Nancy Acevedo-Gil TSSA Winter 2014

Enhances faculty\u27s teaching by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice

The Chicana/o/x Promise: Testimonios of Educational Empowerment through the Enactment of La Facultad among First-Generation College Students

This article explores how Chicana/o/x[i] first-generation college students navigate through the educational realm that is built upon coloniality. Drawing on four testimonios, we show how multiplicative forms of marginalization to which Chicana/o/x college students are subject inform their academic trajectory and empowerment. The article focuses on four main sources of oppression—class (capitalism), familial immigrant documentation status (racist nativism), disability (ableism), and sexuality (heteronormativity)—and how Chicana/o/x students turn them into sources of self- and community- empowerment.  Employing Chicana feminist perspectives and intersectional approaches further allows us to reveal sociopolitical and cultural processes that limits Chicana/o/x students’ access to resources and opportunities and how these processes inform the ways in which these individuals proactively achieve and represent the Chicana/o/x Promiseof hope, resistance, and success.

Recommendations for treatment with recombinant human growth hormone in pediatric patients in Colombia

En Colombia, actualmente no existen parámetros claros para el diagnóstico de pacientes con talla baja, ni sobre el tratamiento de esta población con hormona de crecimiento recombinante humana (somatropina), lo cual se ve favorecido por la diversidad de programas de formación de profesionales en endocrinología pediátrica. En respuesta a esta problemática se realizó el primer acuerdo colombiano de expertos en talla baja liderado por la Asociación Colegio Colombiana de Endocrinología Pediátrica (ACCEP); este trabajo contó con la participación y el aval de expertos clínicos de importantes instituciones de salud públicas y privadas del país, además de expertos metodológicos del instituto Keralty, quienes garantizaron la estandarización del uso de la somatropina. Después de realizar una minuciosa revisión de la literatura, se propone la unificación de definiciones, un algoritmo diagnóstico, los parámetros de referencia de las pruebas bioquímicas y dinámicas, una descripción de las consideraciones de uso de la somatropina para el tratamiento de las patologías con aprobación por la entidad regulatoria de medicamentos y alimentos en Colombia y, por último, un formato de consentimiento informado y de ficha técnica del medicamento.In Colombia there are no guidelines for diagnosis and management of patients with short stature and for the use of recombinanthuman growth hormone, mainly caused by the diversity of training centers in pediatric endocrinology. In response to this situation,the Asociación Colegio Colombiana de Endocrinología Pediátrica leds the first colombian short stature expert committee in order tostandardize the use of human recombinant growth hormone. This work had the participation and endorsement of a consortium ofclinical experts representing the Sociedad Colombiana de Pediatría, Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá- Subred Integrada deServicios de Salud Suroccidente, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Universidad de los Andes and some public and private healthinstitutions in the country, in addition to the participation of methodological experts from the Instituto Global de Excelencia ClínicaKeralty. By reviewing the literature and with the best available evidence, we proposed to unify definitions, a diagnostic algorithm,biochemical and dynamic tests with their reference parameters, a description of the considerations about growth hormone use amongthe indications approved by regulatory agency for medications and food in Colombia and finally a proposal for an informed consentand a medication fact sheet available for parents and patients.https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-7213https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2241-7854Revista Nacional - Indexad

College-Going Culture in an Underresourced Urban High School: Examining Latina/o College Choice and Navigation

