI，CSI在2021年刚刚成为HSI。规划工作将促进组织发展、服务框架及其研究和应用的知识，以帮助新兴机构建立作为HSI的身份，服务于而不仅仅是招收拉美裔学生。该团队将研究潜在的变革性特征：改善从社区大学转学的学生的途径和安置，有目的的社区建设实践，以及教育和激励教师采用包容性教学实践所需的文化转变。随着规划工作朝着最佳实践的方向发展，这种经验可以为文献提供帮助，并向其他大学与社区学院合作介绍实用的解决方案。更广泛的影响包括满足我们拉丁裔人口的需求，他们占该州过去十年增长的24%。自2009年以来，这个社区还提供了31%的就业增长。爱达荷州上大学的学生比例很低(40%)，许多地区高中被指定为第一名和农村学校；这些学生中的许多人最初可能会进入社区大学。从这项提议中获得的知识和伙伴关系对于增加这些学生在四年制院校寻求额外教育机会的人数至关重要。其他大学也可以从这项关于数学排名、课程复杂性和文化变化的研究结果中获益。最后，这一努力将有助于加强与社区大学的合作关系，帮助爱达荷州成为一个更透明的系统，学生可以轻松导航。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。

The goal of the proposed planning effort is to develop the partnerships and institutional mechanisms necessary so that within five years, the Boise State University College of Engineering can engage Idaho's underserved Latinx population as a Hispanic "serving college." The focus of the work is particularly crucial in the region as Idaho is one of the fastest-growing states in the country, Boise State University is the largest public university with the largest engineering college in the state, and the Boise metropolitan area in southern Idaho contains the state's three largest cities by population. The Latinx population is approximately 13% and is the largest underserved population in Idaho, with the majority in southern Idaho. The university is also located in the state capitol, a vigorous center for government, business, and innovation. This planning effort focuses on strengthening pathways, ensuring community, and changing the culture so Boise State serves transfer students from Idaho community colleges.The emphasis of the work is on the concept of "servingness," which research has correlated to positive academic, non-academic, and student experience outcomes at Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs). The team already engages with the College of Western Idaho (CWI) and the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). CWI is an emerging HSI, and CSI just became an HSI in 2021. Planning work will advance knowledge of organizational development, the servingness framework, and its study and application to help emerging institutions build an identity as an HSI that serves rather than merely enrolling Hispanic students. The team will examine potentially transformative features: improving pathways and placement for students transferring from community colleges, intentional community building practices, and the cultural shifts required to educate and incentivize faculty to employ inclusive teaching practices. As the planning effort moves toward best practices, this experience can contribute to the literature and introduce practical solutions to other universities in partnership with community colleges. Broader impacts include meeting the needs of our Latinx population, representing 24% of the state's growth over the last decade. This community has also provided 31% employment growth since 2009. Idaho has a low percentage of students attending college (40%), and many area high schools are designated Title 1 and rural; many of these students may initially attend community colleges. The knowledge and partnerships gained from this proposal are imperative to increase the number of these students seeking an additional educational opportunity at four-year institutions. Other universities can also gain from findings resulting from this effort about math placement, curriculum complexity, and cultural change. Finally, the effort will help strengthen partnerships with community colleges, helping Idaho become more of a transparent system that students can easily navigate.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.