Southwest Hispanic Research Institute
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Mission
Established in 1980, the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute (SHRI) promotes multidisciplinary research on the Latino/Hispanic populations of New Mexico and the United States. SHRI offers an intellectual home for its faculty associates and invites the Hispano and Mexicano communities of New Mexico to connect with the University.
SHRI advocates and supports access and equity in hiring, promotion and retention of Latinx faculty; supports and co-sponsors research and events, including conferences, open lectures and visiting scholars. The Institute supports faculty and student working paper series, sponsors and provides internships, graduate assistantships and research opportunities for UNM faculty associates and affiliated students.
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CY 2020 Goals and Status
I. Increase number of SHRI Publications – 2nd book in Contextos series released, Inaugural volume of Chamisa finalized.
II. Increase number of grant applications, contracts, and awards
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Director secured contract for mural extension at Albuquerque high school.
III. Host a post-doctoral fellow
IV. Organize public policy conference – delayed due to pandemic
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Membership of Advisory Committee
• Membership List
The Advisory Committee, constituted in 2018, is serving as an ad hoc advisory board and is engaged in reviewing the strategic plan adoption, assessing unit viability, and making recommendations related to the Institute’s mission, goals, director and member roles, and future research priorities. The members of the committee include Ronda Brulotte, Sylvia Celedon-Pattichis, Manuel Montoya, Mark Peceny, Jane Ellen Smith, Maggie Werner-Washburn.
• The Advisory Committee met on 7/9/2020.
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CY 2020 Highlights
Provide a brief listing of highlights from the recent calendar year.
Examples include:
• Director Vasquez participated in the annual IUPLR and inaugural symposium of Crossing Latinidades Initiatives. Director led the teaching and learning group.
• Dr. Jose Rivera published The Zanjeras of Llocos: Cooperative Irrigation Societies of the Philippines through the Ateneo de Manila University Press.
• Dr. Rebecca Blum-Martinez and Mary Jean Habermann Lopez published The Shoulders We Stand On through the University of New Mexico Press.
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0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 FY18 FY19 FY20 Proposals 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 FY18 FY19 FY20 Awards
Proposals and Awards
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0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 FY18 FY19 FY20 Expenditures 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 FY18 FY19 FY20 F&A
Research Expenditures and F&A
Annual Review of Category 3 Research Centers/Institutes 8 FY19 Sources of Renue F&A Return $ 514,804 VPR Pullback $ (25,215) PI F&A Return $ (24,000) I&G (COSAP $ 93,307 Student Fees $ 16,304 Gifts $ 2,173 Service Centers $ 18,752 Other $ 98,626 Grand Challenge $ 70,000 Support from OVPR $ 71,085 FY19 Reserves $ 811,175 Total Revenue $ 1,647,010 FY20 Sources of Revenue F&A Return 6,048 VPR Allocation 100,000 Other 4,586 FY19 to FY20 Reserves 25,677 Total 136,311 Salaries, 55,320.70 , 53% Fringe Benefits, 14,770.23 , 14% Materials & Supplies, 34,112.50 , 33% SHRI Expenditure Details
Research Center Impacts
• Resources provided for Latinx faculty and Latinx-related programs
• Contributions to education & intellectual environment through public programming
• City of Albuquerque contracts secured
• Book and journal publications enhance Latina/o research profile.
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Return on Investment
• Number of faculty served - 50
• Number of undergraduate and graduate students served – 100
• Number of community members served - 200
• Total number of contracts = 1
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SHRI has over fifty Research Faculty from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education, Architecture and Planning, Medicine/Health Sciences, Fine Arts, Law, and the Anderson School of Management. The Institute engages closely with the new MA and PhD program in Chicana and Chicano Studies Department on collaborative academic initiatives that promote Latinx research and the bridging of UNM and the States’ Latinx communities.
SHRI is largely supported by OVPR funds. Although associated faculty generate significant sponsored research, due to the incentive structure of F&A distribution among OVPR, Colleges and Departments, SHRI does not benefit from the administration of their associates’ grants as faculty are typically required to administer their funding through their home units. SHRI administrative support staff is .50, which limits the level of its productivity.
WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES
With the upcoming evaluate of the SHRI Strategic Plan, SHRI Research Faculty will be positioned to understand the impact of faculty and student scholarship, stimulate and cofacilitate sponsored research activities and serve as a supportive unit for the Latinx community on and off campus.
In order to become self-sustaining, SHRI must continue to foster collaborative inter-disciplinary projects, seek state and federal funding and submit grant proposals, and have the capacity to administer substantive external grants in order to incentivize faculty to have their grants run through the Institute, and thus, become selfsustaining.
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THREATS
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Looking Ahead to 2021
Aspirations or opportunities for the institute.
• Finalize the NEH Humanities Initiative grant and website
• Finalize Chicanx Art exhibit
• Secure additional space for Research faculty and students
• Co-host activities related to the Crossing Latinidades initiative
• Release 1st issue of Chamisa
• Select 3rd book in Contextos series
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Summary
SHRI has increased its research and scholarship contributions to UNM. The evaluation of the Strategic Plan will inform SHRI of the status of its strategic priorities and the challenges it faces in the next five years. SHRI plays an important role in strengthening the quality of UNM’s Latinx-serving research, faculty/student professionalization, and community engagement. Moreover, SHRI plays a role in shaping public discourse as it relates to Latinx populations on local, regional, and national levels.
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