American Association Of Colleges And Universities

STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION: FOSTERING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO SUSTAIN IMPLEMENTATION AND RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION

A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ? UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM -THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP) IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) IN ORDER TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE NATION'S STEM WORKFORCE. ACCORDINGLY, HBCU-UP SUPPORTS THE PROJECT FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WHICH SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER. FOR 25 YEARS, HBCU-UP HAS SERVED AS A NATIONAL EXEMPLAR IN BUILDING AND SUPPORTING THE HUMAN AND STRUCTURAL CAPACITY OF HBCUS TO BROADEN THE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN STEM. HOWEVER, EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE THE PROGRAM?S LESSONS LEARNED ARE COMPLICATED BY A MYRIAD OF CONTEXTUAL AND NUANCED CHALLENGES. THE HBCU-UP KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER (KMRC) AIMS TO MITIGATE THESE CHALLENGES BY 1) CAPTURING THE BROADENING PARTICIPATION KNOWLEDGE OF THE HBCU-UP STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY, 2) TRANSFERRING THAT KNOWLEDGE TO MAINSTREAMED UNDERGRADUATE STEM REFORM COMMUNITIES WITHOUT SACRIFICING MEANING, AND 3) POSITIONING THE HBCU-UP STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY TO GAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE. SPECIFICALLY, THE KMRC WILL UTILIZE A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, VALUES-ENGAGED APPROACH TO ASSESS THE NSF HBCU-UP AWARD PORTFOLIO, REQUIRING BOTH QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS STRATEGIES AND QUANTITATIVE TESTS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OVERALL HBCU-UP AWARD PORTFOLIO. BY INTEGRATING CULTURAL HISTORICAL ACTIVITY THEORY (CHAT), AN EVALUATIVE RESEARCH FRAMEWORK BASED IN SYSTEMS THINKING, THE KMRC WILL OFFER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF NOT ONLY WHAT ABOUT HBCU-UP BROADENING PARTICIPATION INTERVENTIONS WORKS, BUT FOR WHOM, AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WORK BEST. OVERALL, THE WORK OF THE KMRC HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION OF COMMONLY KNOWN AND ACCEPTED METRICS THAT ARE HBCU COMMUNITY-SANCTIONED AND CULTURALLY AND CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE FOR ASSESSING, INTERPRETING, AND ADAPTING THE BROADENING PARTICIPATION IMPACT THE HBCU-UP AWARD PORTFOLIO. ULTIMATELY, THIS CREATES AN INTELLECTUAL SPACE FOR CURATING, DISSEMINATING, AND TRANSFERRING THE CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATIONS IN BROADENING PARTICIPATION OCCURRING AT HBCUS TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF STEM REFORMERS FROM ALL INSTITUTION TYPES. BY ENSURING THAT THE HBCU BROADENING PARTICIPATION KNOWLEDGE BASE IS KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE HBCU COMMUNITY, OUR NATIONAL AGENDA FOR A DIVERSE, COMPETITIVELY TRAINED, AND LIBERALLY EDUCATED STEM WORKFORCE IS MOBILIZED AND ACCELERATED. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

METACOMMUNITY FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

SUPPORTING A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SCALING SUPPORT FOR NON-TENURE TRACK STEM FACULTY THROUGH LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND DESIGN TEAMS

BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH CENTER: CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF STEM LEADERSHIP

BUILDING ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AND CAMPUS CAPACITY TO TRANSFORM STEM EDUCATION AT SELECTED HBCUS

PREPARING CRITICAL FACULTY FOR THE FUTURE

COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM

FOSTERING COMMUNITY IN THE STEM TALENT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM: ANNUAL MEETINGS, A COMMUNITY WEBSITE, AND ON-LINE ACTIVITIES

BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH CENTER: CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF STEM LEADERSHIP -BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH CENTERS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) TO CONDUCT BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH AND SERVE AS NATIONAL HUBS FOR THE RIGOROUS STUDY AND BROAD DISSEMINATION OF THE CRITICAL THEORIES, STRUCTURES AND PEDAGOGIES, AS WELL AS CULTURALLY SENSITIVE INTERVENTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF HBCUS IN EDUCATING AFRICAN AMERICAN STEM UNDERGRADUATES. IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL PRIORITY TO PREPARE SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF ITS CITIZENS TO FILL STEM WORKFORCE NEEDS, HBCU ADMINISTRATIVE AND FACULTY LEADERS ARE SEEKING TO MAKE STRATEGIC DECISIONS THAT WILL POSITION THEIR INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS THE NATION, FOR CONTINUED BROADENING PARTICIPATION SUCCESS. THE HBCU HISTORICAL RECORD DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF A NURTURING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND ACCESS TO ROLE MODELS TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN STEM. HOWEVER, CLOSER EXAMINATION REVEALS THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF HBCU LEADERS, AT VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS, IN CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR ACHIEVING THESE OUTCOMES. TODAY?S HBCU LEADERS ARE NOT ONLY EXPECTED TO CREATE THESE IDEAL INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS, BUT TO DO SO WHILE NAVIGATING REALITIES THAT ARE OFTEN AMBIGUOUS, VOLATILE, AND COMPLEX. THIS REALITY IS EXACERBATED BY THREE FACTORS: 1) THE SCARCITY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW HBCU LEADERS HAVE ADVANCED BROADENING PARTICIPATION; 2) LIMITED ADOPTION OF HBCU BROADENING PARTICIPATION PROCESSES INTO MAINSTREAM UNDERGRADUATE STEM REFORM OUTLETS; AND 3) A PROLIFERATION OF INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT DO NOT SERVE TODAY?S HBCU STEM LEADERS. TO THIS END, THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF STEM LEADERSHIP (CASL) WILL LEVERAGE ITS RESEARCH FINDINGS AND INNOVATIONS TO EMPOWER STEM LEADERS FOR INCREASED BROADENING PARTICIPATION SUCCESS AND MEANINGFULLY INFORMING MAINSTREAM STEM HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM TO CREATE INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION. DESIGNED TO BE THE NATION'S PREMIER RESEARCH CENTER EXAMINING AND DETERMINING THE KIND OF ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP THAT BROADENS THE PARTICIPATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN STEM, THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS INSTITUTIONAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS ? NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ? HAS DESIGNED A UNIQUE APPROACH TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION RESEARCH. SPECIFICALLY, CASL?S STRATEGIC APPROACH ENGAGES THE POWER OF ESTABLISHED THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS, CONSIDERS THE COMPLEX CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS OF HBCUS GROUNDED IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE, AND EXAMINES HOW HBCU STEM LEADERS NAVIGATE THEIR INSTITUTIONS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL BROADENING PARTICIPATION OUTCOMES. UNDERGIRDING THE CENTER?S COLLECTIVE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER/OUTREACH AGENDAS IS THE SYSTEMS MODEL OF CREATIVITY, WHICH OFFERS A LENS FOR GAINING DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESSES THAT HBCU LEADERS OF VARIOUS TYPES AND LEVELS HAVE AND CONTINUE TO USE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION. GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF ANDRAGOGY, SOCRATIC QUESTIONING, AND THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER SCIENCE, THESE INSIGHTS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO AND PROMULGATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE UNDERGRADUATE STEM REFORM COMMUNITY. A ROBUST EXTERNAL EVALUATION WILL MONITOR AND ASSESS PROGRESS ON ALL OBJECTIVES, PROVIDING BOTH FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ALL CENTER ACTIVITIES. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

HBCU-UP COLLABORATIVE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF STEM LEADERSHIP

DIFFERENCE, COMMUNITY, AND DEMOCRATIC THINKING: AN NEH BRIDGING CULTURES PROJECT

BROADENING PARTICIPATION AND INCREASING THE SUCCESS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS: A KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

ADVANCE PARTNERSHIP: FACULTY ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOR GENDER EQUITY, TARGETING DEPARTMENT LEVEL CHANGE IN STEM

