“Avanza: Cultivating Chicanx/Latinx Leaders for the Future”
2023 Hispanic Serving Institution Showcase
Thursday, March 23, 2023
8:00 – 8:55: Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:05: Opening Remarks and Welcome
Lina Mendez, Director of HSI, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UC Davis
Renetta Garrison Tull, Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UC Davis
9:05 – 10:00: Becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution
Chancellor’s & Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Fireside Chat
with UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May and Pablo Reguerín, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, UC Davis
10:00 – 10:45: HSI as a Collective
- HSI Task Force - Raquel Aldana, Professor, King Hall School of Law, UC Davis
- HSI Community Council - Dr. Francisco Hernandez, Co-Chair, HSI Community Council
- HSI Undergraduate Advisory Board - Alondra Avitia Ramos, UC Davis Student and HSI Undergraduate Student Advisory Board Member
- Moderated by: Timo Rico, Executive Director, Student Affairs Assessment
10:45 – 11:00 Break / View Student Farm video and Pioneros Project
11:00 – 11:45: Achieving HSI Designation
- Undergraduate Admissions Strategies - Robert Penman, Director for Undergraduate Outreach, Recruitment and Admissions, UC Davis
- The Role of Graduate Studies in HSIs - Josephine Moreno, Diversity Director for Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences (HASS) and Education, Graduate Studies, UC Davis
- Chicanx/Latinx Academic Retention Center - Rodrigo Bonilla, Director, Center for Chicanx and Latinx Academic Student Success, UC Davis
- Moderated by: Malisa Lee, Vice Provost of Enrollment Management
11:45 – 12:15 Lunch
12:15 – 12:45: Keynote Speaker Session
- Reimagining Excellence: The Charge for Hispanic Serving Research Institution (HSRIs) - Dr. Marcela Cuellar, Associate Professor, School of Education, UC Davis
12:50 – 1:00 Break
1:00 – 1:30: Dean’s Leadership in Hiring and Retaining Faculty
- Estella Atekwana, Dean and Distinguished Professor, College of Letters and Science, UC Davis
- Mark Winey, Dean and Distinguished Professor, College of Biological Sciences, UC Davis
- Moderated by Danny Martinez, Associate Professor and Chair of Graduate Group in Education
- Moderated by Danny Martinez, Associate Professor and Chair of Graduate Group in Education
1:30 – 2:30: CAMPOS, CAMPSSAH and Medical School Efforts
- Highlights from CAMPOS & CAMPSSAH
- Dr. Mariel Vazquez, Professor, Director of Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Science (CAMPOS)
- Dr. Zoila Mendoza, Professor, Director of Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspective on Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities (CAMPSSAH)
- Researcher Spotlight - STEM: Dr. Jesús M. Velázquez, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC Davis
- Researcher Spotlight - SSAH: Dr. Alicia Rusoja, Assistant Professor, School of Education, UC Davis
- Highlights from the UC Davis Medical School - Dr. Mark Servis, Vice Dean for Medical Education, UC Davis Health
2:30 – 3:00: Snack Break, Danzantes del Alma, and Taller del Nuevo Amanecer (TANA)
3:00 – 3:30: Government Relations & HSI Caucus
- Brandon Minto, Director of Federal Government Relations, Government and Community Relations, UC Davis
- Roberto Rizo, Field Representative, U.S. Senator Padilla’s Office.
- Moderated by: Dr. Melissa Moreno, County Office of Education Elected Official and California Community College Chicana Studies Faculty
3:30 – 4:00: Sharing Promising Practices and Closing Remarks
4:00 – 5:00: Campus Tours (Optional)
El Centro, Student Community Center and Graduate Student Center