As part of his commitment to student success, the provost has convened a committee charged with developing a recommendation for considering a campuswide center for teaching and learning. The provost has asked this committee to present him with a recommendation by March 31, 2017, and that it include the following:
- Identify existing units concerned with teaching and learning,
- Consider the role of faculty governance and the organizational structure for a campus-wide unit,
- Articulate obstacles to this task, such as space utilization and staff support,
- Write a vision statement to guide such a center, its mission and purpose,
- Define an initial set of action steps to put the center in place and
- Consider the campus’ commitment to inclusive excellence and design clear guidelines for inclusive pedagogy.
The charge represents an opportunity. At this time the committee is just beginning its work. As the committee proceeds, it will develop subgroups to include a broader constituency and a communication plan.
We invite your comments. Please feel free to write the co-chairs of the members of the committee with questions and ideas.
The committee is co-chaired by William Kuskin, professor of English and vice provost for strategic initiatives, and Paul Chinowsky, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering and associate vice provost for student success.
The membership includes:
- Kirk Ambrose, Professor and Chair, Art and Art History
- Noah Finkelstein, Professor of Physics, Co-Director, Center for STEM Learning, and President’s Teaching Scholar
- Deborah Hollis, Associate Professor, Special Collections and Archives
- Susan Jurow, Associate Professor and Program Chair, Learning Sciences and Human Development
- Daniel Kellogg, Associate Professor and Chair, Composition, Erismann Faculty Fellow
- Jennifer Knight, Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
- Suzanne Magnanini, Associate Professor and Chair, French and Italian
- Andrew Martin, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, President’s Teaching Scholar and Faculty Advisor for ASSETT
- Leysia Palen, Professor and Chair of Information Science
- Matt McQueen, Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology
- Marcia Yonemoto, Associate Professor of History, Faculty Director of GTP
