2023 Latina THRIVE Summit

LEADERSHIP TEAM LEADERSHIP TEAM

Ala Qubbaj, (PI), Dean, College of Engineering & Computer Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

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Summit) Associate Dean for Faculty Success, Diversity & Inclusion, College of Sciences, UTRGV

Christiane Spitzmüller, (Co-PI: Research Lead) Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Strategy, University of California Merced

Gretal Leibnitz, (Co-PI, & Lead, Chair Cohort), Founding Director of the AIM Network

PatriciaNava,(Co-Lead, Chair Chohort), Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Computational Science, University of Texas El Paso

eresa Feria

(Co-Lead,

Marci R. McMahon, (Co-PI & Lead, Summit) Professor, Literatures and Cultural Studies, UTRGV

Carina Alcantara Program Coordinator, UTRGV

Jean McLaughlin Research Associate, UTRGV

WELCOME WELCOME

Welcome to the 2023 Annual Latina THRIVE Summit, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE Partnership grant. The summit will focus on supporting and empowering Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) department chairs and their change teams with the goal of creating a psychologically healthy workplace where STEM Latina (and other URM) faculty can thrive.

At this year's Summit, we are excited to bring together approximately 60 department chairs and their change teams, STEM Latina faculty and leaders, representatives of HSI and STEM organizations, as well as organizational change experts. We look forward to sharing resources, collaborating, and establishing lasting networks that extend beyond the summit.

Our keynote speakers and panelists will be sharing evidence-based practices and effective strategies to promote a healthy and inclusive department climate and culture, with a particular emphasis on supporting Latina/x faculty in STEM. Creating a psychologically healthy workplace is key to increasing the representation of Latinas/xs and fostering innovation and success at the faculty, department, and institutional levels. The impact of such efforts will extend beyond the participants and their institutions to the national level as equity in STEM is essential to strengthening the U.S. STEM workforce and global competitiveness.

We cannot wait to get started and are so grateful to have you as part of this important transformational effort and partnership. Thank you for joining us on beautiful South Padre Island for what promises to be a productive and impactful event.

Warmest regards,

LeadershipTeam

EXECUTIVE BOARD EXECUTIVE BOARD

LuciaGutiérrez American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), Board Secretary and Executive Director

CarolineSimpson Florida International University, Associate Director, Office to Advance Women, Equity, & Diversity (AWED)

KimberlyDouglas Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Chief Research & Innovation Officer

ErikaHenderson University of Houston System, Associate Provost of Faculty Recruitment and Retention

ErshelaSims Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), Executive Director

DanielaNavarro-Perez GeoLatinas, General Coordinator, GeoLatinas Mentoring Program

HeatherMetcalf ADVANCE Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network, PI

YvetteHuet ADVANCE Implementation Mentors (AIM) Network, Board Member

MichelleMejia Latinas in STEM, Board Member

MarieT.Mora Metropolitan State UniversityDenver, Interim Provost

NoraR.Garza Texas HSI Consortium, Executive Director

ElbaE.Serrano NSF HSI National STEM Resource Hub, New Mexico State University Lead PI

WELCOME FROM THE NSF WELCOME FROM THE NSF ADVANCE PROGRAM ADVANCE PROGRAM

Dear Conference Attendees, Welcome! We hope you enjoy the conference and do not get too distracted by the beach right outside!

TheADVANCEprogramofficeislookingforwardto learningabouttheimpactsoftheADVANCE-fundedTHRIVE Partnershipawardoverthenextfewyears.Youraward’s focusonsupportingLatinasinSTEMbyimprovingtheculture oftheSTEMdepartmentsrepresentsanimportantpartofthe ADVANCEportfolio.Asyouknow,workplacesettingsareone ofthemostinfluencesonSTEMfacultysatisfactionand retention.

Inthespiritoftheaward–wehopeyouhavea psychologicallyhealthyconferenceanddogetsomebeach timeinbetweentheawesomesessions!

Jessie DeAro Lead Program Officer

Keri Ann SatherWagstaff, Program Officer

Chrystal A.S. Smith, Program Officer

FEATURED SPEAKERS FEATURED SPEAKERS

Guy Bailey

President of The University of Texas

Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

Mary Ann Villarreal

Inaugural Vice President for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, The University of Utah

Antonio R. Flores

President & CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

SPEAKER BIOS SPEAKER BIOS

Dr. Guy Bailey was named President of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in May 2014. Prior to being named President of UTRGV, Bailey served as President of the University of Alabama and of Texas Tech University; Chancellor of the University of Missouri Kansas City; and Provost and Executive Vice President of The University of Texas San Antonio. Under President Bailey’s leadership, UTRGV has had tremendous success in multiple areas. Student retention, research expenditures, and philanthropic gifts to the institution have increased dramatically. President Bailey said that is a direct result of the extraordinary work and commitment of UTRGV faculty and staff and the entire Rio Grande Valley community.

Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal, the inaugural vice president for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the University of Utah, provides leadership and strategic oversight across the University to ensure belonging for all, foster an inclusive climate, and strengthen our community ties. She is the former associate vice president of strategic initiatives at California State University, Fullerton and the previous associate dean at the University of Denver’s Colorado Women’s College. Villarreal is the current Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), and a member of the executive committee for the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities’ Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Dr. Antonio R. Flores, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) for over 27 years, has been a leading voice of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which include more than 570 colleges and universities that collectively serve two-thirds of the nearly 4 million Hispanic students in U.S. higher education. Advocacy efforts have garnered over $5 billion in federal funding for HSIs. Flores has received numerous recognitions and honors for his contributions to higher education, including five honorary doctoral degrees. Flores earned a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Master of Arts degree in counseling and personnel from Western Michigan University.

PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP SCHEDULE PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Chair Change Team Cohort only

THURSDAY, MAY 18TH

12:00 – 12:30 p.m.

WELCOME LUNCH & INFORMAL NETWORKING

Dr. Gretal Leibnitz, Lead, Chair Cohort & Associate Director, THRIVE Partnership

Dr. Patricia Nava, Co-Lead, Chair Cohort & Professor, The University of Texas at El Paso

12:30 – 1:00 p.m.

KEY COMPONENTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY ICEBREAKER

1:30 – 1:45 p.m. BREAK (Room Transition)

1:45 – 2:00 p.m. FACILITATOR & TEAM ICEBREAKER

Dr. Crystal Chambers, JD, Professor of Educational Leadership, East Carolina University

Dr. Ed Bertschinger, Professor of Physics & Affiliated Faculty, Program in Women’s and Gender Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Dr. Grace Wong Sneddon, Anthropology & Pacific/Asian Studies; Advisor to the Provost on Equity and Diversity, University of Victoria

Dr. Jesús Pando, Chair & Associate Professor of Physics & Astrophysics, DePaul University

Dr. Veronica G. Martinez Acosta, Professor of Biology, University of the Incarnate Word

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. ACTION PLAN POSTER REFINEMENT

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. POSTER “ELEVATOR PITCH” & REFINEMENT

3:30– 4:00 p.m.

DEBRIEF, POSTER SESSION ORIENTATION, ADDITIONAL TIME TO FINALIZE POSTER

3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

SUMMIT AGENDA SUMMIT AGENDA

THURSDAY, MAY 18TH

REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN

OPENING DINNER & WELCOME

Dr. Ala R. Qubbaj, Project Director & Dean, College of Engineering & Computer Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

Dr. Guy Bailey, President, UTRGV

Dr. Thuy Vu, Women’s Faculty Network Representative & Associate Professor, UTRGV

FRIDAY, MAY 19TH

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

BREAKFAST & NETWORKING (Registration / Check-in)

OPENING KEYNOTE

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal, Inaugural Vice President for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, The University of Utah

Higher Education and the Bridge to Belonging

9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

PANEL

Voices from the Field: Supporting STEM Latinas at HSI’s and Beyond

Moderator

Dr. Marie T. Mora, Provost Ad Interim, Metropolitan State University-Denver

Panelists

Dr. Elba E. Serrano, New Mexico State University Lead

PI, HSI National Resource STEM

Dr. Nora R. Garza, Executive Director, Texas HSI Consortium

Dr. Verónica A. Segarra, Maryland E-Nnovation

Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Goucher College

Dr. Vivian Incera, Dean, College of Sciences, UTRGV

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.

10:45 – 12:15 p.m.

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

BREAK & ROOM CHECK-OUT*

INTERACTIVE CHAIR TEAM POSTER SESSION

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE

Keynote

Dr. Antonio R. Flores, President & CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

(15-minute break)

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. PANEL

The Role of Mentoring in Supporting Faculty Equity and Success

Moderator

Dr. Teresa Paty Fería, Co-Lead, Summit & Associate Dean, UTRGV

Panelists

Dr. Engil Pereira, Assistant Professor, Women in Science Chair, UTRGV

Dr. Johnelle Sparks, Professor, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Success & Administration, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Ms. Tatiana Vera, PhD Candidate, Counseling Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University

Dr. Yvette Huet, Board Member, ADVANCE Implementation Mentor (AIM) Network

*Luggage storage available in the Falcon Room

2:45 – 3:45 p.m.

PANEL

Professional Organizations Advancing Latinas in STEM

Moderator

Dr. Marci R. McMahon, Lead, Summit & Professor, UTRGV

Panelists

Dr. Dayna L. Martínez, Director, Research & Innovation, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

Ms. Diana Albarrán Chicas, President, Latinas in STEM

Dr. Diana Franco Arias, Representative, GeoLatinas

Dr. Ershela Sims, Executive Director, Women in Engineering Proactive Network (WEPAN)

Dr. Heather Metcalf, PI, ADVANCE Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network

THANK YOU, PARTNERS! THANK YOU, PARTNERS!