Engage with a Community of Practice
Programs for Latino Student Success is a community of practice that builds common cause among program leaders from Examples of Excelencia. Practitioners engage in small, cohort-based conversations to share and learn about ways to strengthen their efforts, leverage their impact and growth, and reinforce the value of intentionally serving our students. Leaders and their programs are promoted in our research and included in presentations at institutes and conferences. Most of our events are open to all practitioners, but some are intended solely for our previously recognized programs through Examples of Excelencia.
Engagement opportunities for Programs for Latino Student Success include:
- Participation in cohort-based conversations, such as Pláticas, to share and learn about ways to strengthen efforts, leverage impact, and reinforce the value of intentionally serving Latino students.
- Access to webinars to broaden the scope of knowledge surrounding evidence-based practices that accelerate Latino student success.
- Opportunities to engage in presentations at institutes and conferences and inclusion in research.
Julie Carballo, Assistant Dean of Students for First-Generation and Military-Affiliated Initiatives, North Central College
If you are a program leader committed to intentionally SERVING Latino students, we invite you to join Programs for Latino Student Success by contacting us at Examples@EdExcelencia.org.
This page is updated on a continual basis, so we invite you to visit often for the latest updates.
Previous Events
Elevating What Works for Latino Students – A Conversation with Practitioners Leading Successful Programs
January 29 at 2pm ET
We had an engaging conversation on what works to improve higher education outcomes for Latino, and all, students. During this webinar, representatives from the 2024 Examples of Excelencia shared their practices to increase affordability, address academic barriers, create a sense of belonging, and to provide experiential learning opportunities that improve higher education outcomes. They also discussed how they measure their programs’ impact and offered insights into implementation efforts for other institutions and communities to consider.
Pláticas
Pláticas are interactive sessions for program leaders to learn and share strategies to engage multiple stakeholders in their programmatic efforts to intentionally SERVE Latino students. Click here to learn about the pláticas we hosted in 2024. Designed with peer-to-peer learning in mind, the conversations take place as roundtable discussions and provide an interactive space for participants to engage and connect with one another. We invite attendees to download and read our Getting the most out of a Plática handout, a resource that shares our view on the plática format and how to build a great conversation using confianza, Excelencia’s trust-based approach. Most sessions occur on Wednesdays and are not recorded.
2024 Platicas
Sustaining What Works for Latino Students: An Examples of Excelencia Plática
October 24, 2024 at 2pm ET.
During this plática participants heard from the Supera Spanish Speaking Program at Kean University and the Puente Project at UC Berkeley, two recognized programs through Examples of Excelencia that were established in 1972 and 1981 respectively. Practitioners representing these programs discussed staffing, partnership, and funding tactics they have implemented to maintain programming over time and continue to intentionally SERVE Latino, and all, students.
Audience: This plática was an invite-only event for previously recognized programs.
Examples 101: An Asset-Based Approach to Intentionally SERVE Latino Students
August 7, 2024 at 2pm ET.
With the belief that good policy is informed by good practice, Excelencia in Education brings national attention to programs that are exemplary in the way they intentionally and effectively serve Latino students. On August 7, we provided an overview of Examples of Excelencia, including what it is, why you should participate, and updates on how currently recognized programs are promoted by Excelencia. We also shared how program practitioners use the submission form as a self-assessment tool and offer tips on submitting for Examples.
Evidence-Based Practices Plática: Exploring Evidence-Based Practices with a Latino Lens
May 2, 2024 at 2pm ET.
Excelencia is the only national data-driven effort to recognize programs at the associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and community-based organization levels with evidence of effectiveness in accelerating Latino student success. During this plática, participants explored evidence-based practices that intentionally SERVE Latino Students and gained insights on how to share their own work through Examples of Excelencia.
Audience: This plática was open to program practitioners interested in learning more about Examples of Excelencia and what works to intentionally SERVE Latino students.
Cultivating Program Support From Your Program's Recognition: An Examples of Excelencia Plática
April 9, 2024 at 2pm ET
With the belief that good policy is informed by good practice, Excelencia in Education brings national attention to programs that are exemplary in the way they intentionally and effectively serve Latino students. On April 9, Excelencia's Co-founder & CEO, Deborah Santiago, shared actionable steps on how your program can leverage the Examples of Excelencia recognition to compel action from internal and external audiences.
Evidence-Based Practices Plática: Compel Action to SERVE Latino Students Through Storytelling
March 7, 2024 at 2pm ET
Audience: This plática was open to all previously recognized programs plus those working on their 2024 program submissions.
Evidence-Based Practices Plática: Sharing Your Impact Through Evidence
February 28, 2024 at 2pm ET
Audience: This plática was open to all previously recognized programs plus those working on their 2024 program submissions.
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