June 1, 2015 TCCIA Fred Hills, PhD Makes education come alive to engage students Awake curiosity for learning in students Develop career/professional Skills Contacts and visibility for students at professional, scientific conferences Increased acceptance into competitive programs and universities Engage Faculty Project based learning Classroom projects, assignments, and presentations Poster presentations Scholars Day – posters, prototypes, and presentations Encourage students to interact, present & publish at local, state and national forums Started through the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) NSF grant through Finger Lakes College in NY National effort, focused on Sciences Faculty created a campus wide HURI Started in the Sciences and Math Now growing to include all disciplines on campus Faculty Steering Committee Project based learning expanding to the classrooms Focus on student’s interests Direct ties to Honors College Trips a continuation of classroom inquiry and applied learning Travel to: Local field study locations MARS – All disciplines Honduras – Marine Biology Southwest US – Geology, Archeology, Environmental Sciences, & Engineering New Zealand and Australia – Economics, Engineering and Science New York City – Business and Marketing Costa Rica – Language and Culture immersion courses Washington DC – History and Government Haiti – Nursing and Health Careers Joint usage: MCC Health Careers Family Practice Residents Local hospital training EMS and Paramedicine Occupational Therapy Promote separate and joint exercises among diverse communities Emphasis on real world practices Workshops Collaborative/Cooperative Learning Professional Development Faculty Learning Communities Teaching and Learning Book Club Course Learning Communities Faculty on Teaching Strategies Summer Institute 4 day intensive workshop Students placed in graduate research programs 18 students to present at the Great Plains Honors Council Conference with 2 BOE Award winners in 2015 5 students presented at the Texas Academy of Science- Annual Meeting. One student won ”Best Poster Presentation- Marine Sciences Division." 2 students presented at the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative National Posters 2 students presented their research at the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative National Posters Session in Washington, D.C. Session in Washington, D.C. 8 students may also attend the Mars Society Convention in Washington, D.C. 306 student poster, displays, and presentations at Spring Scholars Day Faculty presentation at the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference on writing Boot Camp Faculty leading collaborative and inquiry based initiatives Innovation in pedagogy - project based/program based/inquiry based, cooperative and/or individual research project learning opportunities Ties to new State Core requirements Complements College’s student success initiatives Rewards engaged faculty and innovative How does applied learning fit the traditional community college mission in a time of shrinking resources? Buy-in from faculty – time and effort Making it interdisciplinary Finding and prioritizing resources Long term sustainability Expanding creative spaces and inquiry opportunities for students and faculty Building a Learning Commons Expanding “Summer Camps” for students and faculty Digital Repository for Information Exchange Building collaborative arrangements with HS Expanding pathways with 4-year college partners Administration buy-in key to success Don't reinvent the wheel - find those doing similar projects and invite them to join Promote, promote, promote Knowing when to lead and when to step back and follow Fred Hills, PhD Dean of Arts, Sciences & Business fhills@mclennan.edu 254 299-8661