Invitation to the NSEC 2018 National Conference

Call for Proposals for NSEC 2018 National Conference are due next week! APLU's Network of STEM Education Centers (NSEC) is seeking proposals for presentations, panels, workshops, and roundtables. To share your successful programs and practices, complete the Call for Proposal Form by February 28, 2018.

We invite you to join us at the Network of STEM Education Centers (NSEC) 2018 National Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio on June 6-8, 2018. Registration is now open and can be completed here.

Keynote Speaker for the NSEC 2018 National Conference

Deborah Loewenberg Ball is the William H. Payne Collegiate Professor of education at the University of Michigan, an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and the director of TeachingWorks.

Plenary Speakers

* Donna C. Llewellyn, Executive Director, Institute for STEM and Diversity Initiatives and Professor, College of Innovation + Design, Boise State University

* Gwen Shusterman, Professor of Chemistry; Director of STEM Education and Equity Institute, Portland State University

* Gabriela Weaver, Vice Provost for Faculty Development; Director, Institute for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development; and Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

For our sixth national convening, we are opening the conference with an interactive working meeting led by SERC on developing strategies for communicating the value of your center. We listened to your request for more professional development, and we are using NSF funds to provide this intensive 1.5 day professional development opportunity. Be ready to roll your sleeves up and get your communication materials ready to advance your center.

Following the professional development half of the meeting, we will have 1.5 days for sharing and showcasing the work of our centers, connecting it to other national initiatives through a mix of concurrent sessions, roundtables, and poster session. Don't miss out on hearing from other STEM Education Centers making impressive strides on their campus.

The NSEC 2018 National Conferences provide an opportunity for faculty from science, mathematics, and education disciplines and staff from STEM education centers to share their successful programs or strategies for improving undergraduate STEM teaching and teacher preparation.

For any questions about the conference, contact Kacy Redd at kredd@aplu.org.

Please respond by clicking either Yes if you plan to attend or No if you wish to decline.

Sincerely,

Kacy Redd

APLU

kredd@aplu.org