1. Hispanic Student Engagement: Using Faculty and Staff of Color
Danielle Davis, Director
Joshua Moore, Associate Director
Karina Tamez, Graduate Assistant
Serving Engaged Empowered &
Diverse Students (S.E.E.D.S.)

2. Danielle J. Davis, Director
Leadership Engagement & Development and Serving Engaged Empowered & Diverse Students
Joshua Moore, Associate Director
Serving Engaged Empowered & Diverse Students
Karina Tamez, Graduate Assistant
Serving Engaged Empowered & Diverse Students

3. Session Flow Institution and Department Snapshot Theoretical Framework
Hispanic Student Engagement
Hispanic Student Engagement Initiatives
Feedback from participants
Future Plans
Q&A

4. Institutional Facts Located in East Texas, 1 hour from Dallas
Approximately 12,500 Students
Minority Serving Institution
46.2% White
22.2% African American
18% LatinX
21.3% First Generation

5. Serving Engaged Empowered & Diverse Students (S.E.E.D.S.)
Mission
Vision
Local, regional, and national recognition
Promotes social justice
Nurturing atmosphere
Develop a spirit of inclusion
Collaborative partnerships
“Embrace Equality and Celebrate Differences”
Philosophy
Support and advocacy
Promote dialogue and social change
Not just a space, but a place for ALL

6. 3 Pillars 7 Core Values Holistic Student Development
Social Justice/Diversity Education
Cultural Celebrations
Multicultural Education
Self-Awareness
Advocacy
Inclusion
Support
Community
Diversity

7. Theoretical Framework
Academic Capital is a concept created in 2011 which include three distinct elements: 
Human Capital – when an individual decides to attend college what is the cost benefits analysis of investing in other areas (Becker, 1975).
Social Capital Theory – is the combination of social structure and facilitated action of actors in society (Coleman, 1988).
Social Reproduction Theory – is the unintentional reproduction of social class void of any intention by groups or individuals to continue this unequitable cycle (Bourdieu, 1972).
6 Social Processes
Concerns about Cost: 5,Supportive Networks:4,Navigations of Systems: 5,Trustworthy Information: 3,College Knowledge: 2,Family Uplift: 4

8. Theoretical Framework
Sense of Belonging
Connectedness; Mattering
Assessing one’s role or position in relation to the group that leads to a particular behavior or attitude
Factors Impacting Sense of Belonging
Unprepared or underprepared for academic demands
Representation among low SES income groups
Different forms of social and cultural capital
Strong familial obligations

9. Hispanic Student Engagement Survey
8 questions
Classification
Involvement
Faculty/Staff of Color Interaction
38 responses

10. Survey Responses Campus: 25 Freshman: 4 Sophomores: 8 Online: 5
Classification
Campus or Online:
Freshman: 4
Sophomores: 8
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 13
Graduate Students: 5
Campus: 25
Online: 5
Both: 8

11. Responses from Student Organization Members
Student Organizations:
Hispanic Student Association:
Mujeres de Acción:
Hispanic Outreach:
Student Organization of Latinos:
Latino American Mentorship Program (LAMP):
Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO):
Latino Agricultural Student Speakers Outreach (LASSO):
Sororities:
Kappa Delta Chi:
Sigma Lambda Alpha:
Fraternities:
Omega Delta Phi:
Phi Iota Alpha:
Top 4:
Hispanic Student Association
Student Organization of Latinos
Living Learning Community
Fraternity & Sorority Life

12. Things staff/faculty of color can do:
Go up to Hispanic Students and ask questions
Show them you are interested
Do research to show them you care and find ways to identify with them an support them
Understanding, supporting, and finding a way to help them with their situation if possible are the main things faculty/staff of color can do to help mentor Hispanic Students.
Go up to them if they don’t come up to you and show them you care.

13. Institutional Initiatives
Mentorship Opportunities
Latino American Mentorship Program (LAMP)
Mujeres de acción
Leadership Opportunities
Cultural Programming Board
Resources
Serving Engaged Empowered & Diverse Students
Office of Hispanic Outreach & Retention

14. S.E.E.D.S. Initiatives Hispanic Heritage Month Programming Loteria
Dia de Los Muertos Celebration
La Raza Ceremony

15. What do you do?

16. Moving forward Creating a sponsored student organization
Hispanic student organization leaders
More year around programming
Creation of a racial justice/diversity conference

17. Contact Information
Danielle Davis Joshua Moore Karina Tamez