Puerto Rico Outstanding Undergraduate Diversified (PROUD) is a proposal from the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) with the aim of supporting the academy to facilitate students in the fulfillment of their study plans in due time and in an environment of equity and excellence inclusiveness

The PROUD Strategic Plan includes the following components:

• To promote the creation of a culture of inclusion of perceptions at UPR from:
  • President’s Office and Central Administration
  • Deans and Directors
  • Students
  • Public and Private School Administrators
• To conduct studies of the culture that prevails in our UPRH institution
• To develop a virtual center that provides support in teaching
• To recommend curricular changes in bottleneck courses
• To present our vision and mission and impact the university community with conferences and workshop throughout the semester and during summer.

PROUD TEAM

Objective y Purpose

GEN & PROUD’s first Teaching and Learning Center (Puerto Rico Outstanding Puerto Rican) aspires to become the first Center where Latinos / as who include the first generations, Afro-descendants and women are all welcome and empowered in the fields. STEM at Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

A Shared Vision of Inclusive Excellence – Josee Vedrine

The celebration of National Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Week is celebrated by the convening of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) to the nation’s universities. This week highlights and awareness is raised about the role that HSIs play in improving the quality of access to education, in addition to advancing equity practices and contributions in their communities. The National HSI Week from September 14, 2020 to September 20, 2020 PROUD at UPRH recognized the following university students:

Ana M. Vázquez Guilfú

Carmen I. Orama López

Esther Z. Vega Bermúdez

Ezio Fasoli

Héctor R. Piñero Cádiz

Ileana García Lebrón

Maritza Peña Hernández

Viviana Cruz McDougall

Wanda Rodríguez Toro

Yamilka Rivera Cantú

Zoé Jiménez Corretjer

Paper collections

Dra. Lilliam Casillas

• • Laboratory Activity to Effectively Teach Introductory Geomicrobiology Concepts to Non-Geology Major
  • Learning Geomicrobiology as a Team Using Microbial Mats, a Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Design and Assessment of an Introductory Geomicrobiology Course for Non-Geology Majors
  • Strategies to Foster LatinX Inclusion in Microbiology Programs