Role of Accreditation in Change Making
Event page for a 2023 conference panel discussing the role of accreditation in driving institutional change in higher education, featuring experts from the Higher Learning Commission and Kettering University, with detailed speaker bios and session logistics. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Advancing Excellence and Equity in Science: A curriculum to build community and belonging in STEM
Emily Borda, Western Washington University
The Advancing Equity and Excellence in Science (AEES) initiative at Western Washington University (WWU), funded through an HHMI Inclusive Excellence grant, works at multiple levels to make science majors more ...

Moving Beyond Silos to Support Student Success in Gateway Courses
Kathrine Russell, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Tia Freelove Kirk, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU); Leslie Schiff, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; LeeAnn Melin, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
This session will engage participants around the ongoing efforts of 8 campuses working collaboratively to improve persistence and address disparities for students who are low-income, first-generation, or ...

Opportunities and challenges of change efforts involving faculty-student instructional teams
Alice Olmstead, Texas State University; Alicia Montecinos, Texas State University; Charles Ramey II, Texas State University; Hannah Castro, Texas State University; Lexie Kerr, Sam Houston State University; Madison Fitzgerald-Russell, Texas State University
We have been implementing a 5-year initiative called the "STEM Communities Project" (NSF #1928696) at Texas State University, a large, diverse Hispanic-Serving Institution in central Texas. Through this ...

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Holistic STEM Support Program: A Quantitative Approach
Sarah Hoiland, CUNY Hostos Community College; Norberto Michel Hernandez Valdes-Portela, CUNY Hostos Community College; Jung Hang Lee, CUNY City College; Elys Vasquez-Iscan, CUNY Hostos Community College; Biao Jiang, CUNY Hostos Community College
The Holistic Oasis for Parents' Education (HOPE) Program utilizes a two-generation approach (student parents and their children), to increase access to STEM education among underrepresented groups. This ...

Factors Associated with STEM Students' Sense of Belonging
Gili Marbach-Ad, University of Maryland-College Park; Sara Gliese, University of Maryland-College Park; Kaci Thompson, University of Maryland-College Park
Students who feel a greater belonging to their university and department are significantly more likely to complete a degree. As such, it is important to examine what factors may contribute to sense of belonging in ...

You are a change leader - Let's learn from one another
Jonathan Cox, University of Arizona; Madhura Kulkarni, Northern Kentucky University; Gita Bangera, Bellevue College
WG3 focuses on supporting change leaders. One big challenge is to help change leaders identify themselves as such. This session invites all types of higher education professionals (students, postdocs, faculty, ...

The Role of Community Colleges in Improving Bachelor's Degree Completion
Valerie Sundby, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Travis Kibota, Clark College; Melissa Haswell, Delta College; Kevin Asman, Mott Community College
Community colleges are playing an increasing role in, and thus have a growing focus on, bachelor's degree attainment. Nationally, community colleges serve more than a third of all undergraduate students. ...

Project Voces: Establishing Student Voice to Drive STEM Education Transformation
Laird Kramer, Florida International University; Yesim Darici, Florida International University; Rocio Benabentos, Florida International University; Janki Bhimani, Florida International University; Monica Cardella, Florida International University; Adam Castillo, Florida International University; Jaroslava Miksovska, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Leanne Wells, Florida International University
Florida International University's (FIU's) Project Voces aims to amplify student voice and agency as a key institutional change mechanism in our campus' ongoing STEM education transformation. Project ...

Developing Change Leaders to Advance Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A CIRTL Change Leadership Development Program
Rachel Kennison, University of California-Los Angeles; Kelly Clark, Johns Hopkins University; L.J. McElravy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Rachel Kennison, University of California-Los Angeles
Developing Change Leaders in Advanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Change Leadership Development Program is an exciting new initiative launched by the Center for the Integration of Research, ...