Miramar's First HSI Award Overview
Miramar College has been awarded its first HSI grant of $2.8M over 5 years, focusing on improving STEM student outcomes for Hispanic and low-income students. The grant utilizes a student journey framework and aligns with Guided Pathways efforts to support students in STEM fields. Key roles and strategies include implementing STEM-specific activities, coordinating research opportunities, providing counseling and mentoring, and facilitating professional development for STEM faculty. Next major steps involve appointing an interim project director and ensuring proper planning for implementation to avoid any issues with the US Dept. of Ed.
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1 Title V HSI Award Overview
Basics Miramar s first HSI grant. Miramar s first HSI grant. 2 ~$2.8M over 5 years Year 1: ~$583K; Year 2: ~$593K; Year 3: ~$568K; Year 4: ~$538K; Year 5: ~$498K No indirect & no matching $2,799,955 Focus: Improve STEM Student Outcomes Uses a student journey framework: connection, entry, progress, completion with outcomes measures for Hispanic & low-income students. Alignment with Guided Pathways Efforts Clarify the path for students, help them enter and stay, and ensure their learning in STEM.
Key Roles & Strategies Miramar s first HSI grant. 3 Bridge-to-College Lead Coordinates with Outreach Dept. to Coordinates with Outreach Dept. to implement STEM implement STEM- -specific activities. specific activities. Research/Internship Lead Coordinates research opportunities within Coordinates research opportunities within the college and with external partners. the college and with external partners. Supports research/internship faculty Supports research/internship faculty involved in implementation. involved in implementation. Peer-Led Team Learning Leaders Up to 20 PLTL leaders will provide cohort Up to 20 PLTL leaders will provide cohort leadership, tutoring, and peer leadership, tutoring, and peer- -to to- -peer mentoring in core gateway courses mentoring in core gateway courses annually. annually. STEM Counselor Provides critical STEM pathway Provides critical STEM pathway counseling and works closely counseling and works closely with the bridge with the bridge- -to to- -college lead. peer college lead. Faculty Mentors Up to 20 faculty to mentor Up to 20 faculty to mentor Hispanic STEM students Hispanic STEM students annually. annually. STEM Teaching & Learning Lead Coordinates of all professional Coordinates of all professional development activities for STEM development activities for STEM faculty. faculty.
Next Major Steps 4 Interim Project Director The grant calls for a project director. Until that The grant calls for a project director. Until that person is hired, we ll have an interim director. person is hired, we ll have an interim director. In addition, the Title V HSI STEM steering In addition, the Title V HSI STEM steering workgroup will serve as a problem workgroup will serve as a problem- -solving, collaboration, and support body. collaboration, and support body. solving, Fall planning to begin some spring implementation Avoid any red flags with the US Dept of Ed. Avoid any red flags with the US Dept of Ed. When institutions don t spend, it s a sign When institutions don t spend, it s a sign they re not implementing. they re not implementing. Note: Note: Fully elaborated strategies, budget, and outcomes measures will be Fully elaborated strategies, budget, and outcomes measures will be housed in the Title V Share Point for Miramar personnel access. housed in the Title V Share Point for Miramar personnel access.
Questions? 5 Note: Dr. Al Solano Dr. Al Solano, who coached Miramar , who coached Miramar to create momentum in the guided to create momentum in the guided pathways work wrote the Title V grant. pathways work wrote the Title V grant. He s providing coaching assistance He s providing coaching assistance gratis to help us start the grant on the gratis to help us start the grant on the right foot. right foot.