This qualitative case study examined the college-going processes at an underresourced urban high school with a large Latina/o student population. This dissertation addressed gaps in the college-going culture literature and shortfalls in college choice models. At the organizational level, this dissertation revealed the conceptualization and application of college-going efforts within the larger school culture. At the student level, this dissertation identified how college-going efforts shaped the college choice, transition, and navigation pathways of Latina/o students who aspired to earn a bachelor's degree. I merged three theoretical frameworks to guide this study. First, Critical race theory in education served as the overarching frameworks for this study to challenge deficit discourses on race and racism as they relate to education. Second, to examine college-going efforts, I utilized a school culture lens, which I defined as a set of actions informed by the intersections of structures, climates, and individual agency. Third, college-choice organizational habitus bridged the school and student-level processes by revealing how college-going efforts influenced the college expectations, choices, and enrollments of the participants. Grounded theory and critical race grounded theory served as guiding methodological frameworks in the data collection and analysis stages. Sources of data included oral histories with 57 students at two different points in time. The first round of interviews occurred during the twelfth grade in high school, and the second round occurred approximately six months later, after the participants' first college term. Data also came from semi-structured interviews with 17 practitioners and administrators, who supported college efforts, and from observations of college preparation events during one school year. Data analysis occurred through contextual analysis, coding, triangulation, and theoretical memos. The first finding established that policies and funding resulted in a school culture of continuous change, instability, and marginalization. Four climates occurred as a manifestation of the school culture, which included four overlapping climates: high aspirations, college-going, low expectations, and surveillance and control. Climates of high aspirations occurred in spaces where educators aspired for students to succeed in college. College-going climates resulted within climates of high aspirations depicted by educators integrated college-going activities into schooling processes. Educator participants also created climates of low expectations, which were rooted in deficit ideologies. The climate of low expectations resulted in a climate of surveillance and control, which entailed the use of security measures and regulations that aimed to control student behavior. The climates of low expectations and surveillance and control inhibited college-going efforts by not equipping participants with the skills required to navigate post-secondary educational institutions. The second finding determined that college-going climates resulted from individual educator efforts and entailed preparing students for postsecondary pathways. The college-going climate included several elements, such as: a college and career center, collaborative efforts with college outreach programs, community college outreach, college-going teachers, college visits, engaging with students' identities, and internships. College-going climates included sub-climates that focused on vocational or four-year college pathways. Student participants were more likely to access an in-depth college-going climate, which focused on preparing for admission to a four-year postsecondary institution, if the student participant maintained a high grade-point-average. On the other hand, the student participants who planned to attend a two-year college were more likely to receive information and support to enter a vocational pathway--regardless of the aspirations to transfer from a two-year college to a four-year college. The third finding revealed the processes that Latina/o participants experienced when establishing college-going and college-navigating identities. In the third finding, I integrated Gloria Anzald�a's (2002) pathway to conocimiento to bridge the participants' college choice and college integration process by establishing the conocimiento colegial framework. I defined conocimiento colegial as a seven-stage process that resulted in a reflective collegial consciousness where Latina/o participants used their ethnic/racial identity and social positionalities to successfully navigate college. The non-linear stages included participants: aspiring to attend college, searching for college information, questioning abilities to succeed in college, applying to colleges, choosing a college, clashing with college, and then navigating college successfully. Within each stage, the college-going climate supported and hindered the participants' conocimiento colegial pathways

Molecular markers as a method to evaluate the movement of Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari)

The objective of this research was to develop a methodology to describe the movement of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the field through: (i) the evaluation of allele variation of a microsatellite marker on polymorphic Colombian H. hampei populations; (ii) the invention of a device for releasing H. hampei adults; (iii) the standardization of a release-recapture technique for H. hampei populations; (iv) the estimation of the flight distance of the insect; and (v) the calculation of a mathematical expression that describes the movement of H. hampei in space over time. The results indicated that: (i) the microsatellite molecular marker HHK.1.6 was exclusively present in a population from Guapotá-Santander, was dominant and allows the evaluation of H. hampei movement for several generations; (ii) a device that released 88.8% of H. hampei adults in 2 s was designed; (iii) this device was used as H. hampei populations containing HHK.1.6 marker release strategy, and coffee seeds as recapture strategy; (iv) it was estimated that H. hampei adults flew as far as 65 m, however, 90% were recovered in a radius of <40 m. Finally, (v) the mathematical expression that described the movement of H. hampei in space over time was Yˆ=αβXi , being Yˆ the average number of borer beetles recaptured per tree, and x the distance in meters. This method will allow to determine the movement of H. hampei from different environmental and ecological scenarios

Border-Lines Volume XI

Border-Lines is an interdisciplinary and intersectional academic journal dedicated to the dissemination of research on Chicana/o-Latina/o cultural, political and social issues. Border-Lines is a refereed journal that seeks to publish scholarly articles drawn from a variety of disciplines such as anthropology, education, geography, human health, literary and cultural studies, political science, social work and sociology.Every act of deconstruction is a simultaneous act of reconstruction. This is the argument and theme of this current volume of Border-Lines: Journal of the Latino Research Center. This is not a "special issue." This is a transformación of an academic journal. Each poem, rhetorical or media critique, testimonio, auto ethnography research report, and/or essay contributes towards the goal of embracing transformational, intersectional, and/or inter/transdisciplinary politics in research with and for Latinx communities and interlocutors

