General Updates

Janet Andersen Lecture Award

2010 Nomination deadline: April 26, 2010 Professor Janet Andersen was a beloved faculty member in the Hope College Mathematics Department and served enthusiastically as the Midstates Consortium Director for five years before her life ended tragically in an automobile accident in November 2005. As a teacher and scholar, Janet was devoted to providing creative, high… Continue reading Janet Andersen Lecture Award

Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students; Amgen Scholars Program

THE AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 12:00 MIDNIGHT FEBRUARY 1, 2011.The 2011 program will convene May 31, 2011 and continue through August 5, 2011. Washington University in St. Louis has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on biomedical laboratory experience to undergraduates through the Amgen Scholars Program. The… Continue reading Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students; Amgen Scholars Program

Seeking Janet Andersen Lecture Award Nominations

2011 Nomination deadline: April 4 Professor Janet Andersen was a beloved faculty member in the Hope College Mathematics Department and served enthusiastically as the Midstates Consortium Director for five years before her life ended tragically in an automobile accident in November 2005. As a teacher and scholar, Janet was devoted to providing creative, high quality… Continue reading Seeking Janet Andersen Lecture Award Nominations

Application Deadline Extended to March 11, 2011

Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (C-SURE) Undergraduate students are invited to apply for fellowships to pursue research with a Washington University faculty member affiliated with the Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CCSN) pathway at Washington University. CCSN is an exciting and fast-growing interdisciplinary field. It draws upon psychology, neurobiology and biomedical… Continue reading Application Deadline Extended to March 11, 2011

Join us for a webinar on Going Green: Ongoing efforts on campuses around the consortium

Going Green: Ongoing efforts on our campuses Thursday, March 29th @ 4pm (CST): Beloit’s Sustainability Fellows Program Presenter: Yaffa Grossman, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Beloit College Description: This webinar will be focused on Beloit’s Sustainability Fellows program. In its third year, this program invites undergraduates to spend the summer carrying out wide-ranging projects… Continue reading Join us for a webinar on Going Green: Ongoing efforts on campuses around the consortium

Join us for a webinar on Recruiting and Retaining Undergraduates from Underrepresented Groups in STEM programs

Recruiting and Retaining Undergraduates from Underrepresented Groups in STEM programs Thursday, April 12 at 12pm (CST): Fostering a Community of Excellence in Science (FACES) at Hope College. Presenter: Anna Bonnema, Hope College Director of the FACES mentoring program for STEM undergraduates Description: With funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Hope has created the FACES… Continue reading Join us for a webinar on Recruiting and Retaining Undergraduates from Underrepresented Groups in STEM programs

Congratulations and Welcome Brandy Russell

Brandy Russell, associate professor of chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College, is the new Director of the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science as of Sept. 1. As director, Russell will collaborate with students and faculty at the 13 member campuses to develop high-quality programming with the goal of improving undergraduate education. “I am excited to… Continue reading Congratulations and Welcome Brandy Russell

Searching for a New Director

A note from Brandy Russell The Executive Committee will soon begin a search for the next director of the Midstates Consortium. The Director facilitates Consortium programming and seeks to form connections among faculty, students, staff, and administrators on the 13 member campuses. The position comes with a salary and requires approximately 15 hours per week.… Continue reading Searching for a New Director