proposals from scholars who are interested in becoming college campus thought and action leaders around scientific thinking and integrated reasoning. See the information below regarding the award program.
Call for Applications: 2014-2015 STIRS Scholars
As part of its ScientificThinking and Integrative Reasoning Skills (STIRS) Initiative, AAC&U will select as many as six faculty members to serve as STIRS Scholars. STIRS seeks to improve the capacity of undergraduate students to use evidence to solve problems and make decisions. Such capacities are foundational to general education and are critical for all students in all areas of study—the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities—if they are to become engaged and productive citizens.
During their term (2014-2015), STIRS Scholars will:
- Develop the first generation of STIRS case studies (See the
Call for Applications).
- Provide valuable faculty and campus perspectives on STIRS
strategies for curricular change and for wider efforts to increase
attention to evidence-based reasoning in the undergraduate experience.
- Form a leadership cohort within an emerging community of
practice comprising colleagues committed to improving evidence-based
reasoning and decision making as an outcome of undergraduate liberal
education.
- Help select and mentor a second cohort of STIRS Scholars
chosen to begin in early 2015.
Announcement of Selections: Friday, January 17, 2014
Faculty members teaching in any undergraduate field at any AAC&U member institution are eligible.
See the callfor applications for more information about the STIRS scholars and about how to apply.
Questions? Contact Kevin Hovland, Senior Director for Global Learning and Curricular Change, at hovland@aacu.org.
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