Barnard Faculty Part of National Science Foundation's Leadership Initiative
 from left to right: Kristen Shepard, Christian Rojas, Linda Doerrer, and Paul Currie |
New York, NY-- Barnard has been selected to be part of the National Science Foundation's $1.3 million dollar Kaleidoscope Leadership Initiative among 38 colleges and universities to develop faculty leaders in the sciences.
The first Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) workshop, held in Atlanta, Georgia, November 12-14, was attended by Kristen Shepard (Biology,) Christian Rojas and Linda Doerrer (Chemistry,) and Paul Currie (Psychology). Provost Elizabeth Boylan and Dean of the College Dorothy Denburg also attended.
"Selection as one of the 38 institutions in PKAL's leadership initiative means that we will have a sustained opportunity over the next two years to look at how we can improve introductory courses that Barnard students take to fulfill the laboratory science requirement and that serve as gateways to science majors and the health professions," said Boylan. "This effort builds on Barnard's strong tradition of preparing women in the sciences and medicine, and will involve faculty from all five laboratory science departments. Learning from each other, and from faculty at other institutions with similar aims, will allow us to maximize the effectiveness of our introductory courses for potential science majors and non-majors alike."
Additional Barnard faculty involved in this effort include: John Glendinning and Hilary Callahan (Biology); Stephanie Pfirman and Martin Stute (Environmental Science); and Steven Stroessner (Psychology).
Barnard is among the first round of institutions in this new initiative, titled Investing in the future: building institutional leadership for natural science communities , to transform undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning environments.
The new initiative focuses on understanding theories of leadership, and translating them into practical steps to enhance quality of learning.
Over the next two years, the project will engage the 38 chosen institutions in discussions on achieving their goals in order to make structural changes for strong programs to emerge and sustain for the long-term.
Contact: Petra Tuomi, Public Affairs, 212-854-7907
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