The (STEM)2 Network
Sustainable, Transformative Engagement across a Multi-Institution/Multidisciplinary STEM Network
2024 Onboarding Meeting
Weds. January 10-Thurs. January 11
8:30am-4pm
Hosted at an institution on Long Island (TBA)
The network will meet to welcome new members (Jan. 10 and Jan. 11) and continuing members (Jan. 11). Members will get acquainted, discuss and apply the guiding principles of the Network, and begin or continue work on projects to transform STEM education!
To register, fill out this form.
Questions about the Network? Contact one of the leadership team (see the bottom of this page).
Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching (MIST)
Coming January 16-19, 2024
Hosted in person by Queensborough Community College
This four day workshop is an introduction to evidence-based teaching practices such as using active learning in the classroom. It is open to all college faculty. Learn basic principles and practice applying them in a fun and engaging way with your colleagues. More details to come--put this on your calendar now! If interested, email Peter Novick (PNovick@qcc.cuny.edu) to receive updates (no commitment at this time).
Two of our Co-PI's Discuss the Network
Mission
The (STEM)2 Network focuses on the pivotal role of faculty in restructuring undergraduate STEM education with the mission of providing an equitable and inclusive system for all students.
Goals
The overarching goals for the Network are to:
Enhance undergraduate STEM education by promoting new and strengthening existing collaborations among biology, chemistry, and math faculty at two- and four-year institutions; and
Support faculty in transforming undergraduate STEM education from within the current system.
Activities
To achieve these goals, the Network’s activities:
Promote collaboration between two- and four-year institutions through inter-institutional Working Groups;
Create enduring pedagogical collaborations across STEM disciplines through interdisciplinary institutional groups; and
Empower individual faculty to create change in and beyond their classrooms.
Three Foundational Frameworks
Areas of Focus
Various areas of focus have emerged from discussions among Network participants - each tackling undergraduate STEM education from different perspectives. Participants self-select into multidisciplinary, multi-institution Working Groups to develop projects related to their area of interest.
Institutional Systems
To identify and utilize leverage points with the greatest impact on STEM higher education
Interdisciplinary Teaching
To create interdisciplinary collaborations and assess the impacts of explicitly interdisciplinary teaching approaches
Transfer Pathways
To address the specific challenges faced by transfer students
Access to Undergraduate Research
To explore and develop interventions to create more equitable and inclusive access to undergraduate research.
Peer Engagement
To develop peer-level systems that support students and faculty.
Contact Us
Alison Hyslop, St. John's University: hyslopa@stjohns.edu
Jessica Santangelo, Hofstra University: jessica.santangelo@hofstra.edu
Eugenia Villa-Cuesta, Adelphi University: evilla-cuesta@adelphi.edu
Lawrence Hobbie, Adelphi University: hobbie@adelphi.edu
Jacqueline Lee, Nassau Community College: Jacqueline.Lee@ncc.edu
Peter Novick, Queensborough Community College: PNovick@qcc.cuny.edu
NSF Funded
The (STEM)2 Network is funded by a $500,000 NSF Research Coordination Network - Undergraduate Biology Education award (#2121495).