Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education Noticiario Noticiario_Winter2018 | Page 18

All stakeholders in undergraduate STEM education—students, administrators, faculty, employers and community members—are invited to join us in Dallas for Consejos Colectivos: Improving STEM Success at HSIs. February 27-28, 2018 El Centro College 801 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202 Conference conversations will contribute to an improved understanding of institutional opportunities or barriers with regard to Latinx student recruitment, retention and advancement in STEM, as well as help inform the National Science Foundation’s new HSI programs. See the attached flier for more information, including the conference's concurrent session topics. Registration for the conference will open January 5, 2018.Click here to register beginning January 5. Travel grant and poster presentation submissions can be made NOW at bit.ly/ConsejosColectivos and will be accepted though January 31. Poster presentations must address obstacles to recruitment, retention and STEM career placement at HSIs by using personal experiences. If you have questions about registration or the travel grant/poster presentation submission process, call 979-845-9928 or send an email to [email protected]. Consejos Colectivos: Improving STEM Success at HSIs is immediately before the 43rd Annual TACHE Conference. 18