Pathways for Hispanics in STEM

Mon, January 22 - Wed, January 24, 2018

Hilton Orange County - Costa Mesa, CA

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The University of California, Irvine (UCI) will convene faculty and administrators from HSI high schools, colleges and universities in Southern California for a three-day conference on the theme of Pathways for Hispanic Students in STEM. The conference aims to identify and describe challenges facing Hispanic students who intend to pursue STEM degrees. Attendees will learn the most current research about retention of Hispanic students in STEM disciplines and will generate recommendations for designing a HSI program at NSF.

Registration is now closed.

Hotel room reservation: Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa

Conference registration, hotel and airfare can be reimbursed for attendees who attend the full conference and generate recommendations.

Speakers:

• Jo Handelsman, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, author of Scientific Teaching, and associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Barack Obama.
• Vincent Tinto, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University, author of Leaving College and Completing College
• Laura I. Rendón, Professor of Higher Education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas-San Antonio, Co-Director of the Center for Research and Policy in Education. Author of The Latino Student's Guide to STEM Careers.
• Helen Quinn, Professor Emerita in Particle Physics, Stanford, 2011 Chair of National Academies 2011 -- A Framework for K-12 Science Education
• Julie A. Garcia, Associate Chair & Professor, Department of Psychology and Child Development, Faculty Associate, Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI). California Polytechnic State University
• Deborah A. Santiago, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President for Policy, Excelencia in Education
• Di Xu, Assistant Professor of Education, UC Irvine, Research Affiliate, Community College Research Center, Columbia University
• Niu Gao, Research Fellow of the Public Policy Institute