TUESTYC Workshop

published May 11, 2010 9:14am

An NSF Funded Workshop Project for Two Year College faculty


When : Tuesday July 6 –Friday, July 9, 2010
Where : Siena Hotel, Spa and Casino, Reno, Nevada
Facilitators :
Ann Beheler, Porterville College
David Brown, Southwestern College
John Dwyer, St. Catherine University
Robert Kimball, Wake Tech Community College
Iraj Nejad, Mt. San Antonio College
Jill Singer, Buffalo State University
Calvin Williams, Clemson University

The Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (TUES, formerly CCLI) program within the Division of Undergraduate
Education of the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides grant support for projects designed to strengthen undergraduate STEM teaching and learning. The program funds a wide range of projects that address one or more of the following:
  • creating learning materials and strategies
  • implementing new instructional strategies
  • developing faculty expertise
  • assisting and evaluating student achievement
  • conducting research on undergraduate STEM education

The overall goal of the TUESTYC workshop project is to increase the number and quality of proposals submitted to the TUES program from chemistry, mathematics, computer science, and geoscience faculty at two year colleges.

Participants in the project will attend a 2.5 day workshop in proposal preparation led by a team of facilitators with experience with grant writing, NSF programs, and the development and implementation of STEM education innovations. In addition to the workshop, follow-up mentoring will be provided to assist participants develop and complete a proposal for submission to the to TUES program in May 2011. The project will provide all participants with travel expenses, lodging, meals, and stipend support up to $1,500.

Application Deadline: May 15

Additional information and application materials may be obtained by visiting the website at http://www.tuestyc.org/htm or by contacting:

John Dwyer
St. Catherine University
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-690-6430
mailto:jddwyer@stkate.edu