Sustained department-wide changes achieved by Departmental Action Teams
Joel Corbo, University of Colorado at Boulder; Sarah Wise, University of Colorado at Boulder; Courtney Ngai, Colorado State University
The Departmental Action Team (DATs) project developed a new model supporting departmental change and ran seventeen DATs across the time period of 2014-2021. DATs were based in a wide variety of academic ...

Presentations: Session B
Skip to Main ContentSkip to Navigation Login Working together to promote sustainable change in higher education Presentations: Session B Monday 1:15pm - 2:15pm ...

Presentations: Session G
Skip to Main ContentSkip to Navigation Login Working together to promote sustainable change in higher education Presentations: Session G Tuesday 9:15am - 10:00am ...

A New Model for Transdisciplinary Curriculum Development in Higher Education Using the Wicked Problems of Sustainability
David Szymanski, Bentley University; Ellen Iverson, Carleton College; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Laura Jackson Young, Bentley University; Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University; Christine Mooney, Northern Illinois University; Rick Oches, Bentley University; John Ritter, Wittenberg University; Rachel Wilson, Wittenberg University
A scientifically literate citizenry is essential to meet the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals and ensure that the U.S. remains economically competitive in an increasingly resource-constrained society. Yet neither ...

Initiating and Scaling Institutional Change: The Transformational Change Initiative
Erika Offerdahl, Washington State University- Pullman; Laura Hill, Washington State University- Pullman; Samantha Swindell, Washington State University- Pullman; Bill Davis, Washington State University- Pullman
The Transformational Change Initiative (TCI) was initiated in 2016 as a five-year project funded through an internal strategic reallocation of university resources to promote student connectedness and stimulate ...

Presentations: Session F
Presentations: Session F Tuesday 9:15am - 10:00am Norway 1 Presentation Promoting Adoption of Research-Based Strategies: Understanding the impact of malleable factors on ...

Leading Complex Change through Shared Equity Leadership
Laura Frost, Florida Gulf Coast University; Felecia Caton-Garcia, Central New Mexico Community College; Floyd Cheung, Smith College; Rashna Richards, Rhodes College; Becky Sartini, University of Rhode Island; Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Sean Walker, California State University-Fullerton
Leading change can be complex and complicated and often requires more than just excellent problem solving, attention to process, and paying attention to the data, skills that are second nature to leaders with STEM ...

Characterizing the culture of chemistry to catalyze change
Courtney Ngai, Colorado State University
Historically, STEM fields have been criticized for exclusive practices and culture. People who are excluded due to ethnicity or race (PEERs - Asai, 2020) experience inequitable conditions as students and ...

Presentations: Session C
Presentations: Session C Monday 1:15pm - 2:15pm Norway 1 Presentation Sustained Department-wide Changes Achieved by Departmental Action Teams Joel Corbo, University of Colorado ...

A Unique Approach to Diversifying the STEM Pipeline: Creating a STEM Center Despite Funding, Faculty Support and Engagement Challenges
Jessica Spott, Texas Tech University; Narges Hadi, Texas Tech University
Increasing the representation of underrepresented students in STEM is an admirable goal, but it often faces obstacles when it comes to developing a model that can effectively boost diversity among K-12 and ...