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POTENCIAL

The purpose of Project POTENCIAL (Promoting Opportunities that Enhance Navigation, Completion, Inclusion, and Learning) is to expand and enhance institutional capacity to increase timely graduation rates for Hispanic/Latino/a/x and low-income students, thus driving their social mobility. This project is funded through the Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Program (Title V, Part A), administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

Title V Part A – POTENCIAL

Through intentional practices and strategic partnerships, we will collectively align efforts with Priority 1 of our newly developed 2022-2027 strategic plan: “Student Success and Well-Being,” and two related key goals:

  • Accelerate undergraduate progression and graduation; reduce interferences that cause hardship or delay.

  • Enrich the student learning experience for the development of career and cultural competencies.

Project Objectives

By 2027, UCF will…

  1. Increase participation of Hispanic transfer and low-income students in internships and undergraduate research by 5%.

  2. Increase the number of Hispanic low-income FTIC and transfer students graduating in 4 years and 2 years respectively by 5%.

  3. Increase the percentage of Hispanic students expressing a “great sense of belonging” at UCF by 15%.

  4. Increase the number of faculty participating in professional development by 525%.

Project Activities

  1. High-Impact Practice Scholars Program
  2. High-Impact Practice Course Designations
  3. Conexiones Student Success Coaching
  4. Conexiones PeerKnights Coaching
  5. Office for Latino Student Success
  6. HSI Faculty Fellows Cohort Program
  7. HSI Track @ Summer Faculty Development Institute
  8. Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement

Project Director

Dr. Cyndia Morales Muñiz, Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives

Project Manager

Dr. Jennifer Keefe

Project Management Team

  • Lisa Cruz, Student Success and Well-Being
  • Josefina Rosario, Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement
  • Dr. Kimberly Schneider, Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Innovation and   Engagement
  • Dr. Kirby Whittington, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning