The Office of Academic Affairs is committed to recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of our faculty and staff. This website will serve as a repository for achievements across disciplines in our division. If you have scholarly achievements you would like to share here, including but not limited to publications, presentations, performances, creative works, or undergraduate student research, please submit the information,along with your name, department, and title, in APA or MLA style to scholarship@hostos.cuny.edu​

Please allow 3-4 business days for your entry to appear. 

BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Sarah Hoiland, Associate Professor of Socia Sciences

Award
Sarah Hoiland, Associate Professor of Social Sciences in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department was awarded the Making Opportunities for Mothers in Academia University/Institution Award at this year's International Association of Maternal Action + Scholarship (IAMAS) Conference this June in Boston. She will be accepting the award with four HOPE alumna, Lordina Asante, Leyla Caballero, Kimberly Febles, and Nephertiti Morris, and the HOPE program assistant (Hostos nursing student/RN candidate) Erika Francis, in Boston, and on behalf of Hostos Community College and her co-PIs Professors Biao Jiang, JungHang Lee, and Norberto Hernandez Valdes-Portela. Additionally, the group will present as a panel and Professor Hoiland will participate in a roundtable discussion of award winners.  

Grant
 

CAREER SERVICES

Lisanette Rosario

Education Award
New York League of Puerto Rican Women, NYLPRW
Rosario, L. (2024). Education Award Presentation at the New York League of Puerto Rican Women, 16th Annual Scholarship Gala, Marina Del Rey, NY.

Presentation
Ramson, A., & Rosario, L. (2024, June 3). How to engage in COIL: An international collaborative pedagogy using technology. 14th Annual HACU International Conference, Salamanca, Spain. Conference presentation.
The presentation demonstrated the benefits of intercultural collaboration and the career readiness competencies students gain through a virtual exchange. 

Grant
Rosario, L. (2024). Community College Engineering Pathways Grant [Grant awarded by ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Community College Engineering Pathways Grant]. Hostos Community College.
This funding aims to assist underserved community college and Career and Technical Education (CTE) students in successfully finishing their degrees. The goal is to help them enter the technical workforce or move on to four-year institutions for additional study in mechanical engineering or related fields. This grant aims to address equity gaps in postsecondary education and improve access to high-paying engineering careers. The Community College Engineering Pathways program will offer specialized training, internships, and apprenticeships, while also helping colleges enhance employer networks and curriculum alignment. 
https://www.asmefoundation.org/programs/careers-that-matter/community-college-engineering-pathways/ 

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF SCHOOL COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS

Grant
New York State Smart Scholars Early College program
Awarded: March 1, 2024-August 31, 2028  

The Hostos Office of School-College Partnerships, in collaboration with Mott Haven Village Prep high school (MHVP) won a SmartScholars grant from New York State Education Department (NYSED) to create an early college cohort for the high school, partnered with Media Design at Hostos. This 5-year, $825,00 grant serves a cohort of students in each year at MHVP to take courses in alignment with Media Design.  Each year, 25 students will join the Early College cohort in 9^th grade. As students progress through high school, they will have access to college level media design coursework at Hostos. The summer before 9^th grade, early college candidates will attend a summer institute at MHVP and Hostos. 

INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS

Hostos Breaks Ground with Four Concurrent National Science Foundation Grants, A First in the College’s History

https://www.hostos.cuny.edu/Home-Page-Content/News/Hostos-Breaks-Ground-with-Three-Concurrent-Nationa​

National Science Foundation

Hoiland, S. (PI), Jiang, B. (co-PI), Lee, J. (co-PI), and Hernandez Valdes-Portela (co-PI). "A holistic two-generation approach to improving STEM education outcomes in the South Bronx." National Science Foundation (NSF). 2022-2026. Award# 2135805. 

Hoiland, S (Co-PI). Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program). National Science Foundation (NSF)

Fernandez-Rdoriguez, Yoel. "Hostos Engineering Academic Talent-2 (HEAT-2) Scholarship Program" National Science Foundation (NSF). 2024-2030.

Ms. MacKenzie Scott Grants

Various faculty and staff from Academic Affairs have received grants from this source which is funded by the Ms. MacKenzie Scott Presidential Initaitives for Student Success, College Growth and Stakeholders' Engagement.
Ms. MacKenzie Scott Grants / President's Initiatives

Top 20 New York Education Podcasts

"The best New York Education podcasts from thousands of podcasts on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness." 

https://blog.feedspot.com/new_york_education_podcasts/
 

Telly Awards in 2024 for excellence in cable broadcasting.

Edcast 181 - Slavery & Higher Ed: A Personal Story

Guest Lee Guion recounts the painful process of unearthing her family’s history of slaveholding, and Professor David Gilbert of Mars University describes the research he and his students are conducting on Mars University’s connections to slavery. Lee’s is a compelling first-person account with primary source materials demonstrating family links to slavery. These are stories of uncovering the past to repair the present.
https://youtu.be/mpUAmVqRyYU?si=agRSmtkgu7KJnWfa
 

Edcast 186 - Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Future is Now

CUNY SPS Dean of Faculty Development RuRu Rusmin and Hunter College’s Jack Kenigsberg examine AI’s role in high education, including its uses, benefits, and limitations. Providing examples of AI’s classroom use by both faculty and students. What we need to know today to deal with AI’s tomorrow.
https://youtu.be/YQPirhVdYQA?si=PWvqfyBepfDQQcI5