Student Success Conference 2022
More than 300 Arizona staff, faculty and students gathered to learn about and discuss high-impact practices to increase persistence and degree completion for undergraduate students. Participating both virtually and in-person, attendees heard from keynote George Kuh, and then attendees breakout sessions covering a variety of practices that impact student success.
Session Title: Culturally Responsive Mentoring Communities
- Presenters: Elia Bueno, Dr. Regina Deil-Amen, Kimberly Sierra-Cajas, & Dr. Jenni Batchelder
- Description: Explore high-impact practice with regard to our culturally-responsive mentoring community (including faculty and peer mentors) and programming for Pima Community College students in their last year at Pima before and then after transferring into STEM majors and into ASEMS-T programming at the University of Arizona.
Batchelder, J. & Halvorson-Otts, E. (2024, April). “Lessons learned from inter-institutional NSF S-STEM implementation.” AZ Transfer Summit. Turning the Page: The Next Chapter in Transfer.
Christiaens, Roman, Anderson, Brenda, Kiehlbaugh, Kasi., Deil-Amen, Regina. (2024, April). “The Role of STEM Faculty Identities in Culturally Responsive Mentorship.” Paper presentation, roundtable session at the American Educational Research Association in Philadelphia, PA.
Anderson Wadley, Brenda & Regina Deil-Amen (2023, April). "Interrogating and Disrupting Exclusionary Practices in STEM: Culturally Responsive STEM Mentorship." Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Batchelder, J. & Halvorson-Otts, E. (2023, November). “Lessons learned from inter-institutional NSF S-STEM implementation.” AAC&U STEM Conference: Transforming STEM Higher Education,.
Olivas, Patricia, Samuel, Adenike, Deil-Amen, Regina. (2023, November). “Lasting Effects of a Previous Campus Climate on Transfer Students’ Sense of Belonging in STEM.” Paper presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Minneapolis, MN.
Bueno, Elia H. & Regina Deil-Amen (2023, April). "’It’s not good for my mental health’”: When leaving Engineering becomes a form of self-care." Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Halvorson-Otts, E., Nieto, A., & Thies, J. (2023, March). “A community of practice supporting low-income transfer in STEM.” League for Innovation In Community Colleges.
Velasquez, Selena M., Bueno, Elia H., Jones, Candace, & Deil-Amen, Regina. (2022, April). “Passion, Camaraderie, and Threat: Sense of Belonging for STEM Community College Students.” Paper presentation, paper session at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Anderson Wadley, Brenda & Regina Deil-Amen. (2022, April). “Exploring How Culture Matters in Building Culturally-Responsive Contexts for Community College Students Pursuing STEM.” Paper presentation, paper session at the American Educational Research Association in San Diego, CA.
Deil-Amen, Regina. (2022, March). “Equity Lessons Learned Beyond the Classroom: Building Culturally Responsive Organizational Practices for Community College and Transfer Students.” Keynote Address for Council for the Study of Community Colleges 63rd Annual Conference.
Bueno, Elia H., Velasquez, Selena M., Jones, Candace, & Regina Deil-Amen. (2021, November). “That was the biggest help”: The importance of familial support for STEM community college students. Paper presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bueno, Elia H., Velasquez, Selena M., Deil-Amen, Regina. (2021, November). “Perceptions of Family Support Among Underrepresented Students in STEM.” Paper presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Deil-Amen, R., Halvorson-Otts, E., Sierra-Cajas, K., Thies, J., & Kiehlbaugh, K. (2021, November). “Developing an inclusive culturally responsive mentoring context for STEM community college students transitioning from a 2 to 4-year HSI.” AAC&U STEM Virtual Conference: Nothing Stays the Same.