July 17-19, 2009 Björklunden Lodge Lawrence University – Door County, WI Like 2007, the 2009 New Faculty Workshop was held in Door County, WI at Lawrence’s Björklunden Lodge on the weekend of July 17-19th. The weekend workshop was attended by 19 first and second year faculty including two graduate students. Participants were from 9 of… Continue reading 2009 New Faculty Workshop – Strategic Planning for Early Career Success
General Updates
2009 Executive Board Meeting
Was held April 25, 2009 at the Marriott O’Hare, Chicago, IL. The weekend meeting went well. For questions or a copy of the meeting minutes contact the Program Assistant, Marlene Field, fieldm@hope.edu.
2008 Undergraduate Research Symposia in the Biological Sciences and Psychology
Registration Deadline: Oct. 1, 2008 The URS in the Biological Sciences & Psychology will be held October 31 – November 2 at the University of Chicago. Up to eight students and two faculty members from each of the 14 Consortium member campuses are invited to participate in each meeting. Costs for participants including transportation, lodging… Continue reading 2008 Undergraduate Research Symposia in the Biological Sciences and Psychology
2008 Undergraduate Research Symposia in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science
The URS in the Physical Sciences and Math will be held October 31 – November 2 at Washington University in St. Louis. Up to eight students and two faculty members from each of the 14 Consortium member campuses are invited to participate in each meeting. Costs for participants including transportation, lodging and meals will be… Continue reading 2008 Undergraduate Research Symposia in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science
2007 New Faculty Workshop – Strategic Planning for Early Career Success
July 13-15, 2007 Björklunden Lodge Lawrence University – Door County, WI This summer’s new faculty workshop was held at Lawrence’s ‘northern’ campus, Björklunden, in Door County, Wisconsin on July 13-15th. The weekend workshop was attended by 42 first and second year faculty, postdocs and graduate students from all 13 Consortium campuses. Jeanne Narum of Project… Continue reading 2007 New Faculty Workshop – Strategic Planning for Early Career Success
2008 New Faculty Workshop
July 11-13, 2008 This summer’s New Faculty workshop was held at Hope College in Downtown Holland, Mi and Marigold Lodge (http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0556.htm) on the shore of Lake Macatawa, near beautiful Lake Michigan. Jeanne Narum of Project Kaleidoscope and the Independent Colleges Office and Karen Nordell Pearson the Consortium’s director were the facilitators. Each summer the Consortium… Continue reading 2008 New Faculty Workshop
The Impact of Changes in ACS Guidelines
Hosted at Colorado College, June 27-29, 2008 by Dr. Neena Grover, Dr. Harold Jones, & Dr. Murphy Brasuel The department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Colorado College will be hosting a two-day conference on the impact of recent changes in the American Chemical Society guidelines on the chemistry curricula on our campuses. We invited teams… Continue reading The Impact of Changes in ACS Guidelines
Bridging Research & Teaching – Innovation at the Crossroads of Chemistry, Physics and Biology
Hosted at Washington University, June 18-21 You’re invited to apply for the teaching and research workshop for undergraduate faculty, to be held June 18-21, 2008 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri entitled “Innovation at the Crossroads of Chemistry, Physics and Biology”. Attendees of this workshop will incur NO COSTS! Transportation, housing and meals are… Continue reading Bridging Research & Teaching – Innovation at the Crossroads of Chemistry, Physics and Biology
Midstates Consortium Executive Board Meeting
Agenda for the Executive Committee MeetingSaturday, April 26, 2008 , 8:30am – noonChicago O’Hare Marriott Adjourn
Sharing Best Practices for Serving Students & Faculty at Science & Math Teaching & Learning Centers
Hosted at Colorado College, April 18-20, 2008 This meeting for faculty and directors of Centers for Science and Math Teaching and Learning will be an opportunity to discuss common issues on our campuses and share best practices, including both ‘big-picture’ and ‘nuts-and-bolts’ issues. Topics for the workshop will include hiring, training and evaluating student tutors,… Continue reading Sharing Best Practices for Serving Students & Faculty at Science & Math Teaching & Learning Centers