Save the Date
The AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Network Conference will be held in Washington, DC on October 2-3, 2017.
AAU & RCSA Publish Collection of Case Studies on Improving Undergraduate STEM Education
The Association of American Universities (AAU), in partnership with Research Corporation for Science Advancement's (RCSA) Cottrell Scholars Collaborative, today released Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at Research Universities: A Collection of Case Studies, a book that details how individual research universities have achieved large-scale transformation of undergraduate STEM education. The case studies document current and past efforts to improve teaching and learning in STEM fields and are meant to be a resource for department chairs and deans who are contemplating large-scale efforts of their own. Click here for more information.
Featured Opportunities
- CUR Transformations Project: Request for Proposals - The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a national Request for Proposals (RFP) for colleges and universities to participate in a four-year project to create cohesive, research-based curricula in four science disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics and psychology. Twelve institutions (and two departments/disciplines form each institution) will be selected to participate. Click here to download and review the complete RFP. On February 10, 2017 a free, informal webinar for prospective applicants will be held. Click here to register for the webinar.
- ASCN Leadership Institute Opportunity - The Accelerating Systematic Change Network (ASCN) Leadership Institute is designed to support campus change agents in using institutional change strategies to advance STEM change projects to greater scale and sustainability. Campus teams will bring existing projects, envisioned or started, that they need help bringing to scale or longer-term sustainability. Institute participants will learn about the national context and drivers for change, theories and frameworks of change and the logistics of managing change projects. Participants will benefit from close mentoring by accomplished change agents who will help shape their project plan during the summer meeting, check in monthly for advice, and make a campus visit for mentoring in context. Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2017 . Click here for more information and to apply.
- Learning Spaces Collaborative Webinar - A free webinar titled, "Strategies for Catalyzing Campus-wide Attention to the Future of Learning Spaces," will be held February 16, 2017, 3:30-5:00 p.m. EST . In this webinar, individuals from California State University, Los Angeles will share their insight on "what if" questions to ask when shaping an ecosystem of learning.
Do you want to promote a campus activity or employment opportunity focused on improving undergraduate education? Post a status or start a discussion in the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative's Trellis Group.