Interdisciplinary Science Education: Institutional Examples, Lessons Learned and Challenges

On February 23-25, ’07, more than 60 faculty, staff and students participated in a workshop hosted at St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges in Northfield, Minnesota. Thanks to Mary Walczack at St. Olaf, Trish Ferrett at Carleton, and Joanne Stewart at Hope for planning, facilitating and hosting the workshop. For more information about the workshop program… Continue reading Interdisciplinary Science Education: Institutional Examples, Lessons Learned and Challenges

Capstone Experiences: Transitioning Students Beyond College

The Capstone workshop was held March 3-5, 2006 at the Chicago City Centre Holiday Inn. A total of 37 participants attended, with at least one participant from each of the 12 Consortium campuses. The workshop explored how to help liberal arts students clarify life goals, integrate their academic work, and position themselves to move beyond… Continue reading Capstone Experiences: Transitioning Students Beyond College

2022 Workshop for Early Career Success, Gustavus Adolphus College, June 24-26 2022

The Midstates Consortium for Math and Science is hosting a workshop for early career faculty, post-docs and advanced graduate students in St. Peter, MN on the beautiful campus of Gustavus Adolphus College on the weekend of June 24-26, 2022. DESCRIPTION: A primary goal for the weekend is to help each participant generate a strategic action… Continue reading 2022 Workshop for Early Career Success, Gustavus Adolphus College, June 24-26 2022

Teaching Weather and Climate Using Laboratory Experiments

Hosted at the University of Chicago, June 18-20, Co-sponsored by the MCMS Weather and Climate are a subject that everyone can relate to, and with a growing concern over a human-induced climate change, they continue to attract a large number of students, both science majors and non-majors. Teaching weather and climate can be challenging, because… Continue reading Teaching Weather and Climate Using Laboratory Experiments