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UTEP to Facilitate National Effort to Increase Number of Hispanics in
Computing With $10M Grant
The University of Texas at El Paso, with a consortium of more than 40 other
institutions and organizations from the public and private sector, is at the
forefront of a national effort to increase the number of Hispanic students
who participate in computing.
The work will be led by Ann Gates, Ph.D., professor and chair of UTEP’s
Department of Computer Science, who recently was named a recipient of a
National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth $9,900,000. Gates is one of a
number of collaborators from UTEP who work with counterparts at other
institutions and organizations to make up the Computing Alliance of Hispanic
-Serving Institutions (CAHSI).
CAHSI will serve as the lead partner in a collaboration through NSF’s
Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented
Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) program. NSF INCLUDES is a
comprehensive effort to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering
discovery and innovation by proactively seeking and effectively developing
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent from all
sectors and groups.
The alliance’s vision is to ensure Hispanics comprise 20 percent of
graduates in computing disciplines, nationally, by 2030.
“We are grateful and pleased to be a part of this NSF initiative,” Gates
said. “NSF INCLUDES recognizes the importance of inclusion and equity as a
means of advancing discovery. We cannot advance research unless we are
inclusive in who contributes to research efforts. We are now poised to help
further diversify the workforce. Our efforts will lead to innovation because
we’re involving students and faculty who provide unique perspectives to
solve problems that require computing and technology knowledge. Perspectives
can be based on gender, ethnicity, culture, socio-economic status, and
other life experiences.”
CAHSI’s goals align with the five characteristics of an INCLUDES Alliance
Program for achieving impact and fostering collaboration – vision;
partnerships; goals and metrics; leadership and communication; and the
potential for expansion, sustainability, and scale. The national alliance
will establish regional hubs throughout the country that will incorporate
diverse stakeholders from two-year colleges, four-year universities, K-12
stakeholders, nonprofits, industry, governmental agencies, as well as
students, faculty and staff who work with students in computing fields.
UTEP will work to organize support systems within these hubs – which
currently include collaborators in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois,
New Jersey, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Texas – that can address major
issues with students and help them succeed in computing.
“The introduction of CAHSI INCLUDES means those of us who are passionate
about student success and having a more diverse tech industry have the
ability to work more directly with students,” said Andrea Tirres,
interdisciplinary network manager within UTEP’s Office of Research and
Sponsored Projects. “We are also partnering with administrators and tech
leaders to really visualize what a long-term impact means for our
communities and to act in a purposeful and informed way. There are a lot of
differences in how we approach solving problems. What has remained constant
with UTEP and what has remained constant with CAHSI is that we continue to
expand and create pathways with administrators and with stakeholders to make
our communities better.”
One of those relationships has been fostered with a nearby external
collaborator who is readily familiar with the challenges that are unique to
the region surrounding UTEP.
“We have so many similarities,” said Enrico Pontelli, Ph.D., dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces,
of the similarities shared by NMSU and UTEP as well as all other
institutions that are part of the CAHSI INCLUDES initiative. “It’s not
just the students and the region. We have a lot of shared interests, in
terms of research, education and outreach, and we are all striving toward
the same goal – empowering Hispanic students to succeed in the field of
computing. We are good friends. We are kind of like a big family. We get
together, we’re happy to work together, we share ideas. The nice thing
about CAHSI is the continued sharing of ideas. We explore one practice, it
works, and we share it with UTEP and the other institutions. And vice versa.
It’s not a competition, it’s about working together.”
Computing With $10M Grant
The University of Texas at El Paso, with a consortium of more than 40 other
institutions and organizations from the public and private sector, is at the
forefront of a national effort to increase the number of Hispanic students
who participate in computing.
The work will be led by Ann Gates, Ph.D., professor and chair of UTEP’s
Department of Computer Science, who recently was named a recipient of a
National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth $9,900,000. Gates is one of a
number of collaborators from UTEP who work with counterparts at other
institutions and organizations to make up the Computing Alliance of Hispanic
-Serving Institutions (CAHSI).
CAHSI will serve as the lead partner in a collaboration through NSF’s
Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented
Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) program. NSF INCLUDES is a
comprehensive effort to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering
discovery and innovation by proactively seeking and effectively developing
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent from all
sectors and groups.
The alliance’s vision is to ensure Hispanics comprise 20 percent of
graduates in computing disciplines, nationally, by 2030.
“We are grateful and pleased to be a part of this NSF initiative,” Gates
said. “NSF INCLUDES recognizes the importance of inclusion and equity as a
means of advancing discovery. We cannot advance research unless we are
inclusive in who contributes to research efforts. We are now poised to help
further diversify the workforce. Our efforts will lead to innovation because
we’re involving students and faculty who provide unique perspectives to
solve problems that require computing and technology knowledge. Perspectives
can be based on gender, ethnicity, culture, socio-economic status, and
other life experiences.”
CAHSI’s goals align with the five characteristics of an INCLUDES Alliance
Program for achieving impact and fostering collaboration – vision;
partnerships; goals and metrics; leadership and communication; and the
potential for expansion, sustainability, and scale. The national alliance
will establish regional hubs throughout the country that will incorporate
diverse stakeholders from two-year colleges, four-year universities, K-12
stakeholders, nonprofits, industry, governmental agencies, as well as
students, faculty and staff who work with students in computing fields.
UTEP will work to organize support systems within these hubs – which
currently include collaborators in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois,
New Jersey, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Texas – that can address major
issues with students and help them succeed in computing.
“The introduction of CAHSI INCLUDES means those of us who are passionate
about student success and having a more diverse tech industry have the
ability to work more directly with students,” said Andrea Tirres,
interdisciplinary network manager within UTEP’s Office of Research and
Sponsored Projects. “We are also partnering with administrators and tech
leaders to really visualize what a long-term impact means for our
communities and to act in a purposeful and informed way. There are a lot of
differences in how we approach solving problems. What has remained constant
with UTEP and what has remained constant with CAHSI is that we continue to
expand and create pathways with administrators and with stakeholders to make
our communities better.”
One of those relationships has been fostered with a nearby external
collaborator who is readily familiar with the challenges that are unique to
the region surrounding UTEP.
“We have so many similarities,” said Enrico Pontelli, Ph.D., dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces,
of the similarities shared by NMSU and UTEP as well as all other
institutions that are part of the CAHSI INCLUDES initiative. “It’s not
just the students and the region. We have a lot of shared interests, in
terms of research, education and outreach, and we are all striving toward
the same goal – empowering Hispanic students to succeed in the field of
computing. We are good friends. We are kind of like a big family. We get
together, we’re happy to work together, we share ideas. The nice thing
about CAHSI is the continued sharing of ideas. We explore one practice, it
works, and we share it with UTEP and the other institutions. And vice versa.
It’s not a competition, it’s about working together.”
