{"id":92213,"date":"2019-06-24T10:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T20:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=92213"},"modified":"2019-06-24T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T20:40:18","slug":"uh-partners-with-sacnas-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/24\/uh-partners-with-sacnas-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> partners  with <abbr title=\"Society for Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science\">SACNAS<\/abbr> conference to help achieve true diversity in <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_94223\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQFfjM55I8Q?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Invitation to 2019 SACNAS\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> will be the Presenting Sponsor for 2019 <abbr title=\"Society for Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science\">SACNAS<\/abbr>-The National Diversity in <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering and mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> Conference. <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> will support the convening of more than 4,000 <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> professionals, scientists, engineers and college students at the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Convention Center from October 31&#8211;November 2, 2019 for the country\u2019s largest multidisciplinary and multicultural <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> diversity event. The conference is produced and hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacnas.org\/\">Society for the Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science<\/a> (<abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr>), an inclusive organization with over 45 years of experience of fostering the success underrepresented minorities in <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the most diverse campuses in the nation, the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is perfectly aligned with the mission and goals of <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr>,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong>. &ldquo;This is also an amazing opportunity to showcase the work of our faculty bringing together <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> traditional indigenous knowledge and practice with modern science to better understand and address the challenges and opportunities we all face.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Estimates show the conference\u2019s thousands of attendees from across the nation could have an economic impact of more than $14 million on the state of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii.\">Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span> Through the sponsorship, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> looks forward to highlighting the <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> leadership and expertise, often seen through a unique indigenous lens, that abounds in its 10 campuses across the state. It will be an important opportunity to recruit faculty and students from underrepresented populations as the experience <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s affordable community colleges committed to open access and student success, regional universities with distinctive hands-on programs, and the flagship <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa research university one of only a handful of land-, sea-, sun- and space-grant institutions and a global leader in earth and environmental sciences, consistently ranked among the top 15 universities internationally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> conference is fully aligned with <span aria-label=\"<abbr>UH<\/abbr>s&#8221;><abbr>UH<\/abbr>&#699;s<\/span> work in sustainability as we strive to become a model-indigenous serving university that values land, people and human knowledge from all times and cultures,&rdquo; said Lassner.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> has always believed that science, community, and culture must be equally valued and celebrated to foster a truly inclusive <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> endeavor. In that spirit, this year\u2019s conference will feature special scientific tracks on climate change and indigenous science that will highlight Hawaiian and Pacific Islander research, <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> issues, and the widely diverse communities represented in <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr>\u2019 strategy to help the American workforce reach its full potential is multi-pronged and includes developing talented individuals from populations historically underrepresented in <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> and improving the <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> environment. We are so grateful to the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> for partnering with <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> in the essential work of making the scientific enterprise diverse, equitable and inclusive, &rdquo; said <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> President Sonia Z\u00e1rate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> is excited to work with the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to develop relevant, meaningful, and culturally inclusive <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> programming that will reflect the values, community, and spirit of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at this year\u2019s conference. We look forward to welcoming students from across <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the Pacific Islands. <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> is equally excited to develop a year-round partnership with the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> that will have a lasting impact well beyond the 2019 conference,&rdquo; said John D. Winnett, <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> executive director.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92236\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-sacnas-conference-invite-video.jpg\" alt=\"people standing on stage with S A C N A S word in front of them\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-sacnas-conference-invite-video.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-sacnas-conference-invite-video-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-sacnas-conference-invite-video-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2019 <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> Conference invitation featuring Healani Chang (<abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> board member, chair of the 2019 <abbr>SACNAS<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Advisory Group and program director of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center at <abbr>UH<\/abr> M&#257;noa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> will support the convening of more than 4,000 <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> scientists, and college students for the country\u2019s largest multidisciplinary and multicultural <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> diversity event. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[313,947,56],"class_list":["post-92213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-stem","tag-uh-system","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92213"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95007,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92213\/revisions\/95007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}