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Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium: Brief History and Status Report

Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium: Brief History and Status Report. Sept. 20, 2019 @ Texas State University. Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium. We are Hispanic- Serving Institutions………. There is strength in numbers …….

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Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium: Brief History and Status Report

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  1. Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium:Brief History and Status Report Sept. 20, 2019 @ Texas State University Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

  2. We are Hispanic-Serving Institutions………. There is strength in numbers……. Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

  3. Some quick history of the Texas HSI Consortium • Began approximately 2005-2006 with several founding institutions • Small group of Consortium members received a grant from USDA to increase transfer rate from 2-yr. to 4-yr. schools • Consortium hired a part-time Executive Director to serve as staff support to Consortium, who served until 2014-2015 • We have volunteer officers/director/coordinator AND the Consortium is alive & well & growing Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

  4. The Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium holds conferences annually in the spring in Texas for the State’s HSIs. These conferences are great for networking, uncovering funding opportunities, and they provide trends in HSI education. Current Officers: Dr. Nora R. Garza, President  —  Laredo College Ms. Evy G. Gonzales, Vice-President  —  Texas State University Dr. Gloria White, Secretary  —  St. Edward’s University Ms. Julia Garcia, Treasurer  —  TxHSIC Volunteer Dr. Agnes L. Flores, Former President  —  Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  5. Benefits to Membership in the TXHSI Consortium • Networking • Opportunity to form Partnerships to address program goals and seek grant funding $$$ • Student Scholarships • Annual Conference • Did we mention Student Scholarships $$$ • Building meaningful connections around a common interest Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

  6. The Big Questions: • So What? • Why are we here? • Why should we care? Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

  7. Partnership Opportunities: Texas HSIs N=93 Emerging HSIs N= 46 90% of all Texas Colleges and Universities are either HSIs or emerging HSIs Over 2,500,000 students, faculty, & staff in total Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

  8. HSIs in 2018 total 523 colleges & universities in 28 states and Puerto Rico

  9. HSI Growth: 1994-2017, from HACU.net website’s most recent data reports

  10. Current House Budget Agreement for 2020 & 2021

  11. Important Policy & Funding Successes for Texas HSIs • Maintaining Title V funding levels at U.S. Dept. of Education through 2021 • Maintaining USDA HSI funding at current level through 2021 • Developing HSACU designation in statute • Establishing an HSI competition at NSF, with $30 million annually through 2021

  12. U.S. Department of EducationTitle V – Developing Hispanic Institutions • Approximately $100,000,000 annually, half of which may go to new grantees and the remainder to continuing grantees • HSI Division Director - Beatriz Ceja(202) 453-6239, beatriz.ceja@ed.gov • Maria Carrington, (202) 453-7339, maria.carrington@ed.gov • Kissy Chapman-Thaw, (202) 453-7627, kissy.chapman-thaw@ed.gov • Njeri Clark, (202) 453-6224, njeri.clark@ed.gov • Richard Gaona, (202) 453-6077, richard.gaona@ed.gov • Everardo Gil, (202) 453-7712, everardo.gil@ed.gov • Terrance Hilton, (202) 453-6155, terrance.hilton@ed.gov • Shanesia Hadley, (202) 453-7557, shanesia.hadley@ed.gov • Stacey Slijepcevic, (202) 453-6150, stacey.slijepcevic@ed.gov

  13. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (HSI) at USDA Programs to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional work force, broadly defined. • Who Is Eligible to Apply: • Hispanic-Serving Institutions • Dr. Irma Lawrence, Program Officer • Estimated Total Program Funding: • $8,800,000 - $9,000,000 • Percent of Applications Funded: • 21% - 30%

  14. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

  15. How are Texas HSIs doing regarding these funding opportunities? (Note that Texas HSIs represent 17% of all HSIs) For Dept. of Ed. Title V grants: Texas got 8 out of 34 new awards, or 23% For USDA HSI grants: Texas got 30 out of 81 new awards, or 37% For NSF HSI grants: Texas got 9 out of 68 new awards, or 13%

  16. More Funding Success for the Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium: NSF Conference Grant to Laredo College, in support of our 2018 & 2019 Annual Conferences, PI is Dr. Nora Garza USDA Conference Grant to St. Edward’s University in support of our 2020 Annual Conference, PI is Dr. Gloria White

  17. THECB 2019 Almanac of Texas Higher Education http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/12371.PDF?CFID=99036887&CFTOKEN=15764669

  18. Important Resources for TxHSIs Scholarships and Internships for our students; see www.hacu.net Funding possibilities for our faculty, staff, students, and institutions at www.thecb.state.tx.usand www.collegeforalltexans.com Data and statistics at www.tacc.org,www.icut.org,www.postsecondary.org,andwww.excelencia.org TxHSI Website at www.txhsic.wordpress.com Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

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  20. Thank you! We are Hispanic-Serving Institutions………. There is strength in numbers……. Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium

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