Department of Education awards HSI STEM and Articulation Programs grants
On Sept. 26 the U.S. Department of Education announced that 97 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are the recipients of awards given through the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and Articulation Programs (HSI STEM and Articulation Programs). The program had about $100 million for 109 grants that will support the development of articulation between two and four year institutions or enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs at HSIs. The grant funds may be used for:
- scientific or laboratory equipment for teaching
- the construction or renovation of facilities
- purchasing educational materials
- academic tutoring or counseling programs
- teacher education
- student support services.
Press Release Clips for three Institutions that have been awarded Title V HSI STEM Grants
Hillsborough Community College has received the biggest grant in its history, $4.3 million over five years to develop online science and technology courses for its Dale Mabry campus.
Cal State Northridge received $5.5 million from the Department of Education’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions STEM program to boost the number of students who transfer from a community college and graduate with degrees in engineering and computer science. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Cerritos College has been awarded a $3.8 million STEM grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and articulation program.
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laboratory instrumentation to HSI colleges and universities for over ten years. Here is a partial list of HSI chemistry programs that are using MeasureNet in their labs.
HSI Customer Testimonials
"The sensitivity of this 'user-friendly' system will enable us to design experiments using smaller quantities of chemicals, thereby making the experiments safer and cutting down on disposal. Consequently, we expect that by using this system we will reduce our laboratory maintenance and operational costs while introducing all basic general laboratory techniques. In addition, it will give us the ability to design innovative experiments to expand our chemistry curriculum to incorporate experiments using UV-Vis spectroscopy, chromatography, and HPLC techniques."
- Dr. Jeanette Medina, College
- Dr. Anuradha Pattanayak, Cañada College
"Our department adopted MeasureNet because there is no need for a computer at student workstations, as well as its versatility, ease of use, and high degree of precision."
- Eileen DiMauro, Mt. San Antonio College