Kick-Off Discussion for Potential HSI-STEM Grant Proposal

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Room LRC 435

The campus is invited to participate in a kick-off, information gathering event to launch the development of the Mesa College Hispanic Serving Institution - STEM Grant development.

This event will help us to understand the purpose of the HSI-STEM grant, including key points such as 

• Capacity-building program for Hispanic-serving institutions
• Expanding educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students
• Supporting STEM opportunities
• Affecting  institutional change that leads to larger outcomes (increased retention, higher graduation rates)

All faculty and staff are invited -- we need the entire campus to provide their respective input for the grant’s development.

At the kick-off we will discuss:

• The purpose of the HSI-STEM grant
• The allowable and unallowable activities for a grant
• The current outcomes for our Hispanic students in STEM courses and degrees
• Your ideas and feedback to assist in developing the grant proposal
• Invite you to join the grant work group

STEM includes:

• Anthropology
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Engineering
• Geographic Information Systems
• Geography
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Psychology

Questions?  Please contact the work group leads: Donna Budzynski, Jennifer Carmichael or Monica Romero.