The (STEM)2 Network
Sustainable, Transformative Engagement across a Multi-Institution/Multidisciplinary STEM Network
Upcoming Events
Full Network Meeting
Focus on Leadership Development and Working Groups
May 23, 2024
Hosted in person by Adelphi University
All current Network members are invited to join us at Adelphi to connect in person with your colleagues in your working groups and throughout the Network.
The day will include leadership development activities, sharing of working group projects, and plenty of invigorating discussions and tasty food!
Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching (MIST)
January 13-16, 2025
Hosted in person by Hofstra
This four day workshop, open to all faculty (even those not in our Network!), will introduce faculty to evidence-based teaching practices such as using active learning in the classroom. Participants will learn basic principles and practice applying them in a fun and engaging way with colleagues. This workshop has transformed the teaching of many faculty in our network--we highly recommend it! Free to participants thanks to support from the network.
Put this on your calendar now!
2025 Onboarding Meeting
Tentatively: Jan. 8-9, 2025
Hosted at St. John's University in Queens
The network will welcome new members (on days 1 and 2) and continuing members (on day 2). Members will discuss how to apply the guiding principles of the Network in projects to transform STEM education!
Questions about the Network? Contact one of the leadership team (see the bottom of this page).
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).
2024 Onboarding Meeting
Weds. January 10-Thurs. January 11
Hosted at SUNY Old Westbury on Long Island
The network met to welcome new members (Jan. 10 and Jan. 11) and continuing members (Jan. 11). Members discussed how to apply the guiding principles of the Network in projects to transform STEM education!
Questions about the Network? Contact one of the leadership team (see the bottom of this page).