Financial Stability Report - March 2008

Durante el segundo semestre de 2007 se observó una desaceleración del ritmo de expansión de las actividades financieras, como consecuencia de las medidas de política monetaria adoptadas desde 2006 por la Junta Directiva del Banco de la República y la entrada en vigencia del nuevo esquema de provisiones. La cartera de créditos continuó registrando un menor dinamismo. La cartera total presentó en diciembre de 2007 un crecimiento real de 20,1% anual, inferior en 200 puntos básicos al observado en junio. La cartera de consumo registró la mayor desaceleración al crecer a fi n de año 28,1% frente a 36,9% en junio; seguida por la de microcrédito (11,2% frente a 19,9%), y la comercial (16,3% frente a 17.3%). Por su parte, la cartera hipotecaria (con titularizaciones) mantuvo su dinamismo al crecer en diciembre 14,4%, frente a 12,4% en junio.The increase in fi nancial activity slowed during the second half of 2007, due to the monetary-policy measures adopted by Banco de la República’s Board of Directors since 2006 and the effect of new reserve requirements. The loan portfolio continued to reflect less momentum. In fact, real annual growth in the overall portfolio was 20.1% by December 2007. This is 200 basis points below the rate in June. The slowdown in consumption loan growth was even more pronounced: 28.1% compared to 36.9% growth in June, followed by micro-loan (11.2% compared to 19.9%) and commercial loans (16.3% compared to 17.3%). The mortgage loan portfolio (with securitizations) maintained its momentum, registering an increase of 14.4% by December compared to 12.4% in June. The slowdown in lending contrasts with the increase in the non-performing loans of all types, especially commercial and consumption credit

Financial Stability Report - September 2007

Durante el primer semestre de 2007 continuaron las condiciones propicias para el crecimiento de las actividades del sistema financiero. Sin embargo, en el segundo trimestre del año, el efecto conjunto de varios elementos macroeconómicos ocasionó una leve desaceleración de tal expansión. Las tendencias observadas en algunas variables sugieren que esta menor dinámica continuará, lo cual puede traducirse en una menor exposición relativa de los establecimientos financieros y en la materialización de algunos riesgos. Lo anterior resalta la importancia del continuo seguimiento de las tendencias más importantes que emergen en este nuevo escenario. En junio, los establecimientos financieros registraron un alto crecimiento real de la cartera (22,6%), al cual concurren todos las clases de crédito: consumo (36,9%), microcrédito (19,9%), cartera comercial (17,3%) e hipotecaria (12,4%, con titularizaciones), con un mayor dinamismo de esta última en el segundo trimestre. Si bien estos registros son elevados, es necesario enfatizar que se han venido reduciendo desde principios de abril, cuando alcanzaron niveles máximos para lo corrido de la década, con excepción de la cartera hipotecaria. La desaceleración de la cartera es el resultado tanto de la política monetaria que se ha venido implementando desde abril de 2006, y que incluye el incremento de la tasa de intervención del Banco de la República y la nueva estructura de encajes ordinarios y marginales, como de la entrada en vigencia del nuevo sistema de provisiones de la Superintendencia Financiera.Favorable conditions for increased activity in financial system continued during the first half of 2007. However, during the second quarter, the combined impact of different macroeconomic elements caused that expansion to ease somewhat. The trends in several variables suggest this slowdown will continue, which could spell less relative exposure for financial institutions and the emergence of certain risks. This underscores the necessity of continuously monitoring the more important trends that materialize in this new scenario. In June, financial institutions registered considerable real growth in the loan portfolio (22.6%). All types of credit contributed to that increase: retail (36.9%), micro-credit (19.9%), commercial loans (17.3%) and mortgages (12.4%, with securitizations). The latter were especially dynamic during the second quarter. Although these growth rates are lofty, they have been falling since early April, when they were the highest of this decade, with the exception of mortgage loans. The slowdown in loan portfolio growth is due to the monetary policy being implemented since April 2006, which included the increase in Banco de la República’s intervention rates, the new ordinary and marginal reserve requirements, and the new provisioning system ruled by the National Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions