Faculty Training Workshops

Join the SuRE Resource Center's free two-day grantsmanship training for faculty and research administrative staff leading up to the SuRE and SuRE-First R16 grant application deadline of September 29. Presenters will focus on key elements of R16 grants and discuss strategies to help you prepare a competitive R16 grant application. Register online.

• Mon-Tues, July 21-22, 2025
• Two-day event, 10 am-1:30 pm (PST)
• Two 3.5-hour sessions includes live Q&A

Presenters will focus on key elements of R16 grants and discuss strategies to help you prepare a competitive R16 grant application. Topics include: Specific Aims, Significance, Approach, Data Management and Sharing Policy, Biosketch, Institutional Letters, and issues regarding Renewals and Resubmissions.

EC3 Collaborate is pleased to invite you to attend a conference focused on student success, multi-campus collaborations, and the research enterprise among west coast HSIs and emerging HSIs. Please spread the word to your campus colleagues involved in student success, research, and extramural funding initiatives.

Cultivating Comunidad: Strengthening Ties Through Research, Innovation, and Funding
September 3-4, 2025
J. W. Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, CA

$125 REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• access to all presentations
• an evening reception on 9/2
• breakfast and lunch on 9/3 and 9/4

Hotel Reservation

• The J.W. Marriott hotel block is from September 2 to September 4 for $229-$279 per night (room block closes August 2).

Opening Plenary Session: Serving and Striving: Research and Rankings at HSIs

• Mushtaq Gunja, Executive Director of the Carnegie Classification Systems and Senior Vice President at ACE
• Leslie Gonzalez, Professor of Higher Education, University of Arizona
• Pablo Reguerín, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, UC Davis

Evaluating the Success of HSI Funding and Programs

• Anne Marie Nuñez, Inaugural Executive Director of the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success, Distinguished Centennial Professor in Educational Leadership and Foundations, The University of Texas at El Paso

The Future of HSIs

• Luis Maldonado, Vice President of Government Relations and Policy Analysis, AASCU

State and Federal Strategies to Strengthen HSIs and Latinx Student Success

• Enrique Murrillo, Professor of Education, California State University, San Bernardino; Member, President Biden’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics

Designing and Implementing a Successful Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program

• Holly Unruh, Executive Director of the Arts Research Institute, UC Santa Cruz
• Heather Haeger, Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice, University of Arizona
• Co-authors of Designing and Implementing a Successful Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program (Routledge, 2025)

Visioning, Organizing, Leading, and Advancing the Research Enterprise at HSIs

• Oralia de los Reyes, Assistant Vice President of Programs and Services, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 
•  Briana Jackson, Program Manager, VOLARE, HACU

Developing and Implementing a Collaborative S-STEM Grant   

• Regis Komperda, Associate Professor of Chemical Education, San Diego State University

Funding Agency Presentations and Consultations from

• American Cancer Society
• Dana Foundation
• Luce Foundation
• NSF GRANTED program
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Spencer Foundation
• W.T. Grant Foundation

For more information, contact: Anissa Stewart, (805) 893-4434, anissa.stewart@ucsb.edu

ZOOM - Calendar invites with Zoom link will be provided.

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HYBRID - Calendar invites with Zoom link will be provided. OR Location: Frank W Thomas Room 117.

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Funding organizations, publishers, and research institutions are increasingly requiring ORCID iDs from researchers. This workshop will help you get ahead of the game. Register online.

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The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a foundation-wide activity that offers the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.

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HYBRID - Calendar invites with Zoom link will be provided. Location: Frank W Thomas Room 117.

Workshop dates and times: TBA

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HYBRID - Calendar invites with Zoom link will be provided. Location: Frank W Thomas Room 117.

Workshop dates and times: TBA

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IN PERSON ONLY - Calendar invites will be provided. Location: Frank W Thomas Room 117.

This workshop consists of three separate, cumulative sessions. Register here: https://forms.gle/9Jdmi5uttFVaGSMeA

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HYBRID - Calendar invites with Zoom link will be provided. Location: Frank W Thomas Room 117.

Workshop dates and times: TBA

Register here

HYBRID - Calendar invites with Zoom link will be provided. Location: Frank W Thomas Room 117.

Workshop dates and times: TBA

Register here

This workshop is now in person AND via Zoom. MUST HAVE LAPTOP - Calendar invites will be provided. Location: Frank W Thomas Room 117.

Workshop dates and times: TBA

Register here