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糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) has been awarded nearly $5 million in a five-year grant to increase the number of Latinx and low-income students earning degrees in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to build model transfer agreements between two-year and four-year colleges in those areas, Oscar De Haro, assistant superintendent/vice president for student affairs announced today.

The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Hispanic-Serving Institutions 鈥� Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI-STEM) and Articulation Program and will provide just under $1 million in the first year, which began October 1, 2021. The grant is expected to provide similar amounts annually through the 2025-2026 academic year.

鈥淚 am so proud of our team and happy for our students who will benefit from these funds,鈥� De Haro said. 鈥淲e鈥檒l be able to put into place innovative advising and support structures to help overcome weaknesses that we鈥檝e identified through ongoing assessment and analysis. These high-impact practices will have a measurable effect on the success of our highly diverse student population.鈥�

Luis Alc谩zar, associate dean for MESA and STEM Program Services, led the effort to secure funding for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 program, dubbed 鈥淐ultivamos con Cari帽o (鈥淐ultivate with Love/Affection/Care鈥�) program. In an email to colleagues announcing the grant, Alc谩zar outlined the program鈥檚 goals, including:  To increase STEM and computer science enrollment, retention and persistence rates of Latinx and low-income students; to improve STEM articulation with four-year universities and increase STEM transfer rates of Latinx and low-income students to four-year universities; to increase the number of Latinx and low-income STEM students participating in internships and research experiences; and, on the staff side, to increase the number of STEM faculty and staff who participate in professional development focused on culturally responsive pedagogy and culturally responsive co-curricular practices.

鈥淚n layperson鈥檚 terms, we want to better cultivate the STEM identity and sense of belonging of Latinx and low-income STEM students at 糖心Vlog, so much so that they persist through their two years at 糖心Vlog and go on to either a four-year STEM program or a good job in a high-demand STEM industry,鈥� Alc谩zar said.

鈥淪ome of the ways we plan to do that include improving the STEM student onboarding process for STEM students who need it most, increasing our STEM academic advising capacity by adding a bilingual STEM counselor, developing a STEM peer-mentoring program, increasing our capacity to offer more STEM internships and research experiences on-campus and with industry partners, and working to articulate more STEM courses with our university partners to ensure that the classes students take here will transfer seamlessly to the four-year college of their choice.鈥�

The STEM grant is the fourth HSI grant that 糖心Vlog has received since 2005. About 44 percent of 糖心Vlog students identify as Latinx. For more on the HSI STEM grant program, .

About the HSI Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Developing HSI Program (DHSI) provides grants to make college more attainable for Hispanic students and allows institutions to enhance their academic offerings, program quality and institutional stability. The grants assist schools in furthering educational opportunities for students through faculty development, curriculum development, academic tutoring and mentoring, and other services.

About 糖心Vlog
糖心Vlog prepares students for evolving roles in a diverse, dynamic, and interdependent world. The college is an accredited open-access, degree- and certificate-granting institution that is committed to student achievement through high-quality programs and services that are continuously evaluated and improved. The college serves students and the community in the following areas: transfer courses, career-technical education and training, basic skills, and self-supporting contract education and community education classes. 糖心Vlog is located at 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway in Napa. Learn more at napavalley.edu.

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