The University of Texas at El Paso has announced that the college received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions program to enhance student success in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
“This award will allow us to work with our faculty colleagues in STEM domains to make systemic change, leveraging our unique student body to shift the demographics of these key career fields,” said Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs John Wiebe in a statement.
Wiebe also serves as the grant’s principal investigator. The project will be co-led by Ann Gates, senior vice provost for faculty affairs. Other members of the team are Cigdem V. Sirin, director of UTEP’s Center for Faculty Leadership and Development; Christina Convertino, associate professor of teacher education and Roy Mathew, associate vice president for planning.
The project seeks to increase the number of Hispanic women in STEM careers, improve students’ educational experiences through shared knowledge; faculty professional development and community building; and inclusive, data-informed decision-making.
The university will also implement a replicable approach that considers learning outcomes, students’ experiences, internal organizational structures, and external influences.
UTEP has had a Hispanic student majority since 1986 and met the threshold to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution in 1992, the year the designation was first recognized by the Higher Education Act.
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