Poster Presentations

Turning a Large Ship in a Small Harbor: A Large-Scale Transformation of a First-Year Mathematics Program
Karina Uhing, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Nicole Infante, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Keith Gallagher, University of Nebraska at Omaha
At the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) we spent the last two years completely redesigning our first-year mathematics courses. Although a need for change was identified before the pandemic, the pandemic ...

A framework for equitable, student-centered instruction in undergraduate STEM
Dan Hanley, Western Washington University; Saraswathy Nair, University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley; Timothy Huber, University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley
While minoritized, low-income, and first-generation students in undergraduate STEM programs benefit the most from research-based instructional strategies (RBIS), such as active learning strategies, they are least ...

The RIOS Institute: A community supporting racially-just, inclusive, open STEM education
Sam Donovan, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium; Kaitlin Bonner, Saint John Fisher College; Karen Cangialosi, OE Global; Carrie Diaz Eaton, Bates College
The Institute for a Racially Just, Inclusive, and Open STEM Education (RIOS Institute) is a virtual synthesis center led by a diverse set of individuals at the interface of open education, STEM postsecondary ...

Doubling Student Success Through Intrusive Advising
Cory DiCarlo, College of Dupage; Emily Whitis, College of Dupage; Susan Fenwick, College of Dupage
The successful transfer from an NSF-LSAMP grant project to an institutionalized, systemic program for supporting historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students in STEM is discussed. Using ...

A Journey of Change Vigilance - Stewarding teaching evaluation transformation from faculty grassroots work to college-wide directives into a Center for Teaching and Learning
Sarah Andrews, University of Colorado at Boulder; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado at Boulder; Cynthia Hampton, University of Colorado at Boulder
A long-standing department-level teaching evaluation change effort at the University of Colorado Boulder recently transitioned from opt-in to two top-down college-wide initiatives which are now in the process of ...

Fostering faculty driven change through scaffolding a community of practice into a local community of transformation at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Stephanie Feola, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Lundon Pinneo, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Michael Moore, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; David Montague, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Mark Baillie, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Ronia Kattoum, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dismantling structural inequities in higher education is an essential step to improving how we assess ability and outcomes for historically underserved groups in the United States. In an effort to address these ...

The Academic System Dynamics that Motivates Faculty to Enact Instructional Change
Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University
Faculty motivation to adopt Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) plays a crucial role in promoting successful educational change. However, it is driven, reinforced, or hindered by multiple interconnected ...

Building on the NSF LSAMP Program to Accomplish Institutional Transformation at Auburn University
Overtoun Jenda, Auburn University Main Campus; David Shannon, Auburn University Main Campus; Brittany McCullough, Auburn University Main Campus
This presentation will focus on institutional change and transformation that has been accomplished at Auburn University (AU) as a result of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, an ...

Institutionalization and System-wide Scaling of an Experiential Learning Program
Lillian Senn, Washington State University- Pullman; Samantha Swindell, Washington State University- Pullman; Erika Offerdahl, Washington State University- Pullman
In 2016, Washington State University, a research-intensive university in rural eastern Washington, funded the Transformational Change Initiative (TCI) to create a more student-centered cultural climate. The TCI ...

Organization-focused Change Networks as Levers for Systemic Change: Highlights of Research on their Nature, Functioning, and Lifecycles
Ann Austin, Michigan State University; Susan R. Singer, Rollins College; Adam Grimm, Michigan State University
Transforming higher education institutions to fulfill more effectively their missions to learners and the broader society involves fostering change in several complex and interrelated issues. These areas for change ...