A theoretical perspective on sustaining an education change initiative
Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; Kathy Quardokus Fisher, University of Notre Dame
Some education change initiatives focus on developing programs intended to promote long-lasting, large-scale improvement to undergraduate education. When initiatives are launched by temporary external funding, ...

Defining a T1 University
Christine Cutucache, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Stephanie Salomone, University of Portland; Eric Anctil, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus; Carolyn James, University of Portland; Valerie Peterson, University of Portland; Tara Prestholdt, University of Portland
Institutions of higher education are experiencing a paradigm shift. Research activity has long been seen as separate from teaching and of greater value to the institution's prestige and impact. We take the ...

How Department Context and Institutional Factors Shape Undergraduate STEM Education Reform
Emily Miller, Association of American Universities; Tara King, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Mary Sorcinelli, University of Massachusetts Amherst
In this presentation, we will report on emergent findings from Leveraging the AAU STEM Education Initiative, a study aimed at examining the institutional landscape in which innovations to undergraduate STEM ...

Translating Theory Into Practice for Widespread Change: The TRESTLE Initiative
Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, University of Kansas Main Campus; Caroline Bennett, University of Kansas Main Campus; Mark Mort, University of Kansas Main Campus; Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado at Boulder
The TRESTLE (Transforming Education, Stimulating Teaching & Learning Excellence) initiative was developed as a multi-institutional intervention across six universities to promote broad adoption of ...

STEM Education Center to STEM Equity Center: Meaningful Ways to Increase Inclusivity and Access
Tracie Salinas, Appalachian State University
Because of their unique role at the intersection of teacher education, engagement, and scholarship, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education centers are a vital part of institutional ...

It's a START: Supporting Intergenerational Department Change Teams to Build Anti-racist Courses and Curricula
Mary Wright, Brown University; Monica Linden, Brown University; Patricia Sobral, Brown University; James Valles, Brown University; Stacey Lawrence, Brown University; Eric Kaldor, Brown University
Like many institutions of higher education, Brown University has established an institutional imperative to address diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on many levels, and like many centers for teaching and ...

Inclusive Excellence meets Evidence-Based Instructional Practice: The case of a three-pronged approach towards changing institutional practice
Martin Storksdieck, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; Julie Risien, Oregon State University; Holly Cho, Oregon State University; Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University; Lori Kayes, Oregon State University; Devon Quick, Oregon State University; Nana Osei-Kofi, Oregon State University
Our interactive presentation describes a project based on the premise that evidence-based instructional practices alone are not sufficient for addressing inequities that result in students succeeding in, or leaving ...

Getting STEM FIT! STEM-Forum for Inclusive Teaching as a model for broad dissemination of evidence-based inclusive teaching practices
Kimberly Mulligan, California State University-Sacramento; Kelly McDonald, California State University-Sacramento
Undergraduate STEM disciplines have notoriously large equity gaps and suffer from disproportionate rates of attrition of systemically minoritized groups. Evidence-based inclusive teaching practices can both ...

University systems in the time of punctuated equilibrium: Understanding adaptations to rapid and unpredictable change
Erika Offerdahl, Washington State University- Pullman; Mary Pilgrim, San Diego State University; Emily Walter, California State University-Fresno; Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
The COVID-19 global pandemic presented unanticipated challenges for undergraduate education. Early in the pandemic, many institutions of higher education were left scrambling as they tried to maintain academic ...

Networking STEM Initiatives to Enhance (NSITE) Adoption of Evidence-based Practices
Michelle Withers, Binghamton University; Erin Baumgartner, Western Oregon University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Xinnian Chen, University of Connecticut; Mark Graham, Yale University; Deb Pires, University of California-Los Angeles
Multiple initiatives have arisen to address the disconnect between theory and practice in post-secondary STEM education. While these initiatives share a common mission of making STEM education more effective and ...