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Southwest Hispanic Research Institute
Irene Vásquez
2020 Annual Review of Category 3 Research Centers/Institutes | Revision Date
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Annual
Mission: SW Hispanic Research Institute (SHRI)
• Established in 1980,
• Promotes multidisciplinary research and scholarship on the Latino/Hispanic populations of New Mexico and the United States
• Publishes faculty and student scholarship;
• Organizes and co-sponsors research, events, conferences, lectures and visiting scholars;
• Provides internships, graduate assistantships and research opportunities;
• Promotes access and equity in hiring, promotion and retention of Latinx faculty
• Facilitates community-engaged teaching and learning
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CY 2022 Goals and Status
I. Increase number of SHRI publications
Published volume 2 of Chamisa; secured additional two new book proposals for Contextos
II. Organize national conferences/lecture series
Chicano Reunion, Translingual Literacy Colloquia Series
III. Increase number of grant applications, contracts, and awards
One private foundation, one multi-institutional, WeR1, research institutes
IV. Increase multi-institutional research collaborations
Developed a new research cluster with University of Arizona and UC Santa Barbara Committee
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CY 2022 Goals and Status
V. Support international research activities
Faculty and student participation at international events, study abroad
VI. Offer graduate student professionalization and training
Publishing, conference presentations, job preparation, research support
VII. Secure funding for graduate student research fellowships
UIC Crossing Latinidades Initiative, CCS legislative funding
VIII. Engage in fundraising
Sale of Chamisa
X. Work with community based-organizations to support educational activities and provide technical assistance
LULAC mural beautification project at RFK Middle School
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Advisory Committee (established 2018)
• Reviews Strategic Plan
• Assesses Unit Viability
• Recommendations related to Mission, Goals, Director and Member Roles
• Review future research priorities
• Members
• Ronda Brulotte,
• Manuel Montoya,
• Mark Peceny, (former)
• Jane Ellen Smith (former)
• Maggie Werner-Washburne
• Sylvia Celedon-Pattichis (former)
• Next meeting: spring 2023
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CY 2022 Highlights
Increase in the number of grant proposals and research expenditures
• Director participated on steering committee for the UIC Crossing Latinidades Initiatives and secured 2M Mellon foundation grant.
• SHRI Research Faculty Doris Careaga-Coleman received UIC Chicago Research Cluster grant, ($310,000).
• SHRI Associates, Gustavo Garcia and Natalia Toscano, receive Crossing Latinidades Research Fellowship ($60,000) and award from Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies, for “Proyecto Jaranera: The Poetics of Son Jarocho" ($10,000).
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CY 2022 Highlights
• Associate Director Goodwin co-published Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology, Ohio State University Press, 2021 (2022 Finalist, World Fantasy Awards).
• SHRI Research Faculty Kells co-published Latina Leadership: Language and Literacy Education Across Communities, Syracuse University Press, 2021 (2023 Outstanding Book Award for an Edited Collection, Conference on College Composition and Communication).
• SHRI Research Faculty Romero is sole U.S. invited presenter to Tanta International Poetry Festival in Egypt.
• SHRI Research Faculty mentor 14 graduate students to apply for a national conference and they are accepted.
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Annual Review of Category 3 Research Centers/Institutes 8 Proposals and Awards 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Awards 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Proposals
Annual Review of Category 3 Research Centers/Institutes F&A Return, 1,594.42 , 1% VPR Allocation, 110,000.00 , 61% Contracts & Grants, 21,529.55 , 12% Gifts & Endowments, 14,873.92 , 8% FY21 to FY22 Reserves, 33,147.28 , 18% SHRI Revenue Details FY22 Sources of Revenue F&A Return 1,594 VPR Allocation 110,000 Contracts & Grants 21,530 Gifts & Endowments 14,874 FY21 to FY22 Reserves 33,147 Total 181,145 9
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0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 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 FY21 FY22 F&A
Research Expenditures and F&A (last 5 fiscal years)
Annual Review of Category 3 Research Centers/Institutes FY22 Expenditures: Salaries & Fringe 73,732.14 Travel 3,074.39 Materials & Supplies 13,087.16 Student Costs 11,220.00 Communications/Services 16,099.00 Other Expenses 34,797.80 Total 152,010.49 11 Salaries & Fringe, 73,732.14 , 48% Travel, 3,074.39 , 2% Materials & Supplies, 13,087.16 , 9% Student Costs, 11,220.00 , 7% Communications/Services , 16,099.00 , 11% Other Expenses, 34,797.80 , 23%
SHRI Expenditure Details
Research Center Impacts
• Expand global and national footprint
• Increase numbers of faculty, staff, and student participants
• Fund Latinx faculty and Latinx-related programs
• Public Programming
• Contributions to education & intellectual environment through City of Albuquerque contracts and Curriculum development
• Latina/o research profile through publications
• Books and journals
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Return on Investment
• faculty served - 67 from 5 colleges and 2 schools
• undergraduate and graduate students served – 200
• high school students served - 600
• community members served – 1500
• curriculum lessons developed – 41 lesson plans for 6-8, 9-12 grades
• # of grants associated with SHRI = 5
• # of contracts = 1
• SHRI is the only Latina/o-serving research institute with the broadest number of disciplinary-based faculty mobilizing research, educational interactions, and public service for Latina/o communities throughout the state. (UNM HSI-Minority-Serving
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Members throughout UNM campus. The Institute works closely with the new MA and PhD program in Chicana and Chicano Studies on collaborative academic initiatives.
SHRI has raised UNMs national and international profile by increasing scholarship and research collaboration.
STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES
SHRI Research Faculty are highly networked within the state and the US to lead Latinx scholarship locally and nationally.
SHRI is positioned to serve as a supportive, academic, conceptual unit for the Latinx community on and off campus.
SHRI, working with CCS, can help UNM achieve its mission within the state and nationally.
SHRI is currently, largely supported by OVPR funds. Although research faculty generate significant sponsored research, SHRI does not benefit due to the incentive structure of F&A distribution among OVPR, Colleges and Departments.
SHRI, with staff at 0.5 FTE, lacks critical administrative support to grow
WEAKNESSES
Funding: increase collaborative inter-disciplinary projects, develop and identify new sources of funding from foundations, state, and federal funding.
SHRI needs to be able to provide more support: Challenges submitting and managing grants
Building critical mass when SHRI faculty are dispersed one-by-one across campus
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Looking Ahead to 2023
Aspirations or opportunities for the institute.
• Secure additional grants and contracts
• Host a national conference at UNM
• Finalize Chicanx Art exhibit catalogue through Contextos
• Publish next book in Contextos series
• Release 3rd volume of Chamisa
• Lead a UNM-wide seminar series
• Co-host activities related to the Crossing Latinidades initiative
• Offer technical assistance for policy development and governmental/NGO entities
• Secure additional space for Research Faculty and Associates
• Support Hispanic Heritage Month – nurture outreach, inclusion, awareness
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Summary
• SHRI continues to increase its research and scholarship at UNM.
• SHRI contributes significantly to strengthening the quality of UNM’s Latinx-serving research, faculty/student development and scholarship, and community engagement.
• SHRI contributes locally, nationally, and internationally in shaping public discourse as it relates to Latinx populations
• SHRI aspires to be the academic voice and representation of Latinidades within UNM
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