MATC’S HISPANICSERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) INITIATIVE REPORT AND

MATC’S HISPANICSERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) INITIATIVE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Dr. Wilma L. Bonaparte, Mequon Campus-Executive Director and Co-Chair of the HSI Taskforce Initiative Dr. Arturo Martinez, Walker’s Square-Director and Co-Chair of the HIS Taskforce Initiative August 4, 2020

HSI TASKFORCE MEMBERS Arturo Martinez [email protected] Marwill Santiago [email protected] Giovanna Doll, Giovanna [email protected] Carlos Aranda [email protected] Marisela Galaviz [email protected] Patricia Gomez [email protected] Erika Reyes [email protected] Anne-Marie Bernard [email protected] Nora Alvarado [email protected] Rosy Lopez [email protected] Jose Ortega [email protected] David Espinoza [email protected] Annette Velez [email protected] Alvarez Esmeralda [email protected] Lorena Bonilla [email protected] Bertha Gonzalez [email protected] Amarilis Martinez [email protected] Cynthia Galvan [email protected] Suzann Gardner [email protected]

WHAT I ASKED FROM THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS (FEBRUARY 2019) Identify Task force members Consistent and clear message across campus of the benefits Promotion of cultural competence and actions of cultural humility

2018-19 GUIDED PATHWAYS HSI TASK FORCE TEAM CHARTER PILLAR & ESSENTIAL PRACTICE Entering & Staying: Hispanic Serving Institute Task Force PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Under the leadership of Dr. Wilma Bonaparte, this team will oversee a multifaceted plan that will increase our Hispanic population enrollment from 16.4% to 25% and retention rates from 55% to 70% by 2025. Using S.M.A.R.T. objectives, the Team will develop and follow a series of 90-Day Plans that complement the work of the Guided Pathways Steering Committee and Teams.

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THE GROWING LATINX COMMUNITY IN WISCONSIN Change in Wisconsin public school enrollment by race/ethnicity https://www.wiscontext.org/why-more-wisconsin-schools-are-enrolling-fewerstudents

Economic Op portunities https://wispolicyforum. org/wp-content/uploads /2019/05/UpwardMobilit y FullReport.pdf

BUT Hispanics in our region’s are among the most educationally underserved. This population is the least likely to have a high school diploma, and Hispanic/Hispanic adults in the fourcounty Milwaukee metro area are about one-third as likely as their white counterparts to have a fouryear degree.

MATC IS POSITIONED Bilingual course offerings and programs The MATC Promise program offers free tuition to eligible students, making college possible for students otherwise may have not perceived it to be a possibility. Guided Pathways Only IHE with an existing MOU with the Mexican Consulate of Wisconsin Only two-year institution in WTCS with a partnership with HPGM that grants scholarships for eligible DACA students Co-collaboration with other SE Wisconsin IHE’s including 2020 Diversity Summit and HACU presentation (retrieved 11/24/18 from https://www.matc.edu/).

16.4% TRENDING UPWARD (MATC HISPANIC UNDERGRADAUTES ACCORDING TO HACU) Fall 2017 18.9% Fall 2018 17.3% Fall 2019

STUDENT VOICES MARKETING MATERIALS/SOCIAL MEDIA THAT REFLECTS THEIR CULTURE SIGNS, VIDEOS, WEBSITES, AND OTHER MATERIALS IN SPANISH CAMPUS SPACE DEDICATED TO SHOWCASE THEIR CULTURE PROGRAMS AND CLASSES IN SPANISH OR BILINGUALLY MENTORS WITH WHOM THEY CAN IDENTIFY APPRENTICES/ INTERNSHIPS, CLINICAL PLACEMENTS, AND SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

Adequate financial aid packages available and information about financial assistance communicated early and often. Hispanic students expect faculty who are supportive and, to the fullest extent possible, to see professors who can understand the background from which they come. Intentional recruitment of Hispanic faculty and staff STUDENT VOICES Commitment among non-Hispanic faculty to be empathetic and understanding and to have a sense of cultural humility that lends itself to inclusive practices in their classroom pedagogy. The ability to hear Spanish being spoken on campus, between students, and between faculty/staff and students, in a way that is accepted and honored as an asset, not a deficit. Cultural programs, groups and events that demonstrate that the college embraces their culture in authentic ways.

RECOMMENDATION #1: CREATE AN OFFICE OF HISPANIC INITIATIVES (OHI) (REPORTING TO THE MATC PRESIDENT) (AND DREAM CENTER, SEE RECOMMENDATION #4) Lead the strategic efforts and collaborate with units across the college: Retention Scholarship Recruitment & enrollment initiatives Articulation

Bilingual curriculum Pedagogy Professional development in cultural competency Hiring Grants HACU membership Community relationships

RECOMMENDATION #2: CENTRALIZE AND STRENGTHEN BILINGUAL AND ELL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS Centralized services and offering a comprehensive set of best practice strategies in ELL and bilingual pedagogy to design and deliver a clear, sustainable pathway that prepares Spanish speaking students for careers including the vocational trades, STEM fields, teacher education preparation programs such as Early Childhood, and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Bilingual GED and Basic Skills Bilingual Summer Bridge program Intensive English Institute for second language learners English college-level courses at MATC (VESL) Bilingual ELL reading and writing center

RECOMMENDATION #3: SHIFT HIRING PRACTICES Hire more diverse, bilingual, and culturally competent faculty and staff across departments: Create hiring language and protocols that encourage greater diversity and bilingualism in applicant pools Trainings for hiring committees on mitigating the impact of implicit bias in the hiring process Intentional advertisement of positions Compensate bilingualism

Add positions in areas such as the following to assist with the growing needs of serving a diverse student population: Center for Teaching and Learning, to assist in faculty training and development in cultural responsiveness Bilingual Education, to further develop and standardize Bilingual Curriculum and programs, Pre-College, to further develop High School Dual Enrollment agreements Enrollment, to assist specifically with Hispanic student outreach, retention and recruitment efforts Financial Aid

RECOMMENDATION #4: RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF MATC’S UNDOCUMENTED/DACAMENTED STUDENTS Create a position and/or identify an office within the Office of Hispanic Initiative Office that serves as the central hub for information and support for undocumented/DACAmented students. College leadership should make public statements around MATC’s position on undocumented students.