Partnering with Peer Leaders to create inclusive academic support environments
Jennifer Lundmark, California State University-Sacramento; Enid Gonzalez-Orta, California State University-Sacramento; Kelly McDonald, California State University-Sacramento
The Science and Math Success Center at Sacramento State houses a number of peer support p performance and retention. The Success Center's three main programs, Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL), Science Educational ...

Bringing an asset-based community development framework to university change work
Stephen Biscotte, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ; Najla Miranda Mouchrek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
In higher education, the impetus for change is often the identification of a specific need, problem-area, or under-performance. For example, the institution recognizes that their female retention rates in STEM are ...

Transforming the Teaching of Thousands: Promoting Evidence-based Practices at Scale
Kay Halasek, Ohio State University-Main Campus; Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University-Main Campus
What happens when a Research I university president charges a group of faculty thought leaders with questioning the standard paradigm of instruction and envisioning a system that more effectively promotes continual ...

Five-years of undergraduate STEM Education Reform at Western Washington University, Whatcom Community College, and Skagit Valley College: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps
Ed Geary, Western Washington University; Shannon Warren, Western Washington University
Change at the Core (C-Core) is a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, undergraduate STEM Education reform project at Western Washington University (WWU), Whatcom Community College (WCC), and Skagit Valley ...