California Lutheran University announces Culturally Responsive Curriculum Consultant(s) Request for Proposals

Institutional Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Background

In 2016, California Lutheran University (Cal Lutheran) obtained Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation by the U.S. Department of Education. Our growing Latinx and historically marginalized student enrollment has resulted from our increased efforts to recruit, admit, and support underserved and first-generation college students. Cal Lutheran’s HSI designation demonstrates the university's commitment to incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusive practices to create a culturally aware and responsive campus environment, inside and outside the classroom. 

CHESS Project - Grant Overview

Collaborative for Hispanics in Higher Education & Student Success (CHESS) is an HSI Title V cooperative grant (with Moorpark College) to help students find success and achieve their degree by engaging in the classroom, feeling academically capable, and connecting to peers and the campus community. CHESS counters practices known to disadvantage Latinx and other historically marginalized students and creates sustainable cultural capacity and change. Project goals include 1.) Increasing the academic success of Latinx students in introductory/gateway courses, 2.) Improve retention rates of Latinx males, 3.) Increase transfer success of Latinx students, 4.) Updating instructional space, and 5.) Strengthen course articulation with Moorpark College.

Culturally-Inclusive & Responsive Curricula for Learning Equity (CIRCLE) Collaborative is a year-long faculty learning community (FLC) that brings together faculty from Cal Lutheran and Moorpark College to participate in professional development workshops focused on culturally sustaining pedagogy and practice. FLC brings faculty together to establish an ongoing dialogue about student learning outcomes, redesigning of course content, and culturally relevant pedagogical techniques.

Please refer to the Project CHESS website for more information.

Review the full Request for Proposal here.

Review the full Scope of Work here.