Light refreshments

·       Welcome Address

·       Introduction to the Conference Themes

·       Overview of the Agenda

·       Housekeeping Information

Dr. Erika Camacho, Professor, UTSA

Fostering a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the HSIs ecosystem -Accelerating students and faculty success in cutting-edge research and tackling complex societal challenges in STEM fields.

·       Veronica Giselle Martinez Acosta, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas

·       Juan H. Sánchez-Méndez, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

·       Debra Murray, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

·       Taffeta Marie Elliott, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico

·       Mateo Sancho Cardiel, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, New York

·       Sheri Mizumori, Professor, University of Washington, Seattle Washington

Theme 1: HSI Missions and Institutional Cultures (student demographics; innovation; funding & interdisciplinary collaborations)

Table Moderators: Aixa Alfonso, Robin Avant, Chellu Chetty, Sarah Corey-Rivas, Lissette Delgado-Cruzata, Martha Desmond, Carmen Domingo, Taffeta Elliott

NSF HSI STEM Hub: Project Evaluation Outcomes & Lessons Learned

Dr. Derrick Brazill, Provost, CUNY-York

Building Institutional Capacity for STEM at Under Resourced HSIs

·       Heidy Lorena Contreras, California State University, San Bernardino, California

·       Lissette Beacon Delgado-Cruzata, John Jay College, New York, New York

·       Mohammad Q Azhar, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, New York

·       Sarah Corey-Rivas, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico

·       Tammy A. Castro-Garcia, Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, Bloomfield, New Jersey

Theme 2: Building Capacity to Support STEM students at Diverse HSIs (COVID impact, STEM curriculum & research experiences, career pathways)

Table Moderators: Brenda Andrade Rounds, Delia Valles-Rosales, Eliza Morris, Jon Juarez, Kevin Yee, Sheri Mizumori, Ulises Ricoy, Veronica Martinez Acosta

Dr. James Alvarez NSF Program Officer (DUE)

The Improving Undergraduate STEM Education HSI Program at the National Science Foundation

Collaborative Group Concepts Board

Empowering STEM Faculty: Unlocking Pathways to Leadership

Derrick Brazill, Carmen Domingo, Gabe Montano, Maggie Werner-Washburne, Maria Elena Maria Elena Zavala

Collaborative Group Concepts Board

Dr. Carmen Domingo, Dean, SFSU

Intersectionality and STEM: Impact on HSI Faculty and Student Experiences

Theme 3: Demographic Identities and STEM Faculty/Student Experiences

Table Moderators: Aixa Alfonso, Brenda Andrade Rounds, Chellu Chetty, Delia Valles-Rosales, Eliza Morris, Jon Juarez, Kevin Yee, Maggie Werner Washburne

·       Eliza Morris, California State University, Sacramento, California

·       Donna Washington Stokes, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

·       Alex Joseph Veglia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

·       Sarah Stone, eScience Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

·       Amee Udgit Mehta, Seminole State College, Sanford, Florida

·       Noe Vargas Hernandez, UTRGV, Edinburg TX, Texas

Theme 4: Disciplinary Identity and STEM Faculty/Student Experiences

Table Moderators: Lissette Delgado-Cruzata, Martha Desmond, Robin Avant, Sarah Corey-Rivas, Sheri Mizumori, Taffeta Elliott, Ulises Ricoy, Veronica Martinez Acosta

Collaborative Group Concepts Board

Critical Developments in STEM Education –

Leveraging Generative AI in Support of HSI STEM Research and Education

Agda Cordero, Jon Juarez, Kevin Lee, Matthew Loeser

Theme 5: (Gen AI: Challenges and Opportunities for STEM at HSIs

Critical Developments in STEM Education –

Cultivating Faculty Talent and Diversity at HSIs

Carmen Domingo, Ed Krug, Sheri Mizumori, Juan Sanchez-Mendez

Conference Executive Summary