CITIZENSHIP UNDER SIEGE

GENDER VALUES: MEETING THE CHALLENGE FOR STEM GENDER DIVERSITY

?PUERTO RICAN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION, THRIVING NOT JUST SURVIVING (HEARTS) CONFERENCE -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS CONFERENCE AIMS TO SUPPORT FACULTY IN PUERTO RICO SO THAT THEY CAN IMPACT THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF HISPANIC STUDENTS THROUGH IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVING FACULTY WELLNESS, RESULTING IN IMPROVED STUDENT/FACULTY ENGAGEMENT AND FACULTY GRANT-WRITING SKILLS. PUERTO RICAN FACULTY ARE IN URGENT NEED OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, PEDAGOGICAL, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN REFRESH, REJUVENATE, AND ADAPT TO TRANSITION FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING IN THIS PANDEMIC-FUELED ?NEW NORMAL.? THE PUERTO RICAN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION, THRIVING NOT JUST SURVIVING (HEARTS) CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE THIS SUPPORT FOR FACULTY TO HEAL, LEARN, SHARE AND GROW TO BETTER SUPPORT HISPANIC STEM STUDENTS AND THE HSIS OF PUERTO RICO. THE CONFERENCE WILL BRING TOGETHER FACULTY IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE ISLAND. THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS TOPICS OF WELLNESS, GRANT-WRITING SUPPORT, BEST PRACTICES FOR VIRTUAL AND/OR HYBRID LEARNING (ESPECIALLY IN STEM) AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT PEDAGOGY. THESE FOUR TOPICS, COMBINED INTO ONE EVENT, WILL OFFER HOLISTIC SUPPORT FOR THE FACULTY THAT ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAMMING THAT SEEKS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN STEM AND BROADLY IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN PUERTO RICO. FACULTY WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THIS ?NEW NORMAL? IF THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY EACH OTHER, FOCUSED ON THEIR OWN WELLNESS, TRAINED FOR WRITING COMPETITIVE GRANTS, AND TRAINED IN BEST PRACTICES FOR HYBRID AND/OR VIRTUAL STEM INSTRUCTION IN A CULTURALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF HISPANIC STEM STUDENTS. THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THIS MIXED-METHODS EVALUATIVE RESEARCH STUDY ARE BASED ON KEZAR?S (2013) FRAMEWORK OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING THROUGH ?SENSEMAKING.? THE PROJECT WILL HELP FACULTY ?MAKE SENSE? OF THEIR VALUE AND HOW THEY REQUIRE PERSONAL WELLNESS AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES TO BE EFFECTIVE. PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONFERENCE WILL LEARN ABOUT SUCCESSFUL CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS OF OTHER STEM FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS WHICH RESULTED IN STUDENT SUCCESS. THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS THE TOPICS OF (1) FACULTY WELLNESS, (2) CREATING COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUSTAINED DIALOGUES, (3) GRANT-WRITING, AND (4) CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGIES. THE MAIN GOALS ARE TO (1) EQUIP HSI FACULTY FROM PR TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY?S ?NEW NORMAL? BY FOCUSING ON THEIR OWN WELLNESS; (2) CREATE A SUSTAINED DIALOGUE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AMONG HSIS IN PUERTO RICO AND IN THE US; (3) EMPOWER FACULTY TO USE BEST PRACTICES FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS AND (4) RECEIVE TRAINING FOR COMPETITIVE GRANT-WRITING (TO SECURE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK). THE CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES WILL GENERATE EVIDENCE OF FACULTY IMPROVED FACULTY WELLBEING, SENSE OF BELONGING, SELF-EFFICACY IN GRANT-WRITING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN THE CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT STEM STUDENTS. THIS EVIDENCE WILL BE USED TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT YEARLY ITERATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF FORMING A SELF-SUSTAINING EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ON THE ISLAND THAT WILL FOSTER LONG-TERM EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH FOR HSIS IN PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS COLLABORATIONS WITH THE US MAINLAND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION RESEARCH THAT BUILDS CAPACITY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. THE HSI PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE HSI PROGRAM WILL ALSO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS. 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.

LIBERAL ARTS DEGREES AND THEIR VALUE IN THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET

HUMANITIES COMMUNICATION CONVENING [THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES WILL RUN A ?HUMANITIES COMMUNICATION CONVENING? THAT WILL BRING LEADERS AND ADVOCATES OF THE HUMANITIES TOGETHER WITH EXPERTS (AND SOME ?NEW VOICES?) IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND DESIGN. THE CONVENING WILL FOCUS ON LEARNING HOW TO DEVELOP ROBUST, STRUCTURED, AND PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR ?HUMANITIES COMMUNICATORS.? THE INTENT IS TO ADVANCE THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF "HUMANITIES COMMUNICATION" FOR THE PUBLIC, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR ?HUMANITIES COMMUNICATORS," AUDIENCES THAT HUMANITIES COMMUNICATORS NEED TO ADDRESS, MEDIA AND FORMS FOR IMPACTFUL HUMANITIES COMMUNICATION TODAY, SHARED RESOURCES THAT CAN SUPPORT HUMANITIES COMMUNICATION FROM LOCAL TO NATIONAL LEVELS, AND WHAT THE HUMANITIES CAN LEARN FROM OTHER FIELDS THAT COMMUNICATE PUBLICLY AND THAT ALSO PROVIDE A TRAINING AND PROFESSIONALIZATION PIPELINE FOR THEIR COMMUNICATORS.]

PROJECT KALEIDOSCOPE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION

TO SUPPORT THE TRAVEL COSTS OF BRINGING PARTICIPANTS FROM U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE WITH NORWEGIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION PARTNERS TO A PARTNER BUILDING WORKSHOP IN BERGEN.