Engaging in Promising Practices
A Call for Program Submissions
The Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institution (AANAPISI) is
hosting a 1.5 day conference for national AANAPISIs and Washington State higher education
institutions to convene and discuss the current engaging practices within Minority-Serving
Institutions (MSIs). The event is intended for practitioners to learn, engage and exchange
promising practices to support student success through the MSI designation. South Seattle
College will host the conference on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7, 2015 in
Seattle, WA. You can read more information on the conference on the AANAPISI website.
We are seeking workshop proposals that focus on engaging practitioners on relevant and
innovative practices that pertain to MSI institutions and non-institutions with a particular focus
on transformative teaching and learning, student development, cross-campus collaboration, and
assessment methods to support student success. These workshops will be an hour and a half (1.5
hours) long.
Proposal Guidelines:
Faculty and staff members from Minority-Serving Institutions and AANAPISIs can submit their
proposals.
• The Minority-Serving Institution designation and its impact on the specific student populations
(i.e. Latino/a, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Native, and/or African American) being
served.
• Student services programs/promising models that incorporates the MSI designation/initiatives
and methods to support student success.
• Intersections of student academic success and student development.
• Culturally infused curriculum and pedagogy on teaching, learning and student engagement in
the classroom.
• The use of data collection, assessment and key findings for MSI promising practices, and ways
non-MSIs can incorporate on their campuses.
• Collaborative practices and partnerships across campus through MSI initiatives.
Submission Criteria: Proposals will be reviewed by the AANAPISI conference committee.
• Complete the call for proposal form and a CV.
• Proposals must be submitted by faculty and staff working at a designated MSI.
• Demonstrates clear statement of workshop purpose and objectives.
• Provides practical tools and methods for higher education practitioners (both two year and four
year institutions).
• Demonstrates knowledge, experiences and promising practices at a MSI and/or specific
programming focused on specific racial/ethnic-based student populations.
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Submission timeline:
• September 15, 2014 A call for proposals opens online
• November 3, 2014 Proposals are due
• November 10, 2014 Presenters notified of proposal status
• November 17, 2014 Deadline for presenters to accept
• November 18, 2014 Workshops finalized and available to view
For more information, please contact Ammara Kimso, Asian American Cultural Specialist at
ammara.kimso@seattlecolleges.edu or at (206) 934-6888 (Pacific Standard Time).
Personal Information
First Name
Last Name
Position Title
Work Email
Work Phone
Institution/Organization Name
Institution/Organization Address
Institution/Organization City
Institution/Organization State
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Institution/Organization Zip Code
If you are collaborating with another presenter, please complete their information
below.
Joint presenters are required to only complete one workshop proposal form.
Co-Presenter Information
First Name
Last Name
Position Title
Work Email
Work Phone
Institution/Organization Name
Institution/Organization Address
Institution/Organization City
Institution/Organization State
Institution/Organization Zip Code
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If your institution is a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI), please indicate which type:
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI)
Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
Historical Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)
Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCUs)
No, my institution isn't a MSI.
About Your Workshop
Proposed Workshop Title
Workshop Abstract (250 word limit)
Workshop Description (250 word limit)
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Workshop Objectives
How will this workshop engage the audience?
Workshop Technology Needs (i.e. AV, computer, projector, etc.)
Presenter Bios (250 word limit per presenter. This will be used in the conference schedule.)
Questions or Comments? (We will try to respond to you as soon as possible. Thank you!)
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