March 25, 2025
First VOLARÉ Institute cohort meets for three-day event
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Visioning, Organizing, Leading, and Advancing the Research Enterprise (VOLARÉ) Institute inaugural cohort met at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter hotel March 21-24, 2025, to begin a yearlong program of activities training a new research workforce at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The VOLARÉ Institute is grant funded by the National Science Foundation’s Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity initiative, with VOLARÉ Institutes encompassing three cohorts of institutions over three years.
Approximately 60 participants from HSIs attended sessions covering topics on the research enterprise ecosystem, partnerships for stronger grant applications, and collaborative and interdisciplinary research, as well as featuring discussion groups, plenaries with experts on federal grant opportunities and collaborative work sessions.
Participants from the following institutions were part of the inaugural VOLARÉ Institute:
- California State University, Chico
- Dallas College
- Kean University
- Laney College
- Lehman College, CUNY
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Miami Dade College
- Mohave Community College
- National University
- Northern Illinois University
- Palo Verde College
- Regis University
- Richard J. Daley College
- Santa Barbara City College
- Southern Connecticut State University
- Tarrant County College
- University of Redlands
- Weber State University
- Western Connecticut State University
- Wichita State University
Additional photos from the event can be viewed here.
