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Session Title: Evaluating the Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program
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Panel Session 770 to be held in Suwannee 17 on Saturday, Nov 14, 10:55 AM to 11:40 AM
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Sponsored by the Assessment in Higher Education TIG
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| Henry Doan, United States Department of Agriculture, hdoan@csrees.usda.gov
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| Abstract:
This Federally funded education grants program serves Hispanic serving institutions with the following specific targets: faculty preparation and teaching enhancements; instruction delivery systems; scientific instrumentation for teaching; student experimental learning; student recruitment and retention, and curriculum design and materials development. The program promotes and strengthens the ability of America's HSIs to develop and conduct educational initiatives that attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the nation's scientific and professional workforce in the food and agricultural sciences.
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The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program Over the Years
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| Irma Lawrence, United States Department of Agriculture, ilawrence@csrees.usda.gov
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This Federally funded education grants program serves Hispanic serving institutions with the following specific targets: faculty preparation and teachning enhancements; instruction delivery systems; scientific instrumentation for teaching; student experiental learning; student recruitment and retention, and curriculum design and materials development. The program promotes and strenthens the ability of America's HSIs to develop and conduct educational initiatives that attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the nation's scientific and professional workforce in the food and agricultural sciences.
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Involving Partners in Evaluating the HSI Education Grants Program
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| Henry Doan, United States Department of Agriculture, hdoan@csrees.usda.gov
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Evaluating the program began with the development of logic models for each invidividual grant with input and participation from all HSI program consortium members or HIS grant recipients, the national program leader (NPL) responsible for managing the program, and evaluation leaders from the granting agency. Reports on progress and/or pitfalls of the program are developed for each step of the logic model through the grant life, and submitted to the NPL for reviews, comments, and remedial action, if neccessary, and assessed by evaluation leaders. This way any adjustments and revisions or corrections can be done in a timely manner to ensure program outcomes.
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