Project EMBER: Eliminating Math Barriers through Evidence-based Reforms
Kadian Callahan, Kennesaw State University; Dave Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland; Howard Gobstein, Association of Public Land Grant Universities; Deb Carney, Colorado School of Mines; Joe Glover, University of Florida; Gavin LaRose, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Melissa Lindsey, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mary Pilgrim, San Diego State University; Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State University; Natasha Speer, University of Maine; Megan Tesene, APLU; Scott Wolpert, University of Maryland-College Park
Undergraduate mathematics remains a huge barrier to college completion and to equity in higher education – keeping the nation from meeting its STEM workforce and national security needs (PCAST, 2012; Seymour et ...

Implementing Challenge-Based Learning Across Institutional Boundaries
Benjamin Bruxvoort; Nehemiah Emaikwu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Kim Trenbath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Jason Schmidt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The American energy workforce is evolving. Transformative research and development in energy technologies and their commercialization are pushing the boundaries of the national energy workforce. In this context, ...

Maximizing the impact of learning assistants
Marisa Albarran, Vanderbilt University; Thomas Clements, Vanderbilt University; Heather Johnson, Vanderbilt University; Grace Lee, Vanderbilt University; Suhaah Nadir, Vanderbilt University; Sabriya Rosemond, Vanderbilt University; Marques Watson, Vanderbilt University; Cristina Zepeda, Vanderbilt University; Cynthia Brame, Vanderbilt University
Learning Assistants (LAs) are undergraduates with prior experience in a course who work with an instructor to facilitate active learning. LA support in gateway courses reduces social and psychological barriers for ...

Fostering Inclusive Teaching Through a Variety of Professional Development Programs at a Small Liberal Arts School
Paige Sturley, Whittier College; Sonia Chaidez, Whittier College
At Whittier College, a Hispanic serving liberal arts institution, faculty professional development, focused on inclusive teaching, has been central to enhancing education and supporting retention efforts. With ...

Defining Inclusive Teaching for the Purposes of Tenure and Promotion at a Small Liberal Arts College
Jane Liu, Pomona College; Dylan Worcester, Pomona College
In Spring 2016, Pomona College faculty adopted inclusive teaching as a criterion for tenure and promotion. They did not, however, define the term "inclusive". Toward developing a definition for inclusive ...

Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: An Action Framework for Universities
Kacy Redd, APLU; Elyse Aurbach, Michigan State University; Jessica Bennett, APLU
APLU's Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good Action Framework (2023) offers guidance to public research universities on ways that they can support scholars to advance public impact research, Cooperative ...

Creating a Culture of Inclusivity Across a College Campus
Cayla McBee, Providence College; Lynne Lawson, Providence College; Maria Carroll, Providence College; Marla Tipping, Providence College; Kelly Warmuth, Providence College
At Providence College, we have been working to create a culture of inclusiveness across campus. This work has been guided by five main pillars: Defining Inclusive Teaching, a Speaker Series, an Inclusive Pedagogy ...

Guided Pathway for Change: A Multi-Phase Academic Advising Model for STEM Student Success at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Belinda Rosario, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
This poster presents a case study from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico–Metro Campus on the implementation of a multi-phase academic advising model designed to improve retention and success among ...

Pedagogical Partnerships for Inclusive Teaching
Gregory K Davis, Bryn Mawr College; Jane Liu, Pomona College; M. Geneva Murray, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus; Ulli Nollert, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus; Dylan Worcester, Pomona College
This session will describe three distinct models for pedagogical partnerships for inclusive teaching at Bryn Mawr College, Pomona College, and the University of Oklahoma. Pedagogical partnerships are a form of ...

Sustaining Change Efforts Through Turnover: Exploring and Reflecting on Effective Leadership Strategies
Wendy Smith, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Dana Franz, Mississippi State University
Change efforts are complex and are driven by the people involved. Since 2012, we have worked with 118 change teams of varying sizes and durations, and realized that 100% of the change teams had to grapple with ...